Friday Faves

Hello and happy on-our-way to a long weekend Friday.

If you subscribe to my newsletter, this week you received the list of my favorite handed-down family recipes that are all perfect for this end-of-summer eating fest we here in the U.S. call Labor Day weekend. If you didn’t see it, here’s the link to the email for some of my favorite family recipes to cook this weekend.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been cooking a whole lot from the blog. That’s not always the case, because I’m often working on new ideas and recipes, or eating cereal or cantaloupe and cottage cheese for dinner because I.just.can’t. But this week, I pulled out several faves including this grilled zucchini that I make pretty much every week once my zukes start generating their plethora of produce. I pivoted on the goat cheese and used feta instead and in lieu of thyme I gave it a generous shower of dill. Mint or tarragon would have been delish too. That’s the secret to being a successful cook: Be nimble and you’ll have more fun.

With that, let’s have fun this weekend and start it off with this week’s list of Friday Faves.

How to make a vision board and design the life of your dreams.

Here’s how a 5-year-old raised $17,000 for victims of Maui wildfires. Now THAT is impressive.

500+ books are mentioned in Gilmore Girls, and if you’re a fan, here’s how to do the Rory Gilmore Reading List Challenge.

The world’s most overrated tourist traps, ranked.

This Michael J. Fox documentary looks so good.

and…

This podcast interview with an 85-year-old badass had so many GREAT takeaways for her secrets to living an amazing life. She literally sounds like she’s in her 50s. And I’m def going to try her daily meditation tip because I’ve yet to be successful at meditating.

I’ve been totally engrossed in this true-crime podcast.

Next up on my reading list.

Made me chuckle.

How to split the bill at a restaurant, no matter how complicated.

Check out Tracy’s meal prep pack, very smart.

5 tips for better salads.

Speaking of, this Greek lentil situation looks amazing.

And this gorgeous salad toes the line between summer and fall.

Grilled pineapple deepens the sweet factor in this piña colada.

Manicotti was def one of the first Italian dishes I learned to make and I don’t know why I don’t see it more often.

This grilled chicken has a cheesy kick.

I’ve never eaten at Red Lobster but these cheddar biscuits look divine.

This looks perfect for brunch, breakfast, lunch, or a meat-free din.

Grilled halloumi is one of my faves and these grain bowls are the perfect way to enjoy it.

OMG, this crumble is the dreamiest trifecta of ingredients.

These noodles look dang dang good.

And, this creamy pasta is the perfect thing to make to use up all those zukes.

These chicken bowls look so yummy and are great for easy meal prep.

How insane does this apple cake look? So creative.

And, I’m bookmarking this chocolate one.

I keep threatening to bake a coconut cake and this one might make me finally move off center. YUUUUMM.

I love serving my favorite pesto with so many things, and it’s a smart idea to use it in my meatballs.

How to get the most happiness from your social life—I loved this read.

62 Labor Day sales to check out this weekend.

And, 21 awesome Labor Day furniture and homewares sales.

I’ve always done my makeup in bed (because that’s what my childhood friend’s so-much-cooler-than-us older sister did) and I recently bought this makeup mirror that I like very much. Perfect for travel too.

I keep hearing great things about this new eyeshadow—and I love this shade.

A timeless nail color for fall.

This lip glow is so moisturizing and sticks on le lips for hours. I’m loving it.

The new-to-me 3-ingredient (!) deodorant is one I may need to try.

I’ve LIVED in this dress in black and so I just bought it in olive for fall. So frigging comfy.

Love this sweater (and it’s on sale).

3 simple breathwork exercises for managing stress.

And, 8 ways to create a daily decluttering routine—starting this weekend!

And that’s it for this week. Enjoy the Labor of your weekend :).

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