What To Eat This Week: 4/6/25. 2:30 AM (8 hours ago)
This week is super delicious!
What’s on your menu this week?!
What To Eat This Week
Crispy sausage asparagus farfalle with burrata
Crispy fish sandwiches with chopped slaw
Blueberry muffin baked oatmeal
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Currently Crushing On. 5 Apr 2:30 AM (yesterday, 2:30 am)
Happy weekend!
First up, I started a new substack called curated cravings! It’s a little bit more personal than here, so subscribe if you’d like! Nothing is changing here, it’s just extra content that is new and exciting. Plus some sneak peeks from the book! HUGE news! I released the bonus cookbook if you preorder a copy of Easy Everyday. If you’re local to Pittsburgh, you can also RSVP to the book launch night!
This week on the blog, I shared this pasta chopped salad. I also shared this sticky apricot pork tenderloin, a giant easter recipe guide and this sausage asparagus farfalle with burrata!
It’s sephora sale time! I shared everything I have and love and recommend right here.
There’s a new menu for the week and a new peek inside our everyday life.
I shared my amazon spring favorites and I also shared my March favorites!
I also shared my easter faves, kids’ easter basket items and spring favorites too!
You can find all my favorites in my amazon store front and LTK shop!
You can finally order a copy of my next book, Easy Everyday. I would be so thrilled if you ordered today! And be sure to join the Facebook group for the super fun community!
xo
WHAT I’M LOVING THIS WEEK
Halloumi grain bowls look incredible.
The best black bean tostadas.
Oreo pound cake! OMG.
I want to make this hawaiian style chicken.
Small batch pistachio cake. Yes.
Making lemon tiramisu!
15 minute pasta salad is perfect.
I always want deviled egg salad.
Strawberry cake! Classic.
This meyer lemon dutch baby sounds wonderful.
Southern banana pudding is so good.
Love coconut curry meatballs.
Focaccia pizza lives in my head.
Making butter braised carrots, for sure.
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Crispy Sausage and Asparagus Farfalle with Burrata. 4 Apr 2:30 AM (2 days ago)
This sausage asparagus pasta is super flavorful and satisfying! It comes together in 30 minutes and tastes amazing. Protein, veggies, pasta and cheese! Sign me up.
This is a dinner to please everyone!
It’s a little one pot wonder (almost) packed with so much flavor, texture and satisfying ingredients. Sausage asparagus pasta is mixed with burrata and a touch of parm to create a creamy dinner skillet that comes together super fast.
It tastes amazing.
Can be made in 30 minutes (or less!).
Serves a crowd.
And works as leftovers too. I love a cold pasta lunch!
I’ll be the first to admit that sausage is not my favorite thing. It’s why I barely have any sausage recipes here on the blog! I only crave it every once in a while. It’s the fennel seeds for me. I just can’t do it!
But this dish is SO good. The sausage is so crisp and almost crunchy. It flavors the vegetables. The sauce is light because it’s just a mix of what’s in the pan, some starchy pasta water, parmesan and burrata!
It doesn’t get much easier.
P.S. If you are not a marinara sauce fan, this one’s for you. (more…)
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My 2025 Sephora Spring Sale Favorites. 4 Apr 12:30 AM (2 days ago)
I love the spring sephora sale! It’s all about summer makeup and skincare, the best sunscreens and summery perfumes – it gets me SO excited for warmer weather!
EVERYTHING below is something I use and love (or have used and loved) – these are all my personal recommendations. I ramble about them too much. They probably come as no surprise considering I’ve talked about almost everything before, but here we are! I’d love to hear what you love so I can build out my wishlist!
As a note: I like to get the big items like dyson hair tools at this sale. Also, good skincare, value size shampoo and sunscreen. I also love to buy perfume during the sale, because you can rarely find that on sale (if ever!) – especially Tom Ford, Jo Malone, Killian, etc. None of this is sponsored, I just loooove talking beauty products with you.
