Nordic Love

I am seriously in love with all things Scandinavian these days. I have always been inspired by primary colors as a whole. Pair that with my obsession for minimal, geometric vintage things and we have a marriage made in heaven as far as working some of these gorgeous prints into the existing decor in our house:

Did I mention that I just happen to be decorating our guest/craft room at the moment? I'll be sharing some of my pics for decor as I move along the project. I have already painted the room...but neglected to take a 'before' photo. I took it from a color we've dubbed "grandma panty beige" to Martha Stewart's Nimbus Cloud. A nice calm pale gray that doesn't make you grab for the Prozac in winter. Which, for those of us in the NW is only 7 months out of the year!

Valentines or BUST!

A little something that I put together on Etsy to make your Valentines Day gift perusing a little easier.

This recipe will blow your mind!

                                        photo courtesy of  Squidoo/GoodVeg.com

I promise you will love this meatloaf. I have been on a quest to find a meatless meatloaf recipe for some time that isn't full of weird ingredients and I hit the jackpot with this one. Without exaggeration, this is the best meatloaf recipe that I have ever had. It's almost unbelievable that it doesn't contain meat.

Last night, I followed the recipe to a T, except for the onion soup mix; the store that I went to didn't carry the organic version, so I used the good old fashion Lipton version. Best of all, this is a piece of cake to whip up! It only took me about 10 minutes and the loaf-to-be was in the oven!

I also took the loaf out at 45 minutes and put some ketchup on top of 2/3 of the loaf and broiled it for about 7 minutes.  Next time I make this meatloaf, I am most definitely going to try it using a muffin tin. I think that would make for more crispy sides, which were freaking awesome on the loaf.

As of lunch today, the entire loaf is GONE! It was that tasty. Enjoy!