Into It

A few things I am into lately this fine spring season...

 Into this candle scent. It is fresh and perfect for spring. I found it at anthropologie.

Digging this brew lately. It's a great grilling beer. Drink while you grill, you know the drill.

 Childhood flashback? I HATED PB&J when I was a kid. I now super love my grown up version with JIF and strawberry jelly on toast. All day.

 This sweet face. Who am I kidding, I am into her all the time, not just lately.

Have a great weekend!

Tomato and Spinach Israeli Couscous

I am really into Israeli couscous lately -  it randomly caught Joey's eye at the grocery the other day and we had it plain cooked in chicken broth and it was really good. So this time I thought I'd jazz it up a bit with a couple of fresh additions. There are so many flavor combos out there in the www for me to try. I think next I may try a lemon/bacon combo - goat cheese with tomatoes and basil - mint and citrus? I might get a little carried away - but it's SO easy to make so why not play around with it a little?

Ingredients:

1 cup israeli couscous (I got mine in bulk section of my specialty grocer)

1 1/4 c chicken broth or chicken stock

1 handful spinach (make sure to rough chop)

2/3 c sliced grape tomatoes

s&p to taste

How to do it (easy!)

Bring broth to boil on high heat in small sauce pan -  as soon as you see it boil, add couscous, bring back up to boil - should take 10 seconds or so. Add a pinch or two of kosher salt and a couple of spins of black pepper. Then cover, and turn heat down to low. Don't bother it for about 7- 8 minutes. Give it a quick stir and add your spinach and tomatoes. Cover again until the spinach wilts - about 2 minutes. You will see the couscous has absorbed all the chicken broth. Finish with a hit of olive oil, stir and serve!

Enjoy! A super easy side that is faster to make, and more delicious than most!

Mojito's

Date night this week was at Mojito's. Mega plus: it was Thunder Over Louisville, so no wait on a Saturday night! Win!

The food is delicioso. I also would like to point out I helped save a woman's life....

j/k (kinda), but I did help a lady open a pill bottle that she stated the pill inside is crucial to her mother's life, so I basically saved the world.

To the food!

Because we hungry folk, we both got 2 things each after we ate guac with plantain chips. Go hard or go home, friends. This is a tapas restaurant so no judging.

Duck confit flatbread

Fish Taco

Mussels (Muscles? I kid)

Garlic Shrimp w/ house made mayo

These were all dynamite, I want to go back and order a whole large pizza sized duck confit flatbread and share it with NO ONE. There is FIG JAM on that thing.

Another great night out!

Slow as what?

You know the saying, "slow as molasses"? Yeah, well I learned that molasses isn't as slow as all you peeps make it out to be. Maybe it was a little warm in my house, but my friend molasses was anything but slow. Girl was running for her life towards my measuring spoon.

Also jusssst now noticing the clever brand of this said molasses - you'd think with it's reputation it'd be something along the lines of "Field Tortoise" molasses....but, apparently lives up to her name. (Yes, this particular molasses is a girl.)

Happiest Monday Friends!

**Thanks Alexis for the post idea!