EASY Salmon Recipe!

Happy weekend! SO glad the weekend is finally here...I'm looking forward to dinner with some couple friends and to finally tackling cleaning out our carport and garage, I know the hubs is extra thrilled about that, HA!

I made this salmon last Tuesday and it was SO easy and delicious. Two tips though...first I would highly advise downloading the app from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch app, it's so helpful in telling you what kinds of seafood to stay away from and then also what particular species of fish you should buy. Second is I wish I had put down a piece of foil or parchment paper on my baking sheet before the salmon, it would of really helped come clean up time.

Mustard Maple Salmon from SELF (Serves 1)

Ingredients

 - 1 4 oz salmon filet
 - 1 tsp Dijon mustard
 - 1 tsp pure maple syrup
 - Dash each of red pepper flakes, sea salt and pepper

Set oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Mix all ingredients from salmon on together and brush over your salmon filet. Broil salmon until it flakes easily with a fork, 5-7 minutes.

(The top of my salmon filets did get a little "burned" looking, but they didn't taste it and were delicious!)

YELLOW Obsessed

Did anyone else see Elizabaeth Banks in Bill Blass at the London premiere of The Hunger Games (By the way am I the only person who hasn't read this series??) Well holy cow she looked AH-MAZING, I'm completley obsessed with this dress. What do you all think?

Via Red Carpert Fashion Awards

Via Red Carpert Fashion Awards

Nude Shoes, EVERYONE Needs Them!

I tell my clients (and really anyone who will listen!) that nude shoes are a MUST in your wardrobe. They are ultra flattering and elongate every ones legs. I have multiple pairs, pumps, peep toes, wedges, etc. WELL I came across these beauties when returning something else at Nine West and fell in love. AND Nine West is having the friends & family right now which means you get 25% off, I would buy these ASAP if I were you!

Nine West Fauna

I Need THIS Now!

Obsessed...the END!

Tory Burch Georgiana Tote

UGH though why does it have to be named after the meanest character on GG...does this annoy anyone else?!

Kitchen Obsessed

If you have been reading this blog for awhile or lets be honest even for just a few days you all know my love and passion for cooking. While I am lucky to have a great and functioning kitchen right now, I can't help but dream about what my kitchen could possibly look like someday. Below are some of my current favorites! Would love to see your favorites too!

This first kitchen is by interior decorator genius Tommy Smythe...it gets me weak in the knees with the cabinet color, hardware and the island...all are PERFECTION. And that pop of red in the lighting, LOVE.

via Marcus Design

All I have to say is that I'm obsessed with wooden beams and they will appear in our next home SOMEWHERE. I love the mix of all the different materials in this kitchen, that can be hard to do while still achieving a gorgeous kitchen, but it works in this one!

via Satisfying Spaces

I don't even know where to start with this one. EVERYTHING is gorgeous...I would change the dining table with an island just for personal function though. But man isn't it just stunning?! And by the way I first saw this image reading one of Paloma's of La Dolce Vita Dream Home series, have loved all of them by the way. Great idea Paloma!

via La Dolce Vita

This next one is WAY more simple and clean which I find so refreshing. I would change the countertops I think, but am loving the three paneled windows above the kitchen sink. I can see some REALLY neat patterned roman shades going there.

via Marcus Design

What's the Best Part about Weddings?

WEDDING CAKE! Of course watching your friends join together in the blessing of marriage is REALLY the best part, but wedding cake is really one of my favorite things about weddings. My sister is engaged right now so I'm been pinning some images of wedding love. These three cakes below are some of my favorites around the blogosphere right now....aren't they gorgeous?

via A Diary of Lovely

This one below is one of my all time favorites that I've ever seen!

via A Diary of Lovely

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Blueberry Goodness!

What a rainy Sunday it is here in Fort Worth, actually it has been an entire rainy weekend, but it has been a fun one so that's good! I made these delicious Blueberry Oat Crumble Bars yesterday, some for a sweet friend who just had knee surgery and the rest for my brother and his touring band who had gigs here in TX the past few days. I can't tell y'all how nice it has been having my brother here, miss him SO much. ANYWHO back to the blueberry goodness, these are SO good. And once again I found this recipe from one of my all time favorite food blogs, How Sweet It Is, if y'all aren't following you neeeeeeeed to be NOW! They are perfect on their own, but would be even more amazing with a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Note to self next time I make these make SURE to have vanilla ice cream on hand!

Blueberry Oat Crumble Bars from How Sweet It Is

Blueberry Crumble Bars from How Sweet Is Is

makes about 12 bars

1 1/2 cup rolled oats

3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup butter + 2 tablespoons

1 cup blueberries

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt and mix until combined. Melt the 1/2 cup of butter and add it, along with the vanilla, to the oat mixture. Stir until moistened. This may take a minute or two! Fold in the blueberries – it’s okay if they pop a little bit.

Butter and flour an 8×8 baking pan. Press batter into the pan. Melt remaining butter and drizzle it over the bars. Bake for 20 minutes, the let cool completely – this can take up to 45 minutes! (MAKE SURE TO DO THIS!) Cut and serve. Can be kept in the fridge or at room temperature in a sealed container.