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jeans: Nordstrom, cardigan: Old Navy. heels: similar here and here, bag: Amazon,
tee: Ann Taylor (similar), watch: Fossil, sunnies: Kate Spade

We are finally thawing! I'm so happy to report that the weather was the most pleasantly warm yesterday with high of 45. We actually got out of the house and went to grocery store, despite all being stricken with the plague. Our entire family is recovering from a nasty cold that had us coughing and stuffed the entire weekend. Jonathan successfully recovered from it and passed it on to both of us, which is not fun at all.

KATE SPADE SATURDAY is having an awesome sale! 

Take 40% OFF everything with code EXTRA40

Today I'm co-hosting a link up with Mama and More, who blogs from London. I like her life and style blog that takes real-life approach to motherhood with many very useful tips. 

Party rules 

1. Please link posts specific to the theme of this party – this is your space to link up posts all about YOU, whether it’s style, fitness, food, concerts or sky-diving!

2. Please link the URL of your specific AllAboutYou post, and please feature the badge or mention the linky, because it’s a nice thing to do ; )

3. Please do give some comment love – don’t just link-dump!  Karma Karma Karma!

Now, let’s get on with the link party!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thank you for stopping by! 

xo, Anna

Pink Floral

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dress: LOFT , coat: Target (similar here, here, here *on sale*), clutch: here,
booties: Old Navy (similar), watch: Kate Spade

If you seen Monster-In-Law movie, you know there a scene where the assistant gets totally fed up with the mother and she gives her a pieces of her mind. (watch trailer/movie here for clarification). Well, I feel exactly like that about the whole winter business. Notice mountains of snow around me? There is no where to escape as we are trapped in an ice age. Above 30F seems like a dream and hopefully we will be getting some sun this week. Although, I will believe it when I see it. In the mean time, I'm recovering from a nasty cold (which I successfully avoided all winter to catch in March. yeah.). If anyone is packaging sun and selling it online, I will take a whole bucket full please. 

MORE SPRING DRESS OPTIONS

Thank you for stopping by!

xo, Anna

Shrimp & Kale Quinoa Bowl w/ Cilantro Lime Pesto

Healthy and tasty shrimp, kale and quinoa bowl with cilantro lime pesto for your weekend dinner.

The other day I wanted something healthy and delicious. I wanted to feel full yet not like a tree sloth who's about to pass out from the amount of carbs digested. My hubby and I love shrimp (especially this delicious recipe. yep. hello carbs!) I had shrimp in my freezer and knew that a fresh and flavor-packed dish without the guilt of heavy cream sauce was the way to go. I went on a quest to find the perfect shrimp + something recipe on Pinterest and quinoa popped up. But most of the recipes seemed either too dull or too simple without any added flavors. I'm not the one to chew on kale just because it's healthy. So I decided to dig through my fridge and come up with something original. This is not a recipe I found anywhere so I came up with the pesto sauce myself. At first, I thought to add walnuts but they had too strong of a flavor, so almonds were perfect. Hope you like it as much as I did (even hubby approved of it).

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb shrimp

1 red bell pepper

1 bunch of kale (washed and chopped into 1in pieces)

1 medium onion (diced small)

1 cup quinoa

paprika, salt, pepper

1 garlic clove

2 tbsp soy sauce 

3 tbsp grapeseed oil

Pesto:

1 small cilantro bunch

1/2 cup chopped almonds

1 ginger root (peeled)

juice of 1/2 lime

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tsp sugar

PROCESS:

Cook quinoa according to the package instructions and set aside. (I add more water that way it's not so dry)

Peel and drain the shrimp onto a paper towel, sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Heat a skillet on medium heat with 2 tbsp of grapeseed oil and add shrimp. Saute the shrimp until pink on both sides and set aside. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the onions. Saute onions until translucent for about 3 minutes on medium heat then add peppers and kale. Reduce the heat to medium/low and cook the vegetables for about 15-20 minutes until everything is nice and tender (unless you like your veggies crunchy). 

Combine shrimp, quinoa and kale and pepper together along with 3 tbsp pesto and soy sauce. Place more pesto on top for added flavor, if desired. 

For Pesto: Place all the ingredients into a food processor and pulse until a uniform mixture forms. Taste and add either more sugar or lime to taste. 

Enjoy!

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xo, Anna