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Some Salads For You

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How often is too often to write about salad on this blog?  Is this a question I should pose to my therapist next time I’m in?  Regardless of the answer to either of those questions, I’ve got some salad recipes to share with you, in case, like Tanya, salads are your life.* Or, like me, you pack one just about every dang day for lunch and need some inspiration.

*Help, we’ve been watching a lot of Parks and Recreation.

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Sweet Potato Farro Salad

The more the merrier when it comes to salad mix-ins.

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Autumn Glow Salad

Let’s hear it for a tahini spiral drizzle!

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Vegetarian Cobb Salad

Sometimes I just do not have the energy to make that coconut bacon, but even without it, this salad is great.

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Vitamin Glow Warm Squash Salad

Follow the recipe if you must, but cold squash and a whole half an avocado per salad is highly recommended.

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Roasted Carrot Salad with Quinoa, Chickpeas and Everyday Dressing

This dressing was unlike any I’d had before.  It’s heavy on tahini and nutritional yeast, which means it’s creamy and savory and might take some getting used to, but in the end, I dug it.

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Corn & Chickpea Bowl with Miso-Jalapeño Tahini

If you’re not sold at “Miso-Jalapeño Tahini,” then we probably won’t get along, but in case you’re still skeptical, just know that Bon Appétit and I would never steer you wrong.

I hope you enjoy one of these soon and if you’re a fellow salad lover, please tell me your favorite combo.  Don’t hold out on me now!

Weekend Things: St. Patrick’s Day & Other Fun

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I need to begin by telling you I caught a cold last week, so when Friday rolled around we decided to stay in, heat up leftover Shepherd’s Pie for dinner and watch a movie.  I’m not actually sure those two things are related but it sounded like a good excuse for our boringness.  Fridays are weird because we are home by 5:30 and if we don’t have plans, I’m like “what are we supposed to do till it’s acceptable couch and pajama time??”  Feels extra weird now that the sun is out later and being hunkered down for the night while it’s still fully bright outside seems WRONG.

Help, what do you do after work on a Friday?! 😛

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Right when we got home, we went outside and peeped the very beginning of tulip season in our very own backyard!  I don’t know why, but I was skeptical that they’d actually bloom so I was very excited to be wrong.  Anyway, dinner was delicious and Coco was so so good!  Not only is the animation straight breathtaking (ALL THOSE COLORS!) but the story and the display of Mexican culture is so lovely.  We really loved it and I think I sang “Remember Me” for the rest of the weekend.

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I had a semi-early Saturday facial to get to so I ate breakfast, picked up an iced coffee and headed into Louisville.  Felt so good to reset even if traffic heading back into Denver is always THE WORST.  Why??

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Back at home, I found Joey in the backyard reading and we made a spontaneous decision to go grab lunch before forcing ourselves to go to the grocery.  We got caught in St. Patrick’s Day Parade traffic (ugh!) but eventually made it to Call, where we had perfect patio weather and really good (albeit sort of pricey) food.  Ginger-turmeric tonic and mushroom tartine for me, chopped salad to share and a chicken salad sandwich and beer for Joey.  I think we were both in our happy place.

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We were having dinner at my parents’ later on and decided to do like we did last year and stop at Four Noses beforehand.  I got a hybrid IPA and I have no idea what that means, I just know it was damn good!  Mom killed it as usual with the corned beef and cabbage and then she served us Green Velvet cupcakes and I was full like whoa but it was so worth it.

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Sunday started with Joey making me lemon poppyseed pancakes and he somehow timed it perfect with coffee, so everything was ready at the same time.  So I guess what I’m saying is, I give up my weekend pancake-making duties forever.  Oh and we totally went on an outdoor run both Saturday AND Sunday!  I used to work out on back to back (to back to back) days all the time, but I sort of stopped at some point and it’s been just fine.  This is all to say both ways can be okay depending on what feels right for you right now  🙂

The rest of the day was spent making lunch salads, baking a quiche (why don’t I do this more often?!) and finishing Lily and the Octopus.  I was full on crying at the end while Joey was sitting next to me eating chips and salsa, completely unaware of the emotional moment I was having, ha!  We ended Sunday with pizza, family birthdays and SNOW!  What??  How??  Must be spring in Colorado!

How was your weekend?