Today my friends & I went to this little French joint for lunch. We had french onion soup and open faced baguette sandwiches. SO so good. If you want the experience yourself, here's a recipe for the soup, otherwise go to La Boulange in Mill Valley. Yum.
Friday nights are all about easy, simple meals for us. We like to have dinner, some wine, and watch a movie before our weekly woes catch up, leaving one of us catching flies on the sofa. Tonight I'm going with lentil soup and warm, crusty bread. This recipe looks hearty, and it's so so healthy. Mmmm. Happy Friday!
I made this super flavorful, hearty tortilla soup last night, and it just so happens to be gluten free (bonus!). I cheated a bit and bought a roast chicken to shred, topped it off with avocado, cilantro, jack cheese and baked corn tortilla strips. Oh my, was it tasty - my husband had thirds.
I'm making this creamy summer sqaush soup from the always inspiring 101 cookbooks. It's not too hot out yet, so a fresh green summer soup seems like just the right kind of meal.
Just in case you got all caught up in the cooking, decorating & shopping frenzy of the season, here are a few things to be thankful for (courtesy of Blueprint). My favorites are #9 (the Roomba), #23 (the combination of tomato soup & grilled cheese sandos), and #29 (drink umbrellas to brighten a bad day).
Dave and decided it was time to do a cleanse before we depart for Kauai in 2 weeks. I've done these before, and boy do they work! My skin clears, I shed a few pounds and everything seems just a bit brighter. We're only a day in, and it the one thing we notice is how much being on a cleanse makes us think about food. I haven't quite figured out breakfasts, but lunches have been soup and veggies, and dinners are grilled fish or chicken, and a salad chock full of nutritious goodies. If anyone has any tips, please share! There are some great blogs and websites just for this type of cleanse, so that's been really helpful. Now if I can only escape those ever-abundant pesky office sweets, I should make it through ok.
We're about 2 weeks away from our annual road trip down the beautiful California coast, though this time we'll be livin' large in our newly (almost finished) tent trailer (fresh images to come). The last time we really camped it was just the 2 of us, and food was not exactly top priority;canned soup, pasta, and maybe s'mores if we really put our minds to it. But this year, we've started planning the menu way ahead, and let's be honest, the food from the past really should just stay there - we want gourmet camping! I just ordered Campfire Cuisine which promises that I can whip up a batch of skillet scones, lemony couscous salad or zucchini steak tacos like it's no one's business. If you have a favorite camp recipe, please let me know!
Have an awesome weekend, lovely ladies...I'll be nursing a cold with some chicken soup, xo amber image: i.anton
What a gorgeous time of year it is! This Saturday the sun was shining
and almost everywhere I looked there was something "Autumn-ish" to ooh and ahh over. What better way to indulge in Fall than to go to a Harvest Pumpkin
Patch?! The Stanley Lane pumpkin patch is right on the corner of 121
and 29 and is brimming with gorgeous gourds, purple corn, white
pumpkins, a haystack pyramid, and yes, even pigs. I bought 20
mini-pumpkins to use as soup bowls for an upcoming Harvest Party
(invitation post to come!). Oh happy autumn.
I'm loving this crisp October air - leaves are scattered, the nursery is coming along, and I'm craving pumpkin! There's something so warm and delicious about pumpkin recipes, here's a few that caught my eye, xo 1 mini-pies 2 soup 3 lasagna 4. parfaits
