Salads for a Monday

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I don’t know about you, but I spent the past long weekend pigging out on amazing food (from sandwiches to tapas and beers to hot cocoa).

My husband and I were celebrating our 2nd anniversary in one of my favorite places, Asheville, NC. I am in love with this cute mountain town, and it’s so exciting that we live under a 4-hour drive away now.

We had such a good time celebrating there and eating and drinking through town. (I’ll be posting more about that in the next few weeks.)

Between the biscuits and mid-day desserts, I am absolutely stuffed and looking for some lighter lunch options to take to work this week.

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Simple Saturday: Asian Broccoli Slaw

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So, my husband and I are officially moved to North Carolina!

We still have no permanent residence (thankfully we have family to house us for now) and I’m still looking around for a job, but we’re happy to be here.

And we brought a crazy snow storm with us…oops. Sorry, ya’ll.

One of the most important things for me about moving to North Carolina was moving near a Trader Joe’s. I’m obsessed with the variety and creativity of the products at TJ’s. So, you’l probably be seeing a lot of TJ’s inspired recipes coming down the pipe.

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