Oh boy, Mother Nature’s at it again!
She’s lucky she makes such a beautiful mess, otherwise I’d be a little more miffed about waking up to 4+ inches of snow this morning. ;)
I think I’ll take the day to skip the slick roads and cold winds to stay indoors and gasp! actually get my taxes together. It has to be done!
In the meantime, I hope you have fab Friday, and please enjoy my favorite finds from around the web and beyond in this week’s Friday Favorites! :D
Favorite treat: Monster Cookie Dough Cupcakes. Innncredible. Peanut butter chocolate chip cupcakes with a scoop of raw, eggless MONSTER cookie dough on top? Sign me up!
Favorite someday: Treehouse Hotel in Costa Rica. Ben and were originally going to go to Costa Rica instead of Negril this spring but, (very) long story short, we picked Negril because this Treehouse Hotel in CR wasn’t available on the dates we wanted. Well yesterday I got an email from the hotel letting us know our desired dates had just opened up. D’OHHHHHHH!!!!! Oh well, someday! ;)
Favorite snack: Basil Pesto Parm Popcorn. I busted out my popcorn maker last week to start making crunchy, healthy snacks at night. I love this idea for jazzing up the plain kernels.
Favorite all around item: $!utty Brownies (respelled for spam purposes). I MEAN!!
Favorite accent: Pottery Barn Multipanel Mirror. I love how this mirror can look either vintage or new, depending on how you style the area.
Favorite fresh bite: Cranberry-Avocado Salad with Candied Spiced Almonds and Sweet White Balsamic Vinaigrette. The name just keeps getting better and better! ;)
Favorite new (to me) show: The Big Bang Theory. I don’t know how or why Ben and I started watching TBBT a couple weeks ago, but it. is. HIGHlarious. One of the only shows I actually laugh out loud to. Who knew?!
Favorite feature: Built in Kitchen Storage Column. I am sooooo obsessed with the built in shelves in this brick column. So convenient – I NEED this in my next house!
Favorite naughty/nice side: Roasted Bacon & Broccoli. The best of both worlds!
Favorite idea: Light Switch Time Capsule. Leave a note hidden behind a light switch when you move for another owner to find sometime in the future. Super clever.
Favorite fit: 6 Core Truths. 6 ab workouts that supposedly work your deepest abdominal muscles. I’m intrigued…
Favorite find: Essie Matte Overcoat. Makes any manicure matte. Very unique!
Favorite twist: Pizza Potato Skins. These would be really fun to personalize for everyone in the family.
Favorite view. Ohhhh, I hope I have a chance to do this someday!!!
Favorite read: 30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself. A great, motivating read!
Favorite fake-out: Orange Chicken. As much as I love me some Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken (aka last night’s dinner), several funky pieces left me feeling kind of gaggy. This recipe looks exactly the same and sooooo delish.
Favorite funny: Aerating Wine Glass. Can you imagine setting these out at a nice dinner party?! I’d love to see the look on the guest’s faces. ;)
Favorite flashback: Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread. My Mom used to make me Cinnamon Sugar Toast all the time when I was growing up. This updated twist is making my mouth water!
Favorite pooch: Maddie on Things. If you liked the Food on my Dog Blog from last week, you will hoot at this pup!
Favorite sip: Black & Blue Mojito. I had a mojito a few weeks ago and that fresh, crisp mint flavor had me craving summertime. This kicked up version looks uber refreshing.
Favorite accent: Mia Oversized Clutch. This is the perfect size, and I love the Springy color and design.
Favorite photo and treat: Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting. Absolute perfection in a picture!
Have an amazing weekend everyone! :D
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I made the $*utty Brownies…if you could healthify them that would be great! But maybe somethings should just be left as they are :)
They were phenom!
i am TOTALLY with you on the TJs orange chicken — yucky pieces in there!!! but i found some frozen orange chicken at Costco recently that is really good, just chicken breast so none of that funkiness :)
and the hubs and i just recently discovered TBBT too, we cant get enough of it!
I just started watching Big Bang Theory about a month ago and I cannot believe what I have been missing out on all these years. I swear it is one of the best shows EVER.
Love that lightswitch time capsule idea!
We just had a popcorn week at Food Matters Project- check out my blog and link to it! Maybe you can find some other great combinations!
Always love your Friday Favorites! That column in the kitchen is amazing. The only requirement I have for my first house is a PHENOMENAL kitchen… that one would do ;)
Every time you post a kitchen in these, I get insanely jealous of whoever is lucky enough to have those amazing spaces!
We love The Big Bang Theory! We don’t have “real” cable at our new house yet so it has been a lifesaver :) and we had never watched it before, either.
Oh my god!!! That dog is so similar to my Addison Lucille! While my Addi-Lu has shorter legs they must be from the same line. “Bambi” freckled fur, a white lightning strip on the head, and the longest nails ever on a dog (but cant be cut due to a long quick)! Best Friday Favorites!
I always love your friday favorites! I assume you find most of them on Pinterest–can you link to your boards so that I can follow them??
I do find a lot of them on Pinterest, but I’m more guilty of browsing than actually pinning! http://pinterest.com/iowagirleats/
Big Bang Theory is my fave! I don’t just laugh out loud, i HOLLER. hilarious. so glad you guys finally got into it!!!
I love it that much too! I started watching from the beginning back in 2008. So gland you jumped on the bandwagon with us haha!
Awesome Friday Faves post! That avocado salad looks AMAZING and I looove the clutch.