White Cheese Chicken Lasagna

So normally I'd share scenes from my weekend, but I have no pictures to show you. (In a nutshell: I picked Brad up from the airport Friday night around 10:00, Saturday we watched football at a friend's house, and yesterday was a lazy day.) Not only that, but last night I made this lasagna, and it's way too good not to share the recipe with you now!

Ingredients

9 lasagna noodles

1/2 c of butter, plus 1 tsbp butter

large bag of baby spinach

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 c all-purpose flour

2 c chicken broth

1 1/2 c milk (I use 1%)

4 c shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

1 c grated parmesan cheese, divided

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried oregano

2 c ricotta cheese

2 c cubed, cooked chicken (I grilled 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, then cut it into pieces)

1/4 c grated parmesan cheese

salt & pepper

 fresh parsley for serving

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

2. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add half of of minced garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Add spinach, and cook until wilted. Season with salt. Set Aside.

3. Melt remaining butter in same large saucepan. Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the flour and 1 tsp salt, and simmer until bubbly. Mix in the broth and milk, and boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Season with the basil, oregano, and ground black pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.

4. Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, ricotta cheese, and chicken. Arrange 3 more noodles over the chicken, and layer with 1/3 of the sauce mixture, spinach, and the remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Arrange remaining 3 noodles over cheese, and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.

5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Top with fresh parsley.

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Enjoy!!

XO Lindsay

Friday Five

Can I get a, "TGIF"?? I'm so excited for today. I get to pick up Brad from the airport tonight at 9pm. He's been gone for 6 days. I'm not cut out for this living alone BS. Sure, I've enjoyed not cooking for a week, and watching girly movies, and not having to clean up after him, but let's face it- life is so much better when he's here with me!

Anyway, this Friday Five is all about five bedrooms that are inspiring my guest room makeover. (Full disclosure: no progress has been made since we last talked. Whoops!)

1. Sconces + wallpaper + upholstered headboard

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2. Green velvet headboard

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3. Greens with pops of blue + pattern on pattern

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4. Greens + sconces + beiges + gold framed artwork

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5. I've also been digging on lavender...

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The one common factor I'm going for here is cozy. What do you hope for in a guest room?

XO Lindsay

Guest Bedroom: Before

Confession: ZERO of my three bedrooms have gotten any love from me. I've concentrated mostly on the common areas over the past 2 years, buying something here and there for the bedrooms. I think it's about time I pull this guest room together so I can actually have some guests.

My before pictures are quite embarrassing, so please be kind. 

Doesn't everyone mismatch their curtain panels?? 

The ones to the right are the curtains I've been making, and the awful gold ones to the left are the ones I purchased from Horchow years and years ago. 

Oh, and that bed?? Yes, that's Brad's ex girlfriend's bed. We used to have her dresser as well, but I sold that on Craigslist a while back. Needless to say, that bed will be for sale very soon. :)

What I'm most excited to get rid of, however, are the beige walls. This paint color was chosen for us prior to moving in. I think it's my least favorite wall color ever!

Below is a fabric scheme I'm contemplating. For the longest time, I thought about black walls, then I thought lavender, then olive green, and now I'm just confused. If you asked me to pick out a wall color for someone else, I'd do it in about 2 minutes. When it comes to decisions for my own house, I'm so damn indecisive. I am driving myself crazy! 

I hope you're all following me on Instagram because I'm going to be needing your paint color recommendations very very soon. 

XO Lindsay

Scenes From The Weekend

It's Monday again... blah... And what makes it even more blah is that I dropped Brad off at the airport yesterday at 5am. He's gone until Friday night. What's a girl to do with herself? I don't have to cook, I don't have to pack lunches, there won't be all sorts of laundry that needs to get done... I guess a lot of DIY will be on the agenda this week. 

Anyway, I pretty much did the usual over the weekend. A little shopping here, a little football watching there (the Gamecocks won!), a little home decorating, a little laying around. Basically, the same ol', but it's my favorite kind of same ol'. 

I went to my favorite local place this weekend and snatched this cute lamp for my guest room. I was hoping buying this lamp would get me in the mood to finally work on this bland room, and it has! I'm finishing curtains now, and I'm planning on getting some paint samples today!

Since Brad was gone all day yesterday, I had plenty of time to peruse Instagram. I came across this beyond fabulous picture of these gorgeous bloggers at Fashion Week. I instantly became obsessed with Julia's look (to the far right). 

I'm now thinking I need a pair of those pants! 

Elizabeth and James

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What do you think? Too trendy?? Or shall I hop on that bandwagon?

XO Lindsay

Obsessing Over: Secretaries

My interior decor style continues to evolve all the time. I've become more traditional lately, loving a good 'ol Southern home. I'm also a firm believer that more is more. I love clutter. I love books. Stacks and stacks of books. I foresee a secretary in my living room's future, stuffed full of books. My favorite rooms lately have all had secretaries in them. That means something...

I need a dang secretary!

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Now to find a fabulous one with an even more fabulous price tag...

XO Lindsay