Howabout a Tour?

Hello broccoli kissers! How’s everyone’s weekend hangover? I’ll be honest, I wasn’t ready to go back to work today after the GORGEOUS weather we had over the last few days. Kind of crazy that over the course of two weeks the highs went from 60 to nearly 90! But that’s Tennessee weather for ya! The saying around here is, “If you don’t like the weather, stick around a while…it’ll change!” SO true!

Other than enjoying some beeeeeautiful weather this weekend, I found a little motivation (not exactly sure where it was hiding) and did a little decorating settling around Casa de Broccoli! <- Not really sure we can call it decorating just yet…I’m still trying to figure out how I want things!

It’s been almost two months since Move Day (honestly, it feels like I’ve been here a lot longer) and I’ve been doing my best to get settled in at a good non-stress-inducing pace. So I thought I’d show you guys some pics from around ze casa!

Let’s take a walk!

Front bathroom done up in my beachy decor!

You are looking at the very FIRST pictures to be hung on my virgin walls!

Ahhhh!

I bought this new bedding about a month ago and forgot to tell you guys about it!

Love the linens, hate the bed (it’s too “country”)

I love the  incorporation of some geometric print

I don’t know what it is about design that focuses on geometrics…I just LOVE it!

The possible new solution to the laundry door dilemma

What do you guys think?

Of course if I decide to keep them, there will be some hemming involved!

Living room view numero uno

El gato! 😉

Living room view numero dos

The TV is right over there –>

I LOVE the orange accents and the lamps were a steal at TJ Maxx for $30 each!

My “coffee” kitchen

How appropriate of me to make my kitchen into a shrine to the “life force,” right?

I eventually would like to get a small hutch for the corner

Annnnnd

I can’t very well show you around the house and not give you an update on
our newest family member…

Remember this little guy?

Well, thanks to Sarena & Kristina he does have a name!

Meet Frankie G! 

Frank because he totally looks like a Frank
And “G” for Goliath (the type of tomato plant he is)!

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the store and found him a new “bed”

Ok, so for like 4 days before that, I was a bad plant mommy and forgot to water him! 🙁

Buuuuuuut

Look at him today!

Wait a minute…do you see what I see?

Ahhhh!

Is it weird that I feel like a mom who just saw her child take his first steps?

Comments/suggestions on the curtain “door”?
I didn’t want to go with a plain white color that would be lost in the wall color, but I also didn’t want something too distracting. I think this ties in the colors between the living room and master bedroom…what do you think?

What is your design style?
According to this quiz, I am “modern eclectic.”

You see that? I’m the CHEF! Yeah, I think they got it right here! 😉

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French Toast Pancakes

Warm

Maple

Buttery

French toast

Pancakes!

So I’m sure you guys have figured out by now that I’ve developed quite the infatuation with French toast lately. I’ll admit it, I woke up this morning, on Pancake Sunday of all days, thinking about sinking my teeth into some soft and sweet, doughy French toast!

WHAT?!?!

Has this pancake loving gal changed her ways?

Then, in the wake of the rapture, I felt the power of the pancake gods…French toast pancakes?! Nahhh, that wouldn’t work…

or would it?

You know what you find if you Google “French toast pancakes”? You get a handful of “recipes” that instruct you to take ready-made pancakes and dip them into an egg and milk mixture. Well, that’s just not how we do things around here, now is it?

Forget all about those mystery pancakes full of sodium phosfiddlefaddle and pyramids of monochemistrybooks…this recipe was screaming to be made from scratch!

French Toast Pancakes: (serves 1)

  • 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 tablespoons wheat germ
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/16 teaspoon salt (just a smidge)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring (optional, if omitting, use 1 teaspoon of vanilla)
1. Preheat a non-stick skillet to medium heat.
2. Stir together dry ingredients in a small bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and extracts.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until combined (careful not to             over-mix your batter. A few lumps are normal)
5. Pour batter into greased skillet (I made 3 small-medium pancakes) and cook for about     5-6 minutes or until batter starts to bubble.
6. Flip pancakes and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes until browned.

I topped my cakes with raw honey butter and pure maple heaven syrup

Creamy whipped buttery goodness!

Close your eyes and take a bite…

You’d swear you’re eating French toast!

If you had to choose to only have one for the rest of your life, what would it be, French toast, pancakes, or waffles?
I think you know MY answer to that!

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Yumma Dooma Do!

Hey guys, guess what?

No, seriously…guess!

?????

WE’RE ALLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!

I actually didn’t know anything about this possible “doomsday” until this morning when I was on Twitter. What? Isn’t it completely normal to stay up-to-date on current events via social media networks?? Hmm…

Well, just in case this WAS my last day on Earth, I made sure to conserve my energy…you know, to fight off the looters! If anyone is staking claim to the peanut butter aisle, it’s gonna be ME!

Today, I met my friend Jen downtown for the first day of the Clarksville Downtown Market (kind of a blend between a farmer’s market and a craft fair). They will have the market open every Saturday until sometime in September and after seeing it today, I’m pretty sure that I’ll be making an appearance each week!

Even though we got to the market a little late, we were still able to grab up a few goodies:

Two dozen fresh local eggs for $4

Why do I suddenly feel the urge to make more French toast?

1 pound of collard greens for a buck fifty!

Aren’t these the cutest?!

And I also got a jar of raw honey butter but my camera seems to have gotten hungry!

Just picture a small Mason jar with creamy buttery goodness!

Got it? Ok, moving on…

After finishing up at the market, we decided to take a little trip on base to look at some furniture (Jen’s hubby is in the military and she always takes me on post to get the tax-free goodies!). The bad news…still no luck on a desk, but I may have found a pretty affordable alternative to my bedroom set! Still thinking about it.

While we were there, Jen suggested that we go to the Commissary (the HUGE grocery store on post). She told me that she KNEW I would love it there…

She knows me too well! 😉

I got waaaaaay too much stuff to ramble on and on about on here so I’ll just show you some of my proudest purchases!

And a new to me snack! They’re like crunchy little rice sticks!

And I also found some of these:

Which helped complete my dinner for tonight!

I knew as soon as I saw the picture Beth posted on Twitter earlier this week that her Maple Apple Tempeh Burgers would be on the menu this weekend. I was all set to have them last night, but somebody got a little carried away “cleaning the food processor” while making hummus balls and ruined her appetite for dinner!

They were worth the wait!

Maple syrup, fresh grated apple, sweet red onion, and earthy sage

I swear to you this tasted JUST like Thanksgiving Day dressing! And the yogurt sauce on top made of Greek yogurt, dijon mustard, and maple syrup? Oh my gosh, I could lick that stuff off a stick!

I ended up making 4 patties out of this and served them up with some yucca fries seasoned with some smoked crack paprika.

Allie had it right when she renamed this “yumma” fries! They’re like potatoes but heavier and with a bit more oomph and lots of yum!

The best part about this meal?

LEFTOVERS!

Have you ever tried yucca?
Honestly, they only LOOK intimidating! It was such a cinch to make these!

Tell the truth, did you think today might be the end of the world?
Since I didn’t really know about it until TODAY, I can’t really say it affected me any, but I’m still on the fence on what to think about come December 21…although part of me says it won’t happen because we’ll be expecting it!

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