April 23, 2012

Pork Piccata

The word Piccata is usually connected with chicken but the lemon, butter and caper flavor works really well with pork also.  Pork tenderloin is one of my favorite proteins so when I came across this figure-friendly version I couldn't resist. 


Ingredients :

3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound uncooked lean pork tenderloin, cut into thin slices
2 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 cup canned chicken broth, reduced sodium
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoon salted butter
1 Tablespoon capers, drained


Instructions:

1. In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper.  Sprinkle over both sides of pork, shaking off excess.
2. Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add pork (can be done in 2 batches) and cook until just cooked through and golden, about 1 1/2 minutes per side, set aside on a serving plate and cover to keep warm. 
3. Whisk together broth, lemon juice, cornstarch, salt and pepper until blended.  Pour into same skillet and combine with pan drippings ; simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and stir in butter until melted.  Stir in capers and spoon over pork. 


Enjoy!

-Megan




April 20, 2012

Funny Four Twenty

Leave it to Jonathan Adler , totally glamming up 420. 
Hemp, Mary Jane, Hashish, Dope and Ganja who knew they could look so cute!
Dope, Vice $128
Ganja, Vice (also available in black) $98
Hashish Candle $68



Happy Holi-daze.

-Megan 

April 18, 2012

Artist Addiction: Nancy Ramirez

Can't get enough of Nancy Ramirez's colorful art! Here are some of my favorites:




Nancy runs COZAMIA, an art print shop, where you can look at her collection of work, and purchase them as well (they are very reasonable). She also has a blog full of her work,  interior decor and inspiration.

April 13, 2012

April BirchBox

My April BirchBox has arrived! I look forward to that bright pink box in my mailbox each month! This month's box had some great smelling perfume, some anti-aging marula oil, a fabulous nailpolish color (that i surprisingly don't have), some night cream and some cleansing towelettes that smell so delicious I could eat them!



I can't wait to try out all of my new samples! Have you signed up yet??

-Whitney

April 12, 2012

DIY $1.99 Tray Makeover


While at our favorite store ever, Hobby Lobby, we found some great trays in the aisle of wooden crafts and knew they had some serious potential! We bought a large rectangle one for $2.99 and then this small octagon shaped one for only $1.99!! We moved on over to the scrap book aisle to check out their array of paper. I found a perfect piece that looked like antique turquoise wood. Once i had my supplies, it didnt take long to complete the tray transformation.

April 10, 2012

Rainbow Reading

Some day I will have a huge bookcase full of books, and I am becoming a huge fan of the color coordinated method or of organization and display! I love how it creates a work of art. Here are some colorful shelves that I am drooling over! It might take me a while to fill shelves these size, but I am working on it!







-Whitney

April 9, 2012

Let There Be Light

Don't these look like photographs!? They are actually paintings! Mary Temple creates these works of art, recreating light falling across the walls of a room, as if it were coming in through a window. How incredible!





Check out the rest of Mary Temple's work here.