2025 Sephora Spring Sale
My Skincare Essentials.
Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream. This will always be a repurchase for me. I use it as eye cream, as face cream – it’s incredible. Totally worth it for me.
Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Pads. I am loving this. They are gentle enough for daily use.
Supergoop Value Size Sunscreen. I buy one of these every summer. It stays in the garage and we have sunscreen every time we step out.
Luna Sleeping Oil.Been a favorite for years!
Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen. This is incredible under makeup. Such a great primer.
Dermalogica SPF 50 Moisturizer. Also another great facial sunscreen. It’s lighter with no fragrance.
Tan Luxe The Butter. Favorite self tanning cream.
Herbivore Cloud Milk Body Cream. I use this daily and it smells incredible. Light vanilla-ish.
Skin Services Softening Body Lotion. This is a new-to-me lotion and it’s so light and thin, but incredibly moisturizing. I don’t have anything like it!
Sol De Janiero Bum Bum Cream. Classic fave. Will wear it forever.
Sol de Janiero Bom Dia Body Scrub. This scrub smells so delicious. I love using it and how the shower smells after.
Dr. Dennis Gross Daily Peel Pads. I use these a few times a week at night. Swear they work on the texture on my face.
Dr Dennis Gross Facial Steamer. One of my favorite beauty purchases ever!
Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip balm. This saves my lips every night.
Laneige Lip Glowy Balm. Every flavor of this is wonderful. So soft and moisturizing.
Kate McLeod The Dry Brush. I use this before every shower!
First Aid Beauty Ingrown Hair Pads. I love using these under my arms, especially in the summer.
Touchland Hand Sanitizer. I love these, but Emilia is the one who really loves them! Def a good time to stock up because they are pricey and don’t go on sale.
Soft Services Hand Cream. This was a gift but I keep it by my bed and it’s luxurious and great to use right before bed.
My Makeup Essentials.
Beauty Blender. I am never without a beauty blender for foundation/bb cream/concealer/etc.
Iconic London Underglow Blurring Primer. I don’t like primers but LOVE this. It just evens out the skin and smooths it – I use it on its own or mix with a tinter moisturizer or foundation.
Iconic London Blurring Skin Tint. Also love this!! I’ve been mixing it with the above. Still light coverage, but very natural and nice.
Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint. I still don’t like heavy foundation on my skin, and this is my current fave if I want a little more coverage. I’ve used this for two years and love how much it evens out my skintone. I’d say it’s light to medium coverage.
Ciele Serum Foundation. This is another excellent one like above that has great coverage but also sunscreen! Sits really nicely on the skin and does not ball up.
bareMinerals Complexion Rescue. If you like really light coverage, this is still my absolute favorite. I’ve used it forever.
Haus Labs Concealer. I discovered it this year and it’s my holy grail now. Obsessed.
Too Faced Born This Way Concealer. This is what I used for YEARS before the above. Also good on the face and not too drying.
Gucci Bronzer. Best bronzer ever. I’m on my third one.
Fenty Bronzer. This is slightly lighter and cooler than the gucci and I like it in the winter time for a very light contour.
Charlotte Tilbury Setting Powder. I use this over tinted moisturizer or sunscreen. It’s awesome.
Iconic London Radiance Complexion Booster. Use this mixed in with all my tinted moisturizers!
Iconic London Liquid Highlight. Adore this highlight for mixing with foundation or moisturizer. It’s very liquidy and it’s pretty golden (almost too golden for me!) but it is wonderful for mixing. I use this almost everyday.
Westman Atelier Contour Stick. My favorite contour stick of all time. I use the shade biscuit. I’m on my second one and it is a great formula.
Rare Beauty Liquid Contour. While I do prefer a stick, the cool toned shades of this are INCREDIBLE. And it blends so nicely!
Gucci Luminous Matte Blush. This is such a stunning matte blush. Lasts forever.
Rare Beauty Luminous Blush. I just got three of these last week and I’m obsessed. It’s a blush and highlighter in one. I LOVE THESE.
