Sunshine Girl

Dynamic Duo: Sandwiches

Starting off this Monday right, with a combo of fresh, delicious sandwich recipes. Both the spinach artichoke grilled cheese and the banh mi  below would make perfect lunches or simple dinners. I'm adding them to my recipe box. Hope your week is off to a good start!

1 | 2

bananappeal

when a friend shared this site with me, i stopped dead in my tracks. aside from having the cutest name ever, these individually-sized banana pudding snacks look delicious and come in combos like banana salted caramel and banana toasted coconut. the perfect favor for a birthday party, no? have a look for yourself, and if you can't decide on a flavor, don't worry. they've got you covered with a sampler pack. i'll take one of each, please.

buy them here

delicious pantone

i love what griottes, palette culinaire did with pantone swatches--using food to give a new meaning to pantone shades is genius! thank you to camille styles for the introduction to this fabulous blog and project!

 

 

found here, original source here

dynamic duo: fresh as spring

the mild winter has got me thinking of spring, and spring recipes to go along with that. i thought i'd share some a duo of gorgeous images today that evoke the oncoming season. 

1 | 2

scenes from ippudo

if you're a ramen fan, then you're bound to be familiar with ippudo in new york. located in the east village/noho area, this ramen shop is famous for its pork buns and various ramens. i finally got the chance to go recently with a friend (and with a minimal wait) and had a delicious experience. the restaurant is lively and fun as the staff shouts itadakimasu and irasshaimase when people enter and eat. if you're in the neighborhood or have a ramen craving, i would definitely check it out. here are some recent shots from my trip there.

LA recap two

as i mentioned before, i also took some time during my first day in LA to visit the brentwood country mart. my friend ashley suggested it as a fun place to check out, and she was totally on point. the place is home to some amazing shops, including a well curated bookstore, where i picked up this and this, a great restaurant and artisanal food store called farmshop, one of my new favorite stationery boutiques and amazing ice cream. just check out that whipped cream below. it was the perfect treat before we headed off to dinner.

LA recap one

i thought i'd share some photos with you from my LA trip by splitting it into a few parts. this is part one, and chronicles some adventures in brentwood with one of my best friends: delicious lunch from a great sushi spot, an unexpected orange tree and those tall palms, not to mention sunshine everywhere. we followed up lunch with a trip to the country mart (more on that later) and dinner at wurstkuche, a beer hall and gourmet sausage restaurant, which i loved. i didn't lug my camera out for that but might share some instagram shots i took later. overall, it was a perfect first day.

recipe box

gloomy weather has got me in the mood to cook, and i've been eyeing these recipes for inspiration. i'm having a big kale-quinoa moment lately, after making this recipe multiple times, and now i feel like i'm searching out other dishes with those ingredients in them. i guess they're both uber healthy, so i should probably embrace this moment and continue my obsession.

top | middle | bottom

recipe box

if you've been reading my blog for some time now, you may remember when i tested out the "recipe box" feature, here, here and here. well, i'm bringing it back! but in a slightly more designed format, and hopefully, more often too. the goal is once every other week, at least.

a girl's gotta eat, and to eat, a girl's gotta cook. one of my resolutions this year is to cook more (yup, i make it work in my tiny nyc apt. kitchen) so i think this series will be a great idea generator for all of those recipes i've been "meaning to try," and hopefully inspire you to experiment a bit more in your kitchens too. let me know what you think!

top | middle | bottom

wishlist wednesday: holiday edition (for everyone)

well, it's the final mad dash before the holidays! i have to admit that i'm behind on my christmas shopping, so the pressure is on a bit, but really, the holidays are all about spending time with family and friends, which i'm very excited for. i'll be hanging out in the poconos a bit, nj and nyc, and am hoping for a white christmas. in case you're still looking for some last minute gifts (like i am), here are some ideas below!

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7