Sometimes I just get a craving for nachos, but then I think about how horrible they are for me. Fake liquid cheese, ewwww. No THANK YOU. Quinoa Nachos to the rescue!! Now I can feed my craving without feeling really guilty afterwards. You can find the awesome VegNews recipe here.

I haven't tried the cheese recipe to accompany the nachos, but if you do, please let me know how it goes! Instead, I just melted some shredded cheese over the quinoa mixture.

Hope you're having a happy weekend!

I'm marking April 17th down in my calendar because my beloved Domino magazine is coming out with a special edition! My heart sank when they suddenly shut down production, and I ran to the bookstore when the Domino book came out, but now my stomach is all a flutter again.

Are you as excited as me?

Seeing RED

 Heart Shaped Apple Pillow by WinterPetals

Classic Red Toms

Heart Plate via Target

I confess, I bought these last year. They were much too cute to pass up.

Heart Pillow by 645 Workshop

Mixed Berry Muffins

Recently I heard about almond flour and immediately was intrigued. So lately I've been an eager beaver wanting to get my hands on some and experiment. I found my bag at the local Trader Joes in the nut section for a reasonable $3.99. 

We had some fresh raspberries and blackberries in the fridge, so I thought berry muffins would be nice for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Now, I've heard almond flour makes whatever you bake less fluffy, so I was a bit hesitant as to how the results would come out. I got Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook My Father's Daughter for my birthday back in December, and still hadn't tried anything from it. So I decided to use her Blueberry Muffin recipe. The recipe calls for 2 cups of unbleached flour, so I decided to substitute half organic wheat flour and half almond flour. Good choice because, these bad boys came out tasty!

Getting started

Folding the berries in

Ready to bake...

                                     

NEW IN SHOP

The thought of throwing a handful of confetti in the air makes me smile & I want my jewelry to make you smile too! The "Confetti Necklace" is now available in pretty peach.  A tiny enamel peach oval hangs from a sterling silver chain. 

This necklace would look oh so sweet layered with the "Baby Love Necklace."

Morning Tea

I like to start my weekend mornings off with a nice hot cup of tea in my favorite mug. Mostly I like my tea simplified and straight up, but sometimes I get a little cray and add some locally sourced honey or agave nectar. 

How do you like to start your weekend mornings?

I love my Initial Mug from West Elm.

Panko Delight

Last Saturday I got up early before everyone else, even my dog. So, I made myself a cup of tea and starting watching cooking shows. First it was the cooking channel (which is pretty amazing. if you have it, and your not watching it, well, I don't know what to tell you about that.), then it was the food network, and soon I found myself sucked into hours of food making television. But that's ok, that's what the weekends are for....just plain enjoyment, right? Right.

Ok, the point to this story is this "panko crusted salmon."  Oh, Ina Garten, you're awesome! I made it for dinner tonight, and it was so tasty that I just had to tell you about it too." Tasty" and "Easy", those are some awesome adjectives. The recipe basically calls for panko, parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon zest (I used lime zest instead), and mustard. You can checkout the full recipe here and thank me later.