semiweeklyeats

baby legs!

2012-02-09T07:52:00.000-08:00

I've got over $80 of baby legwarmers in my cart for dear atticus.
am i taking this cuteness too far?

clearly he needs the goal ones to wear while watching the premier league with daddy on saturday mornings.

and i love the robots of course.

and the stripes too. we're a stripe family after all.

what other legwarmers does the young man need?

all images baby legs

better than crack brownies

2012-02-06T07:52:00.000-08:00

these are the best brownies you will ever make.

they're insanely easy to make.

while your oven preheats, you make the batter.

they only cook 30 minutes.

you probably have all the ingredients already.

oh and they combine two of my favorite loves: chocolate and salt.

recipe here: crack brownies

godfather

2012-02-06T06:43:00.000-08:00

i love every damn about this photo.
i can't stop staring at it and smiling.

photo found via cup of jo via the godfather.

sleep

2012-02-04T08:06:00.000-08:00

of course i knew that my definition of sleep would change once i had a baby. it's every parents favorite reminder to expectant parents as the growth of your belly starts to get scary, your home fills with more plastic toys than you knew existed and you begin to accept that the 8lb meatloaf growing in your stomach is going to have come out at some point.

but until your baby is about three weeks old you're in denial about the lack of sleep you will experience.

f o r e v e r.

i can say this because my baby is almost three weeks old now and i'm just starting to get it. after reviewing the above chart, i can tell you that i generally hover in stage one and two and occasionally make it to stage three. stage four and five are a distant memory.

p.s. i've decided this is empowering not sad to exist on such little sleep. for my ba-by.

he's clearly, totally worth it.

all ryan all the time

2012-02-04T07:13:00.000-08:00

thanks to hallie for cluing me in on this awesomeness......

happy valentine's day ladies.

booya.

image gawker.

sloth meltdown

2012-02-01T10:31:00.000-08:00

soooo i finally watched kristen bell's sloth meltdown. wow.

girl is lucky she's so cute because wow, that's a lot of crazy.

The Delray Story

2012-01-27T07:21:00.000-08:00

The Delray Story has been accepted to Buffalo and Niagara Film Festival for 2012!

We're headed to Buffalo in April for the big debut!

Atticus and I couldn't be more proud of Nelson:)

tofu avocado stacks

2012-01-27T07:08:00.000-08:00

i made this lunch the week before the arrival of mr. atticus. it's light, refreshing and satisfying; although does take more work than say the handful of teddy grahams and slug of skim milk (yes, right from the carton) i ate for lunch a few times this past week. as we start to get to know each other better, i hope to incorporate more lunches like this into my week. i'm confident that the little man's palette is equally appreciative of both concepts.

tofu avocado stacks

(lunch for one, snack for two)

ingredients:

half block tofu

half avocado

rosemary sea salt

fig vanilla balsamic vinegar

process

cut half a block of tofu into three slabs, drain for 20 minutes

preheat oven to 350

season tofu with rosemary sea salt on both sides

roast in oven for 20 minutes, flip half way through cooking time

slice 1/2 avocado

remove tofu from oven, top with sliced avocado

drizzle with vanilla fig balsamic vinegar

atticus cooke

2012-01-26T07:01:00.000-08:00

nine months of baking and look at our perfectly cooked bundle!

our little atticus is now eleven days old and getting cuter by the second.

besides coming out with the coolest mohawk i've ever seen, this boy has got grace to spare.

check out the pinky, he's been refined from the start.

sam cooke the canary

2012-01-26T06:47:00.000-08:00

needed a manicure so i got the lovely job of holding him, which made me feel like lennie, while nelson clipped his extra long nails. i hope this trim puts some pep back in his feathers as he's been spending way too much time on the bottom of his cage looking a tad melancholy. maybe it's just some sibling rivalry from his brother's arrival.....oh did i not tell you about him? stay tuned.

orange julius

2012-01-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

I loved orange julius as a kid. it was better than the vanilla milkshakes at mcdonalds, frosties at wendys or even blizzards at dairy queen. the OJ (as i affectionately refer to it), was such a sweet, smooth and unexpected milkshake. people probably think its weird, but orange flavored delights always struck a cord with me -- from the orange coffeecake my grandmother would bring over on saturday mornings that we lovingly slathered with butter to the orange chocolate you could only order from the easter candy sale (it was the 80s and there was no trader joes, thus no orange chocolate!) to of course, my beloved OJ. the OJ was actually only available at one mall in buffalo, the semi-seedy eastern hills mall, but i always got an orange julius if we made the trek out there. i heard there was an orange julius in northern virginia, but to my knowledge, it's just a rumor. and now i'm pretty sure all the orange julius establishments have closed their doors. a very sad realization that forced me to whip out my blender, think for two whole minutes and make this delightful creation. you should really try it. you won't be sorry.

massive orange julius shake (about 20 ounce shake)

ingredients:
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup ff greek yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large cup of ice

method:
blend until smooth and enjoy this rich and guiltless (200 calories, zero fat, 10 grams protein!) milkshake.

impassioned

2012-01-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

i can't get enough of mac's impassioned lipstick.

my brilliant sister in law gave this to me for christmas and while i thought it would only be an occasional wear, it's quickly becoming my favorite shade of pink.

it adds just the right oomph to my uniform of gap skinny maternity jeans, t shirt, ponytail and converse.

and fogetabout it's power over a dress.

even the baby is dancing on the ceiling for this HOT pink.

hmmm, maybe i am having a girl?

lipstick image: amazon.

image me: taken by kristin.

good stuff

2012-01-03T11:21:00.000-08:00

found via a conversation on cool:

“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre

chocolate toffee bark aka crack

2011-12-13T13:13:00.000-08:00

You've seen this, you've tried this, you're aware of it's power.

I think I made this half-a-dozen times last year in about three weeks.

I just made my first batch last Saturday for Mary's lovely paella party.

It's the perfect, homemade, quick dessert that everyone loves.

Try it. Again.

What are you waiting for?

Recipe: Chocolate Toffee Bark aka Crack

Ingredients

1 sleeve saltines

1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup brown sugar

2 sticks unsalted butter

Method:

preheat oven to 400

line cookie sheet with foil, then the saltines

melt butter and brown sugar, bring to a boil for three minutes, remove from heat

pour butter/sugar mixture over saltines

immeaditely put pan in the oven for 5-6 minutes, remove

cover in chocolate chips, let sit for 5 minutes, spread chocolate in even layer

let cool in fridge 1-2 hours

anthro wish list

2011-12-09T08:52:00.000-08:00

anthro is having a 50 percent off sale on all sweaters and outerwear today and tomorrow.

suddenly very unaffordable items are seemingly affordable.

it's making me seriously tempted to buy too many presents to me, from me, love me.

here is what i may need:

1. Hallowell Callowneck

this is the perfect, i-just-threw-on-this-sweater-as-i-was-running-out-the-door-and-yes-i-look-amazing.

2. Sunset and Smoke Cardigan

This could be worn over anything (i'm thinking jeans, a tank and boots) and be perfect. Also might be nice to hide the tummy after baby's arrival this winter. hmmmmm.

3. Echoing Argyles Cardigan

Think all the same things about cardigan #2, but this particular cardigan would complete my Pokahontas look.

4. Slouched Pullover

Easy and light and matches baby puke, yes!

5. Twofold Jacket

This won't fit till spring, but then hopefully I will be able to button this over my tummy. And how cute are the sleeves? OMG

6. Glowing Horizons Trench

The total classic trench coat I've always wanted. But it has an unexpected tortoise belt buckle and orange details. le sigh.

Footnote: I'm not getting any money from anthro (I wish!), I'm just obsessed.

ipad case

2011-12-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

of course i want an actual ipad first, but this ipad case is almost as awesome as the actual ipad.

Found via Oh Joy