Happy Friday, friends and who is raising their hands high with me to welcome the weekend! Bring it!
After a week of recuperating from attending my 15th Las Vegas NASCAR race last Sunday (my husband and parents have been to every single race since it started for a total of 19!), meeting with clients, visiting blogging friends, trying to work ahead to get blog photo shoots and posts bagged and done, done, done (I’m getting better at it!) plus transporting myself back to my sophomore high school English class to help my Smudge with a 7-page essay on becoming a mythological creature (she’s turning into such a great writer!), I for one am ready for Friday night and a cold glass of wine (this is a recent favorite.)
Don’t forget that this weekend is Daylight Savings! Time to set the clocks ahead an hour and heed these 10 ideas of how to take advantage of that extra hour of daylight. I will for sure be doing more of #8 but could totally go for more of #6 as I do NOTHING!
If you haven’t planned out your St. Patrick’s Day feast yet, I spent the week prepping it for you with my favorite recipes for Corned Beef and Cabbage and a monster of a Reuben sandwich. Also, 30+ lucky St. Patrick’s Day recipes, here.
But enough about me, let’s get into this week’s Friday Faves. GO!
This video proves the ties between animals and humans should never be underestimated.
I’m a blondie so naturally, I WANT THESE!
This is so my kind of recipe. Lobster!
Rainbow popsicles, it’s never too early in the season for them.
This carrot cake is a gluten-free eater’s dessert dream!
This onion soup is in a whole new stratosphere.
I seriously can’t get enough of her salads.
And I’m loving her Instagram account. Man, I need to up my game.
And after NASCAR, I totally started following her, too. I know she drives fast but I had no idea she was such a yogi. Holy crap!
A must read because they aren’t the typical standards: 15 tips to eat healthier now.
Finally: The difference between white and brown eggs.
These Girl Scouts are smart cookies and are pimping out Leo to their best advantage. Ha!
Here’s what Astronaut Scott Kelly couldn’t stomach for his first meal back on earth. Can you imagine?
How to clean every, single appliance in your kitchen.
For those of you who want to get a jump on summer, 7 types of fruit trees you can grown indoors.
and…
How cute would my new tree look in this!
I shared this gorgeous arrangement on Instagram the other day. I discovered it at here and LOVE how they used mint as filler.
so…
I’m obviously all over these 12 ridiculously cool spring centerpieces to copy. How cool is that first one?!!
I’m thinking I need to update my sunglasses with these classics.
I like this top for weird weather spring days. And it’s cheap!
I live in this type of outfit all summer long, so I had to buy it because it’s from one of my fave designers and it’s more than half off!
15 things you should GIVE UP to be happy.
All the new movies coming to iTunes in March. Hello Leo! (I’m kind of scared to watch it.)
and…
I’ll definitely be tuning into this.
7 hacks to make your iPhone last longer.
10 habits of highly organized people. What? No junk drawer? Ugh!
There’s a whole new realm of road trip games thanks to the iPhone and if you’re on Snapchat, you’ll appreciate this real life version of my daughter’s favorite filter. HA!
and…
47 celebs to follow on Snapchat.
THIS is the haircut I want for summer. Heck, I want it right now! Thanks Julianne.
Target just expanded their home line! I’m getting online now!
Swimsuits for every shape.
5 things parents no longer have to worry about. #loadoffmind #nomorenagging
If you’re looking for the best work/life balance, pack your bags and head to one of these 10 amazing countries. 52 weeks of parental leave after having a baby? WITH PAY! Now that’s a benefit!
When I go to L.A. this summer I’m totally heading to Jessica Biehl’s new restaurant. It’s gorgeous and sounds so fun. And maybe I’ll see JT??
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What I Pinned This Week
As always there was a dizzying array of delicious eats bopping around the interwebs this week. Here are a few recipes that caught my eye and made it onto my Pinterest boards.
Green Goddess Sandwiches
This gorgeousness reminds me I need to buy sprouts more often!
Mac ‘n Cheese with Caramelized Onions and Broccoli
This one is made healthier with the add of almond milk.
Lemon and Herb French Fries
Because lemon is good on EVERYTHING!
Have a great weekend friends. I hope you spend that extra hour getting into the kitchen to cook something good!
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I don’t know how I missed this Heidi! Thanks for the shout out on my mac and cheese! :) I’m loving this collection! Those flowers are gorgeous. LOVE the mint filler, what a great idea. I just bought some mint last week to put in my garden and it DIED before I could get it in the ground. So much for my green thumb!! haha. Also, those lemony fries are calling my name. YUM!
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TGIF, I am so excited for the extra hour of sun! And those fries are everything… be still my heart!
AWESOME! We used to do NASCAR every year when we lived in Vegas. So much fun! Really miss that.
Your link for organized people is bringing up the difference between white and brown eggs. Love your Friday Faves!
Oh shoot! You need the right link and here it is http://www.mydomaine.com/habits-of-organized-people. Fixed in the post so thanks for your alert!
Karina’s salad is amazing, I just want to massively face plan t it! Thanks for linking up to my blondies ;)
You bet, and yes, it is crazy looking good, right?
I don’t know if it’s just me, but every time I click on the habits of organized people link, it takes me to the information about eggs.
It was the wrong link. Sorry about that. Fixed now!
I love reading your blog, especially the Friday Faves. I am older but always find something to try! I really do love it when you include plant based recipes, without dairy, as this is the way I eat. Would love to see more of these!
Sue Ellen, thanks for your comment. I’ll be happy to include a few more ideas for you. In the meantime, a few of my favorite mostly plant-based food bloggers are edibleperspective.com, thehealthyapple.com, inspiralized.com, ambitiouskitchen.com and minimalistbaker.com. I hope you’ll hop over and visit them!