The Link Up: A SALAD (Not Soup) That Emily Loves, Mallory’s $19 Leggings & Super Cute Printable Mother’s Day Cards

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In case you forgot it’s Sunday (because what are days anymore??) here’s our foolproof way to remind you: it’s link up time. In addition to being your calendar reminder, here at EHD we like to share what we’ve been reading, watching, and loving this week so let’s get straight to it:

First, we must talk about this week’s home tour (via Coco Kelley). Clearly, the designer has an eye for art and sculptural pieces, and that living room shot just scratches the surface. We are all heart eyes over here.

From Emily: “I’m cheating on ‘soups’ these days with the most delicious salad I’ve made now FOUR TIMES. How can a salad be so good? It’s called ‘the most crave-able fall salad that you won’t be able to quit’ and I don’t know if it’s just good salad branding, but I think about it a lot and want it all the time. Here’s why – it includes a homemade basil vinaigrette (that is so good – I now make a big batch for the week), it has sweet potato croutons (again, I now make a huge batch for the week) and is full of avocado, pepitas (I had no idea how key a nut is to a salad) and tiny chopped apples. I skip the cheese (mostly to conserve it since it’s already delicious enough) and add shredded chicken instead. I’m loving Sarah Adler’s cookbooks right now  – everything feels easy, healthy, and light. Anyway, I wish I could take credit for it, but if I learned two things it’s A) homemade dressing makes a massive difference, and B) croutons don’t have to be from bread – these 1/2″ sweet potato squares area great on anything.”

Also From Emily: “Listen, I’m still in the ‘books that read like a movie’ phase of this Q, so I just finished The Herd, a brand new novel set around a fictional version of ‘The Wing’ – an all-female entrepreneur elitist social club. It’s a fast, fun, gossipy read that I read in a few days. And if you are into those types of books, An Anonymous Girl was what I had read right before that, also hard to put down (but not necessarily GREAT literature or anything) and now I’m ready to go to the EHD bingeable book list and tackle a new one (or start Donna Tart’s The Secret History again).”

From Ryann: “One of the best books I’ve read so far this year is now a TV series on Hulu. I am usually very skeptical of books turned into shows (e.g. Handmaid’s Tale which was good the first season but then fell off in my opinion) but I am really excited to see how the story is interpreted onto the screen. I’ll be sure to report back with my findings:)”

From Jess: One of my greatest joys is finding an incredible card at a card shop. My secret unused stash will prove that. Very unfortunately, going to a card shop isn’t happening for Mother’s Day this year. But Molly Hatch has some SUPER cute printable cards for $3 and the sweetest FREE IOU printable certificates you can send your mother if you can’t be with her this year. But don’t forget that Etsy also has a ton of great cards (like this one or this one).

Also From Jess: “I love this house tour! It’s modern, joyful, and full of special moments. I’d call it “Casual Modern Hollywood Glam”