Patrick Ta Major Headlining Blush. This cream and powder duo has incredible shades AND incredible staying power.
Merit Cream Blush. If I want a cream blush, this is what I reach for.
YSL Make Me Blush Blush. These colors are also incredible. And this is so pigmented and beautiful.
Georgio Armani Luminous Silk Cheek Tint. Another liquid blush that I am loving. Especially in the peach shade.
Rare Beauty Silky Touch Highlighter. This is such a gorgeous highlighter and creamy formula. It’a almost always sold out too. If you see it, grab it!
Hourglass Unlocked Mascara. I hate buying expensive mascara but omg this is WORTH IT. It’s a tubing mascara and does not flake or smudge, plus gives excellent length.
Benefit Gimme Brow. The ONLY thing I use on my brows. It’s so natural. Nothing compares to the tiny brush.
Nars Pro Prime Smudgeproof Base. This is my favorite for eyeshadow base. Have used it forever.
Makeup by Mario Moistureglow Lip. Obsessed with this. It is SO moisturizing and love the colors. Like a balm with a lot of color!
Tarte Maracuja Lip. I adore these, I have so many different versions and colors and I love them all. Another product you don’t need a mirror to apply.
Lawless Forget the Filler Gloss. Can you tell I am obsessed with balm and gloss?! I probably have five of these.
Lawless Forget the Filler Balm. Equally as good as the above!!
Dior Lip Glow Oil. Another classic that I always have with me. my current favorite is the berry shade.
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm. I have one of these stashed everywhere.
Fenty Gloss Bomb Stick. Best formula ever – it’s so silky and moisturizing.
Fenty Gloss Bomb Ice. If you’re someone who loves a mint lipgloss, this is a fabulous one. Always have one in my car.
Sephora Pro Foundation Brush. This is the brush that I use for my westman atelier products. I love how it blends! It’s super soft and I find it to be a great brush for the price.
Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow. I love these for a single swipe of color. My favorites are space cowboy and rebel star.
Makeup By Mario Master Matte Nuetrals Palette. My favorite matte palette.
Natasha Denona I Need a Nude Palette. My everyday eye palette!
Natasha Denona Glam Palette. I use this when I want a little more drama.
On til Dawn Setting Spray. This is essentially hairspray for your face. NOTHING MOVES.
My Hair Essentials
Crown Affair The Hair Towel. I’ve used hair towels for years but this specific one is THE BEST. It has a strap to tuck the towel in and secure it.
Dyson Hair Dryer. Eddie got this for me for Christmas last year. It is life changing. I would only ever buy it if it is on sale, and if you have a lot of hair. It adds so mcu volume and body!
Dyson Airstraight. I just got this a few weeks ago and I LOVE it. I feel like it has totally cut out a section of my hair styling time and it’s amazing.
Dyson Air Wrap. Another thing I didn’t think I’d ever buy, but last year I did. It is AMAZING! This can definitely be a one stop shop for your hair. If I could only take one hair tool with me to a deserted island, it would be this. It’s so pricey and rarely ever on sale!
Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil Shampoo. Favorite shampoo ever! Get the value size if you can.
Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil Conditioner. Same as the above. The scent is so good too.
Crown Affair Volumizing Shampoo. I have tried a lot of volume shampoos and this is by far my favorite. The conditioner is good too!
Moroccan Oil Root Boost. I love this for some volume when styling. I use on wet hair before drying.
Color Wow Dream Coat. This is key in the warmer months for no frizz.
Kerastase Hair Oil Serum. I use this once a week on my ends.
Living Proof Restore Perfecting Spray. My favorite leave in condition. Doesn’t weigh down my hair at all.
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray. This is my favorite spray to use on dry hair. Adds texture and volume but isn’t sticky.
Sol de Janiero Leave In Conditioner. Again, the best scent.
T3 Whirl Trio. I bought this at a VIB sale a few years ago and still use it weekly. It is an amazing high-quality set that took me a long time to buy (so pricey!) but I use it SO much. And I love that it comes with three sizes of the wand.
