This is a wonderful paleo salad with Creamy Lemon Garlic Dressing – add chicken and avocado – and call it dinner!
Ingredients
Thanks for the inspiration: http://cavemanstrong.com/2014/08/paleo-kale-salad/
Obviously, since I only post 3 days a week, there are a lot of outfits and outtings that go undocumented. That also means there are a lot of REPEAT outfit that go unseen/undocumented ;} I wore this outfit the other weekend, and the Huz was like “Ooooh, I like that shirt on you!” Um, really?! Although, I guess there’s something about an oversized man’s shirt on a woman, no? Anywho…it got repeated and duly documented 🙂
Don’t let the sunshine fool you. It was COLD. All Maya wanted to do was snuggle and then go home. 
Ok, and eat her snack 🙂
So, we went home and then walked to Meme and BOPO’s house for a quick visit. 
There was something about the dead vines. The color with her sweater and the pop of pink? Loved it! 
“Mmm-my. I pcked uh lfff fr you” Translate- “Mommy, I picked a leaf for you.” 😉 
On me…
I have to admit that it’s really hard for me to battle the war against photographer and mom at times. There are so many images and places that I want to shoot, but ultimately, I have to listen to what Maya wants. Where she wants to go. Because…that is the entire point, no? Ok, not the entire point, because a big part of this for me is letting my creative juices flow. BUT…a lot of times the two of those don’t mix, and that’s ok. I’d much rather have a “happy Maya” than my dream shot, because let’s be real. I won’t get my dream shot if she’s not happy!! 🙂
This is a wonderful paleo dressing – great for salads, on roast chicken or as a dip! On Thursday I’ll post a recipe for Kale Chicken Avocado salad with this dressing! 🙂
Creamy Lemon Garlic Paleo Dressing
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Directions
Thanks for the inspiration: http://cavemanstrong.com/2014/08/paleo-creamy-lemon-garlic-dressing/
I often wish I could tag posts that are my favorites. Like…ones that I completely overshare on and want to remember. I’m guessing I could create a “favorites” button? Ok…duh. Guessing I’ll do that! In any case. This would be one of those 🙂
And, this scarf that I’m wearing? It might just be a baby blanket that I thrifted for a few dollars for my newborn shoots! Hahaha. I was looking at scarves for a post one time, and ran across a scarf that I thought was really cool. Then, I realized…it looked a LOT like a baby blanket I had. So…how’s that for thinking outside the box for fashion? Baby blanket as a scarf? YES!
Checking out the birds chirping… 🙂
As an fyi…between the picture above and the picture below was the “keeping it real” at the bottom. It came out of nowhere!! It was weird, and then…it passed. Thank GOD! And why? Because I saw some poop on the ground, pointed it out to her, and she started poking it with the stick. And guess what? I let her hahaha. Because seeing her have fun is worth a poopy stick 😉
On me…
Boots- Baby Quiz (thrifted, similar here)
Keeping it Real…
Here’s the 3rd pair of leather pants I SCORED on eBay over the holidays. The trifecta of leather! These weren’t quite 95%+ off like the other ones, but…85% off was good enough for me to pull the trigger and they are sooooo comfy! I love the gray color too!
Little photography lesson-for those that are wondering. The image above is a little hazy, because I had my camera farther back and the sun was hitting the lens. Closer up, below, both myself and the camera were fully in the shade, so no sun flare. I kind of like the hazy look sometimes, but for details, it’s nice to get the crisp image. 
I had a shoot scheduled for this day, and my parents were all set to pick Maya up from preschool. Well, the baby got sick, so my shoot got rescheduled. Maya was so excited to go over to Meme and BOPO’s house that we decided to still have her go over there. I got to get some work done, so it was an all around win.
When I walked over to pick her up…I found a Fairy Princess!! I seriously almost died from the cuteness overload, and Maya was so freaking excited! Of course fairies need to fly 😉 
She was in a total kisser bug moon (see proof of this in the video at the end :)) 
It wasn’t even 50 degrees, so I wasn’t sure how Maya would do in her Fairy Princess outfit outside. Well, she just ran around non stop, so no problem staying warm 🙂
On me…
What says comfort food like hot mashed potatoes with very simply some melted butter, salt and pepper..! Mashed potatoes are incredibly easy to make. And you can do so much with them. Mix in some fresh or roasted garlic, sour crème or milk, finely chopped chives or green onions, bacon bits and cheddar cheese. The combinations are endless! The secret to good mashed potatoes however is simple.. it lies in the quality and type of potatoes. I’ve found red potatoes and gold potatoes to be excellent options for mashed potatoes.
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Directions
I actually wasn’t planning on taking pics this day, but my clients were running 15 minutes behind, and the weather was nice so… Here’s a comfy work outfit 🙂
I’ve been really wanting to get a shot of Maya jumping in mid air into my arms. It’s one of her favorite things to do. The only problem is that she really loves to take a running start. That’s a liiiiittle harder to capture with the self timer and tripod! I’m still counting this as a success 😉
She’s now obsessed with jumping and seeing her shadow jump!
On me…
I was inspired by Lauren’s recent Apple Pie post and wanted to make a gluten free and paleo version!
This is a delicious paleo version of a classic apple crisp. Instead of flour and oats, you use almond meal which pairs beautifully with the apples. So yummy topped with some cold coconut milk.
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or butter (melted)
Instructions
Inspired and modified: http://cavemanstrong.com/2010/09/apple-crisp/
I had a corporate shoot over at Expedia last week, so I got a liiiiittle more dressed up that I do on the daily. One of the coolest parts about working with Expedia is how much fun I have. You wouldn’t normally think “Headshots and Fun” in the same sentence, but every single person I’ve met there has been so fun to work with. They are a little more casual, so I get to wear fun stuff (aka overall WIN in my book!)
Maya had preschool, and I walked her over to my parents afterwards so they could hang with her while I went to work. I only had a few minutes in between, so I just ran outside really quick to snap a few pics.
After my shoot, I went to go pick Maya up. She was only wanting to hold my hand the entire way home, so…not many pics of just her. Totally ok with that 😉 She’s making sure my dad is coming (he followed us back to grab some stuff he had left behind at our house while helping me put together a shelf in Maya’s room).
My dad snapped these of us. 🙂
Toddler aerobics 🙂
On me…
Boots- SixtySeven “Blake” Bootie (Nordstom Rack, sold out, loving these)
Our weather really can’t make up it’s mind, and the temps can change DRASTICALLY if you are in the shade vs being in the sun. I mean, duh, but…BRRRRR!!! That also means you might be sweating one minute and then teeth chattering the next. All this just means…layers, layers, layers! Which is good, because I’m just feeling little fluffier lately, since I’ve continued the holiday overindulging way past the holidays ;{
OMG!! Her face in this next one? I want to eat her up!!! 
Practicing our “Blogger Pose” or…pretending we are flamingos?
You decide 😉
I mean…how CUTE ARE THESE??!! Scored them for $4.25 at the thrift store, and they looked like they’d never been worn!
Hahahaha. Kung Fu Panda! { You’re welcome 🙂 }
Omg, her face on this next one kills me. It’s like a cheesy toothpaste commercial-DING! 😉 
On me…
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