Hey friends! This week has flown by like crazy, no? I can’t complain because I feel like Spring is only a month or two away. I’m eagerly waiting for the warmth to return so I can take out my bike and the trails — there’s something rejuvenating about the wind against you and rays of sunshine beating warm on your sweat-kissed skin.
This past week was wonderful. Abra, Ambitious Kitchen’s brand manager started and we’re getting into a good workflow. I also got my oven fixed, which is a life saver. Yesterday I tried kickboxing for the first time in forever and made my skinny chicken enchiladas for dinner (they are also apart of the Healthy Glow Guide!). MAKE THEM!
I also made a crazy good chicken pot pie (see the video below). Would love if you watched and shared it with your friends! You can view here:
This weekend we are having a small engagement celebration at La Sirena Clandestina here in Chicago. I’ve never truly had Brazilian food and couldn’t be more excited to stuff my face and celebrate!
Next week Abra and I are going to a cookie decorating class, which should be fun. We’ll also be doing plenty of recipe testing for the next few weeks — yessss! It feels like I haven’t been in the kitchen in forever — I’ve been eagerly waiting to dream up all the recipes for Spring. Oh and I almost forgot — Lee is coming for a day to shoot some recipe content for Healthy Glow Co too!
However the most exciting thing on the horizon is a small vacation that Tony and I are planning for the beginning of March. Mostly just to celebrate our engagement and have some alone time without worrying about things like work or wedding planning. Right now we’re considering Arizona for some sunshine and hiking, but have no idea where to go. We’ve already done Camelback in AZ so we’re probably looking for an adventure outside of the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. Any recommendations of cool hikes or things to see/do?!
Enough blabbing already, let’s get to the weekend favorites!
Whatcha making for Game Day? How about these nachos?
Home remedies for a stuffy nose. Crossing my fingers I don’t get sick this year.
You might be storing your chocolate all wrong…
Ya need to really make these lighter jalapeno poppers. They’re dank.
Putting this on my dinner menu because it looks ridiculously good
I really must have these jeans.
Also need this top ASAP. Probs to go with the jeans.
Truly cannot stop staring at this cake.
Netflix documentaries that make you wanna be healthy. I’m in.
Have you heard of Google Wifi? We’re getting it for our place!
NEEDÂ this chair in my life. That blush color!
Alright that’s all I have for you this week. Thanks for hanging out with me. I hope your weekend is as incredible as you are. xo!
That’s so exciting about your upcoming getaway, it’s always so fun to look forward to something like that. When my hubby and I went to Phoenix/Scottsdale, one day we drove to Sedona. WOWZA, is all I have to say, I would highly highly recommend going there. The Red Rocks are simply stunning, and it’s only 2 hours outside of Scottsdale. You drive and see desert landscape and then all of a sudden these gorgeous redder than red rocks, it’s so beautiful…I just wish we had had more time there.
Oh my gosh, we’re headed to the Phoenix area next week for a short vacay! We’ll be going out mostly to visit some fam but also to get away from this cloudy Midwest weather. I’ll let you know if we come across anything fun 😉
If you’re going to AZ definitely check out Sedona!
Sedonaaaaaaaaaaa
Spur Cross in Cave Creek. It’s truly amazing! Lots of hiking trails and the most scenic desert landscape…
La Sirena Clandestina is a favorite Chicago restaurant of mine. Enjoy!
I’ve always stored my chocolate bars in the fridge! Josh thinks I’m weird but I think they taste better!
I love upcoming getaways! They are so nice to look forward to, especially during the cold winter months. You will love Brazilian food! I am Portuguese and our cultures are very similar, same with the food. You will love!
Can’t wait to see what you think 🙂
sedona then jerome an old copper mining town with lots of cute shops
Sounds fabulous!! As per the other commenters SSSEEEDDDDOOONNNNAAA is the best!!! I’ve heard there is a vortex (or many?) and you just feel all kinds of wonderful positive energy. It might still be a bit cool in March though. There’s also some fabulous hiking in Utah along with an amazing retreat with awesome meals (Red Mountain Resort).
Tucson…..catalina state park and sabino canyon!!
I too need to put a plug in for Sedona. We went hiking, hot air ballooning, shopping. Great food too. We stayed at the L’Auberge. So cool.
Excellent thanks