Men’s Gift Guide 2022

I have been spending a lot of time revamping my wardrobe, not only just for summer but in general. I am trying to stick to a color palette of neutral pieces that can be mixed and matched. It is really fun to create a capsule wardrobe that will last! Most of the pieces are from stores like Nordstrom, Aritzia, Target, Mango, Zara and J Crew! Shop everything and see how I styled them below!

Father’s Day is right around the corner- which is so hard to believe! Dads can be so hard to shop for but it can also be fun! I did a lot of scoping at Home Depot, as well as Mark and Graham and Nordstrom. Home Depot has so many great finds for the home and yard. Since we just bought a new house we are going to be doing some home projects there! I thought Father’s Day would be a great time to find some home improvement tools for Michael. Mark and Graham is always one of my favorite gifting sites too. There are so many cool personalized gifts like wallets, golf gifts, bags, and more. I linked everything below!

January is always one of my favorite months. I just turned 30 on January first, so I felt really motivated this month to form some new rituals, get organized, try new things and start the year on a good note! One of my favorite rituals I started this month was my morning meditation. I start each day, before everyone else wakes up with a cup of coffee, my journals, and my meditation book, Journey to the Heart. I also tried some new products, like my tea kettle and rotated in some old tried and true products like my favorite foundation! Another item new to me, were these wine glasses from Crate & Barrel! They are so pretty and I am loving them so far. I also found these wine wands that are supposed to remove sulfates from wine to help reduce face flush and headaches! All my favorites from January are linked below!

Weeknights can be a little hectic for a family of four! We get so busy with work and the kids that it can be hard to come up with easy and quick meals. I found a few recipes online that I really enjoyed for a quick easy weeknight dinner!

Deconstructed Egg Roll

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 6 green onions sliced, green and white parts divided
• ½ cup red onion diced.
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts chopped.
• 1 tablespoon sriracha or hot sauce
• 1 14-ounce bag coleslaw mix
• 3 tablespoons coconut aminos
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• salt to taste

For the Creamy Chili Sauce

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1-2 tablespoons sriracha or hot sauce
• salt to taste

The How To’s

1. Heat sesame oil in a large skillet and place over medium heat. Add white parts of green onions, diced red onion, and garlic and saute, stirring frequently, until the red onion begins to soften, about 5 min.

2. Add ground pork, grated ginger, water chestnuts, and 1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce and cook until pork is browned, broken up, and cooked about 7-10 min.

3. Add coleslaw mix, coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, white pepper, and salt, and stir until well combined. Cook, stirring regularly, about 5 min.

4. In a bowl whisk together 1/4 cup mayo and 1-2 tablespoons hot sauce. Add salt, to taste.

5. Spoon a hearty helping of the pork-cabbage mixture in a serving bowl. Garnish with sauce and green parts of the green onions and black sesame seeds.

This recipe was from https://40aprons.com/whole30-egg-roll-bowl-paleo/

Coconut Cauliflower Stir Fry

• 3 Cups cauliflower florets
• 2 cups of broccoli
• 5 small pattypan squash, quartered
• 2 tbs sesame oil
• 1/3 cup onions
• 2 tsp of ginger
• 1 garlic clove
• 3/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 tbs liquid aminos
• 1 tbs cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 tbs coconut oil
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes
• 2 tbs cilantro

The How To’s

1. Use the food processor to grate the cauliflower

2. On med high heat, In a large pan stir fry broccoli and squash in sesame oil for 4-5 minutes.

3. Add onions and stir fry 2 minutes. Transfer all veggies to a bowl.

4. In the pan add the ginger and garlic, cook for 30 seconds.

5. Add in coconut milk, aminos, vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper.

6. Bring that to boil

7. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 5 min.

8. In a new skillet, heat coconut oil, add in the cauliflower rice, remaining salt, remaining pepper, cook and stir frequently for 3-5 min.

9. Return veggies to pan, reheat for 1 min.

10. Mix all ingredients together.

This recipe is from Ketotarian by Dr. Will Cole

Easy Burger Recipe

• Burger patty

• Sautéed mushrooms

• Guacamole

• Mustard

• Mayo

• Lettuce to replace bun

The How To’s

1. Make your hamburger patty. Sauté some mushrooms, to put on top, and add mayo and mustard, guacamole. Use lettuce for a bun substitute.

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