Bites of My Life

Letting the pictures do the talking today. Keep scrolling and reading. K thanks bye!

-Have you ever made Sheet-Pan curry? Pretty genius. I used this recipe.
-Cutie pre-valentine nails with a neon pink tip.
-Drinks on a Monday, who is she? But when it’s with one of your best friends and you girl talk for an hour, it’s worth it. Highly rec the bar at DL Macks.
-I bought ingredients for veggie tacos, but quickly realized they weren’t cutting it, so I added some cheese and turned my meal prep into black bean and mushroom quesadillas.
-Woke up Thursday to snow and ice! I didn’t really believe the weatherman that this would happen, but it was a fun surprise.
-A snow day needed cookies, but I didn’t have everything I needed for perfect CCCs, so I came up with this vegan riff.
-When my weekend reunion with my college friends fell through, I had to make some plans to get out of the house after being cooped up from the snow. Tequila, tex mex, and the best tres leches cake did the trick.
-Unexpected and unplanned weekends are my FAVORITE. A leisurely Saturday afternoon day drinking, dinner, and games with my OU crew filled my cup to the top.
-Mahjong Sundays are going strong and the best way to cap the weekend! How cute is this Amazon set?

Annie

Less than a week until Valentine’s day, have you listened to Rom Com Valentine yet? And let’s give some attention to my OG Val playlist.

Bites of My Life

If you’ve watched the news in the past week, you’ve seen the crazy snowstorm that came through Texas and surrounding states. The problem with Texas is that the state is not set up for the weather that hit. Massive power outages, wiped clean grocery stores, boil water notices, and below zero temperatures took over the week. I was lucky to ride the storm with electricity, heat, and water the entire time, but I felt extreme guilt sitting in my warm apartment as I watched water pour from the third floor of a townhome behind me, as they suffered no electricity and a frozen pipe bursting. The peak of the week was watching a lot of movies, game night, seeing Texans come together to help each other, and the city covered in white snow for 5+ days!

-A peek at Dallaska. The craziest snow-covered negative degree temperature week that no one in the state of Texas was ready for. She was cute but she was cold!
-I rented this jacket from Rent the Runway, to then find out I think I subconsciously rented it realizing it looked like it was made from my favorite old blanket. Pictured here: one big purple blob.
-Last week felt like we were all in college again. Yes work got done, but a White Russian on a Monday seemed like an excellent late afternoon idea.
-Royal China, to-go. The best Chinese food in Dallas IMO! So good on a snowy night.
-I go on and off the “I want to get a dog” train, but Donut the cream dachshund has me ON THE TRAIN!
-When you can finally leave the house…a round of spicy margs PLZ!
-Hooked on this sundried-tomato, green onion, and smoked turkey omelet. How do you take your eggs?
-The perfect sunny Sunday after a crazy week, full of friends, pimento cheese, and baby back ribs :)
-Have you seen these little “sleep” candies in the checkout lines at grocery stores? I’ve bought them a few times, and they are really working for me. 1-2 before bed and I’m out.

Annie

Bites of My Life

Snow, snow, snow, snowwwwww! I won’t put up the Christmas decorations yet, but after waking up to an unexpected snow this Monday morning, I want all the Christmas music, movies and a fire in the fireplace. The most wonderful time of the year is here, but already flying by.

Most all is good in my hood, but my heart is going out to two friends who had extreme loss in their families last week. Squeeze your loved ones tight and actually tell your friends and family you love them. Don’t just think it.

