Aloha, and happy Friday!
What a week it’s been! So fantastic! I spent the past 7 days with my college besties, 14 of us in one home in Maui. It was our annual reunion with no kids, no partners, just us for the past 36 years. So much food, so much drink, so much sand and surf, and so many laughs and stories to share. It was absolutely the best! I was in charge of the menu (naturally) from a 4th of July burgers and dogs bash to bountiful breakfasts and lunch wraps. To keep things easy, I was planning on buying macaroni salad and potato salad from the store, but they looked so gross I couldn’t NOT make my homemade versions. I’ll be sharing the menu line-up in an email soon, so keep your eyes peeled for it!
Denmark’s #1 secret to happiness for a year. Let’s all give it a try!
The best pantry organizers for all you decluttering freaks.
More corn, more beans = more of this healthy salad!
While in Hawaii, I’ve been getting my fill of spam musubi, and when I get home, this sushi bake will be taking it’s place.
This Hawaiian mac salad is keeping our reunion theme on trend.
And more coconut cream pie, please!!!
This high-protein salad is packed with flavor.
Brown butter pistachio muffins. Sign my husband up!
People are still loving the smash burger, and this Greek version is a fun twist.
Or, stick with the original with this tasty burger sauce.
These grilled shrimp skewers are bright, briny, and devour-worthy.
A frosty beverage to cool off any hot day.
Curious about sous vide? Make this your first recipe to try it.
What a yummy-looking salad. More blue cheese!
These healthy overnight oats are like dessert for breakfast.
Peach dumplings...don’t forget the vanilla ice cream!
If you’re going to have a vodka drink, may as well give it a healthy edge.
Lemon cakes like this one are my favorite cake.
This tangy red pepper salad is perfect as an antipasto, side dish, or tossed with pasta. Yum.
A few favorite things from my trip:
- We have a group of puzzlers, so we did this one that made it super fun to take a stroll down memory lane. Keri and Susie say they buy all of their puzzles from them.
- Melissa loves this clothes subscription shopping site. She’s a shopper so she knows!
- With so many themes to choose from, these re-usable shopping bags made for the most perfect beach bags and take-home gifts.
- My friend Julie wore one of the cutest swimsuits on the trip.
- I’ve shared before, but these are my favorite type of beach towel.
- My friend Jenae swears by this green juice for all of her vitamin needs.
- I bought this book that everyone else is reading and didn’t even crack it. Too much fun visiting to read!
53 spas you’ll never want to leave.
7 stretches in bed to help you sleep.
Here’s where all the cool girls are vacationing next. Let’s go!
That’s it for this week! Give a friend a call, catch up, and enjoy!
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Phi
So nice you do that trip with your girlfriends. I was just casually reading Friday Faves and clicked on a link and it was to one of my recipes, THANK YOU! You totally made my week!
XOXO