Friday Finds

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In no particular order or significance, here are a few Friday Finds:

This wrought-iron heart-shaped gate

Wrought-iron heart-shaped gate

I love wrought-iron work and swirls.  The pattern me of my first armband tattoo.  Not to be confused with my half sleeve.

Sugar snap peas dipped in Mango Ginger Chutney

Sugar snap peas coming out of bag

Jars and jars of this stuff have found their way into my tummy cupboards.

Four jars of Mango Ginger Chutney on shelf

Don’t have a TJs?  Use mango, apricot, or peach jam + pinch of ground ginger + pinch of cayenne or chili powder or red pepper flakes

Crunchy and green meets fruity and ka-pow heat

Overhead of jar of Mango Ginger Chutney openedSounds odd but I dig it.

Maybe you’re more into Mango Ginger Maple Tofu made with the chutney (or jam + ginger + cayenne if you don’t have the mango ginger chutney)

Stacked Mango Ginger Maple Tofu in container

White Pomegranik Stoli Or Blueberi.  Piqued my interest at the grocery store.

White Pomegranik and Blueberry StoliBut it was only 2pm and I had lots to do so took a pass on these.

Jelly beans!

Jars of jelly beans
Jelly beans get stuck in my teeth but that’s ok. I’ll deal.

My interest is always piqued with Starbucks and coffee

Outside of StarbucksBut I’m cheap and when I’m less than 5 minutes from home, I drive home and make my own coffee.  Or Vanilla Iced coffee.

I’m a power drinker and I have their iced coffees sucked down in 18.92 seconds and need a refill.  Alas, I find my own coffee pot and get busy brewin’.

I found this funny because I didn’t know what was so funny!

Close up of young girl laughing
Wished I knew what was so funny. That’s ok. Laughing sure beats crying!

I found these bars

White Chocolate Vanilla Marshmallow Cake Bars
Sweet enough to cause cavities. Just the way I like my desserts.

And I’m going to hopefully be finding myself a trip to the mall soon.  I hope!

MAC Cosmetic Store
From my last post, Big Things, thanks for keeping your big things G-Rated.

The winner of the Organic Raw Honey Giveaway is:

Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) July 26, 2011 at 5:48 pm

Oooooh, open to Canadians too!!!!!! Yippppppeeeeee!

I love to dip chicken nuggets/ fingers in honey!
I also love honey on homemade biscuits.

I have had raw honey, and it is the best!!

Congrats, Jolene!

Questions:

1. What Friday Finds, or any finds, have caught your eye and piqued your interest lately?

2. Weekend plans?

I’ve had a long week.  More on that later.

But I also have a big thing coming up and I need to get ready for it!   Details to follow.

P.S. Thanks for the entries on my Summertime Cooldown Giveaway!

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  1. Jelly beans are so delicious! It drives me crazy that they get stuck to my teeth, but that doesn’t mean I can stop eating them if they are around.

    Skylar looks so happy in that picture! Definitely a keeper :)

  2. That gate is so cute!
    And Skylar is so pretty.
    And I am sooo into a new nailpolish I saw in Elle today. 10 days without chipping?! Hard to believe, but I sure will give it a try :)
    Weekend plans… Workouts, shopping, meeting up with a friend. Keeping it relaxed :) Hope you will have a great weekend, too!

  3. You tease. ;)

    Where’s the recipe for that white chocolate goodness?!?!

    I haven’t found anything yet today. I’m still in my pajamas. Its 10 am though, I should probably do something about that. I did find the coffee maker at my parent’s house this morning though. Quite a feat without any caffeine in my system.

  4. Skylar is such a cutie!!!

    Love stoli blueberry! It was one of my favorite alcohols to play around with whe. I was a bartender.

    Happy Friday! :) my big weekend plans include a 9 miler for marathon training!

  5. i feel like instagram is so much fun because its like following yourself in pictures throughout the day. kind of a new/different way to see the world-ish? no? haha i feel you on the starbucks and iced coffee! i guzzzzzzzzzzzzzzle that in like 30 seconds so i never get cold drinks from there!

    1. yes it’s like twitter but wayyyy better! :)

      and we are the same w/ the guzzlefest!

  6. ow! I will have to remember to get that chutney next time I hit up TJs! I went to our grand opening today! I exploded on the inside :) Got lots of goodies. I’m excited to hear about your “big thing”

  7. Happy Friday! I’ve got a busy weekend planned as I prepare for a trip. It’s so much work to prepare to get away!

  8. I’m not a big fan of jelly beans (except the Starburst Easter Jelly Beans!) but that picture is so cute — I love all of the colors.

    No big plans for the weekend — my sister and her husband move back to TX next week so we’ll have some sort of goodbye dinner I’m sure.

  9. I love mango chutney. So very, very good. I go to indian restaurants just so that I can taste their chutney. And yogourt.

  10. Happy Friday! The mango and ginger chutney sounds divine. Mango chutney has to be one of my faves!

  11. I love old iron gates like that. Not sure what my obsession is with them, but I love the thought of the history I suppose. I saw that chutney at TJs in Chicago. I don’t know that I’ve actually tried a true chutney to be honest.

  12. Love that picture of Skylar – she’s too cute. This weekend is my anniversary with the Husband! We’re actually going to another wedding on it.

  13. JELLY BEANS. I swear we went to the store last night because I had a craving last night.. and they legit did not have any more!!! Seriously? NO jelly beans?! Not cool!

    I feel you in sluggin’ down iced-coffees! I get so upset when I spent 5 bucks on one a star bucks and its gone before I even get to the car!!

    Happy Friday!