A rambling of my five favorite bites this week!
Hi friends! TGIF, am I right?
I did a down-and-back trip to Dallas on Thursday so I’m super happy it’s Friday and am looking forward to NO weekend plans! I’m just going to enjoy this slow weekend ahead of me.
I’m looking forward to getting in a puppy walk, going to the gym, making dinner at home with <3M, and wrapping Sunday up with a blogger’s brunch at Iron Cactus. I know, I’m such a bore but sometimes you just have to soak up the slow season of life and that’s exactly what I intend to do!
Any who…below are a few highlights from my week that I thought I’d share.
What I’m Sipping
1 – June’s Sparkling Rose
Happy Hour Alert! June’s All Day has half-priced bubbles on Monday night and the June’s Sparkling Rose is delish – crisp and slightly sweet. If you’re looking for a great place to people watch with good drinks, head over there on Monday night and grab a glass of bubbly.
What I’m Cooking
2 – Nashville Hot Chicken Tacos
For a girl who grew up eating Buffalo Sauce in upstate New York and because I’m a bonafide pickle lover, these Nashville Hot Chicken Tacos hit the spot when I made them for dinner earlier this week. I followed this Cooking & Beer recipe, tweaking the recipe just slightly to make it a little healthier on the fat side. Here’s the changes I made if you want to recreate them yourself:
- nixed the oil in the slaw, opting for vinegar and pickle juice instead
- browned my chicken pieces rather than frying them in oil
- reduced the butter in the Nashville Hot Chicken sauce to 1 tablespoon instead of half a cup, I thinned the sauce some with vegetable broth and it still coated the chicken well
- used my favorite low-carb tortillas in place of traditional flour
What I’m Craving
3 – Vietnamese Lemongrass Coconut
I swear this dish is better than takeout. When I crave any sort of Asian curry, I pull out this recipe. It’s so easy to make too! It requires only a handful of ingredients and 30 minutes. Even <3M likes making this because it’s so simply and is a 1-pot dish.
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Where I’m Dining
4- Home Slice Pizza
Hands down this week’s best bite goes to the Sicilian Pizza from Home Slice. <3M and I went on Monday night to celebrate our 5 year engagement anniversary (it’s a tradition). Home Slice only serves the Sicilian on Monday nights at the South Congress location and you can either get plain cheese or pepperoni, nothing else! Sicilian Pizza has a super thick crust and is double baked in the pizza oven so it’s crispy on the bottom. It’s my favorite pizza, we only eat it once a year, and it’s so worth the carb splurge. #noregrets
I did hear a rumor that Home Slice serves the Sicilian Pizza all-week long at their new Central location but I haven’t stopped in to try it yet. Let me know if you have any details.
What I’m Making
I love acaí bowls but it seriously kills me to pay +$10 for a bowl from Blenders ‘n’ Bowls on the regular so I like to make mine at home. I’ve also perfected my method so I thought I’d share my tips:
- Use the frozen unsweetened packets of acaí and blend them frozen
- Only use 1 cup of frozen fruit, no ice cubes
- Use a 1:1 ration of juice and unsweetened almond milk, about 3/4 cup total
- Be sure to have a good blender, I use
and stir it often between blends until everything is smooth
- Hand mix protein into your bowl. If you’re using protein powder, I suggest blending the acaí, frozen fruit, and liquids together first then mixing in the protein powder by hand. This ensures you get an acaí texture similar to BNB. I’ve found that if you add protein powder and blend it with the other ingredients, it tends to get fluffy and you do NOT want a fluffy acaí bowl.
- Top with whatever you have in the pantry. I usually go for fresh fruit, nut butter, and some kind of sweet either coconut, honey, or a dusting of cocoa powder.
That’s it! Five Bites for Friday. What are you eating, craving, sipping? Enjoy your weekend y’all!
