Beyond the Kitchen

Life Lately:

We shot another video for my partnership with Whole Foods Market for the Lexi’s Clean Kitchen Cookbook! I am so excited about this and can’t wait to share more about it SOON.

 We went to Festival on the Farm here in MA, where we heard some fabulous music and spent time with a good friend! How large is this instrument compared to petite little me? It’s called a sousaphone.My mom came in this week for some final wedding planning (and I picked up my dress!!!!!) because it’s literally 2 weeks away! A combination of work deadlines and relaxation (is that an oxymoron?) are on the agenda! 

P.S. My CSA haul is getting larger and larger.

Also I’ve started a new morning routine where I wake up an hour earlier than usual and mediate and make some me time — no cell phone or thoughts of work allowed. It’s been wonderful. I highly recommend a morning routine, whether that’s an hour or 15 minutes.

Blog Posts I’m Loving:

How epic are these Cookie Cups?

Wait, what? Rose! I need.

These 12 Steps to Loving Your Life.

In love with these Vegan Cookie Sandwiches!

Thai Curry Cashews for the win.

 New Cookbooks I’m Loving

Ali’s newest cookbook is STUNNING!

Cassy’s debut cookbook is jam-packed with delicious recipes and a fitness plan.

 Quote of the Week:

“The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an enlightened society. You may wonder what the best approach is to helping society and how you can know that what you are doing is authentic and good. The only answer is nowness. The way to relax, or rest the mind in nowness, is through the practice of meditation. In meditation you take an unbiased approach. You let things be as they are, without judgment, and in that way you yourself learn to be. —CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA RINPOCHE” 
― Pema Chödrön, How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind

What’s HOT on Pinterest This Week:

Mason Jar Lunches: Recipe | Pin It 

Hosting the Perfect Brunch: How To | Pin it

Easy Blueberry Jam: Recipe | Pin It

Grilling Guide: Link | Pin It

Guide to Portland Maine: Link| Pin It

Current Must-Haves: 

This Charcoal Cleansing Face Wash Bar.

This handbag.

My Instant Pot pressure cooker!

This lightweight foundation.

My trusty slow cooker.

Current Want: This vacuum.

What You May Have Missed:

Mixed Berry Hazelnut Crunch Cream Pops

Vietnamese Beef Cabbage Wraps

Buffalo Chicken Dip + 5 other recipes for shredded Chicken

Jicama Kale Salad with Orange Lime Dressing

This GIVEAWAY with Live Beverages (kombucha) and you still have days to enter!

Happy weekend, you guys! Thank you for reading!

Lexi