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Happy Friday! Our weather here in Southern California has been a little sketchy. One day it's sunny and feels like it's a hundred degrees but then the next it's cloudy and cold. What's up with that?! One thing the cloudy weather does, is make me want to bake. I want to bake in the afternoon and then spend my evening curled up with a yummy homemade treat in my hand. :) But...that's
Have you ever cooked an artichoke? Talk about intimidating. These vegetables are a little scary. They're awkwardly shaped, spiky and almost look like a flower. But guess what? They are DELICIOUS!! Let me show you a fast way to prepare them and a couple yummy ways to cook them. Step One: Cut the stem off at the base Step Two: Cut off the crown of the artichoke Step Three: Cut off the
There's nothing I love more than a super, ridiculously easy, dinner idea. Who's with me?! Well, let me introduce you to these little BBQ cups. They have only FIVE ingredients and take a total of maybe 20 minutes to make. It really doesn't get much easier than that. Plus they taste great and are super kid-friendly. My boys love them!! They are a definite dinner repeat!Quick & Easy BBQ Cups
I kinda feel bad for sharing a not healthy recipe, but this cake is just so dang good...so I kinda don't?! I guess you could say I had a chocolate meltdown this week. I had a couple days in a row where I was super stressed out. My boys had one activity after another and I was in the car literally all day long. Plus they had school testing and projects due. Lots of blogging commitments and deadline
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fantastic week! I just wanted to let you know that I shared the recipe for these tasty Mini Zucchini Muffins over at Classy Clutter today! They are the perfect little on-the-go snack or quick breakfast AND a great way to get your kids (or husband, hehe) to eat a veggie! Hurry on over to get the recipe for these yummy Mini Zucchini Muffins!Loo
If you happen to follow me on Instagram, then you would know that I have four spunky boys that keep me busy. :) AND you would know that my 8-year old hit a HOMERUN at his baseball game on Saturday! I was SOOOO excited and proud of him! I gotta say I love being a mom to boys. But with all the baseball games/practices, piano lessons, etc it's sometimes hard to get dinner on the table at a reaso
Oh you guys. I can't even tell you how much I love Mexican food. I am a huge fan! We have this taco place nearby that we get take-out from that have the BEST drinks! All sorts of colorful waters and this amazing horchata. I have to hide it from my 8-year old because he will drink it all. Ha! This recipe started from an Allrecipes one. I messed around with the measurements until I got the
HAPPY MAY!!! I can't believe how fast April went! Cinco de Mayo is a few days away so I have another yummy recipe to share with you: homemade corn tortillas! Have you ever made your own? They are so simple and taste much better than the store bought kind. I made the mistake of looking at the ingredients for the store-bought corn tortillas I had in my fridge. Half the ingredients are pres
Cinco de Mayo is coming up!! I loooooove Mexican food! One of my favorite things in the world are street tacos - omg yum. Are you a "Taco Tuesday" fan? I am! I have to admit that I do get a little tired of tacos though and try to change it up on a regular basis. With Cinco de Mayo coming up, I thought I would share with you an awesome non-taco dish to get you in the Mexican mood!This is a sup
I'm in Provo, Utah right now celebrating my mom's graduation from BYU! This is the first time I've been with my five siblings - without spouses - in about 20 years! My family is pretty spread out. I have a sister here in Utah, a brother in Texas, a brother moving to Nevada, I'm in California and my mom, dad, sister and brother in different parts of Arizona. It's really difficult to get all of
Have you jumped on the kale train yet, guys? I HAVE! I always have a bag of chopped organic kale in my fridge and I love adding it to salads and smoothies. (Check out this recipe and this recipe - yum!) But...have you ever made kale chips?? I know it's not a new concept, but I wanted to give it a try and see if I liked it. Verdict? I was shocked at how yummy they were! And addicting
I am a total Thai food freak! My husband and I order take out from this little tiny place down the street EVERY Friday. I crave it - it's SO good!Because I'm addicted to Thai food, I'm always checking out new Thai recipes and tweaking them to get them just right. This recipe is one of my very favorites! It might look off-putting because of the color, but do NOT be fooled. This is one of the most f
I'm a crazy multi-tasker. Why, just today, I managed to edit some food photos, feed my two little guys baby food AND help my eight year old with his homework...all at the same time. Now, THAT is talent!! Ha! All joking aside, I love me a good multi-tasking dessert. :)Skinny Granola Cookie Wedges taste like a chocolate chip cookie but is in the shape of a pie, but also tastes like granola
When I was a kid, I HATED leftovers. Any leftover (aka doggie bag) from a restaurant or from a previous dinner just grossed me out. Now as a grown-up, responsible woman (wink, wink), I plan out my weekly meals and usually plan the larger meals for the beginning of the week. This way I can either freeze the leftovers or refrigerate for the next day's lunch. Nowadays it makes this old lady
Today I am super excited to be guest posting over at the fantastic blog, Hammock Tracks! I'm sharing a ridiculously delicious recipe for Low Fat Fresh Berry Muffins. These babies have zero oil yet taste amazing! Plus you can add whatever berries you love! Stop by and check out the recipe HERE... Looking for other yummy breakfast ideas?Strawberry Oatmeal SmoothieSunshine Muffins
