mexican chicken chili verde lasagna

last night i made one of the best things i've ever made.

mexican chicken chili verde lasagna

so good that it'd be a shame not to share with you!

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bar cart by taylor donsker

another wonder from mr. taylor donsker

my friend said it best when i shared these photos with him this morning

this is great for 2 reasons

1.) that taylor designed and built it and he's awesome

2.) a reminder that friday is somewhere on the horizon

cheers to that!

wood slab dining table by taylor donsker

as promised, here are pictures of taylor's wood slab dining table 

again, a work of art 

claro walnut salvaged from the front yard of someones house in the bay area 

with a patina steel base

i can't wait to have our own home to have one of these in it!

wood slab furniture by taylor donsker design

i am one proud, proud girlfriend

taylor has been hard at work designing and hand crafting a wood slab desk and dining table

for one of his clients 

i dont know why, but every time i see one of his finished pieces

im amazed

he is self taught, and i can't wrap my brain around his talent

how someone can be so creative and see the world how he sees it

here are some beautiful pictures of his wood slab desk

its made from claro walnut and was salvaged from someone's front yard in the bay area

its one of a kind and to be honest, the pictures don't compare to how amazing this looks in person

its smooth, solid and the streaks in the wood are incredible

he has a gift!

enjoy

 

russian tea cakes

 as i was taking a shower today

i was randomly thinking about russian tea cakes

and being thats its sunday, and i usually always bake something on sundays

i thought why not make 'em?

they're not perfectly round, but they're just as good

no matter what shape they are!

jalapeño cheddar waffles with fried egg

i woke up in the best mood on this beautiful saturday

its sunny, its bright, its 76 degrees at 9:30 in the morning...

i wanted to fix up something colorful and yummy to kickstart this weekend

and here you have it

jalapeño cheddar waffles with fried egg

it has all the pizzaz to compliment this morning

happy weekend!

recipe from: easty

i finally made banana bread!

 banana bread is one of my favorites!

today, while taylor and i were sofa shopping

we wondered by the baking section of crate & barrel

and i finallyyy got a bread pan

i have to say, for the first time baking banana bread,

it was pretty darn good

moist, rich banana & nut flavors and chocolate-y goodness

i didnt even use butta!

what you need:

1 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 ripe bananas, smashed

1 egg

3/4 cups greek yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional -- my secret touch)

what you do:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees & grease a large loaf pan

2. mix together bananas, egg, greek yogurt, vanilla and sugar.

3. gradually stir in the pastry flour, baking powder and salt.

4. add in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts (optional)

5. evenly pour batter into the pan about 3/4 full. bake for 45 minutes  or until toothpick comes out clean. cool completely before removing and cutting.