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Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad

One of my favorite starters to order at a restaurant, aside from the cheese plate, is the tuna tartare.  To satisfy the craving at home, I make something similar once in awhile.  This recipe does call for a couple of unique ingredients you may not necessarily have on hand, but you can pick them up at most grocery stores.

Ingredients

Ahi tuna
Tomato
Avocado
Scallions
Spicy mayo (I get it from the sushi counter at my store- it’s about $1.00 for a small cup)
Wasabi paste- comes in a tube in the Asian aisle 
Black sesame seeds

I sear the tuna in a skillet over medium high heat for about two minutes per side and them remove and let rest while I dice the tomato and avocado.

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Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad

One of my favorite starters to order at a restaurant, aside from the cheese plate, is the tuna tartare.  To satisfy the craving at home, I make something similar once in awhile.  This recipe does call for a couple of unique ingredients you may not necessarily have on hand, but you can pick them up at most grocery stores.

Ingredients

Ahi tuna
Tomato
Avocado
Scallions
Spicy mayo (I get it from the sushi counter at my store- it’s about $1.00 for a small cup)
Wasabi paste- comes in a tube
Black sesame seeds

I sear the tuna in a skillet over medium high heat for about two minutes per side and them remove and let rest while I dice the tomato and avocado.

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Thank you, Pinterest . . .

Thank you, Pinterest . . .

for finally alerting me when I’m about to pin something I’ve already pinned!  I’ve done this so many times in the past and on Sunday, got this friendly little message twice:)  Has this happened to you?!

You can follow me on Pinterest HERE.

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Kid Spaces

Kid Spaces

Perfect timing for today’s post from some of my favorite people over at Small Fry blog.  As you know, I’m in the midst of making over my son’s nursery into a toddler room, and below are two creative kids rooms I know you’ll love.  Don’t these girls look like fun?! Their personalities translate into their children’s spaces too!

Jenna:

I started the concept of Quinn’s Room with the colors I wanted:Aqua Blue, Orange & Grey. I can’t remember where I got my initial inspiration for those colors, but color is where the room started.

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Cleaning Up

Cleaning Up

I’m feeling a whole lot lighter after tackling a chore that I’d been avoiding for a couple weeks- cleaning up the accumulating mess in my office.  It’s the result of James’ art projects from school, home files, Stella & Dot stuff, craft things, and magazines.  It’s all the stuff that didn’t belong downstairs, and so I rightfully bring it up, but instead of putting it away properly, I just dumped it on my office floor.  You do this too? Move one pile to the next until you can’t stand it anymore.

I avoid my office completely when it looks like this so it was time to get it cleaned up.

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Mushroom, Asparagus, Radish, & Arugula Salad

Mushroom, Asparagus, Radish, & Arugula Salad

Hi everyone!  It’s Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home and I’ve got a delicious spring salad to share with you today.

We ate this mushroom, asparagus, and radish salad for dinner recently alongside roasted chicken thighs but I could have eaten it alone as a vegetarian meal.  In fact, I did eat the leftovers by themselves as my lunch the next day and I have great news – this is one of those salads that is fantastic leftover.

The mushrooms and asparagus are cooked and warm when you add them to the arugula, which softens and wilts just slightly. 

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Living Room Before & After (Danielle Moss)

Living Room Before & After (Danielle Moss)

I’m a big fan of Danielle Moss (Breakfast at Toast/The Everygirl) and really appreciate how honest she is about not just the successes in her life, but the struggles too.  We all have them, trust me.  But, blogs are generally our “happy place” so let’s enjoy her gorgeous apartment!  Have you seen it already??  So bright and full of personality in the little details.

In true Danielle style, I love how she shares the unglamorous “before” photos.

*all images via Breakfast at Toast

Amazing what some paint and styling can do to a room!

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Big Boy Bedroom Plan

Big Boy Bedroom Plan

My 3 year-old son will soon be sleeping in a big boy bed.  He’s been quite content in his crib (only crawled out once!) all this time.  I took my time searching for a new bed and didn’t go with the car bed although I did consider it, opting instead for a better quality twin bed and “Cars” bedding.

I searched everywhere, looking online and in several stores.  I almost bought one from Wal-Mart.com, but the reviews weren’t that good and said the color (Walnut) was more orange/red than pictured.

via Wal-Mart $229

I really loved the dark blue 

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DIY or HIRE??

DIY or HIRE??

You might remember me talking about wanting to paint our media cabinets dark grey last week.  They are currently Sherwin Williams Divine White (flat) and Jamestown Blue (Sherwin Williams??) on the back wall.

And I want to paint them dark grey like this:

I actually don’t WANT to paint them myself, so I called the painter who painted my office for $100 (well worth it in my opinion) to get a quote.  I’m not sure what I expected, but it sure wasn’t $750!  He said he would paint it with his spray gun and the cost is really in the care he has to take in covering everything else in the house so it doesn’t get sprayed with paint.

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BOY

BOY

My little baby is turning into a full fledged BOY.  We had a date night last Friday which included a trip to the bookstore (his request) and dinner at a restaurant, just the two of us.  I told him when I dropped him off at school that when I picked him up we were going on a date.  Hours later when I returned, the first thing he said when I walked into his class was, “Are you ready for our date, Mom?”  So sweet!

But he’s not all sweet all the time anymore.  He wants to play rough, pretend he’s Darth Vader,

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Abby M. Interiors

Abby M. Interiors

Happy Monday friends!  Over the weekend I was thrilled to hear my friend Abby announce the launch of her new interior design blog, Abby M. Interiors.  I’ve been following Abby since she first started blogging (A Delightful Design) and we started our blogs around the same time- hard to believe it’s been about 3 years now!  I think Abby is so talented and beyond classy and I’m just so happy for her success.  It takes a lot of bravery and determination to follow your dreams, so big KUDOS to you Abby!

Here is a sampling of some of her work,

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Basket Addiction

Basket Addiction

Happy almost Weekend!  If you have a chance, head on over to my friend Jen (I Heart Organizing) where I’m sharing my tips on how to organize your home with baskets!  I must have at least 50 baskets over here, what about you??

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Healthy Greek Chopped Salad

Healthy Greek Chopped Salad

Hi everyone!  It’s Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home and I’m excited to be back here at Honey We’re Healthy sharing another healthy and delicious recipe with you.

Warm(ish) weather has finally arrived here in the Boston area, where I live, and we celebrated last weekend by bringing our outdoor dining table out of hibernation and having dinner on the deck.  

We grilled some marinated steak tips, had my favorite crispy oven potatoes (both recipes on my blog this week!), and big bowls of this Greek chopped salad with creamy yogurt dressing.  It was so fresh,

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Protein Oatmeal & Chocolate Chip Muffins

Protein Oatmeal & Chocolate Chip Muffins

To stay focused on maintaining lean muscle, my diet can sometimes be kind of boring.  I typically eat the same thing for breakfast for weeks at a time before changing it up.  My typical breakfast would be oatmeal, protein pancakes, or maybe toast and peanut butter and ALWAYS with coffee.

I changed up my bowl of oatmeal (with cinnamon, raisins, and sliced almonds) in favor of an oatmeal muffin.  This is especially good for grabbing on the go on busy mornings.  I found a recipe on Sugar Free Mom that is really good.  You may have seen this image of hers floating around on Pinterest. 

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