Crafting, DIY and LIfe
The love for Tex-Mex and Mexican food in our house is pretty obvious! You can see it week after week in my What to Cook Wednesday weekly menus. Plus, we’re regulars at our local Mexican restaurant and you’ll always find salsa in the house.
Typically, I focus on more traditional salsa and guacamole {although, I have been known to make the guacamole with bacon!}, but I decided I wanted to try my hand at a salsa verde recipe for something a little different.
Happy Wednesday!
I love that our Wednesdays here on the blog are filled with delicious recipes. Putting together a weekly menu is so much easier when you can find inspiration all around blog land. One of my favorite parts of the week is looking through all of the recipes I find and narrowing them down into a menu for the week. I guess that is how this little What to Cook Wednesday series has made it to 100!
Let’s see what the 100th edition brings us in terms of food…
Sunday: You can add prosciutto to just about anything and I am happy. That probably a big reason why chicken with prosciutto, argula and fontina caught my eye.
Monday: We don’t traditionally do pasta on Mondays but, as a meatless option, I fell in love with the idea of lemony spinach and goat cheese linguine.
By now, I am sure you guys are all thinking that I am some kind of super wine-o with all of the boozy baking going on around here! I mean, we’ve had boozy whoopie pies and now I am bringing you a new cupcake with wine!
These cupcakes are different though…it is sparkling wine after all 
Last week, I shared the details of the 5 week weight loss challenge I participated in during February/March. The hardest week for me was definitely the final week where we focused on eliminating processed foods from our diet.
Breakfast was the most difficult because I am typically at work with little access to something to cook with. No processed foods meant I was going to need to do some breakfast makeovers stat.
Enter the green smoothie…
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You guys remember my gig as a contributor over at Sugar Bee Crafts, right? I am loving it. Mandy is super supportive and a great person to learn from!
Last month, I shared a recipe for homemade ricotta cheese that I am bringing over here today to share with you in case you missed it.
The origin of this recipe dates back to a random Friday night when I was super pregnant with my youngest. I was spending some downtime hanging out with my two closest friends {they’re married!} while the Mathlete was indulging his racing pastime. We were watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and they shared a brief rundown of how to make homemade ricotta.
Now, a lot of you might question why to even bother making something homemade that is so readily available at the store. I certainly did…until I made it!
Eating out is awesome! I love being able to go and relax while someone else does the cooking. But, it just isn’t practical {or good for you} to eat our every single meal. That is where good restaurant copycat recipes come in to help you get that delicious recipe taste at home where you can control the ingredients and cost.
I’ve scoured the web and rounded up sixteen awesome restaurant copycat recipes you can file away for when you are dreaming of a restaurant quality meal but want to take it easy on your wallet and/or waistline! [Read more...]
I go to work super early in the morning {like always before the sun is up!} and no one else in my house is awake. I try to squeeze every last minute of sleep I can out of the night so I don’t allow a lot of time for preparing breakfast. In fact, many mornings, I don’t even remember breakfast until I am already at work and then I turn to something super unhealthy in the cafe. Not good!
One of my missions for this year was to eat healthier. That meant bringing healthier foods into our home for myself and my children. They, like me, don’t have a lot of time to fit in breakfast either.
I’ve tried healthy cereals and similar items but without much success. Many yogurts tend to be so full of sugar that I have avoided them for the most part. One day, in the store, I saw Yopa! yogurt and decided to check it out.
My daughter was excited to see Gabby Douglas, the gold medalist, on the front because she is really into gymnastics! {At 5, she is really picky eater so anything that gets her interested is ok with me!} She was also excited that she could mix things into her yogurt too. I gave her one of the flavors to try and she polished off the whole container.
The best part…she asked for it again the next day. I felt good saying yes because I knew she was getting important stuff for her diet like:
- protein (the 3.5 oz cup has 13% of the recommended daily value)
- calcium
- 5 cultures and 3 probiotics
I grabbed one of the cups along with a slice of toast on my way to work one morning. It was the perfect size and made a super convenient option for me. Bringing my own breakfast means I have so much more control over my calories AND keeps me out of the cafe. Overall, starting off the day right with a balanced breakfast, helps me stay on track for the rest of the day!
Speaking of balance, gold medalist Gabby Douglas is an expert, and she’s challenging you to take the Yopa! Taste Challenge where you can win a variety of prizes, including $10,000! Just “like” Yopa! on Facebook for a chance to win and to grab a coupon for $.50 (or more!) off one cup of Yopa! Authentic Greek Yogurt.
I was selected for participation in this campaign as a member of Clever Girls Collective.
Happy Wednesday!
Each month, I have 1-2 guest bloggers come in and share their meal ideas for What to Cook Wednesday! Today, Kendra from Kreative Creationz is here!
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Hello, everybody! I’m Kendra and I blog at Kreative Creationz. I love blogging about creative beauty, cooking, crafting, and everyday life. Shannah has given me the opportunity to share seven meals that I will be cooking for dinner for my family this week. Please, enjoy!
Sunday: Gardener’s pie is loaded with veggies and potatoes and it is a great way to fill up a family for a Sunday evening dinner. Absolutely delicious!
Monday: I love cooking simple meals at the beginning of the week. This green bean and rice casserole is perfect!
Tuesday: This week we are having crockpot Mexican beef. Crockpot recipes are the greatest because I won’t have to spend all day in the kitchen and I end up with a great meal for the family.
Wednesday: Lately, I’ve been trying to eat a little healthier. An Asian veggie noodle bowl with grilled steak will help keep me on track to my weight loss goals.
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Thursday: Oven-blackened turkey breast is a great go-to meal for getting ready to wind down the end of the week.
Friday: Cold Colorado winters always have me wanting a hot bowl of soup. Southwest chicken soup is a great way to end the work week and to stay warm.
Saturday: After having a busy week, potato skins will be our Saturday meal. Easy to make and tasty to eat.
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Thanks, Kendra! Love all your selections.
Interested in sharing your meal ideas on WTCW? Drop me an email to sign up!
Welcome to the birthday extravaganza!
Each year, I like to take my birthday week off to relax and enjoy some down time. In place of reading stuff from me each day, I feature a bunch of awesome bloggers and their projects/recipes!
Today, opening up our week of awesomeness, is Ang from Juggling Act Mama! She is sharing some delicious looking pancakes that are perfect for the upcoming holiday!
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Hi, I’m Ang (as in, short for Angela). I’m a mother, wife, daughter, sister, auntie, and friend, attempting to do it all – because, well, I want to (and I’m a bit of a nut!). I’m also a writer, crafter, scrapbooker, amateur photographer and Pinterest addict. Long before Pinterest, I developed addictions to books, snapping memories of my kids, and chocolate desserts… or chocolate anything…or…ok, just sweets in general – don’t judge me! I love being creative.
I am the proud owner of an Etsy shop called AngelFlowers, where I sell some of my handmade hair accessories. Oh, and I also work full time at an awesome start-up, as an office manager, (this company has the potential to rock peoples worlds, in ways no one has imagined before). So maybe I have my hands a little full… but don’t we all?
Carefully cut the heart-shapes out of the pancakes using a cookie cutter. Next, remove the heart cut outs and put the white one into the colored pancake, and the colored one into the white pancake.
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Thanks so much for sharing this great idea Ang!
Be sure to go visit Ang over on her blog, Juggling Act Mama!
January is literally flying by! Can you the month is already half over?!
Let’s take a little time out and spend it partying!
That’s right, it is time to link up your newest projects and recipes from the last week!
