THAI PEANUT CHICKEN RICE BOWL
Before I got married, I knew how to make one meal...scrambled eggs on toast (and cupcakes!) Yes, I don't know how I survived (thank you to my wonderful sister, Catrina who cooked many, many, meals for me). I lived a very full and social life as a single gal and didn't value meal times. Dinner to me was sometimes crackers and peanut butter or whatever I could grab on the go.
But now (on good weeks) dinners are strategically thought out and planned. My full and social calendar hasn't changed much since I got married so I'm particularly attracted to meals that I can cook in little time.
And these Thai Peanut Chicken Rice Bowls fit exactly into that category. They are seriously soooo delicious and take hardly any time to make (the rice take the longest!) We eat these almost weekly in our home (and James never complains!)
THICK & CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Some days call for classic thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies. Those days could be hard days, sad days, lonely days, happy days, cold days, warm days...who am I kidding? Almost any day could call for freshly baked thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies. This is my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe. It produces exactly what it says, thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies...nom...nom..nom.
It's Monday, you know what that calls for? Thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies. :)
xo,
s.s.♥.
OVERNIGHT WAFFLES
On Christmas morning I ate the BEST waffles I had ever eaten in my entire life. Better than any waffle that I have tried in a restaurant. For realz.
They were perfectly crunchy on the outside yet soft and scrumptious on the inside. My mind and taste buds were right out blown. I could eat those waffles for days on days on days.
I got the recipe from my sister in law who had made them on Christmas and when I starting planning my One Word brunch, I knew I HAD to make these waffles for the ladies.
They're called overnight waffles because you make the batter the night before and then leave it on the kitchen counter to work its magic. That may sound freaky to those of you concerned with "food poisoning and all" but I've had these twice and so far, I'm good to go. They're really, really, really good so please do yourself a favour this weekend and make these puppies.
recipe from smitten kitchen
To eat these the best way possible, make sure you have toppings on toppings on toppings. We had nutella, cookie butter, whip cream, fruit, syrup and butter.
all photos by Amy Gary Photography
Are you drooling yet?
Yep, now go and make these waffles.
over & out,
s.s.♥.
RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE BROWNIES
Are you a Valentine's lover or hater? Even though I have been single for most of my life (James was my second official boyfriend, and the first one was in grade 9 for two weeks, ha) I've always loved Valentine's Day, probably because I'm a hopeless romantic at heart.
So I made you a dessert for Valentine's Day. You can make it for your boyfriend or your friends or heck, make it for yourself, and rent The Notebook. You can pretend you're eating it with Ryan Gosling. That sounds like a pretty fantastic Valentine's Day if you ask me.
Enjoy!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
TOMATO BASIL SOUP WITH ROASTED GARLIC
Our church is in the final week of the 21 Day Challenge. This is the fourth time we've embarked on this journey and it has been amazing. Our pastor challenged us to join the challenge by fasting and praying for God to move in 2014. I absolutely love this because it's all about drawing near to God. In the past I've done the Daniel Fast (eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains only), full fasts (juice and water only) and partial fasts (i.e. no sweets).
For personal reasons this year I'm doing a partial fast combined with a few days of full fasting. Already I've sensed a closeness to God that I haven't felt in awhile. Another thing that has helped me draw closer to God is fasting "the scroll". Oh you know the scroll...the "I don't know what to do in this moment so I'll just scroll through instagram, twitter, facebook...oh look thirty minutes have gone by.." Yeah, I fasted from that and it's been so FREEING. I'm hardcore addicted to my phone so it's nice to break the addiction for a few weeks. I've already noticed two things 1. I'm way more productive 2. my iphone battery lasts almost the whole day! But one thing is for sure, I so miss looking at pretty pictures on instagram and being in the know of all the Christian celebrities I follow, ha. If you have questions on fasting, check out this website or leave a comment below!
So I made some soup for you! Actually that's a lie. James made some soup for you. He's made it the past two Sundays and it is delish. He modified the original recipe to make it vegan. (Just use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth all you Daniel fast peeps….ps…here is the original recipe which we've adapted)
happy wednesday!
xo,
s.s.♥.