|The Monday Post| #54

August 31, 2020 by MP

The twins and I had a great weekend filled with family and friends. We got to celebrate my brother’s birthday on Friday evening and then see family from out of town on Saturday, followed by a fun pool day with Lindly and her family on Sunday. Needless to say we were all pooped and went to sleep super early last night! This week, in TMP, I’m sharing the easiest and most delicious side dish I stumbled across this weekend, the book I am currently reading (and loving!), and a new collab and discount code for you! Have a great week!

Easy Weeknight Side Dish

This is not my picture – the twins started eating mine as soon as they were done cooking and before I knew it, most of the pot was gone and I never got a pic 🙂

Over the weekend I was flipping through a cook book just casually browsing the fall recipes – Creamy Autumn Pumpkin Soup, Stuffed Pork Roast with Spinach and Feta, and Chopped Harvest Salad with a Cherry Vinaigrette were a few that caught my eye. Then, I saw a side dish that made me stop turning because of how simple and delicious it looked – Butter Parsley Noodles. Y’all….the easiest recipe in the world and the twins LOVED them! They kept asking for more and more and I kept going back for more and more – I guess when you combine noodles, butter, garlic, and salt, you can’t go wrong. This was so easy to whip up and because I panic bought a BUNCH of different kinds of noodles at the beginning of quarantine, I’m good to go for a while.

16 oz wide egg noddles (or noodle of choice – I actually used garden farfalle)
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 8 pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Himalayan pink salt

Dissolve the bouillon cubes in a large saucepan of boiling water over medium high heat. Add the noodles and cook according to the package directions. Drain the noodles and return to the saucepan. Add the butter and garlic to the noodles and toss. Add parsley (or not for the toddlers….) and sprinkle with the pink salt. Your taste buds will thank you. The toddlers will thank you. Add in rotisserie chicken for protein if you are making this a main dish.

Liquid IV

A few weeks ago I published a blog post titled “A Day in the Life.” I have struggled with finding a routine that works best for the twins and me while working from home and really thought I had found it. I was working out on my lunch break and all was going well, but some days my schedule was so jam packed that I would have to skip it. I’ve always liked working out first thing in the morning, but don’t like working out on a stomach full of coffee.

Then, the most amazing thing happened last week.

Liquid IV reached out to see if I would like to collaborate with them. One of the items they gifted me was the Energy Multiplier and I am obsessed with it now. Warning >> it does have a slightly green taste, like drinking a green drink with a touch of ginger. But, I mix it up in my blender bottle, chug it down, put on my work out clothes, brush my teeth, put in my contacts, and get to work! And I’m done with my workout before 7 am! I call that a WIN!

And the best part is, when you shop at Liquid IV and use the code TOASTTOPOSTBLOG you can get 25% off of your purchase and free shipping! Did you hear that – free shipping!

Click here to go directly to the Liquid IV site to shop.

I’ve also tried the Hydration Multiplier and love it as well. This heat that we are currently in is just so bad on our bodies and the hydration multiplier is the best way to replenish electrolytes!

And, if you needed any other reason to support Liquid IV, click here to go directly to their site to read how they have donated over 2 million Liquid IV sticks to doctors, nurses, hospital workers, first responders, and healthcare workers as part of their COVID-19 initiative.

Maskne

I had a facial on Friday and one of the things we talked about was maskne. Y’all, I know, it’s not glamorous, but it’s a real thing. I talked a lot with Ana from Radiant Skin Studio about ways to combat and prevent maskne – be on the look out for a full post about it later this week. We even decided to do not one, but two giveaways to help with maskne!

Currently Reading

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller is the perfect book to read right now. Compared to all the darkness and negativity we are surrounded with day in and day out, it is light, easy to read, in a small town setting, and starts off in FALL in Vermont…..which can I just say I have got to travel there someday. The apple pie baking contest is the big to-do in town, the Harvest Festival is happening, and Olivia Rawlings is learning what it feels like to finally belong somewhere. I’ve also read The Late Bloomer’s Club by Louise Miller and think it is absolutely precious as well. I highly recommend both if you are looking for something light and easy and to take your mind off of current events.