i must have flowers

Hanging out on the Free People blog today as the Monday quote. I find it very appropriate to be modeling for a Monet quote. After all, he's my main man and favorite painter. It's also very true, I must always have flowers. Jana couldn't have picked a better quote to pair me with! Even if you can't see my face :).

minted greek yogurt sauce

This yogurt sauce came about as the result of a successful farmer's market trip. The freshest ingredients - mint, young garlic, and beets - had my appetite feeling all inspired. I haven't been eating much dairy, but throw a small dab of this on the side of some marinated beets, and you can't go wrong. Finish the plate off with a sauteed fillet of fish and fresh salad, then boy, you have a meal. Even in the smallest amounts, its strong herb and lemony flavors brighten up any dish.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Greek Yogurt

1/2 Cup Packed Mint Leaves

1 Green Garlic Clove

2 Tbs. Sesame Oil

Juice from 1 Lemon

1/2 Tbs Salt

Directions:

1. Peel the outside layer from your young garlic, and slice each clove. Saute over medium heat in a bit of olive oil until just see through. Remove from flame.

2. In a food processor, whip yogurt until light and airy.

3. Add mint, garlic, and salt and continue to run the food processor until garlic and mint are chopped into little specs of green.

4. Stir in lemon juice.

5. Taste and add more salt accordingly.

the devon horse show

I ventured out to the Devon horse show with two old friends a couple weekends ago. We all grew up riding horses together, and it was such a great feeling to come together again over something we all shared from our past. To think, one of us is married with a baby, the other just graduated college, and here I am moving in with my boyfriend. We're all at different points in life, but we all share childhood memories and a deep love for these beautiful, powerful creatures. 

I have to say I felt a kick of nostalgia watching these riders canter around. I haven't been on a horse in years & it used to be so central to my everyday life. I decided then and there that I will surely be getting back on one someday soon. 

Horses posses something other worldly that I'll never be able to grasp. Despite how strong and sizely they are, they've made a bond with man that we'll never be able to repay them for. Even on this Saturday, in 80 degree heat,they cantered around with riders on their back, jumping over five foot fences for reasons I'll never understand. The fact that they've carried human kind through history, helping us survive, letting us hop on their backs, is something truly admirable. They've never had to do it, and yet they always have.

Just as catching up with childhood friends will never get old, neither will the horse show.