-A delicious recipe from the “Fall Reset” program I did a month ago. I didn’t get to making the Maple Glazed Chicken during the reset, but I held on to it to make down the road.
-A simple breakfast I can’t quit. Cinnamon Spice Tazo tea and Better Oats 100 cal instant oats, amped up with cinnamon, chia seeds and almond butter!
-I think I’ve had soup for lunch the past three weeks. Kept the train going with The Jones seasonal soup, Kabocha Squash + Apple Soup.
-I haven’t had a protein shake in a hot minute. I still love the Arbonne nutrition and beauty products, but I have toned down my selling a bit to focus on other areas of my life. However, I woke up last week craving this seasonal shake. I have now had it 3 times since. Catch the recipe for this Peppermint Mocha Protein shake here.
-A Friday night at home with nothing to do in what seemed like f o r e v e r. My end of the week dinner was a clean out the fridge meal, made with leftover vegetable soup (from a box), amped up with Banza chickpea pasta to make it a riff on my childhood favorite - minestrone!
-My reading took a bit of a curve after getting stumped by two books I was recently reading, but couldn’t power through to finish. I deterred and decided to reread my favorite book of all time.
-With permission, the best breakfast casserole is coming to the blog this week. Recipe kudos of the O’Connors!
-I’ve mentioned Stephanie May Wilson’s podcast before, but I just purchased her 90 Day Devotional and Prayer Journal. SMW has been so relatable to my life recently, and I think could be for many of you too.
-Woke up this morning to the first snow of the season. Not.Mad.About.It!

Annie

Snow Day Bite: In honor of the snow day we are having in OKC today, this Snow Day Soup (aka White Chicken Chili) from my 2014 archives is getting brought back into circulation.

Bites of My Life

Week 1 January, done. Easing back into the work grind was a bit easier than expected. The cherry on top was that after a full week we were granted with a little snowy treat in Oklahoma! Snow boots, furry collared coat, fuzzy socks and lots of movies were enjoyed.

Week 1 of Whole 30 is also done! I was a bit of a broken record with eggs for breakfast, butternut squash soup for lunch and roasted artichoke lemon zoodles, loosely based off this, for dinner. I through in a few other options but it was too good to change up. 

Lastly, I got to try a new workout studio (you've got try it), celebrated an amazing friend's birthday and bid farewell to another friend as she takes off for adventures in Denver. Ended the weekend by a fire watching the Golden Globes and seeing La La Land sweep the awards. Hello award season, I love you!

-Two scrambled eggs over spinach with a little turmeric, 21 seasoning salute (I use it on everrrrrrything) and Maldon salt (maldon salt is like fairy dust and you need some)!
-This soup is one of my favorite recipes of all time. Taken up a notch with crispy prosciutto to top.
-Last week's Bites About Town feat. SALAD. What OKC bites do you want to see next? Comment below. 
-Another W30 fav is banana slices laid out, sprinkled with cinnamon, a bit of pink Himalayan sea salt and my favorite almond butter.
-Bulletproof coffee is the only way to drink coffee on Wholev30. It's been around for a while, but I'm finally really jumping on board. My recipe is fresh brewed coffee, a spoon of coconut butter, a spoon of homemade ghee, a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg then whizzed up in the blender to get it frothhhhhay.
-My gym looks like a giant igloo in the snow.
-The lunch board made it's first return this Whole30. This was my staple last round!
-Sunday soakin' made into garlic cashew cream sauce.
-Turmeric Chicken Zoodle soup prepped for lunches this week. Recipe coming ASAP because it's GOLD.
-Meal prep in all shades of green and orange.

Annie

Snow Day Soup

This recipe is so easy and so yummy! I love chili, especially white chicken chili. With all the snow and cold weather we've had, it was the perfect snow day dinner! I used Gimme Some Oven's recipe and it turned out perfect! 

White Chicken Chili
serves 4

Ingredients:
6 cups chicken stock
4 cups cooked shredded chicken (a rotisserie chicken is perfect!)
2 cups salsa verde
2 (15 oz) cans of Northern beans
2 tsp. cumin
optional avocado, cilantro, green onions and cheese for topping

Directions:
Put the first 5 ingredients in a pot and simmer on medium until the soup is warmed through. Takes about 15 minutes. That's it. Really it's that easy. I strongly recommend topping with cilantro and avocado! 

Here is a look at the original recipe. Make this soup tonight and enjoy it while watching the Olympic opening ceremonies!

Annie