Hands down, this has been the most life-changing year for me. Between quitting my job in May, getting engaged and launching my own brand/business, I feel like I've learned a lot. I thought it would be awesome to finish out 2014 by sharing the 5 most salient lessons I've learned over this year in hopes that they will inspire you to get the most out of 2015. 1) There is always going to be an excuse not to do something: If I've learned anything this year, it's that there is never a good time ... [ Read More ]
Archives for December 2014
10 Most Popular Recipes of 2014
I've had such a wonderful year writing Everything Erica! Between finally figuring out how to leave my career in Real Estate to work on this full-time and all the incredible opportunities I've been afforded, I feel truly lucky. Since there has been so many yummy dishes that have come out of my blog this year, I thought it might be fun to go through my site stats and pull out the 10 most popular recipes of 2014! Here we go... #10 - Drunken Caramelized Brussels Sprouts: Since brussels ... [ Read More ]
Balsamic Grilled Chicken & Eggplant w/ Goat Cheese Couscous
Last week, I asked my followers via Facebook to name 6 ingredients and I would figure out a way to combine them and make a cohesive and delicious dish. With-in seconds of posting, here were the first ones that I received: Chickpeas Eggplant Chicken Breast Couscous Capers Goat Cheese Here was my thought process on creating the dish... 1) Immediately when I saw the couscous and the chickpeas, I knew I had to go Mediterranean. I had been dying to make this Turkish hummus I ... [ Read More ]
Candy Cane Martini
Last week I had a super fun holiday party with some of my favorite Chicago foodie ladies. Since this was a heavy hitting group of foodies, I knew I wanted to impress. I thought, "what better what to start the evening off then with a fun and festive martini?" I recently got a bottle of Ice Fox Vodka as a gift and thought it would be the perfect base to start my Candy Cane Martini's! Since I'm not much of a mixologist, I invited my incredibly cool friend, Kelly Rizzo (www.eattravelrock.com) ... [ Read More ]
Roasted Garlic Turkish Hummus
If you're a big hummus lover like me, then you must try this delicious roasted garlic Turkish hummus. I stumbled across this variation last month when I was visiting my friend, Holley, in Philadelphia. She took me to this great Israeli restaurant called, Zahav, and we decided to start with one of their house specialities, the Turkish Hummus. If you haven't heard of it before (I hadn't), it's made with butter instead of tahini and served warm out of the oven. It's complete heaven and I would ... [ Read More ]
Positive Vibes Only!
Recently, I got a pretty harsh comment in response to my "5 Ways to not get Fat over the Holidays"and I felt like it was important for me to publicly respond to this person. The person writes: "I don’t get the obsession about being skinny. You waste your time obsessing about your looks when everything else is so much more important. You’re one of hundreds of thousands of women who just succumb to the pressures that society places on them instead of finding strength and fighting ... [ Read More ]