Turquoise Shoes

These shoes

are awesome!

Via: Pinterest

Things I'm Thankful For

I love

this print.

Created by: Laura George

Breakfast

One of 

the blogs

that I

frequently

visit

(and love)

is called...

Simply Breakfast

It is simply

a photo collage

of breakfasts

created by

Jennifer Causey.

So this morning

I decided
to take

some inspiration
from her

and photograph

my breakfast.

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Greenhouse"
2 Years Ago: "Tomato Risotto with Seared Scallops"

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake

Oh my Oh my!

Nestled in the frosting

are Cherry Cordials!

Delicious!

Created by: i am baker


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds"

Je t'aime Coffee

I know

Valentine's Day

has come and gone...

But I still

had to

post this.

Via: Eat Drink Chic


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Collection"
2 Years Ago: "Mardi Gras" 

Art History

For those

of you

who might

not know this....

I love

Art History!

To be an

Art Historian

or a

Museum Curator

will always be

one of my

dream jobs.

Via: Eat Vanilla Acid

Dressing for Spring

Lately

I have been

daydreaming

about Spring...

Particularly

about what

it will be like

to wear

Spring Dresses

again.

Hence

this dress...

which is
gorgeous.

Via: Simply Hue

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Etsy Dresses"
2 Years Ago: "Cherry Almond Scones"

Silas (A Silent Film)

For those of you

who don't 

get to see

Silas

very often...

Here is a little

silent film

to show you

just how

GIGANTIC

he has gotten!

See Silas
next to my desk....

next to
the recliner...

next to
the sofa...

next to
the kitchen table...

and in our
small hallway...

yeah, he's big.

Mini Cakes Dusted with Gold

These look

delicious!

These
Mini-Cakes

were made 

to look like

a box of

chocolates.

My favorite

is the

gold-dusted

cake.

Created by: Sweetapolita

BHLDN

It's official...

Anthropologie

now has

a line

specifically

designed

for weddings!

BHLDN

For the Bride...

For the Bridesmaid...

 And everything in between...

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Loving..."

2 Years Ago: "Playing"

Hot Fudge

This

Hot Fudge

is going

to be

the death

of me.

It is

so good...

I can't 

stop eating it.

As you see...

It's from

Martha Stewart!

Hot Fudge

1 1/4 cups heavy cream

4 tbsp butter

2/3 brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 cup cocoa powder, sifted

1/2 tsp salt 

1 cup chocolate, chopped

2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Bring cream and butter to a boil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. 

2. Add sugars and corn syrup, mix until sugars dissolve.

3. Whisk in cocoa and 1/2 tsp salt.

4. Add chocolates and stir until melted, then stir in the vanilla.

5. Use immediately over vanilla ice cream!!!

Updated 1 Year Ago: "Vanilla Almond Cupcakes" (with a Huckleberry frosting!)

2 Years Ago: "Locke"

Anthropologie Earrings

I love

these

small

earrings

from

Anthropologie.

 

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Vintage Love Story"

Beautiful Bed

I love

this bed.

Via: Lovely Clusters


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Valentines Gift"

Valentines Lunch

Micah and I

decided that

we were

going to

have a

special

Valentine's Day

Breakfast...

but then

we got lazy

and slept in.

So we made

Lunch

instead!

I made my

yummy

Chili.

Chili 

2 tbsp olive oil

1 lb ground beef

1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 tbsp chili powder (or more to taste)

1 1/2 tsp cumin (or more to taste)

1 (15oz) can black beans

1 (15oz) can pinto beans

1 (10oz) can diced tomatoes

1/4 cup diced green chilies

1/8 cup diced jalapenos (more if you want more heat)

salt and pepper

1. In a dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add ground beef, season with salt and pepper, and cook until done.

2. Add onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin. Cook another 2 minutes.

3. Add the beans (with their liquid), tomatoes, green chilies and jalapenos. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 hours. After it has been simmering 2 hours taste for seasoning and adjust in necessary. 

4. Top with pepper jack cheese and sour cream! Yummo!

shredded pepper jack cheese

Posted 1 Year Ago: "My Valentine's Day"

Happy Valentines Day

Make sure

to eat

something

sweet

today.

I am

enjoying a

Vanilla Bean

Cupcake!

Stuffed Pear Salad

This looks

amazing.

Via: Eat Make Read

Bell'occhio

Look at this

stylish little

general store. 

Bell'occhio

They don't carry

your normal

general store

items...

They carry
a lovely
array of

things

like this:

 Little pieces

of beauty.

So if you

live in

San Francisco

(I'm talking to you Kelly Moore),

then go

check it out

for me! 

Summer Dress

This dress

makes me

want to

have a

summer

picnic.

Will

winter

ever end?

Sigh.

Dress via:

Allen Company Inc.

Chicken Pot Pie

Because

I have

been sick,

the only thing

that I

have been

craving is

Chicken Noodle Soup

or this...

Chicken Pot Pie

2 shallots, finely chopped
olive oil
2 carrots, diced
1 parsnip, diced
2 potatoes, diced
1 cup dry white wine
3 cups chicken stock
2 chicken breast, diced
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp sage
salt & pepper
1 tbsp chicken bouillon
1 cup heavy cream
butter & flour (for a roux)
refrigerated biscuits 

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Cook the shallots in oil in a large pot over medium heat until soft, about 4 minutes.

3. Add carrots, parsnips, and potatoes. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes.

4. Add wine and simmer until reduced by half.

5. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Then add the chicken, sage, thyme & bouillon. Cook until chicken is done.

6. Season with salt and pepper (to taste), then add the heavy cream. 

7. Make the roux (4 tbsp butter & 2 tbsp flour) by melting the butter in the stove top and whisking in the flour to form a paste. The add the roux to the mix until desired thickness.

8. Top with biscuits and bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until the biscuits are nice and brown.

Do you see

the pot

in the picture?

It is my new

Le Crueset 

French Dutch Oven!

I was

a gift

from my

family.

Thank you

to everyone

who purchased

it for me.

I absolutely

love it.

My 30th Birthday

Yesterday was a

big day for me.

It was my

30th Birthday.

Micah had a

huge day

planned for me...

but I
got sick.

And I had
to stay in bed

all day.


(That was my view all day)

But Micah
made it special
for me by...

cooking breakfast
(Ricotta Pancakes)
and surprising me 
with a gift...

I am sure
you will be seeing
many more
iPhone photos.



 

The Fall

I must

tell you

about this

amazingly

beautiful

movie

that I

watched

recently.

The Fall

 

 And

it has

Lee Pace

(Ned from

Pushing Daisies)

in it!!!!

Here

are a

few more

beautiful

images

from the

movie...

 

When I

began

watching

this film,

I had

no idea

what it was...

but

by the

end

of the

movie,

I was

in tears.

It is

seriously,

a good

movie.

The Bermuda Triangle of Productivity

Oh how

true.

 This is
exactly
how I
feel
today.

Via: Fuchsia Macaree

Catching Fire

Another one down.

This book is #2 in the "Hunger Games" Trilogy.

For my review and rating, check out my Shelfari site!

Best Dressed...

...at the

2011

Emmys.

According

to me!

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Becky Drolen Vintage"

K. Miller Actions

I just

love

when I

discover

photography

that instantly

creates

atmospheres

of peace.

All these

lovely

photos

were

taken by:

K. Miller 


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Gabrielle Kai"