croissant grilled pimento cheese sandwich

i told you i've been on a pimento cheese kick lately...

i made these croissant grilled pimento cheese sandwiches for scofield and i for lunch one afternoon, and we thought we had died and gone to heaven. so rich. so delicious. so filling.

my love for this sandwich probably has a lot to do with my love for croissants. and the only thing i love more than a croissant is a grilled croissant. 

croissant grilled pimento cheese sandwich

ingredients:

• 2 croissants [ i used store bought ] 
• 2/3 cup healthy homemade pimento cheese, find recipe here
• 2 tbsp. butter

heat a nonstick pan on medium heat. cut each croissant in half. use one tablespoon of butter per croissant to butter each side. spread 1/3 cup of pimento cheese on the inside of the croissant and top with the other half of the bread. place on the pan and cook about 4 minutes each side, until golden and brown. remove from heat and enjoy immediately.

happy hump day!

weekend things.

this weekend was one of those weekends. magical and wonderful - full of rest, family, and friends. scofield and i went to the movies and saw noah on saturday. we really loved it, and certainly recommend it. i know there's been some controversy over the film...but if you're going to see it, i think you have to realize it's not a biblical account and just go see it for what it is - a form of entertainment created by hollywood. so that's what we did - and action, adventure, suspense, it had it all. so we really enjoyed it! we also went to multiple soccer games...scofield coached a soccer game friday night, we went and watched a friend play on saturday, and on sunday scofield had a soccer game that he played in. i'm obviously not a soccer mom..having no babies and all...but is 'soccer wife' a thing? because that's what i felt like this weekend. scofield told me i don't qualify as a soccer mom until i pack snacks in my bag. ha! fine...working on that.

 ^ once i was given the task of taking pictures at one of scofield's soccer games. and i'm pretty sure i took 200 + pictures on the camera. i was so excited to show scofield all of the shots i got...and when he got them, he deleted almost every.single.one. apparently sports photography is suppose to include player-ball contact, not just my husband running down the field and standing on the side lines? whatever. side line pictures are so much easier to take.

 ^ i haven't baked a batch of cookies in a while, and i seriously got the craving to do so this weekend. so...cookies it was!

 ^ some little flowers from the market

hope your weekend was lovely! welcome, monday!

in case you missed it...

i shared some easy diy tea cup planter party favors over on curbly this week. check it.

cheers! xoxo

the art of being a woman: nurturing

i completed a bible study at my church, called ezer, that focused what the bible says about being a woman. we read and discussed how the bible calls us, as women, to invite, partner, and nurture. i believe these characteristics are built into a woman, but with the world pulling us so many different directions, we have to fight to keep them alive and to make this special, unique contribution to the world.

 as i was browsing anthropologie the other day, i couldn't help but pick up darling magazine. the title pulled me in and drew my attention...."the art of being a woman." i began to to think... nurturing is a true art form of womanhood, but how easy does this good characteristic get twisted and we end up forgetting to take care of ourselves. we can get so busy trying to nurture every one else around us, that we forget to nurture our own body and soul.

nurturing ourselves can be something as simple as taking a bubble bath, reading a book, or going for a walk. for me, lately, it's been lighting a candle and indulging in some ghiradelli intense dark chocolate and a glass of wine. it's like a little escape. and because it's so rich, i don't need much. just a square or two will do before i'm fully satisfied and feeling refreshed.

i love to pair my dark chocolate with raspberries these days. between the dark chocolate, raspberries, and wine, this little snack is full of rich antioxidants, which in turn nurture your skin, reduce aging effects, and even fight cancer (bonus points!). i've been on a raspberry and chocolate kick for as long as i remember. as a teenager, i remember going to our local coffee shop and always ordering a raspberry mocha. and then of course there's raspberry and chocolate ice cream. you really can't go wrong with this combination in my opinion.

i'd love to know your perfect pairing with chocolate, and your favorite way to steal a few moments to yourselves. upload your photos to ghiradelli's page or instagram using the hashtag #intensedark. i'd love to hear!
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this post is sponsored by ghiradelli intense dark chocolate. all opinions are 100% my own. thanks for supporting!

spring brunch for curbly

today i'm over on the inspiring curbly blog sharing a spring brunch i recently put together. below are some outtakes i'm excited to share with you here...

you can see the full post on curbly, here, where i am sharing a sparkling apple pomegranate drink recipe and some of my tips and tricks for entertaining. happy monday! xoxo

have a happy weekend!

i hope your weekend is filled with fresh flowers and spring weather!

happy friday!

around town || tupelo honey cafe

tupelo honey recently came to greenville, and we couldn't be more happy about it! every time we go out to eat when family or friends come to town, it's always the first place we take them. so naturally, we took our friends eric and allie there last weekend.

