Easy Peasy Panini Recipe

We're TRYING to eat healthier.  But instead of cutting out ALL of our favorite foods I'm instead getting rid of a few & reworking the others into something new.

There are two HUGE panini fans living in our house.  Instead of a press I use our grill pan, which appeared on the doorstep (literally) a couple years ago as a gift.  Ingredients, as always, below the pic & one quick thing- I like to saute up the onions/peppers on the side of the grill pan BEFORE adding them to the sammie.  Side note: I'm totally addicted to onions & peppers.

Ingredients for 5 Sammies: 2 Sliced Plum Tomatoes // Couple Handfuls of Organic Baby Spinach Spring Mix //
5 Slices Deli Ham // Diced Onions & Peppers (for me) // 3 Slices Provolone Cheese (for him) // Half Loaf of Sliced Italian Bread
(NOTE: Next time I'm going to FOR SURE drizzle some balsamic vinaigrette in there too, yum-o.)

I also HAD TO SHARE this super fun Halloween contest we're running now through 10/1.  

Painted by the Shore is giving away 2 sets (yes 2!!!) of candle holders.  

The first giveaway is on Facebook, CLICK HERE to enter.  

The second is on Instagram, CLICK HERE to enter.  

Good luck y'all!

Vineyards & French Toast

We spent ALL weekend at the vineyard.  How fancy does that sound??  My business, Painted by the Shore (check out our BRAND NEW website here) participates as an artisan in a half dozen wine festivals a year.  I love them all but Stonington Vineyards was the first, plus they sell our work in their AMAZING shop.

All this fall decorating put me in the mood to dig out our own (wherever they may be, just added this book to my reading list courtesy of Little Baby Garvin) & stockpiled some seasonal inspiration on Pinterest (found here).

Because where else would you EVER want to have morning coffee than with those vineyard views?

Then this morning we woke up to (gasp) temperatures in the 50s!!  All those north of us may be laughing right now but after an amazing weekend of 70-80 degree temps this was a serious shock. But Fall days means time for homey meals, so on this 'chilly' morning we started up the griddle for some yummy French Toast (SUPER EASY recipe, ingredients below pic).

French Toast for 2: 7 Slices Whole Wheat Bread // 3 Eggs // Splash of Vanilla Extract //
~1 Cup of 1% Milk // Sprinkle of Cinnamon // Lite Syrup

Cheers to Summer!

This summer FLEW by.  Seriously.  The chilly nights are already starting, we've traded central air for open windows & I'm already on the hunt for new filling fall recipes (yum).

But on a hot day this week I had sudden inspiration to use up that orange sherbet from our freezer & make this FABULOUS concoction (recipe under pic)-

1 Quart Orange Sherbet // 1.5 Trays of Crushed Ice // Splash of Vanilla Extract //
Bacardi Pineapple // 1 Cup of Sprite
& blend, blend, blend

The orange makes this cocktail just fall enough to work in September & the taste is pure summer (sigh).  But even though June-July-August passed too quick, we're still so very ready for pumpkin EVERYTHING!!

Cheers,

-KL

S'mores & Smokers

Happy Labor Day friends!  This holiday was our FIRST outdoor family/friend gathering in the new house.  I'm amazed it took us this long to hold something but doing so many Painted by the Shore events ties up lots of weekend time.  I dream of having a remodeled ice cream truck turned art shop on wheels (inspiration here), where we can pull into a fair & set up in minutes or breakdown in seconds; giving Eric & I that extra couple hours at the end of the day (#lifegoals).

We started yesterday using our smoker for the FIRST time (big mistake, should have done a test run beforehand) using this Spicy Smoked Chicken Thighs recipe by Recipe Diaries.  Amazing recipe & super easy to put together with all the ingredients, minus chicken, already in our pantry.  

Our mistake with the smoker was treating it like a grill & adding too many briquettes which sent the temperature sky rocketing & crisped up the first batch.  But by round two we had the temp at a steady 250 degrees and that chicken turned into fall off the bone PERFECTION.

I was TERRIFIED of running out of food which was completely unwarranted because we had TONS for everyone & a fridge full of yummy leftovers hubs & I are excited to munch on for the rest of the week.

I also had to whip up a bowl of that Lemon Garlic Zucchini recipe we posted last week (a-ma-zing) & we made full use of the new fire pit with lots of s'more toasting into the night (fire pit DIY here).

Time to print lots of new pics for those un-filled frames I posted last week (here) & get busy filling PS tote bag orders.... Happy 4 day work week all!

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites was meant to start the first Friday after launching Loughs in Love until... we took a last minute trip up to the Cape!  Literally one of those decide 18 hours ahead of time and pray for an opening at doggy daycare kind of trips.

So Friday Favorites is happening on Wednesday this week and I couldn't be more excited to share this AMAZING Grilled Lemon Garlic Zucchini recipe by Damn Delicious.  We tried it hot & cold, fantastic both ways, then brought a huge container full to a party only to turn around 10 minutes later & see it completely gone!!

Of course we also had to share some vacation pics...

Hubs did some amazing research before this trip & found the Hyanis HyArts Shanties.  It's a handful of the cutest sheds you've ever seen in your life packed with handmade jewelry, paintings & a gorgeous letterpress card of the Cape by Joyce Sullivan that came home with us.

Then the first full vacation day started with a sunrise bike ride in North Truro.  Breathtaking views from the beach and we saw a pair of seals popping up in between the waves.  Truly one of my all time favorite life moments.

The rest of the time was filled with grilling, camping fun, the LONGEST bike ride I've been on to date (6 miles woohoo), yummy taffy in Provincetown and climbing the Pilgrim Monument (talk about a work out).  Loved absolutely every second of this trip & can't wait until next Summer to go back.