Southern Chicken with Herbed Mushroom Sauce

This makes a wonderful Valentine's Day meal or really any date night! I made this on a week night and it wasn't too troublesome but I would recommend making it on a night where you have a little more time to prepare it. Mine still turned out amazing but I was just feeling like I had to rush to get it done quickly. This entrée makes such a pretty presentation that I would not hesitate to serve this at a dinner party. Oh and in case I forgot to mention this recipe was featured in Southern Living Magazine. Check it out by clicking on the link to Southern Living Magazine! Happy Thursday!

( Southern Living Magazine Recipe )

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Links to Check Out

This weekend I came across a few different links that I really liked and I have decided that I would share them with you! I hope you enjoy!

1. 25 Products That Will Seriously Change Your Life - Marie Claire Magazine

2. 16 Best Valentine's Day Cookie and Cupcake Recipes - Country Living

3. How To Make Your Home Look Expensive - Progression By Design

4. The Ultimate IKEA Shopping List - Apartment Therapy

5. The 7 Habits of Highly Stylish People - StyleCaster

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

 

Weekly Favorites

- Enjoying coffee while looking at the December HGTV Magazine -

- Finally finishing all my Christmas shopping and seeing this adorable sign at HomeGoods -

- Putting together a few different gift baskets to give for Christmas -

- Receiving my December Birchbox and loving every product in it -

- Spending two days baking to put together a variety of different sweet treats to drop off at Starkville Physical Therapy. Three of the recipes are already posted on here and the last two will be appearing next week. -

  Lots of Love,  Natalie

 

September Issues

I look forward to these issues all year long. These are the ones that set the precedent for the rest of the year. With that being said year after year they get bigger and bigger. This year I believe they are at their biggest. The Vogue really is the size of a small textbook and has just about as many pages as one too. No matter how big they get I will always buy them. Fashion Magazines are one of my guilty little pleasures! All I need are these, a wonderful smelling candle, a glass of wine, and my comfy bed or couch. That is my equation to a perfect night in by myself!

I am more than thrilled that some of the trends that were big last year are making another appearance this season. The one I am most thrilled about is Oxblood or as we refer to it here in Starkville, Ms. Maroon! As a Mississippi State student this makes it very easy to find dresses and accessories in the color. The other two trends I am happy to see again are Leather and Fur. I am slowly investing in some statement fall pieces and plan on getting more after flipping through the gorgeous pages of these magazines.

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Recently, I decided I was tired of cooking Chicken dishes so Jay and I thumbed through our Cooking Light magazines and came across this tasty sounding recipe, Honey-Orange Pork Tenderloin. I already had a good bit of the ingredients that it called for which made it an affordable meal. Although the recipe called for Brussels sprouts as the side, I thought this recipe sounded like it would pair well with cooked (white or brown) rice and Asparagus.

Ingredients:

 

1/3 cup orange marmalade

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

3 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons honey

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Preparation:

 

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Reserve 2 tablespoons marmalade mixture.

3. Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.

4.  Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned. Turn pork over; brush with 1/4 cup marmalade mixture. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Turn pork over; brush with 1/4 cup marmalade mixture.

5. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 150°.

6. Remove pork from pan; brush with reserved 2 tablespoons marmalade mixture.

7. Let stand 10 minutes; slice.

 

 

Happy February 1st! Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you again on Monday!

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Magazine Heaven

I absolutely love to shop at Target and I love home décor. Honestly, I think Jay questions if I love it more than I love him. Well Target is a close second. Anyway Target has started doing the Shops at Target. For those of you that do not know what I am talking about when I say that the Shops at Target. This is when they feature four very successful and trendy stores with lower priced stuff for the Target customer. When I saw the home décor items from Patch NYC I thought I had died and gone to heaven. They featured a lot of black, gold, and white (which I am obsessed with right now) in very classic updated pieces.

When I saw this black and gold classic magazine holder I knew I had to have it! Especially since it was only $34.99!! I mean DIE!! I knew exactly where I would put it.

 

 

When I saw this black and gold classic magazine holder I knew I had to have it! Especially since it was only $34.99!! I mean DIE!! I knew exactly where I would put it.

 

I believe it is a gorgeous new addition to my newly redecorated room in Jackson. So if you haven’t been into Target recently I suggest you go check it out and maybe you will find something you love just like I did! See you again tomorrow!

 

 

Lots of Love,   Natalie