Raise your hand if you like quinoa and kale!! I DO, I DO!!!Quinoa is my old standby and kale is my new favorite. :)Both kale and quinoa are considered super foods. Basically meaning that they are minimally processed and have tons of disease-fighting nutrients, protein and fiber to fill you up. Putting these two bad boys together in this salad is like a double whammy. And boy, does it taste go
So the other day, I was sitting in the waiting room at the orthodontist office as my eight-year old son had some kind of contraption put in his mouth. Poor guy. The best part of those long appointments, is the magazines. They always have a spread of good ones.Anyway, as I was reading a Parents Magazine, I spotted a fun little recipe for Jolly Rancher lollipops. How cute are these?! Altho
Okay. I have to admit something. Sometimes I eat my kids' snacks. Like on my way home from a tough workout or maybe a tough shopping session ;)... I have to admit that I sometimes grab a handful or twelve of my boys' fishy crackers. Am I alone in this?! It was getting pretty bad and I needed an intervention. So I raided my many folders of recipes to find some healthy snack ideas and I fo
After the success of my Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and Easy Sesame Chicken a couple weeks ago, I decided to try another of my favorite Chinese take-out foods at home - Mandarin Chicken!My boys FLIPPED for this stuff. My oldest asked me to make it again next week! {That's a seriously good compliment, my friends!} The sauce on the chicken was so yummy! Sweet but not too sweet. I couldn'
Brownies are my absolute fave dessert.I usually try to eat healthy but when it comes to dessert, I cave. I love me a big, fudgy, chocolate frosted brownie. Whenever I'm at a bakery or a sandwich shop and they have those already packaged brownies by the register, I always think, "I can go home right now and make some waaaaaay better than those". And it's true. Not because I'm the best baker in the
Others might think a fruit salad is merely a bunch of fresh fruit chopped up in a bowl. But to me, a fruit salad is a creamy concoction that usually contains such yumminess as marshmallows and coconut. My version is MUCH better. ;) Maybe you've heard of this fruit salad...or maybe not...but I had to share it! This creamy fruit salad contains the small little pasta called Acini
Happy April Fools Day! :) I can't believe it's April already! Today my little Brock turns 3, my April fools baby! He is such a sweet, happy, fun little guy. He makes me laugh all day long! I gotta say, three is probably one of my favorite ages/stages. I love the sweet hugs, smiles and the new things they learn every single day. So amazing to watch! Happy Birthday little man!So I have fou
I loooove muffins. In my opinion, there's no better breakfast than a fresh, warm-out-of-the-oven, muffin with a little dollop of butter. Makes me drool just thinking about it! But then add in that it's whole wheat and I swoon. I am a huge wheat fan. I love the nuttiness and texture of it, plus it's healthy, right?!! So basically this recipe is a combo of two of my favorite things. And check it out
My family loves Chinese food! I sometimes attempt to make my favorite dishes but get overwhelmed with all the strange ingredients so I end up just doing a Panda Express run instead, haha! This is a super simple recipe that just about anyone can throw together. I love serving it with a side of edamame. Doesn't it look delicious? It totally is. ;)Easy Sesame Chicken:Print Recipe HereIngredients:4 bo
It's officially springtime!! Time to bust out the shorts, sandals and Easter decorations!!! I love this time of year. Longer days and nicer weather. Playing outside and baseball games. It sounds so cheesy but I love it all. For the last several years, I've made these cupcakes around Easter time. Now, I'm going to be honest with you. I don't love cupcakes. Not sure why. When the whol
I caught my kids' cold. Ugh! Just when I thought I wasn't going to get the bug...it hit me. But I am determined to keep working out because (fingers crossed) maybe it will help kick this cold! I forced myself went to yoga, came home and decided that I had to make a smoothie. Smoothies cure all, right?! (I'm sort of on a green smoothie kick - if you couldn't tell from THIS post a cou
A comforting pasta dinner is one of my all time favorites. But you know what's even better? A healthier, lower calorie pasta dinner! My boys love pasta and this dish didn't last long on our table. You have to try it! It's super simple and cooks in under 30 minutes! Just cook your low carb pasta, adding in fresh broccoli florets for the last three minutes, then drain. Then toss both with
My mom has been here visiting me all week for her Spring Break and I wanted to try out some new recipes while she was here. I busted out my "Fix It and Forget It" cookbook and found this recipe in the back. My mom has an amazing hot fudge cake recipe for the oven but we wanted to see how this crock pot recipe would taste. Let's just say, we had zero leftovers! Doesn't it look SOOOO good?!! It's ri
I love Jello. There. I said it.When I was a kid, my mom made Jello salads all the time and it was always my favorite part of dinner.It felt like dessert to me. I loved it!However...If you know me at all, you know that I despise most things lemon. Including lemon bars, lemon meringue, or lemon glazed whatever. Yuck! You will probably never see a lemon bar recipe on this blog unless someon
Sometimes my weekly menu planning is a lot like when I was in grade school and it was test time. My mind turns to a complete blank and I sit staring at my paper, unable to write a dang thing. Do you ever feel like that?? Well, last week was like that for me. I had a complete brain fart when I sat down to plan my meals. So I started thinking about what I used to eat when I was a kid,
Hi friends! I'm SO excited to be co-hosting a fantastic party today called Raising Imperfection with Lanaya from Raising Reagan and Leslie from Violet Imperfection! Link up your projects below and enter for your chance to co-host next week! :)It’s Sunday! ~ Welcome to Week #18 of Raising Imperfection! Link your funny stories, best recipes, parenting successes, parenting fails, DIY projects an
