A new year is upon us and it is time for a detox!

Our Christmas and New Years celebrations were filled to the BRIM with friends, family, food and drinks. So many cookies and rich desserts, copious bottles of Prossecco and Hot Toddy’s…I woke up New Years day ready for a detox.

I’m not doing an actual cleanse (yet) but, along with everyone else in the world, we did load up on colorful veggies and the first thing I made was this AMAZING cauliflower and kale salad. It has kale, cauliflower, parsley, basil, pepitas, hemp seeds, a lemon and tahini dressing. You can feel the healthy nutrients taking over with every bite!

Mikey and I are so grateful for all our friends, family and, of course, the blog community who made last year the amazing year that it was. We had some amazing milestones like, buying our first house, welcoming many new babies, surpassing production and goals at our company and health of our families. We thank God for all the blessings he poured over us in 2014.

We had our ups and downs as well; my seamlessly never ending list of injuries, friends and family who suffered heartache and loss as well as the stresses of big decisions that at times left us heartbroken. But, through all that, we were able to focus on the love of those around us and the faithfulness we can look up to.

Cheers to 2015! I can’t wait to see where this incredible life takes me. I’m super glad you are all along for the ride! Here’s to an attempt to eat healthy (for now), be active and live life to the fullest in this new year to come!

Xoxo,
Bethany (and Mikey & Norman)

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I am back from my end of the year/Holiday hiatus!

And would like to wish you A HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you later 2014, you were good, but I’m glad to see you go! I’m ready for 2015 and all the amazing things it is going to bring!

I’m not one for new years resolutions, but I think my goal this year is going to be to focus more on my blog/social media/aspects that go into making Mikey’s In My Kitchen the best it can be. Wish me luck, I’ll need it. But I am excited to tackle some fun new recipes, make some great new blogging friends and hopefully give my website a face-lift!

I hope you had a great time with family and friends over the holidays and that your detoxing and dieting is going well so far 😉 mine starts today…(hopefully)

Here are some things I’m obsessing over in the new year.

Since we are all trying to be a bit healthier this time of year, I thought this Broccoli Fennel Soup looked like a great recipe to try!  I have been in search of the perfect pouf or ottoman for our back room and I’m thinking this West Elm woven wool pouf is the perfect addition.  This Mascarpone with Figs and Rosemary Honey looks too pretty to eat…but that has never stopped me before and trust me, there is nothing that could stop me from diving head first into this pile of deliciousness!  I love the simplicity in the design of this room. The basic bleached wood with an industrial feel.  And lastly, I thought I would look towards warmer weather and dreams of sun and the beach and thought this was the cutest little beach outfit ever. The Sabo Skirt website is filled with adorable and fun warm weather clothes that I can’t wait to try!