Blue Apron Cook Book

There have been many people I have talked with who either have too big or too little a family to justify Blue Apron, are unsure about getting food in the mail, or are not in an area that Blue Apron delivers to. All of them, however, either loved Blue Apron's food or love the way it looks. For those and everyone else out there who enjoys eating, you are in luck! The hubs just informed me a few days ago that Blue Apron now has a cook book and it is on pre-order.

The book is filled with Blue Apron's favorite summer recipes in their always easy to understand format. Blue Apron has taken 50 of their most popular summer recipes, improved on them based on customer feedback, and added them to a cookbook just for us. I love Blue Apron's recipes and am so excited to see the improvements they have made to already yummy meals. The cookbook also has dessert recipes and a whole rundown on different summer foods.

What I love more than any of this is the Feast with Friends section. Sure, a good cocktail and dessert is almost always appropriate, but being able to share some of these ridiculously good meals with friends makes me over the moon excited! Hopefully the title, Summer Cooking with Blue Apron- A Collection of Simple, Seasonal Recipes Vol. 1, is a good indication of what Blue Apron has planned for the future. Yes, I will be pre-ordering this one and all other seasonal cookbooks they are [fingers crossed] making throughout the year!

Summer Cooking with Blue Apron is currently on pre-order until July 31st. Best to order yours ahead of time since they have knocked the price down to $22.95 (from $29.95) until the pre-order has ended. Did I mention that it is a limited edition? Better get to the getting!

Also, if you have not read it yet, here is my review of Blue Apron and Hello Fresh :)

This Week in Pins

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have some great plans for this weekend- maybe even seeing Captain America, heh, heh! This week there have been some super cute things on Pinterest that just must be shared. Lots are about houses since spring is in the air and all I want to do is decorate/clean/read. Talking about reading, has anyone read The Ring and The Crown? I read it this week and must say, it was not my favorite. Palette cleanser time. If anyone knows a great action with a love story (there must be a love story) send it my way, I am in bad need of some new reading material. 

Home Style Quiz, Henderson Style

I put this one first because it is the most important. If you read nothing else and go straight to taking this quiz, reading the article, and having a wonderful laugh, I will not mind in the slightest. It is the funniest thing EVER. Like Emily, I also made the hubs take this last night, that was a close second in the funny category. How can a guy not understand that you are not actually picking a home location from a picture, I. do. not. know. He got the Property Brothers and I got Nate Berkus. There is truth in this quiz. 

Take it! 

White Chocolate Poppyseed Blondies

Yum! I think that is nuff' said. Seriously, these are spring and light and wonderful. They look amazing and I want to make them right now. Put it in my mouth. 

Calorie Torching Workout

This actually looks kind of fun, right? All we need is some weights and a few minutes to get in some serious fat burning! Just might have to do this over the weekend for some super fun calorie torching! 

Catt Sadler's Home

I love Catt Sadler and I absolutely love her home. Some may say that using so much quite is a fear of color, so not true. It is just plain pretty and simple and swoon. 

Savory Cheesy Bread

Last, but not least, we have the least P+K thing on the whole list. Our aunt made this for us awhile she was visiting a few months ago and it is seriously the best thing I have ever crammed into my pie hole. You may be thinking, "oh, this is on P+K so there must be something secretly healthy about it." No, there is nothing redeeming about it. It is a fat filled starch bucket with more fat than we want on our entire bodies. This is one for the splurge day for. sure. 

To make this a bit healthier, I would highly recommend using this dairy-free pesto recipe from the wonderful Nicole at Pumps and Iron. 

Healthy St. Patrick's Day Recipes

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and I cannot wait. The hubs and I will be celebrating this Irish holiday for the first time ever, which is a bit ridiculous considering he is part Irish. Even though we will not be home, I do plan on making some fun foods and [at least] looking at some yummy drinks.

Thank goodness there are so many healthy green foods that taste delicious; it makes this St. Patrick's Day food planning so much easier! Of course, we could make guacamole, it's green, right? But let's take these recipes a bit beyond the normal and do some super yummy, somewhat easy, and very Irish for this holiday celebrating one of Ireland's most well known patron saints.

Also, have you decided what green thing you are wearing yet? The hubs said that mint green was out of the question for a real Irish place, so I am now at a loss. Are forest green pants "green" enough? Hopefully.

Matcha Green Tea Pancakes

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Let's starts St. Patrick's Day off right with some super yummy, pretty healthy, and nothing to do with Ireland Matcha Green Tea Pancakes. No, these pancakes are not from a recipe out or Ireland itself and a I kind of doubt that many Irish people will be eating them on the 17th. But, they are green pancakes that I do not have to feel guilty for eating and that is good enough for me!

Kale and Leek Colcannon

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Colcannon is a traditional Irish food that uses potatoes, kale, cabbage, or leeks. At Halloween it is an Irish tradition to make colcannon and hide coins in it for others to find while eating. Although this colcannon does not come with money, it does come with some seriously good superfoods that taste like good ol' comfort food.

Potato-Cabbage Soup

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Yes, another green dish. What can I say, I love the cheeball in this holiday. This potato and cabbage soup is another Irish dish that is surprisingly healthy, green, and yummy. This recipe is also quite simple and quick o make, as far as soups go.

Spicy Tahini Baked Kale Chips

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This recipe is great at any time of the year and I will alsways find an excuse to make it. Kale chips are amazing. They are yummy, healthy, and take care of that pesky potato chip craving that I get like ALL THE TIME. Yes, I am a recovery potato chip addict. Phew, feels good to get that off my chest.

Roasted Lemon Cabbage

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If you are planning on having corned beef and cabbage on St/ Patty's Day, Kalyn recommends this roasted cabbage recipe and I quite agree with her. If I liked cabbage, I would be making this yummy looking dish right now instead of writing about it to you. Thankfully for all cabbage lovers out there, I am not the greatest fan of this super healthy superfood. Grow-up, taste buds so that I can enjoy this fantastic looking dish.

Lucky Leprechaun Dip

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You had me at tahini. Yes, this dip has white beans, tahini, cashews, kale, and parsley. So far, it sounds like the best green dip to ever be created in the history of man. It is also pre-named for St. Patrick's Day so even the cute name creation has been done for us.

Green Mac n' Cheese

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Homemade mac n' cheese just might be my kryptonite. I cannot say no. This mac n' cheese comes in the green variety and is much healthier than our usual carb and fat filled option. The green in this is from fresh spinach that has been pureed.

Guiness Float

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You read that correct. This is a dessert and an Irish drink all in one. It is also the first (and only) thing on our St. Patrick's Day list that is not green. But, it is Guiness and ice cream, so I think I can survive it's lack of proper pigmentation.

Side note: The Guiness float is not exactly what I would call healthy.