Happy Friday, everyone!
The weekend is so close that I can practically taste it. Right now it’s tasting rich and chocolaty…that is to say, I made Brownie Mix Truffles on KCCI this morning!
I may or may not have gotten so excited about the cute Valentine’s Day-themed sprinkles on top of the truffles that I temporarily forgot where I was and what I was doing and said I wanted to hug them…on air. I don’t even remember saying it! Take a look for yourself, if you please!
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In other news, it should be a fun weekend around here! My Mom and I are heading to the Home and Garden show to get some good ideas for, well, our homes and gardens. I’m going to really switch up the landscaping in my front yard this spring (who am I) so I’m excited to get some good ideas.
Wherever you are, and whatever you do, have a great weekend yourself (stay safe & warm east coasters!) and please enjoy my favorite finds from around the web in this week’s Friday Favorites. And don’t forget to check out the chocolate giveaway at the end of this post!
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Favorite treat: Red Velvet Puppy Chow. Looks perfectly sweet and poppable, and what a fun treat for Valentine’s Day!
Favorite spot: Alcazar Leather Armchair. I’m fairly certain that if we had this chair in our home I’d never, ever leave. It kind of reminds me of the chair Aidan made Carrie, no? Starting a savings account for it…NOW!
Favorite photo: Strawberries and Cream Cake. Ali @ Gimme Some Oven has totally outdone herself with this cake. First of all I can’t wait to make the fresh strawberry cake inside, second of all the Valentine’s Day heart outside is the CUTEST!
Favorite accessory: Jemma Cake Stand. Isn’t this country-chic cake stand the sweetest? That cake would look so adorable on it.
Favorite furball. Melting.
Favorite ‘wich: Spinach & Artichoke Melts. My mouth is watering at the site of this hand-held twist on one of my favorite dips.
Favorite place: Emerald Lake. Just 20 miles or so west of Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, this lake is absolutely breathtaking. I would rent a house here for a week in the summertime in a heartbeat!
Favorite DIY: Crate Wall Storage. Finally, a crate project that I could actually do, and would actually be useful! Love this idea for creating towel storage in the bathroom.
Favorite dessert: Vanilla Cream Filled Double Chocolate Cake. Trouble. Delicious, delicious, trouble.
Favorite fitness: 5-4-3-2-1 Workout. I can’t remember if I’ve posted this workout on Friday Favorites before. Either way, I really like that you can do the whole thing at home!
Favorite fish: Salmon Honey Teriyaki. I’m always looking for new ways to cook salmon and this looks absolutely delectable. Not very many ingredients, either!
Favorite project: Stackable Fruit Crates. LOVE these!! So great for saving valuable counter space, and much cheaper to make, than buy.
Favorite fresh: Grilled Kale Salad with Beets, Figs, and Ricotta. All. The. Things. Especially the figs – Ben and I have been craving figs like crazy lately.
Favorite idea: Lazy Girl Fitness. This blogger has tons of clever ways to fit fitness in throughout your day – no gym required.
Favorite splurge: (Black Bean) Chili (Sweet Potato) Fries. Great spin on chili fries. Add a healthy drizzle of homemade nacho cheese sauce and I’m so sold.
Favorite outfit. Perfect for spring break!
Favorite devour: Vanilla Bean Cookie Butter Cup Cupcakes. Vanilla bean cupcakes swirled with cookie butter, stuffed with Salted Chocolate Cookie Butter Cups, then topped with Vanilla Bean Cookie Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Come to Mama!
the salmon recipe looks great
You were so cute on tv I could hug a sprinkle!
You were so cute in your on-air video spot! But I’ve gotta say, that kitchen set needs a makeover STAT! Paint the cabinets, put out some cute accessories…and that lighting is simply horrible. It looks like you’re standing in front of a cave. I’m not trying to be mean towards the station, but they really should recognize how bad it looks on camera.
This is awesome! So love these. Our daughter gave us a bag last year!
Omg that cupcake at the end! And the heart covered cake is adorable :)
There are so many good looking recipes here that I don’t even know what to comment on!! ;) Those cupcakes, though….WOW!!
ANOTHER amazingly delicious looking sandwich on the blog this week. YUM.
Love that chair, definitely reminiscent of Aiden’s.
You are just adorable! So great on camera! I will have to try those truffles, they do sound super easy!
Kristin, first of all your video is so great, and I want to eat like a million of those truffles. Second of all, I’ve been reading your blog forever, and I always love the Friday Favorites. When I opened my reader this morning and saw my picture, it was better than Christmas morning!! Thank you so much for featuring me! :)
Emerald Lake is a couple of hours from where I live, in Calgary. It is even more beautiful in person if you can believe it. I have a photo from a wedding there on my fridge and everyone asks if we are standing in front of a poster. They don’t believe it is real! If you ever come, make sure it is in later July or August otherwise the lake might be frozen! It’s one of my very favourite places to visit as well.
Love your Friday favourites every week!
I am drooling. Everything on this post looks sinfully delicious.
Thank you so much for featuring my DIY Stackable Fruit Crates. Such a nice surprise. :)
Big smiles!
-Shayna
What a nice bunch of Friday Favorites!!!