Chorizo & Potato Flautas

 I'm a huge fan of Marcela Valladolid and her Food Network show Mexican Made Easy. When I saw her make this recipe I couldn't believe how easy it was and knew I had to give it a try. These delcious flautas consist of simple ingredients that create huge flavors. The perfect finishing touch to these crunchy snacks was a little Mexican crema.

Scenes From The Weekend

{walked around a local street festival with my sister-in-law, Cesi and Godson, Josiah}

This past weekend's gorgeous weather allowed for lots of time spent outdoors.  Street festivals, time at the park, birthday brunch along the Hudson River, drives to non-existant frozen yogurt places (thanks Yelp), reading magazines, and cat naps are just a few things that went on.  To keep a long story short it was an awesome weekend.

 {enjoyed a mini red velvet whoopie pie by All Kinds of Whoopie}

 {after an afternoon at the park my niece decided she was going to wear my sunglasses}

 {celebrated my sister, Ellie's bday with a wonderful brunch at Waterside}

{my relaxing magazine reading turned into a three hour nap}

Eye Candy of The Week

 {the perfect wedge for summer}

So happy that it is finally Friday. We are celebrating my baby sister's 25th birthday this weekend. Should be fun! Hope you all get to enjoy the beautiful weather we are supposed to have (fingers crossed).

 {Diane Kruger looking angelic at Cannes}

 {in LOVE with this look!}

 {pastel and neon go perfectly together}

{perfect vacation wear}

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DIY: Speckled Mani

 Here is a super simple way to get some eye catching nail art that leaves you with a speckled look...

Base color: Top Ten by Face Stockholm - Top color: I Need a Refesh-Mint by Wet n Wild - Paper towel

paint nails with base color

 paint a thick layer of the top color

 dab with a piece of paper towel and repeat on all nails

finish with clear top coat

Touch of Tangerine

 sandals & blouse - Marshall's, tank, pants, & bracelet - F21, belt & sunnies - vintage

When I first saw these wedges I was kind of discouraged about buying them.  Normally I would have gone the safe route and purchased the neutral straw colored version, but I kept on going back to these bright tangerine beauties.  I finally gave in and am so glad I did.  They were perfect for this past weekends warmer weather.

Banana Pudding

My last visit to the Magnolia Bakery left me craving some more of their delicious banana pudding. I am not a huge banana fan, but when paired with creamy pudding and classic Nilla wafers they are very hard to resist. Luckily, I found Magnolia's recipe online so I was spared a trip to the city. For Mothers Day I prepared individual puddings in mason jars that made for the perfect gift for several of the lovely moms in my life.

Scenes From The Weekend

{enjoyed bellinis and a breakfast tart for brunch at my place}

Had a pretty awesome weekend. Enjoyed brunch at my house with my sisters, hung out with my niece and nephew, had a wonderful mothers day with my amazing mom and some of my extended family. Hope you had a great weekend as well. Here's a quick look into some of what went down...

{made vanilla yogurt parfaits with mango, strawberries, & homemade quinoa crunch} 

 {ran after my 1 and a half year old niece - those little ones are fast!}

 {bought these beautiful flowers for Christian's mom}

{wore my new tangerine wedges}