Five on Friday Link Up

It's Friday already?  Seriously, time flies when you have a newborn baby!  And boy oh boy, what a week it's been!

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This little handsome man.  I'm obviously obsessed with his cuteness.  I didn't think it was possible but I fall more and more in love with him each and every day.  He is my little miracle baby and his Daddy and I adore him.  

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Another fantastic recipe!  We actually tried this one weeks ago but I haven't had a chance to post it yet. We had it again this week and I'm so addicted.  It's such a light meal and it's even better the next day for leftovers.  It is the bomb.com!

Sesame and Peanut Noodles

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
12 ounces linguine
Peanut Dressing:
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon Sriracha
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Zest and juice of 1/2 lime
Salad:
1/2 cup loosely-packed chopped fresh cilantro
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 head green cabbage, thinly sliced
1/3 red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup roughly chopped skinless roasted peanuts, for garnish
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the sesame seeds in a pie tin and toast in the oven until light golden in color, 4 to 6 minutes, and set aside. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente. Do not overcook. Drain, reserving some of the starchy pasta water, rinse and set aside.

For the peanut dressing: Place the peanut butter in a large measuring cup and microwave to soften, 15 seconds. Whisk in with the soy sauce, vinegar, canola oil, ginger, honey, Sriracha, sesame oil and lime zest and juice in a small bowl. Thin with the starchy pasta water if needed, 1 tablespoon at a time. (Dressing should be thick, but pourable.)

For the salad: Place the pasta in a large mixing bowl and add the cilantro and vegetables and toss with the dressing. Top with the chopped peanuts and toasted sesame seeds and serve.

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Bath & Body has all their soaps & scents out for Fall!  Eeek!  I'm one of those people that hoards soaps and the plug ins for our house.  Love, Love, Love!  They now have these mason jar soaps and mason jar candles.  I scored the Meyer Lemon scent in the mason jar soap - stinkin adorable!

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News Flash!!!  We are going home to Wisconsin for Christmas!  We were just able to make it official this week and we could not be more excited!  My Dad has yet to meet his newest Grandbaby.  The name Marshall came from my Dad, so we are so excited for him to meet his little Marshall :)  I'm also excited for the rest of my fam & friends to meet him.

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The look of Fall!  Our trees our beginning to change colors.  This is my favorite time of year.  I just hope our weather begins to cool down.  It sure doesn't feel like football season until the weather has cooled down!

Saturday is my hubby's birthday.  It's a little harder to really do much of anything with a newborn, so I decided to stay in, cook him a really great dinner, maybe have some wine on the patio and dessert.  I'm looking forward to celebrating him.  He's a terrific man, my best friend and an amazing father!  

Cheers to a fabulous weekend!