The Thursday Thirteen – 01/15/2015

Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Because. Sometimes the only answer you can give is “Because.” Because I said so. Because I love you. Because I’m hungry. This week I’m sharing some of my favorites, because I’m too excited to keep them all to myself.

1

Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies from Sarcastic Cooking, because everyone needs sprinkles in their life.

Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

2

Pineapple Five Spiced Pork Ribs from Kevin Is Cooking, because B.O.B. Bob has a need to cook outdoors even if it’s cold as shit.

 Pineapple Five Spiced Pork Ribs | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

3

Braised Onion Sauce from Food52, because I want to put this sauce on everything.

 Braised Onion Sauce | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

4

Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos from Two Peas and Their Pod, because these are the kind of nachos I want to eat.

Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

5

Cranberry Lime Tea Cake from The Crepes of Wrath, because breakfast would be so much the better for it.

 Cranberry Lime Tea Cake | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

6

Pesto Potato Bacon Pizza from Shutterbean, because pizza needs a revamp and DEAR LORD THERE’S BACON.

 Pesto Potato Bacon Pizza | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

7

Avocado Salad from Dash and Bella, because this salad would be the perfect beginning to any meal.

 Avocado Salad | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

8

24 Hour, 24 Dollar Chocolate Chip Cookies from Hummingbird High, because HELLO.

 24 Hour, 24 Dollar Chocolate Chip Cookies | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

9

Chia Seed Jams from Going Home to Roost, because I have a bag of chia seeds just waiting for a purpose.

 Chia Seed Jams | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

10

Dill Pickle Butter from Noble Pig, because anything with pickles has got to be worth a try.

 Dill Pickle Butter | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

11

Honey Hefeweizen Boule Loaf from The Beeroness, because it’s been way too long since I’ve made bread, and this one looks amazingly simple.

 Honey Hefeweizen Boule Loaf | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

12

Healthy Homemade French Dressing from Paleo Spirit, because I can’t stop dreaming about French dressing lately, even though I haven’t had it since I was a child.

Healthy Homemade French Dressing | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

13

King Cake Fries from Glazed and Confused, because there are some things in life that need to be embraced, and in my life that means holding my arms wide open for colored sugar sprinkled over fries; come give me a hug you gorgeous, mesmerizing, yummy, scrumptious looking beauties.

King Cake Fries | Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice