Friday Favorites January 10th

  Happy Friday friends! Finally back into the swing of things after a busy holiday season. It feels like Christmas was so long ago, and yet it's only January 9th! Anyone else feeling that way??

As always, I am linking up with Andrea & Erika for a little Friday Favorites. A peek into a few of my favorite things from the week. 

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 I was reading about the benefits of a weighted vest for walking. I asked for one for Christmas, and I also got my girlfriend one as well. She was so excited to get it, she was just listening to a podcast about it, and she and I try to walk together at least once a week. We wore them together to walk last week, and it really ups the walking game!! I’ve worn it for walks outside as well as on the treadmill and I love it. I got the 12 pound version, but there are multiple options to choose from.

I was also really excited to wear two of my new gifts on our walk. I have been loving the jewel tones this season, so these green leggings and sneakers are a new favorite. These leggings are $25 and so comfortable. These are my favorite sneakers- cute and comfortable! I think this is my 6th color combination in this style.

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My favorite from the last few weeks has been all the magic of Christmas. I’ll share a full recap next week, but my kids still love waking up on Christmas morning and seeing presents under the tree. I take this picture every year, and I have to put my phone way up high because they’re both taller than me now!

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Before the Christmas came down, I had my girlfriends over for a fun night. Such a fun night to catch up with my girls!

And the next day, the tree came down! As much as I love the coziness of Christmas decor, I do love when it comes down!

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I shared two new favorite meal ideas earlier this week, Buffalo Salmon & Sweet Potato Buffalo Chicken Bowls. 

Both were winners in our house! You can get the recipe details on both here.

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Another favorite Christmas gift was these pajamas. I love a good pajama set, and my sister gave me this set.  They are from the Gap, where I haven't shopped at in forever! They are so comfortable, and I may need to grab another color.

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For Christmas, Paul and I got several books around health and wellness. Paul is halfway through one of his books, and I just finished reading this one. I found it very fascinating on how beneficial it can be to give your body a digestive rest each day. 

Excited to watch Luke play some basketball this weekend and then watch some playoff football! We will be doing our best to stay warm..... it is so cold here!

Wishing you a great weekend! See you back here on Monday, there is always room for one more at our family table 

xoxo

Genevieve

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Something New for Your Family Table- Two Buffalo Inspired Dishes

Happy Monday, friends! Even though the new year started on Wednesday, it really feels like we kick off the new year today. My kids head back to school, and we are back into the usual routine. We had some fun over the holiday break, which I’ll share about more later this week. I also have been trying out some new recipes, and I’m excited to share them with you over the next few weeks. 

First up are two "Buffalo" inspired dinners. These Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potato Bowls were full of flavor and got two thumbs up! 

I followed this recipe as directed. The chicken cooks in the crockpot, which is a nice time saver during busy weekdays. I assembled the slaw in the morning, so it could absorb teh dressing throughout the day. I feel like slaw is better once the vegetables. have some time to marinate in the dressing.  For this recipe, I used a broccoli slaw and it was delicious. I love this mayo, as it has really clean ingredients. 

The third component were simply diced sweet potatoes that you bake. It was a really great combination of flavors.

Next up was this Buffalo Salmon.  If you’ve been here for a while, then you know my family loves salmon. I’m always looking for new ways to cook it.

 For this recipe, I seasoned the salmon fillets with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Then I brushed on some buffalo sauce. 

I love this one, as it has all clean ingredients. It is the same sauce I used in the above recipe as well. 

I sprinkled on some panko bread crumbs, probably about one to 2 tablespoons and a little more garlic powder.

 I put them in the air fryer at 375 for about 12 minutes. I would say they would take 12 to 15 minutes depending on how thick your salmon is.

On the side, I did some roasted buffalo cauliflower. I tossed cauliflower florettes with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted them at 425 for about 25 minutes. When they came out, I tossed them with the same buffalo sauce, some fresh chopped celery and shredded carrots. Added a little crumbled blue cheese, and it was the perfect side for the buffalo salmon. We also did some roasted mashed potatoes. For the most part, a pretty hands off meal that can be ready in about 30 minutes!

Hope you give these a try, they were both winners at our house!

Wishing you a great Monday! See you back here later in the week, there is always room for one more at our family table.

xoxo

Genevieve

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Something New for Your Family Table Turkey Enchilada Meatloaf

 Happy Monday, friends! Back with another great recipe that was new to us last month. I found this recipe for Turkey Enchilada Meatloaf through Amber Massey, and bookmarked it to try it. I mean I love enchiladas, and meatloaf is such a good comfort meal on a cold Winter day, so this seemed like a great January dinner idea. 

I feel like ground turkey can dry out fairly quickly, but this has so much goodness packed into it and gave it so much flavor, it stayed pretty moist. 

I followed the recipe as written, and just dumped everything into the bowl.

Next up, I formed it into a meatloaf shape and popped it in the oven.

After the majority of the cooking was done, you pull it out and add some additional enchilada sauce and some cheese. Pop it back in for another 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.

It might not be the prettiest outcome, but my goodness it was delicious!

I mean, just look at all of the good stuff packed into this meatloaf.

We had ours with cilantro lime rice, but it would also be good with cauliflower rice. We topped ours with a little more enchilada sauce, and some jalapeños.

