Avocado Toast with Blistered Tomatoes

I've blogged about our love for avocado toast before, so when I saw this recipe. I knew we had to try it. I've been super careful with eggs since I've been pregnant so I thought this might be a new way to incorporate it back into our brunch routine. Plus... jazz it up a notch! 

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Apple + Whole Wheat Toddler Mini Muffins

Hello! And welcome-- today I have another toddler recipe for you. I actually stumbled upon this one when I woke up last Saturday AM. It popped up in an email from Pinterest, "inspired by your pins." I love how everything I do sends me emails based on my browsing history. But I'm glad I clicked on this one! Usually I just swipe and delete. 

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Southern Sunday Fried Chicken

Brian has become quite the fan of making fried chicken. We've come to an agreement that he's allowed to take this on, IF it's within one week of our house keepers next visit :) Cause let's be honest.. this makes a mess!! The first time we ever did it... and I'm saying WE... I watched. HE burned a hot oil hole in the kitchen rug. It scared me to death and I'm so glad it wasn't his leg. Let's just say...we move the kitchen rug out of the way these days. And he's basically a pro now ;) 

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Carb lovers UNITE!

Hello! I have so many good, new recipes to share over the next week or so. And I'm super excited about the one today. I love bread. I'm one of those, "never-met-a-card-I-didn't-love" people. So when we eat Italian, bread is always on the menu. And since we've enacted "Italian Sunday," lots of bread is on the menu! 

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Italian Beef Bolognese

It appears that "Italian Sunday" is becoming a thing around our house. We just so happened to have another Italian dish this past Sunday and we both loved it! Cue a super fast google of delish Italian recipes..... 

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DIY Wall Mount Bookshelf + Free Plans

So... a couple weekends ago, I built a bookshelf for Kate's new room. I'll start off by saying, I don't think I really thought it through before it just happened. I looked high and low for the perfect shelving for her room. 

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Birthday Gift - Special Keepsake

I love a good reason to make a handmade gift. I made a flip book for Brian on our 1st (paper) Anniversary called, "100 Reasons Why I Love You!" It was made from index cards and random photos and bound together with string. Wasn't my proudest project but the sentiment was the goal. 

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Kate's Kitchen - IKEA Hack

Y'all. I can not say enough good things about this kitchen. It's been so fun for ME and Kate :). I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to blog this adorable little thing. It was actually a birthday gift for our girl back in September! I bought it about a month before so I would have plenty of time to renovate it and get it looking precious! 

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Valentine's Day Treats

Happy Valentine's Day! I started working -slash that- thinking about treats for Kate's class well in advance. I had a plan but in true Alex fashion, I waited til the very last minute to put these guys together. But I'm in love with the end result. :)

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Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce

I really hate to make you jealous by posting this picture first-- okay, actually I do want to make you jealous. That's WHY I'm posting this awesomeness that we had for dinner over the weekend. I've made this once before but loosely followed the recipe. This time, I followed every (almost) single bit and the outcome was so amazing. 

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