My Fragrance Essentials
I am a warm fragrance person. I love all things vanilla, amber, mush, a very very light hint of floral – those are the scents I gravitate towards. These are a few of my all-time faves that I highly recommenced. Fragrance never goes on sale so this is the perfect time to try. I also always try travel sizes first when possible before buying a big bottle.
The Maker Dream. This was a new find in 2024 and the scent is fabulous. So warm but not too sweet.
Replica Afternoon Delight. Another new find this year, I’ve been wearing it consistently every single day for months. It might be my current #1 right now!
Glossier You. This has been one of my favorites for YEARS. It’s delicious.
Tom Ford Vanilla Sex. One of my newest perfumes and I adore it. Smells wonderful.
Carolina Herrara Good Girl. As a note, I hate this bottle. It kept me from buying it for years. But this is basically the best scent ever.
Tom Ford Soleil Blanc. My go to summer scent. A light coconutty but warm fragrance.
Tom Ford Lost Cherry Warm and delicious with a hint of red cherry. It’s so good.
In Too Deep Perfume. More warm deliciousness.
Kilian Paris Love Don’t Be Shy. This is kind of marshmallowy and sweet but also light with light floral. It’s delicious.
Jo Malone Mimosa and Cardamom. A longtime favorite of mine. Warm and floraly.
[as usual, none of this is sponsored and all of these products were purchased by me. i am not affiliated with any of the companies above, nor do i accept free products. just love to talk about what i like, makeup junkie to makeup junkie. there are some amazon and general reward style affiliate links above. thank you for being here!]
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2025 Easter Recipe Guide! 50 Of the Best Easter Recipes! 3 Apr 2:30 AM (3 days ago)
Today I’m sharing the best of the best easter recipes with 50 of my favorite dishes for the holiday. Appetizers and snacks, brunch and dinner, finished off with cocktails and dessert!
Time to put together a fabulous menu for the holiday!
And I still have a lot of great Easter recipes coming to you in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, figured you could get the ball rolling with your menu.
The dishes at Easter are not my favorite – I’m not a huge fan of ham. So because of that, over the years I’ve come up with tons of delish plates that I DO love at Easter. Whether it’s brunch, dinner, dessert- I’ve got you covered!
P.S. While you’re at it, you can dye eggs with cool whip and they will look like tie dye unicorn eggs. Fun!
Are you an Easter brunch or dinner person? I’m kind of… both. And chocolate peanut butter eggs, always.
50 of the Best Easter Recipes
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Sticky Apricot Pork Tenderloin. 2 Apr 2:30 AM (4 days ago)
We love this sticky apricot pork tenderloin! It’s so tender and juicy, topped with a sticky apricot sauce and packed with flavor. Perfect to serve on a weeknight or even a fancy holiday. Goes with just about any side!
You are not going to believe how easy this dinner is!
We’re making sticky apricot pork tenderloin and let me just tell you: you really only need six ingredients. Actually, four ingredients if we don’t count salt, pepper and water since we usually have those on hand.
SIMPLE. Delicious. Sticky and tender and juicy and so satisfying.
The method I use for this pork tenderloin is embarrassingly easy. I use it all the time for chicken and salmon and I’m happy to tell you that it works just as well for pork. It leaves you with a crispy exterior, a sticky apricot sauce and a very tender, juicy tenderloin.
If that doesn’t sell you, I don’t know what will!
Here’s how I make it:
I season the tenderloins all over and sear them in an oven-safe (I prefer cast iron) skillet.
Next, I whisk together the apricot preserves and the water. This thins it out a bit to make a sauce, and it’s going to bubble up in the skillet!
Then, I pour the mixture into the pan with the pork. It helps to deglaze the pan and also simmers and thickens a bit more. I spoon it over the pork too.
Time for the oven! The whole pan goes right into the oven for about 20 minutes or so. You will be surprised at how quickly it cooks! Just make sure to take the internal temp.