This one got two thumbs up from everyone at the table and made an excellent lunch for Paul the next day.

You can grab all the recipe details here. Hope this one makes it to your table this month!

Wishing you a great week ahead. See you back here later this week, there is always room for one more at our family table. 

xoxo

Genevieve

Friday Favorites December 20th

  Happy Friday friends! This has been such a fun and festive week and I am so excited for the next five days! 

As always, I am linking up with Andrea & Erika for a little Friday Favorites. A peek into a few of my favorite things from the week. 

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We celebrated my birthday on Wednesday! I actually celebrate a birthday week! Why? Well, for one, I work in retail, so having a birthday seven days before Christmas… It kind of gets lost in the shuffle! Secondly, it’s a true privilege to be able to grow another year older every year, so I love celebrating my birthday all week long! 

I got my free birthday drink at Starbucks. I typically get a pike place or this time of year I grab Christmas blend coffee. But I treated myself on my birthday and I got a latte with two pumps of peppermint and two pumps of vanilla. It tasted like Christmas in a cup, and I love when I get a personal message on my cup!

We went out to a late dinner on my actual birthday. The four of us went to Lucia’s on the lake. It’s not often we all get dressed up, so I was happy to be dressed, festive and get a family picture. My dress is so comfortable, and is under $30. It comes in several colors, but I loved the green for the holiday.

Ella’s top is a very similar style, and you would not believe that it is $10! Also comes in several colors, but she has a pink girl!

I love seeing Luke out of a hoodie! Lukes jacket is perfect for the holidays!

We started our dinner with two of my favorite things, oysters, and truffle fries! I could really just eat that and skip dinner all together!

But I didn’t, I had a plate of amazing scallops with risotto.

And we finished off with a chocolate salted caramel pie with a sweet message.

Love this little crew of mine! My coat is from last season, but I linked one that’s very similar. The same with Ella’s coat. Last year’s version, but a very similar one offered this year. And while neither of us wear these coats very often, I’m always glad that we have them when we’re going out to dinner during the winter!

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As if my birthday couldn’t get any sweeter, my girlfriend delivered us a tray of their cookies! This is the highlight of Luke’s holiday season. He cannot wait until we get this family’s tray of cookies. And can you blame him, these are like picture perfect!

One of my friends at work sent me this package of Wicked Whoopies for my birthday. Apparently you can order them from L.L. Bean, and they will ship frozen to the recipient. We were thrown off when an LLBean box arrived and had a sticker that said freeze immediately- ha!  They make such a cute gift and they are delicious.

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These last few weeks have been fun for my kids! I think I mentioned this a couple of weeks go, but we are back in basketball season and I couldn’t be happier- it's my favorite sports season. That’s my guy in the picture with the bright yellow shoes. 

And Ella keeps getting fun mail, admitting her to some of the colleges she applied to!

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Last weekend we celebrated my birthday with my parents, my sister and Paul’s parents.

Since I love to cook, I made dinner for everyone. I shared the details on this amazing pesto salmon. It’s a perfect meal to make for the holidays.

Love my little sister!

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Paul and I went to a holiday party last week, and I really cannot quit these Target sweaters. They are so comfortable and looks so fun and festive.

It also comes in this cute post holiday version!

Speaking of target, I saw this bag in store the other day and thought it was adorable. It also comes in an all black version too.

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I shared my gift list ideas here a couple of weeks ago. You can check it out here. But if you’re just looking for a few last-minute gifts, a.k.a. something that will be here by Christmas. These are a few things from Amazon that can probably make it to you by the 24th! 

This shower steamer box is such a great gift idea. This is perfect for a teenage daughter, maybe a mom or mother-in-law or a girlfriend. It’s in a cute box for gifting, and it is currently on 50% off!

I have purchased these a few times as birthday gift ideas. Just fill the glasses with some cute tissue or shredded paper and add a gift card for your favorite coffee shop.

These cloud socks are so soft and make a great stocking stuffer. They come in several colors. These would also be cute as a gift with a little gift card tucked inside.

My teen boy is obsessed with any gummy candy. And this brand of gummy bears is his favorite. A six pack would be his dream!

These shower scrubs are always a favorite of mine and Ella’s! A great little stocking stuffer!

Another idea for a teen girl, are these eye patches!  I mean I would love these in my stocking too!

Sometimes I struggle with what to put in Paul's stocking. I saw these and grabbed them for him this year. I think they would be great if you are doing work on a car or in a darker space. as  they provide a little flashlight. I got them for him for when he goes mountain biking. In case he’s riding close to dusk, these will provide some light for him.

And lastly. This is a fun alarm clock for a teenager. My teen struggles with waking up to his current alarm, hoping this will help!

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And while Winter is not my favorite season, I do love the way the house looks with a little fresh snow in December.

And I am always happy to see these little friends in our yard.

These next five days are my favorite days of the year. Later today, Luke and I are going on our annual shopping trip together. He loves to go pick out a gift for Ella and Paul. So we will hit the mall and then do dinner together. One of my favorite traditions. And then tomorrow we continue my birthday celebrations, with the Lion King Broadway show and dinner with Paul!

Wishing you a great weekend! See you back here soon, there is always room for one more at our family table.

xoxo

Genevieve

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