Sunday, April 13, 2025
But this time with the daily, varied Jillian Michaels Body Revolution program. So far, so good.
Who needs kettlebells, when you have dog-bell?!
Recipe: Roasted Green Vegetable Soup [omg]
Sunday, April 6, 2025
I make this soup on repeat in the winter. It's like a winter salad...don't skimp on the lemon juice. It's basically roasted garlic, broccoli, and lemon juice flavored! Great with a slice of sourdough bread.
Roasted Green Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 leek/onion/shallot, diced
- 1 head garlic, top lopped
- 1 broccoli, chopped
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- sprinkling of spices/za'atar
- 1x 32oz box chicken stock
- 15oz can butter beans (or cannelini beans)
- 1c frozen peas
- 2 handfuls spinach
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
Directions
- Roast for 25 minutes at 400 deg: olive oil, leek/onion/shallo, garlic, broccoli, zucchini, spices/za'atar
- Boil for 5-7 mins: chicken stock, beans, peas
- Add roasted vegetables, spinach, and juice of 1/2 a lemon
- Blend until smooth
MeMade Clothing: Ashton Top to make a matching set
Sunday, March 30, 2025
These Winslow culottes were wasting away in the closet, partially because the rise is a bit too high, but also partially because I didn't know what to wear it with. Cue...a matching shirt!
A Helen's Closet size 14 with petal sleeves attachment, an inch added to the length for tucking in. French seams where it made sense to do so, as always. Fabric is Blackbird Fabrics Viscose Crepe in 'Bluestone'. 'Doesn't need ironing if I water-spray it before leaving the house!
Fail: Zucchini Ricotta Quiche
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Maybe this Zucchini-Ricotta Quiche from Sweet Peas and Saffron isn't meant to be frozen and thawed, because it had some serious soggy bottoms! The other quiches I made for my quiche party came out well, but I've posted about them before on the blog: spinach sheet pan quiche, bacon tart, and a sausage veggie breakfast quiche from AllTheHealthyThings.
MeMade Clothing: Three Ashton Tank Tops
Sunday, March 16, 2025
These are not my first Helen's Closet Ashton Tops, because they're so quick and don't take much fabric! This first one is a Rifle Paper Co. Viscose in navy 'Estee'. A size 14 with bias binding for the neckline, the full-length version, with an inch added for height. Slightly messed up a hack here with front neckline lowered 2.25” and shaped into a gentle V-neck, but print is so busy, you can't even tell I had to pleat the V. French seams where it made sense to do so, as always.
The Gingham is similar to the first top, but I scooped out the front neckline a bit to have some variety. It's Joann Fabrics viscose that I've used before, a scrap from another top I made. The Indian blockprint is a duplicate of the gingham, also made with a scrap from another top.
