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Have a beautiful Friday!
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Happy Thursday! Depending on when you are reading this, I am either on route to Houston, TX or already there! My dear bloggy friend Nina from Peace, Love & Good Food agreed to do a guest post in my absence . She has been a champion of my home here pretty much since the beginning and I have been so blessed to get to know her. I hope that we will meet someday!
Hello, friends! I’m Nina and I have a little blog called “Peace, Love & Good Food” where I share my love of food and snippets of newlywed life. Adrienne and I met a few years ago through our blogs and have been friends ever since! I do hope that our paths cross in real life someday.
When I got married and moved to Illinois I was most excited about opening up my new kitchen gadgets and having someone to cook for every night! What I didn’t realize, was how much work goes into planning meals each week. My husband and I both work from home and while our daytime schedules are fairly flexible, I also don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen after a workday channeling my inner Giada (this is saved for weekend feasts!). When making our weekly menu, it’s mandatory that our weeknight dinners are healthy, made from fresh ingredients and can be on the table for us to enjoy together in an hour or under. Another thing I take into consideration? What we will enjoy leftover and given a little makeover for our lunches. Cooking for two people always ensures leftover food so if I cook things we will enjoy leftover, it ensures that no food goes to waste!
So, for you readers today, I’m going to share with you a 5 day dinner plan (recipes included!) that you can also turn into some fantastic healthy lunches throughout the week with the leftovers. All recipes can be downloaded by clicking: Peace, Love & Good Food- 5 Days of Weeknight Favorites
MONDAY
Perfect Roasted Chicken
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Baby greens salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
TUESDAY
Salmon with Lemon & Garlic
Citrus Orzo
WEDNESDAY
Garlic & Herb Dijon Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
THURSDAY
Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps
Homemade Pico de Gallo
Avocado Mousse
FRIDAY
Neopolitan Pizza
Now, for lunchtime. Keep in mind that I am a total foodie, when I say that when I eat, I want to sit down, enjoy and savor it. I like to mix my meals up and don’t like to eat the same thing two meals in a row. I only make enough salad for the night we eat I, because no one likes soggy salad. I do, however, make extra dressing to keep on hand during the week for lunch salads. Roasted chickens are great to make at the beginning of the week because you can eat off of it all week! Here are some creative ways to remix your dinner leftovers and turn them into fabulous lunches.
Thanks, Adrienne for allowing me share a week of recipes and remixes. Happy meal planning to all of you and please visit Peace, Love & Good Food where I share my passion for the palate and so much more!
xoxo,
Nina
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Hello luvs!
Just a quick post to say hello and wish you the best for this week. As mentioned earlier, I am currently the slated President-Elect of my local Junior League and am headed to the great state of Texas tomorrow for the AJLI Winter Conference. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I haven’t flown in almost four years (after being a champion flyer since a wee age) and frankly overwhlemed by the path a head of me, in a good way.
But a big part of me knows I need to go and take this trip. I haven’t traveled in ages and it’s an opportunity for me to visit a state I have never been before, get to know the incoming President and experience this organization on a much bigger picture level.
I’ve scheduled my Pinterest link up for Friday and my dear blog friend, Nina from Peace, Love and Good Food will be guest posting tomorrow. I hope you tune in and I’ll be back here on Monday!
Have a beautiful rest of your week,
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So let me be frank, my attitude on Friday for my weekend ahead was bad. I went into it exhausted and stressed and all I wanted to do was get in bed for three days. And yes, I probably could of used the sleep. I have a lot going on at school and with leaving for Houston, TX to attend the AJLI Winter Conference on Thursday morning, I have been very stressed out. I spent most of Friday grumbling and really dreading the weekend a head.
Saturday morning I was up by 7 and in the car by 7:30 to attend my local League mid year retreat. A Starbucks Hazelnut latte later and I had a smile on my face. Hazelnut makes me smile.
I was happy to see the cheery faces of my freinds and fellow League members. That morning I got the pleasure of hearing George Fleming of Insightful Action speak. I really needed to hear what he said, he spoke so passionately about being ignited about everything we do and not just doing it to do it but doing it for the experience that could come out of it. Even as simple as going to Starbucks.
I needed to hear what he said and at the end of it, he asked us all to make an affirmation. Mine was this:
I want to be real and authentic about everything I do.
Here’s to an amazing week!
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So first off, I can’t promise I am going to host this every Friday but a blog I follow used to and I miss it. Feel free to participate and I hope that you will!
As many of you have read, I am embarking on my new solo event planning business. Any event planner needs plenty of inspiration at a momen’t notice and I am so thankful for Pinterest and my online inspiration boards. I really hope to be hired to do a few Children’s Birthday Parties because you can do so much with those and keep it fairly inexpensive.
Decorations can make or break and event and really need to be iniviting especially when their are children involved. I love the below idea for housing a gifts table or a place for children and/or adults to store their belongings. It is bright, cute and cheery. There personalization of the birthday girl’s name is a nice touch as well.
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I am swooning over this Pancakes and PJ”S idea! This is perfect for younger children and is perfect for a late morning start time which is ideal for little ones. And you can just bring them in their PJS! I love everything about this!
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Children’s cakes should be fun and easy for little fingers to manage. I perfer cupcakes for this reason. A lot can be done with cupcakes as you can see below:
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A party favor is esstential for a child’s party and it should be functional somewhat. That’s why I lvoe this idea of little lego sets to get out! It’s age appropriate and it will last!
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Have a beautiful Friday!
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I’ve always protected myself against love. I know it sounds strange but I have. I never dated anyone in high school and was never looked upon as the popular choice so I took all those insecurities to college and was so overwhelmed by the fact that guys actually flirted with me and wanted to date me that I didn’t know what to do. So I played the commitment phobia card and went on my way…
And now single and 31, I’m so needy. And of course those needy feelings stem from not allowing myself to be vulnerable and just fall flat on my face for someone because I was so afraid of getting my heart hurt. But now that same heart earns for attention and love so bad that anytime a guy shows a remote interest even if he just wants to be friends, I jump all over it.
And then I feel pathetic and stupid.
I cry. Get over it and move on.
But what’s the action step for this? How do I fix it?
How do I become not so needy?
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