Happy Friday, everyone!
How is it that we’ve already arrived at Easter weekend? Per usual it totally snuck up on me. I’m SOOooo very excited to celebrate, (Easter is one of my favorite celebratory holidays – it’s so very joyful) and feast on all my Mom’s classic Easter dishes like Party Potatoes Deluxe, Amana ham, and green beans and bacon for lunch. I’m trying to decide between bringing Beecher’s Kale and Brown Rice Gratin with Smoked Cheese Sauce and Kale and Wild Rice Bowls with Honey-Balsamic Vinaigrette as my contribution. Who knows, maybe I’ll go crazy and bring both. Probably not. Aint nobody got time for that!
Especially since it’s going to be a full house this weekend. My little brother’s flying in from Denver for the weekend, Ben’s little brother will be in town AND my Mom’s best friend is also coming in from Ohio to spend a few days with the fam. Should be crazy but fun!
Well wherever you are and whatever you do have a wonderful weekend (and Easter, if you celebrate!) and in the meantime please enjoy my favorite finds from around the web and beyond in this week’s Friday Favorites!
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Favorite copycat: Copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork. I’ve never been to Cafe Rio but I have been to Paseo in Seattle and this recipe looks like it could be similar to the epic pork they’re known for. My mouth is watering!
Favorite find: Bird Chirping Weather Print. I’ve been going around the past week or so proclaiming how happy I am that the birds are back. Their chirping makes me automatically think of spring and warmer weather. That being said I bought this sweet print the second I saw it so I can think of them even when they’re all south for the winter!
Favorite homemade: Homemade Flour Tortillas. The one thing I’ve been really missing since going gluten free is flour tortillas. I never knew how much I relied on them for quick meals and snacks! Definitely going to try making my own using GF flour.
Favorite DIY: Chalkboard Globe. What an adorable project, right? Love the cut outs that let you see the colorful globe underneath. Going to see if I can snag a cheap globe now that garage sale season is upon us.
Favorite bite: Parmesan Potato Stacks. One word: DROOL. Cheese and crispy potatoes? I am not mad at that.
Favorite tutorial: The Easy Way to Make a Luxury Bed. Make your bedroom even more of a retreat with this guide on how to really spruce up your bed. Yes please.
Favorite salad: Ranch BLT Pasta Salad. This is an awesome homemade take on suddenly salad which I used to plow through as a teenager. Like, come home from school, make a box and eat the entire thing. That radiatore pasta shape gets me every time!
Favorite sip: Rhubarb Strawberry Margarita. My Mom has three rhubarb plants that come back year after year which means she ends up with about 10 gallon-sized ziplock backs of frozen chopped rhubarb at the end of each summer because there’s only so many strawberry rhubarb pies a girl can bake! These margaritas look like a tasty and refreshing way to use some of it up.
Favorite bling: Asymmetrical Mini Letter Necklace. Wishing this was about $120 cheaper because it is seriously stylin’!
Favorite dinner: Tex Mex Quinoa Casserole. This meal is right up my ally and COULD NOT be easier. Cannot wait to make it!
Favorite travel: The Catalina Bag. Why this model looks so angry to be carrying such a lovely weekender bag, I’ll never know. I just love it! Perfect size for a quick trip and the separate zipper compartment on the bottom would be great for storing shoes or worn clothes.
Favorite bite: Crispy Black Bean Tacos. Easy. Crispy. Vegetarian. YUMMY! These would be really good to make then freeze, me thinks.
Favorite fitness: 7-Minute HIIT Workout. Looooove HIIT workouts. Get more bang for you buck, y’all!
Favorite sweet: Caramel Macchiato Gooey Cake Bars. Sweet, dense, and decadent. And gooey. Anything with the word “gooey” in it and I’m so in.
Favorite advice: 45 Life Lessons Written by a 90 Year Old Woman. Sometimes these can be kind of cheesy or redundant, but I really liked this list. :)
Favorite lick: Salted Bourbon Caramel Pops. C’moooon, summer!
Jenn 04.18.2014
here is an acrylic version of the initial necklace – if you get gold with antique gold acrylic it looks pretty great – with a more reasonable price tag – i have an acrylic monogram and its awesome – i get SO many compliments!
Love the Friday Favorites!
Amber 04.18.2014
Have you discovered Gluten Free on a Shoestring yet? She makes amazing GF recipes on her blog and in her cookbooks. One of my go to places.
Jocelyn @BrCrew Life 04.18.2014
So many fun finds here today! Thank you so much for including my gooey bars :-) Have a wonderful Easter weekend!!!
Abby 04.18.2014
Check out Oh She Glow’s Spelt Flour Tortillas she just posted! I want to try them out. If you can have spelt flour, that is. But you could probably try her recipe with a different flour too.
Maria 04.18.2014
Thanks for featuring our tortillas! Happy Friday! xo
erin @hooleywithaz 04.18.2014
loving the globe…i’ve been trying to think of a way to incorporate a globe in the baby’s room. this is a good place to start looking for inspiration!
Chicago Jogger 04.18.2014
I need that rhubarb-strawberry margarita in my life, asap! Have a great Easter weekend.
Kelly Mitchem 04.18.2014
Those crispy black bean tacos look amazing!
Tieghan 04.18.2014
Those salted bourbon pops!! Amazed!
have a great Easter weekend!
Allison 04.18.2014
Oooo I do love that bag! Perhaps they caught her on the way home and that’s why she’s rocking the stink face :P
Elizabeth @ AllThingsLibby 04.18.2014
Love the life lessons, I find myself repeating many of these frequently, either silently to myself or as encouragement for my family.
Thanks for the inspiration this lovely fri morning.
Samantha @ The Faithful Runner 04.18.2014
I love these! So many awesome ideas and links. Thanks for sharing and Happy Friday!
christina (sisters running the kitchen) 04.18.2014
im glad you are back to doing these again. those tacos look great! have a nice easter
Katie Clark 04.18.2014
Thank you for feauturing my tacos! Makes me want to go eat them now :) Freezing them would be a great idea! All these other recipes look delicious too. Like that Ranch BLT pasta salad? Yum!
Elizabeth {Positively Healthy} 04.18.2014
Everything looks awesome! That pork from Cafe Rio looks ridiculous! Have a good weekend!
Pip {Cherries & Chisme} 04.18.2014
That globe is awesome! Going to have to check that out for a summer project :) oh yes, the word ‘gooey’ sells me EVERYtime! Have a lovely weekend
autumn 04.18.2014
Thanks for including my pops here, Kristin! Happy Friday.
Lauren 04.18.2014
Okay, those carmel macchiato gooey cake bars….I just died!
Jamie @ Sometimes Healthy Living Blog 04.18.2014
The pulled pork and those caramel macchiato gooey cake bars…OH MY.
Love the cheesy life lessons – it’s never possible to be tooo cheesy in my book :-)
Maryea {happy healthy mama} 04.18.2014
A lot of fun finds here. Thanks for sharing!!