Insta-spiration

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I follow a lot of healthy bloggers on Instagram that provide daily inspiration with beautiful meals, cool exercise moves, and overall prettiness. A lot of times, I take a screen shot and then forget about it so now I'm going to start documenting these fabulous finds right here on fff! I know what you're thinking... isn't that just Pinterest? Well yeah, it could be except that sometimes I get overwhelmed on Pinterest and then forget everything I pinned. (Pinterest blackout) Plus, I keep my follower feed pretty narrow on Instagram so it usually delivers a lot of quality 'grams that I just adore! Know what I'm sayin'?

Anyway, here's what I got!

Need this popcorn snack IMMEDIATELY.  You might love pumpkin everything... I love rosemary everything.

Stop it with these potatoes... they need to happen this weekend. (salivating)

Just love this... don't you love this?!

This dinner is awesome. Those runny perfect eggs on that delicious crispy sourdough bread and feta in an avocado - stop it and lead me to the supermarket. 

Fun Sherri Fact: In high school, I used to sprinkle feta on everything. Seriously, I used to use it as if it was salt. IDK how my mom kept enough in the house. Anyway, this meal uses feta like salt and I love it!

I'm not much of a Yogi, but, whenever Kathryn Budig posts a cool gymnasticky-yoga move on a beach (which she does kind of frequently) it makes me want to go to yoga.

Yesssss. yes. yes. yes. This is a FACT. Ok? Ok. Glad we got that through to all ya'll.

That's all for now, my friends. Who are some of your favorite Instagrammers?!

xo

Sunday Food Prep II

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As I've mentioned before... I'm trying to initiate a Sunday Food Prep.  I kind of struggle with it because I'm very much an "in the mood" eater. That being said, in order to pack healthy lunches and not spend a fortune at the salad bar at Whole Foods every day, it's important to have healthy protein options available. A few months ago, Kristen mentioned these mini muffin tin quiches that she had been making to bring to work for lunch. GENIUS! So yesterday, I finally made them. Well, a version of them - I just basically made a 'kitchen sink' version. Everything leftover from entertaining over the weekend besides the kitchen sink!

Here's what I did:

- 7 (random - that's what was left) organic eggs
- Sautéed onions (about 1/4 red onion)
- 1/2 cup Shredded manchego cheese (lucky me, but you can use any cheese - feta would be nice)
- Swiss chard from my garden (4-5 stalks chopped and shredded)
- Prosciutto (I probably had 4 slices leftover that I tore up)
- 1/4 cup of Panko bread crumbs

How easy is this? Mix it all together and then pour into greased (I used organic butter) muffin tins. It filled 9 tins.

Bake on 350 for about 20 minutes. (watch them - may need more or less time). Then, just let them cool and then pack away for the week!

Of course I had to taste one after they were done baking.

And for lunch today! They are so good and packed with protein and veggies and all kinds of goodness. Give them a shot! Do you guys prep food on Sunday?!?? I'd love to know what you make!

 

xo

Friday Favs_10.24.14

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Gooood morning! I'm going to make this a quick one because I am headed out the door to start another very busy day (which has been a trend this week). There have been a lot of exciting things happening at work this week and the weekend is jam packed with fun filled friend activities so I'm excited to get it started. I hope you all have a wonderful week. Here are my favs:

Last week, I went to lunch with my mom at East Bay Grill and the weather was perfection! You'd never know this photo was taken in October.

I tried to get creative with this smashed pumpkin beer shot. haha (PS: The beer is good - definitely can taste that it's stronger than regular Shipyard. What surprised me is that it didn't taste heavier, which was good!)

I've been incorporating more strict lift-days into my workouts in the last couple of weeks and this was a welcome site to see on Tuesday when I headed upstairs. Whole weight room to MYSELF! (never happens!)

PSA: I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. Tavern Road has THE BEST dinner rolls in the city. Hands down. Last night, I went with Rae & Rebecca and it was sooooo nice to catch up!

Read this and then read it again. If you're having a bad day - just focus. xo