Baked salmon is one of our weekly staples as the kids both love it (so far! :)). I usually drizzle some olive oil on and bake as is, but a nice variation is to top with fresh pesto and bake it. Easy dinner? Yes please! 🙂
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Ever since I first blogged this shirt dress, I’ve been wanting to wear it over white jeans. Finally did it over the weekend, and I love how easy and comfy it was. But really, anything with white jeans is a win in my book 🙂
Love these fun shoes. They’re from Forever21 for $12!
“Ice skating Mom?!” Sure, why not 😉
This stick’s name is “Goffrey” (named by Maya ;)). She found him on our morning walk earlier this week, and he has come on every walk since. Normally, she picks up sticks here and there, but then drops them or throws them in some body of water. They’ve never stuck with us for more than 30 minutes and certainly didn’t get named! Goffrey has stood the test of time! Kind of impressed. She even stops (muuuuuultiple times) to feed him grass, dirt, and leaves 🙂
And THEN! Goffrey needed a mate. SO…this is “Dita” Yes, she named them both, and we still have Dita on our front porch too! They both have gone on a morning walk since and a trip to a park where Goffrey got snapped in half :{. Dita now replaced Goffrey as the favorite…
On me…
Shoes- Lucky Top (Zulily)
Here’s my 3rd recipe using quinoa in “baking”. FYI, I made the Banana Quinoa Muffins again but doubled them this time! 🙂 Not to leave the No Bake Lemon Coconut Quinoa Balls out, but they weren’t as big of a hit in my immediate household (sorry Mom!) My 17 year old said “These taste like healthy cake pops.” I’ll take it!! 🙂
Once again, the best part of this next recipe is that after you have made a batch of quinoa, the rest is no bake/aka easy!!
Ingredients (Made 15 Balls)
Directions
You can do all of it in the Cuisinart. One dish-easy clean up-WIN!!
ENJOY!
Nutritional Facts (I entered all the ingredients into Calorie Count)
Serves 15 // Calories per ball-114 // Total Fat- 6.5g // Saturated Fat- .6g // Total Carbohydrates-12.4g // Dietary Fiber-1.9 // Sugars- 6.2g // Protein-3.1g
Really, is there anything hotter this summer? I love throwing on a chunky cardigan in the summer, and kimonos are just the summer version of that! I scored this fun fringe one at Nordstrom Rack during their “Clear the Rack” sale. I love that it can totally be dressed up, yet (obviously!) dressed down for a night at the beach.
At first I was totally bummed that I cut off half of Maya (the downside to the self timer and tripod), but I kind of like it…I’m calling it a creative crop 🙂 
I know I’m biased, but could she be any cuter?? I think NO!!!
On me…
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))
Ava has been super interested in cooking projects and so we’ve been spending some time learning to measure, mix and stir, crack eggs, etc. This recipe yields 12 mini muffins or 1 large muffin (or small 5″ diameter cake like we did in this little spring form pan). 🙂
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Thanks Elana’s Pantry
I had another corporate shoot today, so this is not my typical “mom uniform” 🙂 And… for all those natural curly women (or men!) out there, you’ll totally understand this…curly hair don’t care! I really never know what’s going to happen with my hair when I wear it curly and it decided to go big or go home today!
Oh, there’s daddy!!
…and he has my trike!!!
On me…
Here’s my 2nd recipe using quinoa in “baking”. Btw, I’m totally making the Banana Quinoa Muffins again this week!! Maya’s been asking for them every day haha 🙂 They disappeared so fast!
The best part of this next recipe is that after you have made a batch of quinoa, the rest is no bake/aka easy!!
Ingredients (Made 15 Balls)
Directions
You can do all of it in the Cuisinart. One dish-easy clean up-WIN!!
ENJOY!
Nutritional Facts (I entered all the ingredients into Calorie Count)
Serves 15 // Calories per ball- 65 // Total Fat- 3.1g // Saturated Fat- 1.3g // Cholestererol- 0mg // Sodium- 0mg // Potassium- 43mg // Total Carbohydrates-10.8g // Dietary Fiber-1.3 // Sugars- 6g // Protein-1.3g
The weather called for on and off rain, but we decided to wing it and head down the the beach for some Father’s day Fun. We totally lucked out. It sprinkled for about 10 minutes right in the middle, but overall was totally nice. I think had it been sunny, the beach would have been ridiculously crowded. After I got a bunch of pics of the Huz and kids playing frisbee and catch, he got a few of me and Maya 🙂
This is her wanting to play frisbee haha 🙂
“Wait for me!!”
Not too bad!!!
Yes, you should be impressed with her “splits”, except know that she really was trying to kick me 😦 
The beach is rough… 😉 
On me…
I’ve been dying to try some recipes out using quinoa in baking. I am not sure why, except that I love quinoa (it’s a superfood!), and thus far, I’ve only used it in savory dishes. I cooked up a batch yesterday in my rice cooker and experimented with 3 different treats. No recipe, just throwing in things I thought would taste good. All three desserts got different votes for “favorite” from the 7 taste testers. Overall, a success I think! I’ll be posting the other recipes soon.
This one was my favorite. It’s super moist, delicious, and healthy too. It has no added sugar, but is plenty sweet due to the dates and bananas. Oh, and it is so incredibly easy to make! I will never make another banana bread again! Add a cream cheese frosting and it would be DECADENT!! Mmmmm….
Ingredients (Made 6 muffins, or might make small loaf)
Directions
You can do all of it in the Cuisinart or mixing bowl. One dish-easy clean up-WIN!!
ENJOY!Nutritional Facts (I entered all the ingredients into Calorie Count)
Serves 6 // Calories per muffin- 120 // Total Fat- 4.1g // Saturated Fat- 2.5g // Cholestererol- 55mg // Sodium- 99mg // Potassium- 198mg // Total Carbohydrates-20.2g // Dietary Fiber-2.1 // Sugars- 9.6g // Protein- 3.4g
I had a newborn shoot earlier in the day, so I had to be comfortable. These Joe’s Jeans are super stretchy, yet don’t stretch out-LOVE THAT!! Also love that I scooped them up at the thrift store for $15 (more than I’d usually pay, but I knew I’d get some good use out of them this summer!) Plus, they are a medium rise, so no flashing as you bend over 😉
I know that Birkenstocks are all the rage right now (and yes, I have a few pairs…), but Havaianas will always be my go to comfortable summer shoe. I remember thinking it was ridiculous to pay $20 for rubber flip flops, but there is something about the rubber in these! They don’t rub your feet, and are so comfy!!
On me…
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