Showing posts with label chicago weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicago weather. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2014

A Great Start to the Week

When I woke up this morning, it was 27-degrees... that's not a very good start to the first full week of Spring, now is it? Well, I walked the dogs on the sunny side of the street, so it wasn't so bad.

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Ready for breakfast!
I always feed them a small wet food breakfast when they come in from their morning walk, so I thought this morning (afternoon, really) would be a great one for me to have a nice breakfast, too.

I started with a hot cup of coffee, which is something I haven't made in a long while. In fact, I haven't even had a coffee to drink since... before the end of January? I tried to water it down a little, so the caffeine wouldn't overwhelm me.


My breakfast comfort food is chilaquiles, and now that I'm eating eggs again, I decided to make my chilaquiles with fried eggs instead of scrambled. I've always worried that there would be some gross texture things going on, what with the combination of egg yolk and sour cream, but it turns out it was delicious! I'm talking, the most delicious chilaquiles I've ever eaten, hands down.

This cast iron pan is one of the lights of my life. It cooks everything so evenly, and it's easily "washed" with a quick paper towel wipe-down.

I finally found a carton of eggs that I'm not grossed out by.  Phil's Fresh Eggs are certified humane, tasty, and affordable -- hooray!

A gorgeous plate of food.
I made my own salsa, but started before I realized we were out of onions, so it only had pablano pepper, Kumato tomato, garlic, black beans, cilantro, and a little salt. I couldn't believe how tasty it was, even without the onion! This might be my new go-to salsa recipe.

I hope y'all are having a nice start to the week, despite the still-cold temperatures. Just hang in there. :)

Monday, March 17, 2014

Spring Fling? A Girl Can Dream...

So we might be above freezing here in Chicago, which is far better than the alternative, but it's still way too cold. We're all getting frustrated... Who am I kidding? We've been frustrated for a while. But still, thinking warm thoughts has to do something... right?

Aaah, memories of sunshine and the beach...

I'm trying to do my part here, and I think using the word "spring" will help, so I'm offering free shipping on any purchases from my Etsy shop ($15 or more) until the end of March if you use the coupon code: springfling2014

I have so many pieces that are perfect for Spring, so we'll just call this smart planning for when the weather matches up to our thoughts.

Blue Bird Cage Necklace

Pink Tassel Necklace
Gold Padlock Necklace
Bright Pink Dream Catcher
Of course, the coupon code will work for any item, including custom map or photo pieces, state charm necklaces, baseball pieces... anything over $15!

Happy shopping, folks, and here's to Spring!