Recipe Review | Skillet Enchiladas Suizas

It's been a minute since I shared a recipe here. I've been compelled to do just that because this week we tried an excellent new dish that is absolutely delicious and super easy to make! If you've been following along, you'll know already that some of my girlfriends and I have been sharing recipe and meal ideas on a group text chain recently --as we are all doing a lot more cooking than normal and like many, are running out of ideas. My girlfriend, Amy, shared the idea of skillet enchiladas. She didn't follow a specific recipe, but was inspired by the one I'll share with you now from Southern Living Magazine (August 2018).  Not only is this recipe super easy to pull together, it is...

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Things I Love Thursday // 3.26.20

Tiger King (Episode 1) - If you're like me, one of the few who haven't yet burned their way through the entire docuseries "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" on Netflix, I encourage you to believe the hype. I'm only one episode in and already I am baffled, disturbed, confused, alarmed, fascinated, and so, so entertained. Also, I'm in love with the idea of Dax Shepard playing Joe Exotic in the biopic. Yes, please. Virtual Happy Hours - Feeling a little isolated? Have you tried a virtual happy hour or coffee date yet? There are a lot of platforms available and surely you and your friends can find a common one to try together (FaceTime from your iPhone, Google Hangouts, Zoom, Houseparty)....

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Things I Love Thursday // 3.19.20

Working in the garden - Good for the soul and good for the SOIL. *chuckles to herself* For her tenth birthday, we gave our daughter a garden. She wanted a phone. Since then, the garden has been loved and ignored depending on the year. Last year, it was ignored and now it is in terrible shape. It's going to take a lot of work to get it back and guess what?? We have a lot of extra time right now. The girls cleared the beds the other day and I've been spending time in the afternoons pulling the weeds between the containers. In an effort to freshen and prepare the containers for a new growing season, I ordered what might be enough soil for the entire neighborhood. Oops. I'm pretty sure we have...

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Things I Love Thursday // 3.12.20

I waited until this afternoon to even begin typing up my list for the week. I hesitate because of the state of things in the world with regard to the Corona virus pandemic (and more specifically, our lack of tests), the bear market, and the lack of real leadership in this crisis. These are serious and troubling times --does anyone really want to read about necklaces, sandals, and pajamas? I'm not sure. However, (clearly) I've decided that I want to take a few minutes to write about them (and the girls) in order to focus my energy and attention toward a few little things that I feel joyful about --despite my anxiety around what looms on the horizon. So here we go... Soccer Sisters - Y'all!...

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What I've Read Recently // February 2020

Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller Adapted from Goodreads: She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford’s campus. Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words.  Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. What I thought: 10/10 This book was totally upsetting and...

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Things I Love Thursday // 3.5.20

Camo Butter-Soft Shirt - I found this crazy-soft camo shirt by No Boundaries at Walmart several weeks ago and lucky for you --it's widely available online. The material is stretchy and incredibly comfortable. Needing something to wear over a workout top and leggings, I purchased an XXL (I'm normally a M). The extra big size allows the hem to come just past my bootie (I'm 5'6"). The sleeves are obviously long in this size --but not ridiculously so (and the top is cute with the sleeves rolled a bit too). If you're not into the front knot, other reviewers mentioned doing a french tuck --which leaves me wanting this shirt in my "regular" size too! Homemade Hummus - I absolutely LOVE...

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