Four On Friday

TGIF!

Here's what I've been...

Remembering...my dad

He would have been 80 this past week.  I miss him so much.

Photographing...the cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Marveling at...my daughter's artwork

{AP Portfolio Board}

Working on...cleaning up the front porch.

The weather warmed up and the porch was in desperate need of a makeover(and prom #1 is tonight!).
Have a lovely weekend my friends!

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{Travel} Easter Weekend-Philly/ Brooklyn

 Easter seems like it was so long ago but it wasn't *that* long ago. Our Easter  weekend ended up being the tale of two cities.  On Saturday Mr. Click and I went to Philly for the day.

 We went to a pop up vegan flea market.

 It was a tiny flea market but packed with really good stuff!

 I loved supporting vegan vendors and picked up quite a few goodies.

This guy even tried the pulled jackfruit bbq sliders and peanut noodles (and loved them!).  He's a trooper!

We walked around the city for a little bit after the flea market. It was still a little chilly but the sun was shining.

 Then on Sunday we went to Brooklyn to have brunch with City Girl. I started with a delicious mimosa.

 I ordered the tofu scramble (see my recipe here).

We walked to Prospect Park (family selfie).

 I love exploring Brooklyn!

 The park is huge.

 We walked a lot and still didn't cover the entire park.

 Can you see the chipmunk? You have to look pretty closely at the center of the photo. Look for the stripe.  They are so cute!

 The weather was beautiful and I can only imagine how much prettier it will get as it warms up.

Of course we ended our visit with coffee.  I don't know why my iced oat latte from Hungry Ghost looks so tiny but it does!

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{The Abode} Master Bedroom Update

The last time you saw our master bedroom, it looked like this.  We had upgraded to a new upholstered bed and king sized mattress.  The thing with getting a different sized mattress is that you need to start from scratch so we needed to get  new everything for it.

I knew I wanted the look of a pinch pleated duvet cover and was eyeing one up at West Elm but found this Target lookalike for a lot less.

 Pinch Pleat Duvet Cover and Shams

I ordered my favorite sheets from QVC (Northern Nights) and found a down alternative comforter at Home Goods.  We also bought a king sized blanket from Costco. That thing is huge (and not seen in these photos).

 I love the look of it so much!  The throw is a place holder until I find a larger one that I really love.

 It took awhile to figure out what kind of accent pillows I wanted to add but I settled on two navy pillows with tiny pom pom trim and a monogrammed pillow with large pom pom trim for the center.   The navy pillows are from Home Goods and came in a set. The monogrammed pillow cover and pillow are from PBTeen.

Rectangle Ottoman

 We swapped out our white slipcovered bench from the foot of the bed because it visually blocked the base of the bed and moved that down to the basement.  I found these midnight blue velvet tufted ottomans at Target too. Two together give me the look of the bench and open up the space with their gold x bases.  I put them together myself!

Finally we switched out the chair. Previously we had an overstuffed chair and ottoman but it didn't fit with the new bed.

Here's a photo of the old bed, overstuffed chair/ottoman combo and you can see the slipcovered bench peeking out at the foot of the bed.  My chalk painted end tables are featured in this post.
We moved the chair and ottoman down to the living room and swapped in my reupholstered beauty that happens to match the ottomans perfectly!

{REVEAL} The Chair

I think I can call the room done for now!

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{Recipe} Epic Tofu Scramble

I realized that I've never posted a Tofu Scramble recipe on the blog and it's about time!  What is tofu scramble? It's a mixture of crumbled tofu, veggies and seasonings that are often used as a scrambled egg replacement for people who don't eat eggs.  I've been making it weekly and keep it in the fridge for quick breakfasts.

 I don't have an exact recipe and it changes depending on what kind of veggies I have on hand.  On this day I had:

Shredded Carrots

Broccoli

Bell Peppers

Roasted Mushrooms

Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Frozen Corn

Frozen Edamame

Yellow Onion

Canned Mushroom slices

Garbanzo Beans

Mixed Greens

Baby Spinach

 I don't usually lay it out so nicely but for blog purposes I did.

 This is a great way to use up any leftover veggies in your fridge.

 To make:

• Heat some water (or olive oil) in a skillet and start to sauté the veggies. I usually add the fresh veggies first and then any leftover veggies after the fresh veggies have had a chance to start cooking.
• I also add frozen veggies at this time.

• If I have any, I add some hearty shredded greens like cabbage, kale and Brussels sprouts.

•  Once I started adding a can of chickpeas to the mix, it was a game changer. It adds some more protein and makes the tofu scramble extra filling.
• At this time I add some seasonings-crushed garlic, coconut aminos and liquid aminos.

•  Now I add the tofu. I always use Extra Firm Tofu.  Squeeze out as much liquid as you can then crumble it up before adding.

•  Add crumbled tofu and keep breaking it up as you mix it in. The pan is super full.

•  Time for more seasonings--this is up to you. I like to add:

Onion Powder

Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Onion Flakes

1/2-1 tsp Turmeric (for color)

a few pinches of Black Salt (adds an eggy taste and smell)

•  This is what Black Salt looks like. It's more pink than black.

• I found it at an Indian supermarket.

•  I keep cooking it on medium/low heat, adding water if necessary to keep it from sticking, breaking up the tofu and stirring everything around.  Once it's uniform in size and color, I add baby spinach if I have any.

•  Cook the spinach down and taste to see if any seasonings need to be adjusted.

• Serve immediately.

• It's good with some toast, by itself or rolled up in a wrap, breakfast burrito style.   I like to add a little Sriracha.

• Leftovers can be stored in airtight containers in the fridge. It makes a lot!

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