Make It Quick, But Significant

Happy Birthday to my fabulous niece Ella Grace!

Any time there's a party I'm always more than happy to bring some appetizers. Having a different party a couple hours prior to hers, I needed some quick and delicious dishes as we had a very packed day ahead of us. Antipasti skewers and Pesto Pinwheels were the perfect choice. 

 

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For the skewers:

  • Gorgonzola stuffed green olives
  • Cooked tortellini
  • Artichokes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Fresh mozzarella wrapped in salami
  • Jumbo black olives

Soak them in Italian dressing for a couple hours and you are good to go!

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For the Pinwheels:

You can get creative with this one and put whatever you want in there..

  • If you don't want to make your own crescent rolls, use the store bought, roll them out, and seal the perforations.
  • Sweet red peppers
  • Your favorite pesto (I make my own)
  • A sprinkle of Parmesan cheese

For some, I had extra mozzarella left over so I used it. Pop them in the oven on 375 for about 10 minutes or until that perfect brown color appears.

It's always a good thing to never show up to an event empty handed.

 

Healthy and Pretty

I needed to change up my normal salad so I decided to go for the Cobb. At one of our favorite places to eat this is always what I order so I attempted to recreate. What is a Cobb salad exactly? I'll tell you.

  1. The Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad made from chopped salad, tomato, crisp bacon, boiled, grilled or roasted (but not fried) chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, chives, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette.

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I want to hear from you! What's your favorite way to top a salad?

 

Simple Fashion Savvy

As I'm sitting here with my morning coffee and enjoying my no workout Wednesday, I start to think about how quick fashion changes. What trends do you need to know about right now? Here are a few simple trends that you can wear now into summer and don't have to go out and buy a new wardrobe. Unless you want to of course. You know you have my blessing there.

Added bonus! Some of these might already be in your closet.

  • An oversized white blouse.
  • Wide leg trousers.
  • All black or all white outfits.
  • Stripes! Thank goodness as I've made it very clear I've been obsessed!
  • Pops of leather.  
  • Blue shoes! I love mine and wear them all the time!
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“blue is always a welcome respite for grounding a riot of color.”
— Kate Spade