Lovely Meals Lately: June 2025

Hey friends! June is off to a fabulous (and steamy) start. My mom was in town last week and we had so much fun exploring with the boys while Jeff was in Austin with friends.

We've been doing tons of grilling and spending time outside hiking, playing at the park, and in the sprinkler....ya know, the June uge. Cheers to sweet summertime!

Life lately in photos

Delish meal and snack inspiration

A stunning (and filling!) summer breakfast: sourdough toast, half with avocado and half with Good Culture cottage cheese + tomatoes and dill, scrambled eggs with Aleppo pepper flakes, and juicy peaches.

These chocolate zucchini muffins are EVERYTHING! So divine with flaky salt.

We had our neighbors over for a cookout and it was so fun. I made Italian pasta salad (adapted from this recipe, but less cheese and banana peppers, and no olives nor chickpeas), my famous vegan broccoli salad, and healthy strawberry oatmeal bars for dessert!

Herby 10-min avocado egg salad afternoon snack plate with toast and lots of fresh veggies.

If you haven't made my new quick creamy roasted red pepper pasta, you MUST! It's so incredible with shrimp.

I'm craving so much salad this summer! This one's inspired by my strawberry balsamic spinach salad but I did TJ's quick cook farro and some mixed nuts.

We just got a Mendocino Farms and their salads have really impressed me. This was the seasonal peach one with marinated goat cheese, honey-roasted almonds, pickled red onions, and shaved fennel, and farmhouse vinaigrette. Amazing!

Fresh batch of flourless PB banana bars for snacking. We've been doing lots of frozen KIND bars and chocolate chip cookie dough Yasso bars for dessert lately!

We can't get enough of this lightened up turkey lasagna with cottage cheese for dinner. Jeff's fave!

Fun summer dinner! Herby tahini grilled chicken and grilled veggies with walnut olive topping both from from The Mediterranean Dish Cookbook, plus TJ's quick cooking farro.

Rigatoni with this delish basil pesto, grilled chicken, and air friend zucchini and eggplant. So simple and really hit the pot!

I made this Mediterranean garlic shrimp with bell peppers when my mom was in town and she loved it! Served with Instant Pot basmati rice and salad.

I'm loving my refreshing strawberry chia pudding with Greek yogurt for afternoon snacks lately.

Divine mushroom walnut pizza for Friday Esther's from pizza night! The amount I look forward to not doing dishes is indescribable.

Things I'm Loving Lately

Don't forget you can shop everything I'm loving lately HERE!

1. My white Hoka tennis shoes are 25% off--they're my current favorite, like walking on clouds!
2. Gap is having a big summer sale. I got this cute square neck denim dress for 50% off. I linked everything else I bought here!
3. We just finished Your Friends and Neighbors on Apple TV and thought it was so entertaining. Now we're watching Land Man and it's super enjoyable, too. It's all about the oil and gas industry in Texas, which is a new to me topic.
4. This Biena roasted edamame is my go-to salty snack lately. Love that I can take them on the go and they have 4g fiber + 12g protein! The chili lime is my fave.
5. My walking pad and standing desk set-up that I use everyday is also on sale!
6. Loving the lessons in this kids book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness with Kids on choosing to be kind.
7. We use this freezable lunch bag (30% off!) all the time in the summer! During the year I use it for kids lunches and in the summer we take it in the car to pack yogurts, fruit, etc. Such a game changer. And if you're looking for a good kids water bottle that holds up, we love this Iron Flask one (both kids have it).
8. I got this short sleeve striped crochet shirt and shorts set 20% off and I'm loving it!
9. Cute and comfy frilly everyday white socks I've been wearing on repeat. They look really cute with tennis shoes.

Please drop a comment below letting me know the best thing you ate this week! I love to hear from you, especially if you love these kinds of posts <3

Have the best week, friends!