Normally, on the days that I cook for Crazy Blonde Life, I make the recipe and do a video as I’m cooking. I then plate the food and make it look pretty, take it outside to my front porch table to photograph, come back in and finish the video…you can’t taste before you photograph, and then I’m finished. It has been so dang cold here for the past week that I haven’t gone outside to take any pictures and the light in my kitchen is not the best, so I apologize for the less than stellar photographs of the food.

In spite of the pictures, this salmon is melt-in-your-mouth delicious and so very simple to make. An air fryer (and a rice cooker) just make life easier and if you use an air-fryer liner or a piece of parchment for the air fryer, the clean-up is very minimal. There really is no excuse not to eat healthy food these days!

I’m absolutely loving these bowls from Haand Pottery to serve dinner in these days! The green color is so pretty and goes beautifully with the brown and off white pieces that I have (and really the pink pieces as well). Be sure to check out the Haand website to see the whole pottery collection and the hand blown wineglasses! All of these items make the best holiday gifts for anyone who likes to cook (or eat)! Use code CRAZYBLONDELIFE to receive 15% off your order.

And…a word about the mayonnaise…

I have always been a Duke’s mayonnaise fan but my children introduced me to Kewpie mayonnaise at the beach this summer and OMG it is so delicious! I use it in pretty much everything these days, so if you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend!

As I said above, the weather here is so cold and I don’t like it at all! I have to go outside later and finish hanging my Christmas wreaths on the gates and I’m dreading it! I’m almost finished decorating the inside and starting my gift wrapping so I’m on the countdown. I’ll hopefully be finished by the time we leave for New York on Saturday! My Holiday House Tour is coming soon and hopefully, I’ll be able to share some pictures of the bathroom renovation.

I’m sharing a few items below that I know you’ll love as well as the reasons I love them so be sure to read the caption! I hope you have the best day ever!

~XOXO Suzanne