#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
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Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Recipe: Black-Eyed Peas with Mushrooms

January 1, 2013 · Narrative

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Our family is filled with traditions. And superstitions. And must-dos.

And black-eyed peas on the New Years’ Day dinner table has been around for as long as I can remember. And as it is reported to bring forth good luck and good fortune, it’s not one of those weird traditions that only our family does.

Because I’m almost certain that the “green cars are bad luck” is a superstition that only we must obey.

When it comes to certain foods bringing you good luck and fortune, you can believe or not. But if there is a modicum of possibility that eating a spoonful or two of black-eyed peas might bring it about, you can bet that I’m all in.

Over the years, we’ve had a variety of black-eyed dishes, some more palatable than the next.

But this one? This one here might just be a keeper.

Black-eyed peas for the win.

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I won’t lie and tell you this is a quick dish. But it’s not complicated. The biggest time suck is cooking the black-eyed peas. You can obviously save quite a bit of time by buying them already cooked (in a can). But that’s if you actually don’t appear at the grocery store on New Years’ Day, like me, and expect to find a can available.

I should know better.

But it all worked out.

Hearty. Flavorful. Well-seasoned. And super, super healthy.

And let’s not forget all that prosperity that will be heading your way this year as you down spoonful after spoonful of this.

Because really.

That right there is enough.

Tomorrow? Eat.Live.Be. 2013.

Yep.

Black-Eyed Peas with Mushrooms
Recipe courtesy of The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You

3 t olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 T chopped garlic
1-1/2 cups (14-1/2 oz can) diced fire-roasted tomatoes
1 t ground coriander
1 t curry powder
1 t ground cumin
1/2 t ground turmeric
1/2 t red chile flakes
1-1/2 cups cooked black-eyed peas, lentils, or beans (black, red, white, or pinto); or 1 (16 oz) can cooked beans, rinsed, and drained
3 cups sliced mushrooms (brown, white, cremini, or shiitake) (I used an 8 oz package of sliced mushrooms, so it was a little bit more)
1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro (I skipped)
salt-free seasoning
ground black pepper

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for five minutes, until softened but not browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer, but do not brown the garlic.

Add the tomatoes, coriander, curry, cumin, turmeric, and chile flakes and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the beans and simmer for 5 minutes longer. Transfer to a 3- or 4-quart saucepan and keep warm. (I just put it in a small bowl so I could reuse the same pan for the next step)

In a clean skillet, add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 4 minutes, until the mushrooms are just cooked and have lost their water. Add the mushrooms to the bean mixture and stir in the cilantro. Season to taste with salt-free seasoning, and black pepper.

Makes 4 (1-cup) servings

2oo calories, 10g protein, 31g carbs, 5g fat, 8g fiber

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  1. Kitchen Knife Reviews says

    January 2, 2013 at 2:17 am

    Mmmmm, looks good!

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  2. debbie says

    January 2, 2013 at 7:43 am

    I will have to keep this since we follow this tradition on New Years day too. Never heard of it until I met my husband but I’m all for any extra luck I can get!!!!
    debbie recently posted..Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake

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  3. Joanne says

    January 2, 2013 at 7:51 am

    I had every intention of making black-eyed peas for my family yesterday and then…life got in the way. And we ended up going out to dinner. Maybe if I eat enough of them this week it’ll make up for it?
    Joanne recently posted..My Favorite 25 Recipes of 2012

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I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
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