Excuses, excuses...

So I know I have been terrible with posts lately, but there are exciting ones that I'm working on. Don't worry, you don't have to wait too much longer! {oh and I'm trying out new designs for the blog itself!}

{things to come...}

Avocado Addiction

I found a blog post last week about grilled avocados with a fresh tomato salad on top, and since I love just about everything with avocados I decided to make it.

Here is the how to {with a few adjustments on my part}

Ingredients:

Avocados

Lemon

Cherry Tomatoes

Fresh Basil

Mozzarella Cheese

Pine Nuts

Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper

{fresh ingredients}

Chop up the cherry tomatoes, basil,  and mozzarella and combine them in a bowl with the pine nuts. Slice the avocados and lemon in half and place them face down on the grill (I used the oven since I don't have a grill). Cook until the avocados have grill marks and the lemons are slightly caramelized.

{if you do this in the oven, just cook until the avocado is warm all the way through}

{salad goodness}

Toss the tomatoes and basil salad mix with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then pour it all on top of the grilled avocados. Top with some lemon juice and enjoy!

{YUM!}

Pumpkin Goodness Part 1

Is there anything better than pumpkin? No, no there is not. And that is why in honor of Fall quickly approaching (I hope) I have begun to bake with my favorite ingredient. 

I found this recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies a few years ago and it really is one of the best pumpkin recipes I have found. The flavors work really well together so that nothing is too overwhelming. Here are some picture...I highly recommend you try the recipe, IT'S AMAZING!

{some ingredients}

{just mixing some butter and sugar...delicious!}

{mmm...pumpkin puree}

{I know you're not supposed to eat raw cookie dough, but this stuff is SO good}

{Happy Fall!}

Craft Bag

 I don't usually like having to carry a bag with me everywhere, so I don't exactly have a large collection. Which means that when I actually need something, I don't always have something that matches whatever I am wearing. So I decided to make my own clutch that would go with just about everything. Genius, right?

Materials:

Clutch (I got one from American Apperal...this one is suede)

Tape

Acrylic Paint

{tape off sections for each color}

{pick your paint colors, I chose black and gold}

{paint in first color, allow to dry, and then tape off for the next color}

{make sure that the paint is fairly even and smooth...which can be a little tricky with suede}

{fin!}