11 July 2013

His and Hers


Men and women...It's no secret that we sometimes have very different ideas about things.

HIS:


HERS:

The Preppy Deer - Pink and Green Faux Deer Head Wall Mount - Deer Head Antlers Faux Taxidermy



HIS:  




Bacon cookies


(Shhh! Don't tell him that they're paleo, gluten, grain and dairy free!)
Recipe below
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Serves: 8 cookies

Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil (measure after melting)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon almond or coconut milk
  • ¼ cup chopped dark chocolate (I used 85%)
  • 2-3 tablespoons cooked & crumbled bacon (about 2 slices)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degree and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
  2. Combine almond flour, salt & baking soda in a medium bowl.
  3. Whisk together wet ingredients in a small bowl.
  4. Add the chocolate and bacon to the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients on top. Mix with a spatula until combined.
  5. Wet hands and form about 1½ tablespoons of the dough into balls. Place on the baking sheet and press down slightly.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and let cool. Cookies will be very soft right out of the oven. Give them 3-5 minutes to harden up and then transfer to a cooling rack.
  8. Sprinkling with sea salt straight out of the oven while still soft is highly recommended!


makes 3 dozen

    * 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    * 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
    * 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) salted butter, softened
    * 1 cup light brown sugar
    * 1/2 cup sugar
    * 1 egg, at room temperature
    * 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
    * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    * 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    * 16 wrapped caramels, cut into 4 or 5 pieces each
    * sea salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

1. Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.

2. With an electric mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture and stir until a dough forms (may take a couple minutes of stirring). Fold in the chocolate chips (do not add the caramels yet). Do not overmix the dough at any point in this process.

3. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes (or up to 5 days) in the refrigerator. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Press a few pieces of caramel onto the tops of the cookies. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. The centers should appear very soft and puffy. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt while they are warm. Let cool completely and enjoy!

*Make sure to keep dough cold at all times while the batches are baking. I kept my dough in the refrigerator in between batches.

03 July 2013

Summertime and the livin' is easy


Easy, breezy summer style brought to you by Kate Moss and Lila Grace.



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Vacay.




27 June 2013

Make a Wish

Sorry that posts have been a little sporadic around here lately. It's not for a lack of fun stuff happening- That's for sure! So, let's catch up by starting with a recap of the big birthday I'd been dreading...




21 June 2013

Bottoms Up!

“Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape..."  Harper Lee


I've never lost or deleted a post accidentally before, but it happened today. Wasn't meant to be I suppose. So, instead--- Celebrate the first day of summer and give this refreshing recipe a try!





14 June 2013

Friday's Five: Lilly Love, Eats and Treats, Fun Runs and Yoga Buddies

Let's kickoff the weekend with happy thoughts! Here are five things I am loving these days...
 
Lilly Pulitzer's boho dresses as modeled by Mary at Happily Grey



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I'm back on the Yogurt Bowl/ Berry Bowl kick this summer



This sweet treat combines everything good in life! I think I have the recipe down-- Plain greek yogurt, Jordan's 0 calorie English Toffee Syrup, 1 tablespoon of oatmeal, strawberries, 1/2 tablespoon of chocolate chips and a little bit of peanut butter. Heaven!

Being able to do fun runs

Freedom! I am so happy that I'm not 'training' for anything anymore. Love just getting out there and going as long or short of a distance as I want! Ever since I marked another 13.1 as "Done," running has been fun again!

Practicing Yoga (with a buddy!)

The Sailor accompanied me to his first hot yoga class this week. He enjoyed it and said he'd be willing to go again! I'm a total klutz, which makes me a less than stellar yogi. I thought I'd be really self-conscious about being so uncoordinated and inflexible with him there. But I tuned right into my own practice once we we started class.

Barefoot Studio


Trying New Recipes
 Like most people, we have our go-to recipes that we cycle through and eat on a regular basis. Grilled chicken, fajitas, turkey burgers, chicken sausage, flank steak and pork tenderloin or pork chops are meals that are regularly served in Casa de Serendipity and the Sailor. I made a New Year's resolution to try a new recipe each week, and although that's largely been a failure, I have managed to try one new recipe each month. This month, it was lettuce wraps with ground turkey and broccoli slaw on the side. Recipe is forthcoming!

Have a great weekend!






12 June 2013

Girls Getaway: Serendipity in the City

Happy Hump Day, friends! I'm thrilled that the sun is FINALLY shining here in Upstate New York. Being that it's Wednesday, it's perfectly acceptable to start thinking about the upcoming weekend, right? But first a recap of last weekend in New York City with my best friends!

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