Let's reminisce shall we? When I was in college, my roommates and I would literally eat jars of pesto slathered on top of tomatoes. Breakfast, throw some pesto on eggs. Lunch, pesto on anything you could find in the fridge. Snack or any other meal, pesto. We would buy the large jar at Costco once a week, I wish I was kidding.

Safe to say, my obsession for pesto faded quickly from pure overdose. It's been years since I've had pesto. Minus the pesto pizza from Oregano's. But that doesn't count.

I saw this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, Ambitious Kitchen and I knew I needed to try it. Ps. If you're looking for great recipes, you gotta check her blog. It's amazing. I modified her recipe a little bit, just to fit our preference and I made my own paleo bread.

I made this recipe for dinner on Monday night and I had it for lunch Tuesday and we had it for dinner last night. My paleo obsession is back people and I'm ready to push my obsession on to you. What's an obsession if you can't share it with your friends?

Three things I love about this recipe: it's (fairly) easy, its colorful and it's so damn delicious. Adam usually isn't a left over lover, but he actually volunteered to eat left overs last night for dinner. This is a huge win in our household. Ps. If you're following me on Instagram, you saw a sneak peek of this recipe yesterday.

And for those that asked - without further ado, the recipe.


Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons raw pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 cups packed basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 small cloves garlic
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more for more spice)
• Shredded carrots, sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumber, pickles or any other garnish that tickles your fancy
• Cholula or a great spicy mustard
• Bread of choice - or my paleo version!

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper Add chicken breast and generously season with salt, pepper, dried parsley and a touch of cumin.
2. Bake for 35 minutes or until fully cooked. Shred chicken with two forks; set aside.
3. While chicken is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pepitas and toast until just barely golden; stirring frequently so they don't burn. This should take about 5 minutes. 
4. Immediately transfer to the bowl of a food processor and add in avocado, basil, lemon juice, garlic, water, chili flakes and salt. 
5. Process until smooth.
6. Add pesto to bowl with the chicken and mix to combine.
7. I pre-made the bread (recipe) below so make that sandwich. If not, grab some delicious bread and load up. 
8. Enjoy, Eat and Repeat! 

Happy Hump Day friends! Have you noticed how many amazing songs are on the radio right now? Whatever genre you prefer, there are amazing new songs. Maybe artists feel the same way I feel about spring so they're in the mood for new jams. New year, new jams.

The only good part about Denver traffic is that it gives me so much more time to listen to my sons while driving. Driving, music. Running, music. Work, music. My co-workers have heard me sing all day every day before. I'm not ashamed, even if I am a little tone deaf, okay maybe a lot. Last weekend we had some amazing temps so Adam and I made cocktails on the patio with an amazing Spotify playlist of new music. Is there anything better than patio cocktails and great music? Nope.


My friend Alyssa and I are constantly sharing music. Granted, most of the time, she's already heard what I consider new, but she is my go-to for all the newest music. Sometimes, she sends me rap songs called Swalla that I have to question, but 99.9% of the time, I'm obsessed with everything she sends. Just this am, I texted her, "I need new music!" and within 3 minutes, I had 14 new songs to add to my playlist. Shoutout - thanks lys!

You guys can thank her for a lot of the songs on the playlist. Not really the country, those are mine. But I think you'll find an amazing variety to this list. I have a feeling this spring jams playlist is gonna take me all the way through fall.

Spring Jams, a playlist by kristenenglert-us on Spotify

A playlist featuring Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, and others

On top of that, Target has some amazing spring shoes. Have you guys been by yet? Also, Victoria Beckham released her new line. I was semi disappointed, but go online, its all there and there are some darling pieces! Below I shared some of my favorites from her line. The mint floral bomber is giving me everything.

These Dolce Vita mules are the best. I wear them everywhere and I try to wear them everyday. I had them on to go to work today and Adam told me they were too casual. So maybe not everywhere, but I try.

And my Madewell jeans, I cannot say enough about them. I know you guys hear me talk about Madewell all the time, but I'm obsessed. They're skinny, shorter, perfect for spring time jeans. They have a little bit a stretch, but not too much. You can shop all the good stuff below.


Happy Wednesday Friends, tomorrow I'm planning an online coffee date. It might not make sense now, but I promise it will tomorrow! We're officially half-way through the week! Hooray!

See ya'll tomorrow!

Wednesday Playlist!, a playlist by kristenenglert on Spotify

Happy Wednesday friends!

Happy Wednesday everyone! I don't know about all of you, but this week is crawling for me. Maybe it's because we're going skiing this weekend, or maybe because last week was a holiday, I don't know, but I'm excited it's Wednesday!