[This one is called Megan, on Monday.]

Take a peek at a few links I've loved this week:

Jigsaw London's Holiday Handbook is beyond magical. I love everything this company does, and I can't get over how wonderful their products and customer service are. The handbook is full of gift ideas, recipes, crafts, and outfit ideas that are just perfect for this holiday season!

Sorry, Vegans! I thought this article was super interesting, and it made me even happier with my Paleo lifestyle choices.

Reading about things like this makes me feel so hopeful about the next generation of girls.

Say hi to some Freckled Italian sponsors:
Danielle is an adorable West Virginian living in Seattle (one of my favorite cities!) with her husband, and Kelly was born and raised in New Jersey and now lives in Pittsburgh. They both have sweet lifestyle blogs and you should go meet them this weekend!

Young Latino Students Don't See Themselves in Books--you definitely have to do a little searching to find some diversity in Children's Literature. Studies show that being able to relate to characters is really important, and so many kids don't get it.

Will someone get me a furry snood for Christmas, please?

This helpful dog sends me into fits of laughter. What a sweetheart!

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I'm off to northern Virginia again, this time for a housewarming party and Rob's office holiday party! On Saturday, Melissa and I are getting our hair done at Drybar and I absolutely can't wait. And I have a great dress. And shoes. I love any excuse to get all dressed up, but I think it's really going to be fun. What are you up to this weekend?

I love lemon and garlic together. I love most green vegetables. I love this broccoli with garlic and lemon.

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of people telling me that they don't eat vegetables because it's way too hard. Because they go bad or because they take too much time and preparation. So here I am, showing you this recipe, and telling you that you literally need a knife, a pan, and three or four basic ingredients to make this. You don't even need a cutting board, which I know, because I made this at Rob's apartment, and they don't  have one.

I got pre-washed, already cut broccoli in a bag because I wanted to show you just how easy this can be.

Technically, you don't even need a knife, because you could totally just use garlic powder instead of fresh garlic. And you could claw the lemon open with your bare hands. You know what? Maybe you should just get a knife. That'd be best.

Ingredients:

Makes enough for two big servings.

A bag of pre-washed, already cut broccoli

(You can buy it however you'd like--wash it yourself if you want!)

One lemon

One clove of garlic or some powdered garlic

(You can use one or both. I use both.)

A couple tablespoons of olive oil

Salt and pepper, to taste

1. Heat up a pan with some olive oil.

2. Smash a clove of garlic and add it to the hot pan.

3. Add the broccoli. Don't pile it up--try to let each piece touch the pan.

(If I'm working with a small pan, I cook the broccoli in two batches.)

4. Add salt, pepper, and some garlic powder if you want.

5. Once it's been cooking for a minute or two, stir everything around.

6. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the cooking broccoli.

7. It's done when it turns a dark, bright green and some of the leaves are charred a bit.

8. Turn off the heat and give it another squeeze of lemon. Taste it to see if you need more salt, pepper, or garlic powder.

Eat your vegetables.

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