Everyday Life: Week 7

The last week looked like this:  Everyday Life Week 7

Sometimes you just have to make yourself a homemade whole wheat cheese pizza for lunch, intended to not share with anyone else. Forbidden Rice Blog - Everyday Life Week 7 (10 of 18)

Wrigby MiniMillies
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The folks at Don Pancho sent me a handsome goodie box on Valentine’s Day, filled with these treats! I’m so excited to use EVERYTHING, but especially the hatch green chile wraps and golden blend tortillas — both of which I’d never seen before.
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Tuesday was Fat Tuesday and having a Southern-born husband, we had a Southern type of meal. Red beans and rice…
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Plus some accidentally gigantic beignets.
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Wednesday was Valentine’s Day and we had a super low-key one this year (just as I prefer!). Sushi take-out, a shared cream puff for dessert, and sitting around watching the Winter Olympics.Forbidden Rice Blog - Everyday Life Week 7 (1 of 1)

This little nugget will be two next month.
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We are still slowly (SOOO slowly) painting (now all the touch-ups, which, let me tell you… is NOT a job for someone with OCD tendencies). Our living room colors make me happy, though.
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AND! While this doesn’t look like a major deal — in fact, you probably have no idea why I’m posting this photo — we now have light in the kitchen. I rewired and reinstalled all the lighting. In the process, I didn’t burn the house down and I also got it working on the first try! YES!
Forbidden Rice Blog - Everyday Life Week 7 (14 of 18)This is what happens when you live in a house with five cats.
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JJ in the morning.
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Lunch one day. A roasted chicken wrap filled with colby jack cheese, spinach, avocado, vegenaise, and pepperoncinis.Forbidden Rice Blog - Everyday Life Week 7 (18 of 18)

Blue skies.
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My go-to weekly pasta…
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I hope Percy wants to sleep like this forever and ever.
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Taco bar.
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I’m pretty sure Silas gets bigger and bigger every single day!Forbidden Rice Blog - Everyday Life Week 7 (5 of 18)

Hope you’ve had a wonderful week!

About Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

28 year old food blogger and writer.
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2 Responses to Everyday Life: Week 7

  1. wendy martin says:

    Very impressive! Especially the wiring and painting.

  2. Marilyn Walker says:

    I love your photos. I want to do a taco bar for my daughter’s 17th Birthday. How do you keep the meat warm?

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