I’m Jessica and this is where I share my stuff. You will find a balance of healthy recipes, comfort food and indulgent desserts.
I am madly, passionately, inexplicably in love with food. Bacon makes me beam. Chocolate makes me shout from the rooftops with joy. Vegetables and I are the best of frenemies. My perfect world would include none of them.
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monday: lemony chickpea millet salad
tuesday: stuffed meatball sliders
wednesday: cucumber avocado chicken salads
thursday: creamy pasta verde
friday: short rib mac and cheese
saturday: roasted tomato caprese panzanella
sunday: smoked chicken w/ peach bourbon bbq sauce

















Your weekend makes me happy :)
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Pomegranates and Pad Thai (I think?) – I want your weekend.
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um those shoes are amazing!
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Your weekend trumps my weekend. I want my accounting homework to go away and be replaced by cheese and bacon.
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Terrific pictures of what appears to be a terrific weekend. Have a blessed thanksgiving.
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Looks good to me!!
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Your pictures are awesome – oh, and I made your chile cheddar pasta bake the other night – OMG it was unbelieveable!
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Jessica — November 20th, 2011 @ 9:12 pm
So glad you liked it!
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Beautiful! :)
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I want that purple ornament! so gorgeous.
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What app did you use to get those pictures to turn out so cool??
Thanks!
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Jessica — November 20th, 2011 @ 9:11 pm
Most are a combo of many: camera+, snapseed, instagram, idarkroom!
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I am head over heels in love with your puppy. She is so adorable!
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Sounds like you had an enjoyable weekend & love the photos. I’m making your peppermint mocha milkshake tonight, I can’t wait. Anything with peppermint+chocolate+caffiene has to be amazing!! I’m thinking of putting peppermint schnapps in it, it just sounds like a good combination.
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Chipotle and pizza were part of my weekend too! As well as Christmas decorating and hot chocolate & Bailey’s drinking…it was a good weekend :)
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OMG love, LOVE, LoVe Chipotle… and those shoes!!
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Chipotle!! I’m jealous :)
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Always love your pictures! And your dog is adooorable :)
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i want to go shoe shopping now.
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Busy weekend Jessica!
I am reading Nicholas Sparks The Lucky One.
My favorite photos are the trail lined w/ trees and purple ornament. Very neat photo enrichment.
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Looks like a perfect weekend to me!
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love it!! love the shoes, the nail varnish, pomegranate, xmas tree… LOVE!
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the puppy is getting so big!! and those shoes are to die for.
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Your weekend looks delicious!!! And now I want some pad thai!
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I love that you read Nicholas Sparks too :) We are long lost twins.
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Mmm, looks like thai food, love that and chipotle. I’m almost positive that is “victoriana” which is currently married to my nail beds- love that too! Your heels are so sexy! You must be very sleepy right now, busy lady.
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Bella is getting so big!! Also I cannot believe you can walk in those heels. How do you do it?
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I love the shoes! And whatever is in that drink…pumpkin maybe? Or rum? :) Whatever it is, it looks great!
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Xiithlaalii — June 5th, 2012 @ 8:06 pm
I know a set of twins named Jennifer and Jessica who were born in 1985.I would go with Jessica. I’ve never much cared for the -fer ending of Jennifer. Don’t know why.As a side note, I know a Jennifer who goes by the nkmanice Niffer (I think she spells the nkmanice with two f s but her full name with one). Points for creativity, parents. (I also know a Christopher who goes by Stoph , like the first syllable of Stouffer’s frozen dinners )
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looks like a great weekend jessica! love that polish color & totally dig the shoes. they look like jessica simpson shoes, which i heart. anyways, your christmas tree looks gorgeous… at least that little corner does :) have a great thanksgiving week!
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Those shoes are fantastic!
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LOVE the shoes and the polish!
Thai food looks amazing, Mike and I want to go get thai soon, have you heard about Thaiphoon at settlers ridge in robinson? I was wondering if it is any good!
Happy Monday! xo
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Jessica — November 21st, 2011 @ 11:19 am
Oh no!! I’ve never been there! We love Thai Place in Shadyside and this meal was from Thai Me Up on Southside!
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Aw, Bella!!! But what is in that bowl of creamy white goodness shown with the rice?
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Jessica — November 21st, 2011 @ 11:17 am
PIneapple curry! :)
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I, too, want to know what that dish is with the rice. Also, what a great idea to document your weekend that way. I’m going to have to start thinking about that.
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Jessica — November 21st, 2011 @ 11:16 am
Pineapple curry!
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I want your weekend! Every part of it! I am reading that book too. Just started chapter 3.
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Love the shoes!
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Pad Thai, Chipotle, and pizza.. The perfect weekend!
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Your week end looks like a lot of fun ! I am definitely going to go check out that Nicholas Spark books.
What application are you using to take these pictures? I wanna have it !
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Jessica — November 21st, 2011 @ 11:24 am
I use multiples on each photo. Most are a combo of snapseed, idarkroom, camera+ and instagram!
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Love your photos. Those shoes are just amazing!
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Details on the ornament?? So fab
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What a fun post! Looks like you had some delish food. And your doggie is just the cutest. :)
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What color is that Butter London polish? It’s sooo pretty.
P.S. I just discovered your blog last week and I love it! :)
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Looks like an amazing weekend. I too have shoe envy … wowza!
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i loooove your dog, and i think i love those shoes a little more!
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Bella is getting SO big!! I love her :)
& don’t you just LOVE Jessica Simpson’s line of shoes?!?! They are my favorite!! LOVE those above – you always have the cutest shoes.
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lol :) fun post :) jealous of your pomegranate. the ones here have not been looking good once i open them. cute puppy :) How are you liking the Nicholas Sparks novel?
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AH! Did you love the new Nicholas Sparks novel? I’m too chicken to read anything by him any more because I was in tears from every novel BEFORE I got pregnant. I’m not sure what my emotions will do to me now!
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Jessica — November 23rd, 2011 @ 5:39 pm
It was good – quick read – read it in 5 hours. I love his books but they are typical Nicholas Sparks, pretty predictable you know?
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