Closet

Sweater: Forever 21

Burgundy Pants: H&M

Boots: Amazon

Silver Cuff: Charlotte Russe

Easy Asian Peanut Noodles

Do you ever feel like you have an overabundance of sauces in your fridge that you just need to get rid of? This is a great recipe for that..... or a great way to add even more jars. Whatever, you can look at it either way. Anyway, this recipe is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to screw up and only takes about 15 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients: 

• 3/4 lb. whole wheat thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta
• 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 4-6 tbsp. soy sauce 
• 2 tsp. rice vinegar
• 2-4 tbsp. peanut butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 2 garlic clove, minced
• 6 scallions, sliced
• 1/2 c. chopped cilantro
• 1/2 c. chopped dry roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds

How To Cook It:

• bring a medium pot of water to boil
• add spaghetti or noodles and cook according to package directions
• while water is boiling, in a large bowl, whisk together the oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, peanut butter, honey, ginger, garlic, and scallions
• drain cooked noodles and add to the bowl with the soy mixture 
• toss with tongs to coat well
• garnish with cilantro, peanuts, and sesame seeds and serve

Closet

So, yes, I realize I've been a little obsessed with my denim jacket lately. Get off me, it's the perfect thing for spring!

Striped Sweater: H&M

Black Skinnies: Nordstrom Rack

Denim Jacket: American Eagle

Scarf: Gift

Boots: Nordstrom / Steve Madden

Closet

It's feeling very Spring-y today and so I thought I would take a look back at a few outfits from this last winter and pick a couple of my favorites. Click on the links below to see where I got the items... you know... if you want....

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Pad Thai

So I've been pretty obsessed with Thai food lately I don't know why, because I've always liked it but lately I can't shovel enough of that stuff in my mouth. So I decided I better find a recipe so I can make it at home to satisfy my craving (no Mom, I'm not pregnant). 

Ingredients:

• chicken breast (Or Tofu if vegetarian)
• 1-2 tbsp. peanut oil (must be peanut oil!)
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 3.5 tbsp lime juice
• 4 tbsp. Siracha 
• 4 tbsp. fish sauce (3-4 tablespoons light soy for vegetarians)
• 2/3 of a package of Thai noodles (called Banh Pho)
• 6 tbsp. brown sugar 
• 2/3 c. green onions
• 1/3 c. white onion
• 1 c.
• 1 tbsp. corn starch
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• 3 eggs
• a splash of milk
• 1/2 package of bean sprouts
• a sprinkle of garlic powder
• (optional) red cabbage for garnish

How To Cook It:

• in a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with a splash of milk and a sprinkle of garlic powder
• dice up the green and white onions
• in a wok or non-stick pan, scramble the eggs using peanut oil until they start to brown, set aside in a small bowl
• cut up the chicken breast into approx. 1 inch cubes, place them in a bowl and add the sesame oil and corn starch, toss until the chicken is well coated
• in another small bowl, combine the red chili powder, paprika, lime juice, Siracha, and brown sugar, whisk ingredients together into a nice sauce and set aside
• chop up peanuts and set aside
• boil the noodles for only about 2-4 minutes or they will disintegrate, set aside 

• in the same wok or non stick pan used to scramble the eggs, add some more peanut oil and cook the chicken
• once the chicken is cooked, add the onions, eggs, making sure to coat everything evenly in the peanut oil
• add the cooked noodles and make sure they get a good coating of peanut oil
• add the Siracha mixture to the wok/non stick pan and toss until everything is evenly coated, it should now start to look like Pad Thai
• once everything is evenly coated add the bean sprouts, toss again, and let simmer for a couple minutes
• finally add half the peanuts and toss again
• serve with a garnish of peanuts (and red cabbage like shown in the picture)

Closet

White tank: Nordstrom Rack

Chambray: Fred Meyer

Taupe Cardigan: H&M

Black Skinnies: Nordstrom Rack

Boots: Roxy

Scarf: Forever 21

Berry Smoothie

I've been pretty busy lately so I've had to have my lunch on-the-go quite a bit. The gym I belong to has a little cafe inside and I am in LOVE with their berry smoothie. But the gym is out of the way for lunch, not to mention a smoothie is like, $4. So I wrote down what is in it and made it at home. Such a quick lunch and so good! Here it is.

Ingredients: 

• 1 c. frozen, mixed berries (my blend is strawberries, black berries, raspberries, and blue berries
• 1 c. 100% apple juice
• 1 medium banana

How To Make It

• really all you need is equal parts of all ingredients and you can make whatever sized smoothie you want
• put all ingredients into a blender and put your blender on "smoothie" setting
• if your blender doesn't have a smoothie setting, use your "pulse" setting

My lunch for the day, pretty tasty!