 ^ biscuits are my number one guilty pleasure, so my favorite part of the restaurant is that as an appetizer, they always bring out fresh, homemade biscuits. their biscuits use to be a lot bigger. i mean, one biscuit could be your whole meal. but word on the street is that people were getting too full to eat their food so they had to start making the biscuits half as large.

 ^ i'm a big fan of the color yellow, so i love all of their yellow plates and mugs. so cute!

 ^ this is their sweet potato pancake that everyone raves about...and they're huge! our waiter told us he's only ever seen one person to eat the whole thing. 

tupelo honey, you are our favorite! 

you can see more posts around town here.

our weekend with friends

over the weekend we had the absolute privilege of hosting some of our college friends in greenville. it was eric's birthday [one of scofield's groomsmen and best buddies] and so we planned and schemed a weekend to surprise him. eric and allie hopped in the car from charleston, and he had no idea where they were going until they landed at our doorstep. connor and brittney came up from atlanta and spent a night with us all, too. it's so fun getting together with friends from college after we're all married and getting to share life together.

on saturday morning we got up and started the day with coffee at coffee underground. they have the best coffee in all of the upstate, i'm convinced. not to mention, the cutest and quirkiest atmosphere. if you're ever in greenville, you have to check it out.

 ^ my favorite street in all of greenville :)

 ^ eric and allie...we love them so!

after coffee we headed across the street for brunch at tupelo honey. scofield and i could eat there for every meal. we have a goal to try something new on the menu every time we go until we've tried everything. this time i tried the sweet potato pancake. it was so delicious and tasted like thanksgiving, but i maybe made it through like 1/12th of the whole thing before i was full. it was bigger than my face...

 ^ it was a little rainy and gloomy, but sometimes i really love a gray day. plus, it gave us an excuse to relax and get some rest in, too. we watched gravity with sandra bullock. have you seen it? pretty intense, but so good!

this weekend is definitely one for the books. we hope you had the best birthday, eric!

how was your weekend!?

sunday soup: kale and cauliflower

i've debated trading in my durable iphone case for a less durable, yet much prettier one. [you can see one of my favorites at the moment here]. it's a risky decision. there's a commercial out about a new phone case and all the different ways people have dropped their phone. well, i can totally relate. the amount of times i drop my phone in a day is unreal...i'm as clumsy as they come. the other day i was running and really trying to finish strong. i had my eye on the finish line, which was across the street as soon as i reached the curb. my phone was in my hand to record my distance and time. i took my final step onto the curb, tripped and completely lost my balance. i face planted straight into the concrete. yes...face.planted. i was all kinds of emotional in that moment - angry, embarrassed, super upset. and of course, my phone flies out of my hands and bounces right down the side walk. i'm surprised it didn't bounce into the middle of the street and get run over by a truck...i can just see that happening now and i cringe.

my mom just finished nursing school [i know, she's so awesome] and she told me about one day after class when she tripped and fell straight to the ground. i remember i couldn't help but laugh so hard at her...sympathetically, of course. well, i'm not laughing anymore. like mother, like daughter, i guess.

you see why this phone case thing is such a hard decision for me...

anyway, this weekend we enjoyed some kale and cauliflower soup. it's a delicious way to get in your vegetables. hope you enjoy!

kale and cauliflower soup

ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 head cauliflower, rinsed and chopped
• 5 cups kale
• 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup tahini paste
• salt and pepper, to taste

in a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium heat. cook the onion and garlic until the onion is soft and translucent and the garlic is light brown. add the broth and bring to a boil. add cauliflower and cook, covered, until soft about four minutes. next, reduce heat to a simmer and stir in the kale, cheese and tahini paste.

in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth. drizzle with olive oil and serve with a little extra cheese.

hope your weekend was lovely!