Rabbit, Rabbit

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Can't believe its Decemember already!

I'll be in Charlotte for work through tomorrow night...Wishing you all a very Merry weekend!

Till next time-
M

Pre-Black Friday

No Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday shopping for me this year, but I did manage to do a little shopping before the holiday weekend hit!

I went to an Erin McDermott jewelry party with some friends a few weeks back and found the most beautiful bracelet...

{Gold and Tortoiseshell Bracelet}

I knew when I saw her, she was going to be mine!

She was so beautiful, in fact, that both of my friends bought her too!

Check out Erin's website and blog - she seriously has the BEST stuff. Everytime I visit, I find something new I want to buy! (cough, A take note - Christmas IS only 25 days away, cough)

For the meantime, I'll be anxiously awaiting my bracelets arrival on my doorstop!

Till next time-

M



4 words

This isn't much of a "catch up" post, but I liked this so much I just had to share:

{Thoughtful, Restless, Elegant and Sentimental}

What are your four words?

Till next time-
M

Super surprise

Why do I have the best boyfriend ever?

Because on a night that I think I'm home alone (he was out of town for work), I get a phone call from A that our neighbor had left something for us on the front porch. I go to the door and tell him I only see the paper, and then guess who pops up on the front stairs??
....A!

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Oh boy, I just love that kid...I think I went to sleep smiling.

What a super surprise!

Till next time-
M

No longer neglected

My poor kitchen. Its been so neglected for the past few weeks - the only items that have seen ANY action were the coffee pot and the toaster oven (for my morning Bagel Thin).

Last night, I decided to break back-in the kitchen - my only Terms and Conditions were to make something healthy (mine) and it must include Chicken (A's).

I went to my go-to website, Foodgawker.com and found a recipe that immediately sparked my interest:

Healthier General Tso's Chicken

from the blog, Kitchen Simplicity

When I found this recipe, I quickly noticed that it had originally come from the one and only, Martha Stewart - BINGO! This was what I was making for dinner!

It was pretty easy to make and it came out wonderfully. I doubled the recipe, so we could take it for lunch  and also added Onions and Sriracha to the sauce.

Healthier General Tso’s Chicken

Sauce

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups snow peas, trimmed and halved diagonally
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Chicken and Coating

• 2 large egg whites
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound chicken, cut into bite-size pieces

1. For sauce: Mix together water and cornstarch until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Set aside.
2. For chicken: Whisk together egg whites, cornstarch, salt and pepper. Stir in chicken.
3. To cook: Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add a small amount of oil. Add half of chicken to pan, dripping off excess coating. Cook, stirring occasionally until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from pan, add more oil if necessary and repeat with remaining chicken. Set the chicken aside.
4. Add sauce to skillet and cook until snow peas are tender and sauce is thickened. Add chicken (and any collected juices) to skillet.Toss to coat.
5. Serve with rice.

Serves: 4

Enjoy!

Till next time-

M

I'm baaaaaaaaack.

I'm thankful to be back in the regular swing of things - hopefully my posts will get back to normal as well.

My trip to NYC was mighty successful - I got to see most of my awesome customers, eat really amazing food and even do a little sightseeing & celebrity spotting!

My sales rep Julie and I had about 3 hours to kill on Monday afternoon and decided to walk around the city.

We breezed into Tiffany's where I got an awkward photo with the World Series Trophy:

And also popped into Bergdorf Goodman's to do a little drooling (hello, Louboutins!!). On our way out, we saw a Paparazzi in the window taking photos. Before I knew it, I was shoulder to shoulder with Jessica and Ashlee Simpson!! No photos to prove it, but this is a photo of them walking out of the store (Jessica is totally pregnant, btw):

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Unlike many New Yorkers, I was actively celebrity watching the whole time I was in the city and managed to also see Anthony Weiner and his wife, Huma walking down the street. They are a hard-to-miss couple due to how beautiful (and pregnant) Huma is, and well....you know what Anthony looks like...

All in all - a great trip but I'm so happy to be back with A!

We took advantage of Richmond's restaurant week on Friday night by going to Bistro 27.

I'd never been there before and frankly, never really paid much attention to the place but I really enjoyed it! Smaller atmosphere, great service and awesome food...doesn't get much better than that!

If you get the chance to go - definitely take advantage of it!

Tonight, some friends and I are planing to walk up and down Hanover Ave. Hanover is a well known street in the Fan district (where I live) that has become known for it's "Halloween block party." Most of the homeowners go above and beyond decorating their house for this one day event and thousands of people come to the area to experience all the fun.

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No costumes for me this year, but I'll leave you with the cutest Rockette Toy Soldier I've ever seen - my little sister, Eliza (costume made by my amazingly crafty Mother):

Happy Halloween!!

Till next time-

M

Excuses, excuses

Excuse my absence from blogging for the next 2 weeks. This week, I've got a Regional Sales meeting here in Richmond, and then I'm off to NYC for customer visits next week.

{image via Pintrest}

Hopefully I'll find some time in between to do a little catching up.

Till next time-
M