Hiiii guys! With all of the wedding, honeymoon, and recipes posts, I feel like we haven’t hung out in forever! I have so much life to share.
Backing up to my birthday!
I went to Zocalo with a group of friends to celebrate. Between the 9 of us, 5 of us got the yummy pepper! It was a hit. If you come to Cville, get this pepper! It’s stuffed with black beans, cheese, and corn, rolled in crushed tortilla chips, served over smoked tomato grits and drizzled with a cilantro buttermilk sauce. Every bite is just divine!
Thanks to my sweet friends for all the fun! I wore this new top I got on my bday shopping trip. I’m loving all the cold shoulder styles. (Although, can I admit that my shoulders were cold?!) I also got this Lou & Grey super warm cowl top so my shoulders will be fine this winter.
We’ve been enjoying the pumpkin theme all week.
Pumpkin oatmeal:
Pumpkin pancakes on Halloween:
Pumpkin carving last weekend:
(Thomas did the mummy!)
We’ve been celebrating fall in other ways too. Sarah and I went hiking on a gorgeous crisp day.
I’ve been burning fall candles all week. Pure Integrity Candles sent me their Pumpkin Pie flavor to enjoy. Their soy candles have 50% more fragrance than the average candle and the smell lasts through the entire burn. The Pumpkin Pie candle is great! I can smell it in my living room when it’s not even burning. The company is family run, and I love that the jars aren’t covered with stickers.
On the lunch front, I’ve been making lots of bowls.
Chicken thigh, chopped kale salad, avocado, Dietz and Watson goat cheese:
Sarah and I went to the new Elements Hot Yoga studio location at Stonefield and had Mezeh bowls afterwards. YUM!
And finally for dinners – we did a Blue Apron box and had three awesome meals.
Barramundi with squash and couscous:
Honey fried chicken with sweet potatoes and kale (LOVED THIS!):
Meatballs with broccoli and brown rice:
Have a great weekend!!!
Life lately has been great for you! Happy birthday, and, the whole pumpkin week sounds awesome! 🙂
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Wow, that stuffed pepper looks heavenly! I would’ve been the 6th perso to order it. 🙂 love seeing fall festivities – happy Friday!
Wow! That mummy pumpkin is awesome! Way to go, Thomas!
You look so pretty at your birthday dinner! I love that top and am loving the shoulder cutout style, but my shoulders would get cold too! I remember that pepper from one of Kaci and my visits to Cville, and it was sooo good! I love those sprinkles – so perfect for Halloween. All of your food looks awesome, and it looks like life has been amazing! <3
Thank you!! I’m so glad you got to experience the pepper : )
Speaking of cold shoulders, I love off-the-shoulder oversized sweaters–it just speaks fall! But at the same time it’s sort of contradictory since you’re supposed to keep warm and yet exposing your shoulders makes one cold.
I the fish and fried chicken in my blue apron box this week – both were so delicious! (also my sweet potatoes didn’t look as fancy as yours! ahaha).
Haha! I mixed in some crinkle cut ones from Whole Foods to make extra for Mazen!
That pepper looks amazing!
Pumpkin season is definitely in full swing, & I love it! It is fun to try new pumpkin recipes!
All of those pumpkin recipes look so delicious!! I’m definitely going to try them myself. Thanks for sharing your week with us!