Healthy Supper

Tonight I decided to stay on the healthy side for dinner. I'm in the process of making a Bobby Flay recipe, featured in Bethenny Frankel's The Skinnygirl Dish, Spanish Spiced Rubbed Chicken with Mustard-Green Onion Sauce. I found the recipe online here, the only difference between the online version and the book version is that the book substitutes boneless, skinless chicken breasts for bone in ones (to make it lighter), I'm sure that either way is delicious. I'll be serving the chicken with a brown rice medley with mint, basil, and lemon as well as a salad with a homemade vinaigrette--yum! What are you making for dinner? 

Nightmares

Recently I've been having really vivid dreams, some of which are extremely frightening. Have you had any bad dreams lately? Any suggestions on how to prevent them? Last night I tried to think happy thoughts before going to bed and that seemed to help. I looked for suggestions online but they seemed mostly geared towards the under ten crowd... :-)

Monday, yoga, and hip hop

I'd like to do yoga in this bed!

I can't believe that it's already Monday again! I hope you're having a good day, if you've been feeling stressed lately check out this yoga in bed routine. It's really easy and nice at anytime of day. Also a big thank you to my dear friend, Allyn who put this song up on facebook. I can't stop listening to it, usually I'm not the biggest fan of hip hop but I find this particular song really beautiful and surprisingly relaxing to listen to. 

Savour Fare

I just discovered a new foodie blog, check out Savour Fare. I have yet to try a recipe from here, but it all looks amazing. Have you cooked anything delicious lately? Let me know if you try any of these recipes!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Today the kids at school took great delight in my reading of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, illustrated by Ron Barrett. I'm sure that I've read that book literally hundreds of times and I still find it to be incredibly charming. The book has absolutely fantastic illustrations--read it to your nephew, cousin, niece, brother, cat, friend, grandpa, sister, kid, self. 

Update and Soup

Hello! I hope that your week is going well. An update on the caramel apple muffins I made the other day--they were delicious! Check out my post on muffins for info on where to get the recipe. Lately I've been feeling like cooking/baking all the time. I think it's because it's been a bit dreary outside. If you're in the mood for something truly scrumptious on a day like today try making this winter squash soup from Ina Garten's (AKA The Barefoot Contessa's) cookbook, Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make At Home. I've made it before and it's truly delightful, perfect for a rainy day (or any other day for that matter. ) Also the aforementioned cookbook is definitely worth investing in, I haven't been disappointed in a single recipe I've tried from it. 

Crescendoh

I'm sure that pretty much everyone who reads my blog already knows this but above is an art kit that I did that ended up on Jenny Doh's arts and crafts blog and website, Crescendoh. Please check out her website, there are really great craft ideas as well as a great deal of aesthetically appealing things to look at. 

Muffins

Every Thursday Dusty has a twenty-our hour shift at the La Habra Heights fire station and so as often as I can I try to send baked goods with him to share with his buddies. This last week I decided to make muffins so I made three different kinds: blueberry, cinnamon, and pumpkin. He told me that the guys really liked them (which usually means that Dusty really liked them too) so just now I made some caramel apple ones just for us. I haven't tried them yet but they really look delicious. I got the recipes from this cookbook and they'rce all been really easy to make. The other thing that I really like about these recipes is that each one only makes one dozen muffins, which is the perfect amount really (I don't think that I'd like to have 48 or so muffins around me at once). Do you like muffins? What is your go-to baked good?

Long Beach Sunsets

Hello there friends! I am sorry for taking a hiatus for a while. Things have been stressful of late and when I have had free time i just haven't felt like blogging. I apologize to anyone who cares (mostly Farnosh). Spring is finally here and plants are in full bloom. I'm definitely a warm weather person so I am thrilled for the sunshine. Yesterday I enjoyed a lovely day with friends in Long Beach. At sunset I went for a walk and fell in love with at least twelve charming houses in the neighborhood. I hope that you're having a great day!