italian kitchen (at home).

Sometimes Ryan and I go to Italian Kitchen to hit Ryan's pasta cravings since he grew up on it and I rarely make it. I usually get the linguine with jumbo prawns, oregano, capers, and roasted tomato aglio olio OR the tagliatelle with wild mushrooms, asparagus, porcini jus, and chives. I never steer off those two because they're delicious (and few of the pescatarian options on the menu). Ryan always gets the spaghetti with spicy kobe meatballs, with truffle cream sauce, tomato garlic confit, herb ricotta... This time I ordered it too (without the meatballs) and it was still really tasty with a side of braised greens. At home, good company, plate full of amazing pasta from Italian Kitchen, and Jersey Shore (just kidding...;)... great night.

comfort.

Ryan and I stopped by Buddha-full, an organic, vegan and gluten-free juice and smoothie bar that also offers a variety of other snacks. We treated ourselves to delicious smoothies to satiate our late afternoon cravings. I went with the "Peaceful Warrior" made with acai, blueberries, apple juice, banana and agave. Ryan chose the "Tall Totem" - raw cocao, banana, Buddha-blend protein powder, maca, goji berries, and almond milk. Yum. These comfy yet tailored T by Alexander Wang pants were the perfect bottoms to lounge in as we savored the rest of the day.

Wearing H&M sheer blouse, T by Alexander Wang pintuck sweat pant, Zara booties. Purse - vintage Coach. Jewelry - Michael Kors, Nasty Gal.

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here comes fall.

Fall is settling in... While I still need to layer up a little more than usual, I'm glad I can still wear my shorts for now! These little brown leather shorts are great... I originally wanted them in black, but when I tried them on in brown I thought they looked lovely and would pair nicely with my olive jacket. Ps. Giveaway closes today at noon! Enter here!

Wearing Talula jacket, Zara sweater, Lucca Couture faux leather shorts, vintage belt, Deena & Ozzy boots. Jewelry - Michael Kors.

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cous cous.

I love cous cous because of how quickly it can be made and how delicious and nutritious it is. It is such an amazing alternative to rice or pasta, which I eat everyday otherwise. It works with nearly everything (you can even mix it with cinnamon, almonds and sugar as a little dessert!). Usually my cous cous recipe adapts to whatever is in my fridge. This time I sauteed yellow, green, and red peppers, carrots and jalepenos and mixed it all in with my cooked cous cous that I cooked in vegetable broth instead of water. Then I added smoked tofu, corn, beans, feta cheese and topped it all off with cilantro. Click here to read how to make cous cous and here for more ideas of what to make with it.

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little bun.

Just a casual evening of pizza and ice cream wearing my little bun that rarely turns out just the way I want it to. Ps. Giveaway closes Friday at noon! Enter here!

Wearing TNA shirt, le fou by Wilfred shirt, Paige jeans (similar here), F21 wedges. Jewelry - Michael Kors.

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