Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Quinoa Lunch

I am OBSESSED with quinoa! it's just so good and can be flavored any way you want! it's quicker to cook than rice and it's texture is so light! 

Here is a lunch version i made yesterday:





Ingredients: 


  • leftover quinoa from the night before :) (keep reading if you want to know how I cooked mine)
  • 1 can black beans
  • shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • roughly chopped cilantro
directions: reheat leftover quinoa in the microwave for about a minute and a half, stir *tip: place a wet paper towel over quinoa bowl in the microwave to keep it full of moisture. rinse the beans in a strainer place in a microwave safe bowl and heat for about a minute. mix beans and quinoa together then add in cheddar cheese and microwave again for 30 seconds and stir. then roughly chop some fresh cilantro and mix that in. 

That's it! such a quick lunch!

here's how I made my quinoa:
1 cup of dry quinoa, rinse in a mesh strainer, put it in a medium pot with 2 cups of water and 1 tsp pink sea salt and 1/4 tsp garlic powder. bring to a boil. once it's boiling set the heat to low and let it cook 15 minutes. at this point all the liquid should be absorbed and the quinoa looks almost clear except for the little c-shaped white part ;)


one of the fun things about B working from home some days is having lunch with him!




Saturday, May 3, 2014

A Favorite Outfit

 Hey hey! I want to start putting up some of my favorite outfits up on the blog! This is actually not a super recent photo but I love this outfit and since the weather is warming up I will be sporting it again soon! 

here it is head to toe:

beige fabric flower bobby pin from target, Daily Lunch Date top in Giraffe from Modcloth, ivory basic tank top from forever 21(I seriously love these because they have so many shades and they are only 2.50), accessory belt taken off the dress it came with... gold tone and beige leather wrist watch from charming charlie, orange capris Michael Kors from T.J. Maxx, woods and wildflower sandals in brown from Modcloth. 

Why do I love this outfit?
This outfit is one of my faves because it is full of my favorite things! Giraffes are my favorite animal, orange is one of my top fave colors, gold tone is my preferred accessory shade and this beautiful top was gifted to me from my mamma! she's definitely a favorite person in my life! 


Here's another way I styled this top:

dark orange ribbed tank from the Gap, Daily Lunch Date top in Giraffe from Modcloth, jean capris 'artist' from American Eagle, sandals. 

This is my simple version when I'm going for comfort and keeping things low key. 

Thursday, May 1, 2014

pictures of pictures

Check it out! I finally finished an engagement scrapbook... yeah.. I'm behind. But that's okay! Scrappin' is a hobby, it's a fun way to relax, and I'm thrilled I finally got around to finishing this one :) 


front cover is padded light green leather with a small square b&w photo


front page with some handmade embellishments and a framed favorite from our engagement shoot with a very talented friend Joni


Green page set of photos from the special day he popped the question, photo creds to my now sister-in-law, Andy, who also did the sweet color editing in the bottom left photo.


brown floral page set, b&w together with full color photos... "mr. and mrs. to be"


"happiness is... YOU and ME" gray and teal page set with white accents and butterfly embellishments


Blue garden page set. "B C together forever"


Vineyard page set


1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.


Brown page set "LOVE" and "forever friends" 


Red Rose page set with b&w photos
"Love is Beautiful" 


Last page celebrating our 3 years together.
love always