living on love

iced coffee.

having an iced coffee together every single morning is a little ritual ran & i started when we moved. spending some non-rushed time together talking about anything & everything is such a nice way for us to focus in our day & each other.

buying two iced coffees every morning could get a little expensive, so we make our own...

1. load your cup up with ice. 2. one shot glass of flavored creamer (this where you can get creative by mixing & matching) 3. about 1 1/4 cup of milk 4. 2 shots of espresso. if you dont have an espresso machine buy the strongest coffee you can get a hold of & brew 1 part water to 2 parts coffee in a coffee press or something similar. i do this when my local grocery store is out of espresso ground & although it doesnt taste quite as good as the espresso, its still good... comparable to mcdonald's iced coffee.

enjoy...

my favorite room.

i love my kitchen. not in a "i love to cook & bake" type way. its more of a "this feels cozy" love. its filled lots of vintage treasures, has three windows to let in lots of light, more than one person can fit in it (big improvement from our ny kitchen), & i usually spend a lot of time crafting at the bar.

one thing i discovered from our ny kitchen was that i like open storage. i was having a hard time adjusting to cupboards in this new kitchen so we picked up these organizing bars from ikea & now i have open storage right at my stove. it works out perfectly. it still totally complete yet though, we are going to add a magnetic board (also from ikea) in the spot right behind the stove to act as a back splash (& then i magnet cool things to it too).

theres kind of a little joke among us & some family about how we didnt bring our mattress with us when we moved, but we brought a fridge door. we still dont have a mattress & spend our nights on a blow up bed or the floor... im still happy with my choice. its one of my favorite vintage pieces.

you can see bits of my living room here.

mini cinnis & appetizers.

this morning, for breakfast, i made some delicious mini cinnamon rolls "following" this recipe i found via pinterest. the best thing about it was that by using canned biscuit dough, they were super quick to make.

ran & i are late sleepers so around the time i was finally making breakfast it was almost lunch time & i had a few extra biscuits so i experimented with some other ideas:

cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, & cheddar cheese...

 & pesto with monterey jack...

both of them were deliciously pop-able & would be so perfect for any sort of party. so now i am busy thinking of other things i can do... maybe mini marshmallows & chocolate chips, bacon & anything, cream cheese & preserves...

any ideas?