Insta Update

Wow time certainly does flies by and I can't believe it's already the middle of August!  This summer has been incredibly busy work wise but I've still managed to make the most of my downtime.  Here are some pics from the last two weeks via instagram.   You can follow me @amy_lovinglately and feel free to leave a comment with your account, I'd love to check it out :)

 

 

1. Saw Dark Knight Rises, such a good movie!

2. A little shopping spree :)

3. Finally decided on a watch and got #5 from this post.  

4. Yummy homemade pizza with bacon! (used this dough recipe)

5. Girls night = nail party and no they aren't all mine, I wish!

6. Sunday outfit: H&M kimono blazer, Forever 21 skinny jeans, 

Me Too flats and Tommy Hilfiger Kelsey watch

What is your summer highlight thus far?

Loving Summer Lately,

Amy

Strawberry Fields Forever

I hope all my fellow Canadians had a wonderful Canada Day and are enjoying the long weekend!  Last weekend my sister went strawberry picking and came home with two huge basketfuls of berries.  After sharing some with family and friends we froze a tray but still had a lot left.  I started looking for recipes other than ones for strawberry jam (we already had too much jam in our house and these berries were too good for canning in my opinon).  So here's what we made:

   

Strawberry Watermelon Agua Fresca- Simply Recipes                                    Strawberry Cake- Martha Stewart 

I am in LOVE with this drink!  It's so refreshing and easy to make :) And the cake was so good that we ate most of it before I remembered to take a picture!

Strawberry Sorbet  

I've always wanted to try making sorbet, but I've hesitated since I don't have an ice cream maker at home.  However, after a little research on the internet I came up with this recipe, which had a great balance between creamy and tart.  It turned out to be quite easy so I thought I'd share it with you all!

Ingredients: 

• 1 pint frozen strawberries 
• 1/4 cup honey (add more to your liking)
• Juice from half a lemon
• 1 tbsp red wine (can be substituted with vodka, the alcohol slows down the freezing)

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Transfer the mixture into an ice cube tray or a shallow dish and freeze for at least six hours or until solid.  Remove from tray and reblend until smooth.  You can it serve right away or store it in an airtight container in the freezer.  Serves four.

What's your favourite strawberry recipe?

Loving Strawberries Lately,

Amy

Happy Valentine's Day

I don't really celebrate Valentine's day but it doesn't stop me from making some yummy treats! This is what I whipped up this morning, recipe here.

And for dessert I'll be enjoying this delicious yet simple strawberry and chocolate mousse.

For the strawberry mousse I used this recipe and for the chocolate mousse I followed this one (but used dark chocolate).

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's day with your loved ones whether it's your significant other, family or friends :)


Loving Valentine's Day Treats Lately,
Amy

Weekend Love List

Can you believe the first weekend of February already went by? For me it was a busy weekend that seemed to revolve around food lol.  Here are some of the things I love from this past weekend.  I hope you all had a good one :)

Made banana muffins again, this time I added some frozen blueberries. (Recipe found here)

Weekend Love List

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, life just got in the way.  Anywho here are some of the things I love from this past weekend. 

Gotta love Canadian winters :)  

Banana Muffins

When I have ripe bananas I tend to make muffins using THIS simple recipe.  These muffins are always moist and not sweet which is just how I like them!
Try adding some dark chocolate for a more indulgent muffin ;)

 Oh and I just love these silicon muffin cups that I got at IKEA, so cute!

(and afforable, less than a $1/cup)

Upside down muffin so you can see the flower pattern from the baking cup :)

These muffins make such a yummy breakfast/snack that they were gone in no time!

What do you make with ripe bananas? Share your recipes, I'd love to hear them!


Loving Banana Muffins Lately,
Amy

Last week in Food

Short post today as I've been busy preparing for the new semester.  Since it was my last week of Christmas vacation I thought it would be appropriate to make this a food recap of my week. Cus let's be honest, vacation time = eating! Enjoy!

Raspberry Mousse Cake from Swiss Pasteries.  I must recreate!

 

 First time making Beef Bourguignon, it was soooo good :)

(full post coming soon)

 

Yummy banana muffin for breakfast (full post coming soon).

Potato and cabbage pierogies with fried sage and brown butter.  

Still have some in my freezer!

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The base of our strawberry cream cake (whip cream not shown).  

Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the finished cake, but it was delicious!

What's the best thing you've made lately? I love finding new recipes so please share! 


Loving Good Food Lately,
Amy

Holiday Recap [update]

I hope all of you had a wonderful time during the holidays!  Although this year it was much quieter for us I still found that it went by too fast!  I can't believe it's already 2012.  Here's some bits and pieces of my holidays. 


[update: more pics now available on my facebook page]

Some ornaments

Good food :)

One of my favorite meals, mussels in white wine sauce and pasta!

Delicious home made apple cake (recipe found here)

Outfits

The boots (I've been wearing them non stop!)

Boxing day purchases

Didn't actually buy a lot but manage to score some needed dress pants for work!

More food

Yummy appetizers for our low key New Year's Eve at home :)

Loving the Holidays Lately,

Amy

PS. you may have noticed there's been an upgrade in photos, this is a result of a Christmas gift to myself!