We made it. It’s FriYay! Emphasis on the YAY! It has been long week. A good one but a long one. For me mostly due to several sleepless nights with baby. Teething perhaps? Not sure but that is my educated guess. Aside from that, our week has been filled with friend dates, more house-hunting, picnics, pretty…
Beginner’s No-Knead Peasant Bread
Baking bread is one my culinary fears. I do not know why but it is one of those things that I’ve always had a mental block about, much like making Indian food, sushi, and homemade Mexican tortillas. Although I fear it, I find bread baking absolutely fascinating, intriguing and I’m enviously impressed of all of those who…
Winter Capsule Wardrobe
I have accumulated a lot clothes over the years. A lot of clothes. Most of them came from a phase in my life when I was very unsure about clothing and style in general. It wasn’t necessarily that I loved shopping but instead a lack of confidence in myself and who I was. I was unsure of my…
FriYay Happenings 2.26.2016
Friday, Vendredi, Viernes, Freitag… in any language, still the best day! It has been quite the week over here. More house hunting, some baby crafting*, killer homemade green chile enchiladas, hiking, runs and catching up with girlfriends. Also throughout the week I’ve realized a few things: I’m a morning person not a night person. Super strange but…
Cheesy broccoli Sweet Potato {cooked 3 ways}
Wednesday nights are swim nights! And they are kind of crazy. Crazy means an easy meal is a must! Today it’s all about the humble potato. It all starts with the hubs getting home from work. We catch up, play with baby and then it’s go time! The hub preps his swim gear and I…
Ginger Lemon Tea Cold Remedy
Travel, germs and the oh-so-powerful jinx gave me a cold. Earlier last week I was just telling someone how the baby and I were feeling healthy and had not been sick for a while. And then of course we both got sick the next day. I think it’s the universe’s way of playing a funny joke…
FriYay Happenings 2.19.2016
Another week ✅ And that also means another week closer to vacation! Woot woot! We are headed to Florida in a few weeks and I am already dreaming of walks on the beach, playing with baby in the sand, warm runs and enjoying early morning coffee sitting outside. But before that, here are the happenings as…
No-Bake Chocolate Energy Balls
These No-Bake Chocolate Energy Balls are packed with oatmeal, chia seeds, flax seeds and creamy peanut butter. The perfect healthy snack that tastes like a fudgy treat! I would like to confess to everyone reading this that I, Valerie Veronica, am a chocoholic. Sounds corny but it’s true. I’m addicted to chocolate! Good dark chocolate….
FriYAY Happenings 2.12.2016
Friday already!? At 10 pm last night I realized “ahhh tomorrow is Friday!” Yep somehow I’ve been a day behind all week. Skijoring, Super Bowl, packing, traveling, baby shenanigans… it has been a random 7 days. Until moving to Minnesota, I had never even heard of Skijoring. 5 years ago I would have thought it…
Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
One of my all-time meal-prep staples is this delicious Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken. Juicy, healthy, easy and so versatile! Best part is that the slow cooker and stand mixer do all the work! Recipe updated [9/6/2018] It is a crazy week. I’m talking double cra-cra with laundry coming out of my ears, a dirty house, a…