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Are you getting your body ready for summer? If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen some motivating pictures a couple weeks back. I challenged myself to complete the 30 Day Shred workout DVD, and then I posted my “before and after” pictures for everyone to see. Yeah, frightening. But knowing that I was going to post them kept me motivated. Just because my 30 days is over doesn’t mean that I am done. I am starting up {Read More}
Oh my goodness you guys, I am so excited!! Remember last week when I told you all about the big, HUGE California Avocado Cinco de Mayo Recipe Fiesta? Well it’s only one week away!! Have you been working hard at creating a “delicioso” Cinco de Mayo-ish recipe with those one of a kind California Avocados? You better be! $1600 is at stake, and I want you to win!! To get you going I whipped up some party food, cause Cinco {Read More}
We are finally in our new place and I couldn’t be happier. Giveaway below…keep reading!! Giveaway Now Closed I have a much bigger kitchen with tons of cabinets to hold all my random pots and pans, and pretty little dishes. The only problem is the lighting in the kitchen is less than favorable for someone who photographs her food. So I am still working on figuring that out. I made these peppers when we still lived at our old house {fyi}. They {Read More}
Now that Thanksgiving is over it’s time to focus on the more important holiday… Christmas! Growing up we all have our own little family traditions. My family would always drive around on Christmas Eve to look at all the lights in different neighborhoods. My husband’s family would get their own choice box of cereal for Christmas morning {name brand and all!} We have started one of our very own traditions since being married… Mexican food for Christmas Eve dinner! We both really enjoy {Read More}
Are you sick of cream cheese yet? Me neither! This is a recipe I created for a vegetable side dish to accompany your favorite Mexican meal. It is a creamy macaroni and corn casserole dish with a kick of spicy flavor. These cute little boats are super easy to prepare and will have your family singing your praises! Even my little ones gobbled these up!! Creamy Santa Fe Corn Boatsserves 8 Ingredients:1- 15oz can of corn; drained1- 15oz can of {Read More}
I had an evening with the ladies planned, which meant treats! So I wanted to make a light dinner {to save room for the treats}. I didn’t take photos of the whole process, but I was very pleased with the results, so I simply had to share! Grilled Southwestern Shrimp Salad Ingredients:3/4 pounds peeled and de-veined shrimp (raw)2 ears of corn; husks and silks removed2 roma tomatoes; sliced1 avocado dicedChili Powder6 cups chopped romaine lettuceLime-Cumin Dressing *see recipe below* Directions:Preheat {Read More}
Succotash [suck-uh-tash] is a dish mainly comprised of corn and Lima beans {Lima beans…um…}. We aren’t going there… don’t worry! I had tons of yummy Mexican-style ingredients on hand, so I thought I would throw together a nice “Mexi-tash” for you {well, mostly me…cause I ate it}. You’ll want to spend a few minutes to prepare all your ingredients before you start cooking. This requires a lot of chopped, minced, cut, chopped, diced, halved, crumbled, {did I mention chopped?} items. With just a {Read More}
Looking for a sweet idea? Check out my giveaway going on right now! ————————————————————————– My husband works out of state, so I am usually just a cook for my children. This past weekend for the 4th of July he was able to come home for a few nights. I wanted to prepare some real “man food” for him. What’s more manly than Steak and Shrimp, covered in Bacon? {side note: everything is better with bacon!} Remember my swap that I had a {Read More}
Like I said before, I love summer because it means I can break out my grill and get to work on some tasty meals. My favorite- The ULTIMATE-EASIEST grilled chicken! This is the meal I make when all of a sudden I have company come over. I always stock up on chicken drum sticks when they go on sale. I buy in bulk, use my freezer zip close bags and throw them in the freezer for when they are needed. {Read More}
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