on the menu + OOTD

i have such a good looking meal plan this week that i just had to share it! i am altering some of the recipes a little bit to make them healthier or to use what i have in my pantry and fridge!

• monday: crispy gnocchi with basil, zucchini and yellow squash (from iowa girl eats), side artichoke salad (instead of corn in the original recipe, subbed yellow squash we got at the farmer's market saturday - delicious!), coconut rice krispie treats (just dump some shredded coconut in with the regular rice krispie treat ingredients!)
• tuesday: crockpot salsa chicken tacos with black beans and guacamole with veggie chips (sliced jicama and bell peppers) - this time around, i added some black beans to the crockpot as well and cut back on the chicken! 
• wednesday: dinner out with a friend at epice nashville - it is a lebanese restaurant on 12th that i drive past twice a day and have really been wanting to try! the menu items that are really looking good to me right now are the mujadara, fatayer, and the hummos!
• thursday: slow cooked peach pork from dashing dish over brown rice with stir fried veggies (right now i am thinking about trying out soy and chile-glazed brussel sprouts) - instead of doing chicken in the main dish, i am going to cut up a pork chop for another kind of lean protein! also, i am going to use frozen peaches with the skins on
• friday: stuffed chicken breast from tag'z (you haven't lived until you've eaten one of these) with baked zucchini and squash, salad 

my mouth is watering just thinking about the tasty meals ahead of me! on the hand, today's OOTD was full-on LEONA again! my collection of LEONA is growing and growing and i love it (i may or may not have bought at least one thing a week since i started - oops)! i did buy a top today that is just perfect for UT football games! even though the designer went to alabama, this top just screams go big orange! for all you UT fans, snatch this top up (picture and linked below) so you will be ready when kickoff rolls around! 

clara tunic in tangerine

LEONA top, LEONA sylvia shorts, j. crew mid-heel sandals, kate spade bangles

that's all for today, folks! mondays wear me out (5:45 AM spin always gets to me once the better half of the day is gone) so i am signing off to go fix my lunch for tomorrow and lay out my clothes (makes for such an easier morning)! 

xoxo,

clp