We write this while looking out at several feet of snow, in Arlington and Brooklyn, respectively. Ok winter, we get it! You’re here. And while we’re all about huddling up inside getting our cozy on, we’re also feeling the winter blues start to creep in. Juuuust a little bit. So, in an effort to not let winter drag us down, we decided to grab a cup of tea and chat about a winter survival guide of sorts.
We think you’ll love this episode if you’re looking to get proactive about the winter blues and actively relish in the best parts of season – the cozy clothes, the delicious comfort food…all that good stuff!
In this episode we cover what we’re each up to this winter across the following categories:
- What we’re wearing
- What we’re watching
- What we’re reading
- What we’re eating
- What we’re drinking
- What we’re doing to sweat it all out
We cover a lot of different products, recipes and services. Never fear though, we’ve got all of that listed below.
Show Notes
- The Finch, Brooklyn (Kale salad with pistachio butter and smoked ricotta)
- Aita, Brooklyn (Kale salad with pepitas and mustard vinaigrette)
- Cuyana: Fewer, Better Things
- Brooke’s North Face Thermoball Jacket (the cream and black combo is discontinued)
- Brooke’s J.Crew Factory lace applique sweater
- Brooke’s LOFT cable sleeve sweater
- Clara’s J.Crew Slippers
- Clara’s Lululemon Leg Warmers
- Shades of Blue
- The Affair
- The Americans
- Aquarius (also don’t miss Duchovny in the 2016 return of the X-Files)
- Bloodline
- Brooke’s go-to crockpot recipes:
- Turmeric Whole Chicken (serve it over this saffron cauli-rice)
- Crockpot DIY Yogurt (we let ours sit for 24 hours in the oven)
- Chipotle Barbacoa Tacos (we serve this in lettuce cups with smashed avocado)
- Belgian Beef Stew (a Dutch oven recipe that’s so good it’s worth posting even though I am now gluten-free)
- Bavarian Red Cabbage (I take this to potlucks and it’s always gone)
- Chocolate Lava Cake (haven’t made it yet, but it’s sooooo on my list)
- Against All Grain Honey Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- A butternut squash tutorial
- Bonus: check out this butternut squash mac n’ cheese on Clara’s blog
Brooke’s Gut Healing Protocol: Gut Thrive in 5
- Brooke’s detox elixirs:
- Barrel age-your-own whiskey (also this is cute for a wedding or man-gift!)
- Wines ‘Til Sold Out
- Club W
- La Finca Cabernet Sauvignon (Trader Joe’s)
- Clara’s Hot Yoga Studio
- Focus T25 with Shaun T
- Kayla Itsines
- Peloton
- And, though we didn’t say it, we’re both pretty big fans of online yoga via Gaia.com
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2 Comments
Patricia Swift
January 27, 2016 at 1:58 pmI love this. I just listened to the whole episode while getting ready to fly back to NH from San diego! Great job!
Great book suggestion: For the Love by Jen
Victoria
February 28, 2016 at 11:36 pmThis is the first episode I listened to and it got me hooked. It made me feel better about how I survive winter. Brooke, I loved hearing about how you get new slippers every winter and about the sweater with the pockets- I have a similar cozy sweater that I’ve been wearing this winter- Old Navy calls it the cocoon sweater.