Hey, guys! This was one of the most fun weekends in recent memory, so I had to share some quick snaps with you guys before we get to the food today...because I just can't help myselfJ
It all started on Friday with a vision board making party with an awesome group of ladies...
(a reminder to myself to throw some Disney World Mickey ears on that board ASAPJ)
...a birthday party with my girl on Saturday...
...and a night out (OK, we ate at 5:30J) with my oldest girlfriends...
...and my FAVORITETHINGEVER of the day: Celebrating the Olympic year at Katie's 1st gymnastics show!...
...and even Lily got in on the funJ
And, thanks to my Mom for taking the kids on Sunday afternoon, Scott & I got to take naps. NAP. Glorious NAPS. AT THE SAME TIME. I can't even pretend to remember the last time that happened. That may or may not have even trumped Olympic gymnasticsJ
Kid. I kid. SortaJ
ANYWAY...back to a peek at my attempt at balancing the week on the food front...
Tuesday: Croque Monsieur + broccoli
Just a fancy word for ham & cheese sandwich covered with bechamel sauce, but I've wanted to make this recipe for approximately 950 years and FINALLY got around to it (much in thanks to the leftover Gruyere from the French Onion grilled cheeses from a couple weeks ago.) The bechamel was made with thyme and a sprinkle of nutmeg and was just so divine. It will NOT be another 950 years before we make this again!
The basil-mayo really lifts these from standard lettuce wrap to O.M.GSOGOOD status.
Plus bacon.
Thursday: Pea ravioli & brown butter garlic sauce + salad
More on this recipe coming soon...J
Friday: Beef Puttanesca with garlic bread + salad
I was SOEXCITED to make this recipe from Andie Mitchell's Eating in the Middle cookbook that I even made a special stop at the Amish market on Friday for fresh ground sirloin and even texted Scott this picture...
Is my life sad?
Probably. It's OK.
Anyway, beef & beans replace the pasta in this recipe for a full-on burst of protein, but still all swirled together with all of that briny, salty goodness. And just enough of a carb kick with mmmmm...fresh garlic bread. Swoon.
Saturday: Family-style dinner at the same Italian restaurant I blogged about on WednesdayJ (ps-and I paid a fair amount of attention and left just barely full...hallelujah)
Sunday: Caprese bake + salad
Splurges:
Wednesday: Bites of Katie's Reese's Bunny...thanks, Easter BunnyJ
Friday: 2 SMALL scoops of this little number I picked up at Trader Joe's
Saturday: Mmmm....bites of creme brulee & a double chocolate brownie from our Italian dinner. And ummmm...my favorite part? The strawberries mixed with vanilla ice cream and balsamic drizzle. I don't even know who I am anymore.
Sunday: Mixed bites of THESE...
In honor of Katie's gymnastics show, we had our Moms and niece over for lunch (that Caprese bake) But, in reality, we were all WAYYYY more excited to crack open the dessert box from Nino's Pastry Shop aka-the best place for cannoli in central Jersey. The chocolate mousse-raspberry cake wasn't really my jam, but a sliver of that carrot cake and maybe one too many bites of those cannoli cream-stuffed lobster tails were had and SAVORED. Holy hell, worth every calorie!
A leftover, lingering bowl of quinoa in my fridge was saved and turned into this dish, which gave Scott & I lunch for 2 days each. SOOOOOOO fresh & yummy.
Since I was already at the Amish market, I figured I might as well also pick up some ground pork to quickly whip up this quick homemade sausage recipe for fast breakfasts during the week. I pretty much just had a repeat of that exact dish a few minutes ago because it was SOGOOD (and put together in under 3 minutes! BONUS)
Sunday breakfast dejour!
Exercise:
Tuesday: Tap class
Wednesday: TEACHING Vinyasa yoga class (and, again, shaking like a leaf until I started my classJ) + Body Jam
Thursday: Teaching a private yoga session...we even tried chair yoga! That was kinda funJ
Friday: Gentle yoga
Saturday: Vinyasa yoga
Sunday: NAPS. POWER NAPSJ
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