THAT’S IT. How easy is that?
Whenever I make a pork tenderloin, I always wonder why I don’t make it more often. Is this you too?
It’s such an easy, delicious meal – you can make it fairly quickly and it tastes amazing. There are so many ways to enjoy it too!
And while it’s great for a weeknight meal, it also makes a lovely dish for a dinner party or fancier holiday. You could make this for Easter and serve it with a big salad and mashed or melting potatoes. (more…)
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Tuesday Things. 1 Apr 2:30 AM (5 days ago)
1. Last week I saw something that said 2016 was nine years ago and I was like, ummm no it wasn’t… WHAT!
2. New Easy Everyday sneak peek right here!
3. I do not like april fools. I am no fun.
4. Please pass me the big mac salad. OMG.
5. The best trader joes groceries of all time!
6. TV Things!! Still watching White Lotus, we watched ice skating worlds all weekend (obsessed) and watched The Life List last night!
7. How to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life. 100% agree!
8. Currently obsessed with all things butter yellow. As usual, I’m a year late to the trend!
9. The realist’s guide to spring cleaning. I am SO into spring cleaning right now. I want to go through every room with a fine tooth comb.
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Pasta Chopped Salad with Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette. 31 Mar 2:30 AM (6 days ago)
This pasta chopped salad is the perfect spring dish! Tender asparagus, havarti cheese, microgreens and herbs all tossed in a sun dried tomato vinaigrette. So easy and delicious!
Here’s what you can eat for the next few weeks!
This pasta chopped salad is filled with all sorts of spring produce, sharp cheese, microgreens and a deliciously tangy sun dried tomato vinaigrette.
It’s easy, simple, tastes amazing and looks pretty darn cute too!
Tiny pasta. It’s cute!
I can’t help myself.
There is something about an asparagus pasta salad that we just love! I think it’s because it is SO simple – I toss the asparagus in with the pasta for the last few minutes and it comes out perfectly crisp and tender.
Add some other additions, a wonderful dressing, and you’ve got an easy side or even a lunchtime pasta salad.
It’s no secret how much I love a good chopped salad. There is just something about every piece being the same size… you can get a bite of everything off the fork. I love how crunchy it is and the combo of flavors that come together since it’s all evenly chopped!
So, I took a tiny cut of pasta and made something similar to a chopped salad. Basically a chopped salad with some pasta.
This combo isn’t entirely new for us as I already make a spring pasta salad with asparagus that we really enjoy. It has honey mustard dressing. It’s wonderful any time of year!
But this version, with all the tiny bits of flavor, the adorable pasta and the sun dried tomato dressing? SO, so good. (more…)
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A Week In the Life, Vol 13. 30 Mar 2:46 PM (6 days ago)
Truly mind blown that March is over.
I am still loving this iced cherry chai!
Park bike & play day.
Got a little rainy.
Max requested pulled pork!
I got these shoes for Emilia for summer/spring and I want them in my size.
Will play anywhere.
The kids built this and call it their “deer nest.” They made it for the deer.
End of basketball for this girl!
Always.playing.hockey.
Took a little trip to cheesecake factory, aka the kids’ favorite.
They were verrrry excited.
Wild boy.
This chicken chopped salad with SO GOOD I was to recreate it.
Her outfit!!!!
Sephora had a lip gloss charm event. If you bought one, they were putting a charm on when you left! She LOVED this.
These two somehow convinced Eddie to go sleep in Max’s room while they had a sleepover with me. We watched ice skating, basketball and giggled for hours.
It was verrrrry cute. I need a good nights sleep tonight though, ha!
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What To Eat This Week: 3/30/25. 30 Mar 2:30 AM (7 days ago)
Lots of delish spring meals are on the menu this week!
What’s on your menu this week?!
What To Eat This Week
Chipotle cauliflower enchiladas
Lemon artichoke chicken pasta salad
Crispy potato egg souffle bites
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