cook / asian short ribs

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Last week I made a riff on these Asian short ribs from Real Simple Magazine and they were GOOD. I don't have a slow cooker and used a Dutch oven (this article from Williams Sonoma was helpful). If I had known how easy it was to convert to and from slow cooker to Dutch oven, I would do it more often! 
I replaced the short ribs with a different braising cut, seared the meat first, and changed the liquid by using water and white wine instead of the broth and adding some Worcestershire sauce. Don't forget to add the bok choy at the end of the recipe, otherwise it will disintegrate. We tried it served with rice noodles and over polenta (the polenta was awesome!).
What have you been cooking lately?

weekend

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In honor of the new Cinderella movie, famous shoe designers reimagined the glass slipper. 

Did you catch Joanna's new apartment tour?

How to be a friend in deed. I feel like I never know what to do for friends in need and was glad to find this article!

13 signs you're 26. I found too many of these to be true, especially 1, 5, and 12. 

Cheese matchmaking app. 'Nuf said. 

This girl lived according to the Pinterest popular page. 

A and I recently tried Plated and my favorite was the Cheesy Quinoa Casserole. I would definitely make it again. 

Still loving this fresh and natural beauty look. 

Since switching to a Macbook in August, I'm really paranoid that I'm not managing my backups/iCloud/iPhoto correctly and consequently could potentially lose files. I found this awesome article that clearly breaks down how to manage your Photo Stream and backup photos. Also, I'm a huge fan of Carbonite. 

weekend

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Martha's kitchen organizing tips. Genius!

Wedding DIYs.

Forty portraits in forty years.

Tips for a productive to do list. I really learned a lot from this one!

How to order wine in a restaurant.

I made this chicken recipe again last weekend. Deeelish! 

I'm taking A away for a post-birthday getaway this weekend and can't wait to reveal next week! I will surely be bringing this cozy blanket along. 

What are you up to this weekend?

eat / grilled chicken with lemon basil pasta

As summer winds down, I wanted to share this yummy summery recipe for Grilled Chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta from the Pioneer Woman.

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It’s easy, delicious, and light. I like to cut corners when I cook on weeknights or to save a couple calories and I learned the following: pre-made grilled chicken is a great shortcut…and using milk and half and half instead of heavy cream and half and half doesn’t work. The lemon will curdle the milk and it looks gross. You’ve been warned.