ootd- black white gold and turquoise, and yet another (yummy) salad recipe

I was really feeling the white jeans this morning. I actually really would like a full length pair of skinny (or maybe straight,) white denim, but I keep trying on pairs and hating them all, so I'm stuck with my ag crops. I really like simple tops with with white denim and love black and white together in this context. I thought the look needed a bit of a pop though so I added this bold gold necklace from anthro, these mildly obnoxious shoes from bakers and a really obnoxious gucci that was a gift and I usually only wear to the beach (the bottom, not pictured, its metallic, its a bit much, even for me.)

in other news todays barbri lecture made me actually want to die. It was well over four hours long, my brain is about to explode. Oh, and I am totally already behind on these checklists they give us to use as a sort of guide of what do to each day.... oops.

anyway, here was what I wore to watch hell lecture today.....

jeans- ag crops- similar here

top- old f21- similar here

shoes- bakers- here

necklace- anthro, sold out online, similar here

gucci

I know the only food things I've posted recently are salad (wtf???? I need to fry something asap.....) but I've been on what is now becoming a ridiculous dinner salad kick, seriously we're talking two or three nights a week for like the past month. I'm starting to worry that boy is going to protest one of these days, but he keeps actually complimenting all the salads. I'm planning on making some yummy pulled barbecue brisket later this week, so hopefully I'll post that. But here is here is today's recipe from me, yet another salad.

arugula salad with pears, grapes, candied walnuts and roasted brussel sprouts (and god knows what else,) topped with lemon, mustard tarragon chicken:

just combine the following ingredients for the salad:

baby arugula

shaved parmesan or other hard, white cheese

a ripe red pear, sliced

red grapes, also sliced

jullienned snap peas

candied walnuts- I make my own, just take a handful of raw walnuts, a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of honey and toss together for a couple minutes in a non stick skillet on medium heat.

chopped red onion

pan roasted brussel sprouts (cooled to roomish temp. before adding to salad)- just take some halved sprouts, put them in a hot pan with a bit of olive oil, salt and balsamic vinegar cook till cooked through and nice and browned

dressing:

Lemon juice

olive oil

while balsamic vinegar (i used a fig infused one, yums!!)

herbs de provence

salt and pepper

chicken marinade:

grainy mustard

honey

fresh tarragon

lemon juice

smidge of olive oil

coat chicken in this, let sit for ideally a dayish- cook in non stick pan coated with a bit of oil. and chill for a bit for the salad.

on the side I made little toasts (of some artisanal roasted garlic bread) topped with goat cheese/greek yogurt, honey and pistachios:

1. take equal parts of soft goat cheese and 2% fat greek yogurt (for two people I used about 2 big spoons of each)

2. blend with a handful of pistachios (roasted, salted,)

3. spread over the toasts and drizzle with honey to taste. I used my deda's amazing homemade (or harvested???? hmmm.) honey. Yes, my 84 year old deda keeps bees. Its half terrifying and half amazing.