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friday is here, finally. so grab your friends. raise a glass. enjoy the sunshine. here’s to the weekend.
{weekend tunes for you some nights by FUN}

have you seen the new spring/summer lookbook from madewell yet? if not, here’s a peek.

It felt like spring {verging on summer} yesterday. It was aaaaamazing. {a little windy but I’ll take what I can get! } Whenever the weather and seasons change, so does my appetite. As it warms up, I move away from the comfort (and heavier) soups and gravitate towards fresh veggies and salads.

Here’s what I made last night.
An arugula salad. fresh, healthy and very filling.

salad
baby arugula (3-4 cups)
whole wheat penne pasta (about half a box, cooked and rinsed) *
roasted tomatoes (chopped)
garbanzo beans (1 cup, drained and rinsed)
parmigiano reggiano (shaved)
salt and pepper to taste


dressing
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
lemon juice


* you can use any smaller pasta that you have on hand. 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Instead of “giving” you real flowers today, I thought I’d share one of my favorite paintings {of flowers}. Yes, we all love the way fresh flowers smell and look on that kitchen table but why not have flowers that last and forever brighten your day?

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Did you happen to catch Chipotle’s wonderful and beautifully animated commercial last night during the Grammy Awards? If not, here’s the link.

And, if you’re like me and loving the rendition of Coldplay’s The Scientist, covered by Willie Nelson, you can download the song on iTunes. All proceeds benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation.