Since I’m abstaining from fried foods this month I thought I should probably come up with a recipe that would make me say “French fries, who?!” Because living without the decadence of fries is just not ok with me. So, these paprika parsnip fries were born. Baked, not fried, and topped with a preserved lemon cashew cream sauce they’re vegan, healthy and COMPLETELY WONDERFULLY DECADENT!!! Oh, and silly easy. The trifecta of awesome, in my book. French Fries who? That’s right. Have at it! xx- Sarah {more after the jump}
STRIPES AND CHAMBRAY
Happy Monday everyone! I’m short on words today, sad about the loss of such a major talent, happy to see the sun shining and feeling blessed to have another day here with my loved ones. All of this has nothing to do with stripes and chambray, but it is what it is. xx- Sarah {more after the jump}
SHOP THIS OUTFIT: skirt: BB Dakota, shirt: JCrew, jacket: BB Dakota, shoes: Brian Atwood (here and here), lips: Nars “Heat Wave”
FRIDAY LINKS
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’ve got something fun on the books. We’re headed into San Diego for a night to celebrate a friend’s birthday and then have friends staying with us until Tuesday. So there will be lots of cooking, lots of laughing and lots of rest. My idea of a perfect weekend! A list of links to keep you entertained after the jump. See you next week! xx- Sarah
BLACK SESAME ENERGY BARS
When my acupuncturist said that I needed to start incorporating black sesame into my daily diet I was initially all “No problem, I’ll sprinkle those suckers on everything!” And then she clarified: I need to eat at least a tablespoon of them a day, toasted and ground, a little honey for sweetener. A consummate over achiever I of course developed a recipe for tasty snack bars to make the tablespoon a day go down with a happy face. And man, I’m so glad I did- they’re crazy good! An aside: If you’re interested in these sorts of things, read about the health benefits of black sesame here. If you prefer the short and sweet of it, here it is: black sesame seeds are crazy good for you and MAY TURN YOU INTO A UNICORN! I know!!!!! So, do yourself a favor. Make these bad boys. Then eat them. You will be so happy you did!
And because it’s the internet, and people be crazy googling shit like “how to turn into a unicorn” I think I should state that I am not a medical professional or scientist, the above post is based on my personal experience only. *Seriously, start typing “how to turn into a unicorn” in your google search bar and see what other seraches pop up as options, it’s pretty great!) xx- Sarah {more after the jump}
CALIFORNIA DREAMING: MODERN HOUSES
Lou and I have a secret dream, that’s as of this second obviously not the best kept, to someday work with our architect friend Greg to design and build our dream DREAM home. A forever home that encompasses all that we love about design and space, with every last detail just the way we choose it. We have an actual secret Pinterest board dedicated to it. I think of it like an online vision board. Pinning these home images, fantasizing about the experience of choosing a lot, agonizing over square footage, where the windows will face, where the chicken coop will sit (YES, I AM DESPERATE TO HAVE CHICKENS!!!). I think all of this Pinterest work and heavy duty fantasizing is going to manifest this dream. And I cannot wait!!! For now, some insiration for us all from Dwell. Happy midweek friends! xx- Sarah
RASPBERRY CHIA JAM
I’m almost reluctant to share this recipe because I could totally serve it to friends for years to come and shrug off their compliments and oohs and ahhs with the casual “Oh, it was nothing!” to which they would think “riiiiggght, making jam is totally nothing! That Sarah is such a domestic goddess!”. But alas, now the cat is out of the bag. This jam is so easy to make a puppy could do it. That’s right. Bean made this jam. I KID I KID! It was me. But it was so easy I swear if she had thumbs and the ability to resist licking every last bit out of the pan she totally could have made it herself. So, this weekend, get yourself a really beautiful loaf of sourdough from the farmer’s market, whip up a little batch of this chia jam, grind up some almond butter, and invite some friends over to enjoy it all with coffee and tea. Lastly, give yourself a nice pat on the back. You will have reached domestic goddess status with almost no efforts at all! xx- Sarah {more after the jump}
Lou Mora
