Happy Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras Celebration! I have to admit, I have never tasted King Cake. I don’t know what makes a King Cake good or bad. I do know that I wanted a festive treat for Mardi Gras and King Cake is one of the most festive looking Mardi Gras treats around. Please look away now if you are from New Orleans, or have tasted the real King Cake, because I have made a quickie version of a King Cake-like treat that probably pales in comparison to the real thing. It’s a giant cinnamon bun twisted/ braided into…
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What better way to start your Valentine’s Day than with some pink chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream on top and fresh strawberry hearts on the side? We actually made these Valentine’s Day Pancakes – ON Valentines Day! Trust me, this is a small miracle, as we tend to PLAN a lot of things that never really make it into reality, or make it on their own unique time table, usually after the holiday, but this time – voila! Pink Pancakes! I’d be lying if I said that this blog and the need for content and quality pictures wasn’t a HUGE motivator for getting…
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Are you looking for a last minute idea for a Valentines Day treat? Well here is an idea that is great for Valentines Day, or any day you want to show your loved ones that you love them. It gets better – this idea is super quick, easy and healthy! Your strawberries are all just 3 simple slices away from being the perfect Valentines Day breakfast, dessert or healthy snack. Step by Step Guide to creating quick and easy strawberry hearts below. Have you ever seen a sweeter way to serve fresh strawberries? Step 1: Start with a nice fresh…
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Fun Fact: If you saute’ spinach with Olive Oil, Popeye will show up at your front door! It’s a Fact! (just cooking spinach alone won’t do it – it’s Olive Oil that brings his two great loves together) So, let’s saute’ some spinach! Why? Because it is yummy and healthy and easy to make! Step by step guide below. Plus, even if you eat the entire bag of spinach yourself, it’s only 50 calories! – for the WHOLE bag!Personally I prefer steamed Kale, and actually love it so much I feel the guilt of having binged on something sinful when I eat…
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Happy Groundhog day! This year is the first time we are attempting to ‘celebrate’ Groundhog day. So here we go! To start with, we made Coco Krispy Groundhogs! It’s just the standard Rice Krispy Treat recipe only we swapped out Rice Krispies for Coco Krispies so that our groundhogs would be brown. Here’s the recipe: —————————————— INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons butter 1 package (10 oz., about 40) Marshmallows OR 4 cups Miniature Marshmallows 6 cups Coco Krispy Rice cereal DIRECTIONS 1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. 2.…
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So, here’s an embarrassing confession. Up until a year or so ago, I had NO idea that people celebrate Superbowl Sunday! I have made it my mission to celebrate every moment, so to discover a new ‘holiday’ was a jackpot for me! Last year was our first Superbowl Party. All we knew was that guacamole was the official snack of the Superbowl, so we bought guacamole and seven layer dip and called it a day. This year I amped it up a little bit. I decorated! I imagine that the way I decorated is unusual and odd to most –…
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Do you imagine that Pomegranate juice comes from a magical wonderland where the fluffy Pom Pom trees grow? - a place where Kale and Quinoa prance through fields of whole grains while Acai berries and Avocados frolic and giggle under the shade of dark green leafy vegetables? No? Me Neither. That would be crazy.
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It’s officially the Christmas Season — time for fun and festive food and drink. I don’t know about you, but I am just too busy to go out gathering eggs and nogs to make eggnog from scratch. We buy a jug of it at the supermarket — but just because it isn’t home-made doesn’t mean it can’t look and taste like it is!We topped it with a swirl of whipped cream and a bit of crushed candy cane — then tossed in a whole candy cane as a festive swirly stick. It’s not all about looks though, (♪♫ It’s all about that bass, ’bout that bass, ’bout that…
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If your family is like mine, and wants the jellied cranberry sauce from the can — jazz up that oh-so-classy can shape with a few fresh cranberries on the side as garnish. I think I’ll tuck a few fresh mint leaves among the cranberries next time as well! ♫ I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly…cranberries’s too foodilicious for ya babe♫Please accept my apologies for putting the song Bootilicious in your head, but my thought is that maybe if it transfers to your head it will stop being in mine!Silliness aside, I hope you had a happy, healthy and beautiful Thanksgiving.…
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Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe We saw this recipe idea in a Mayonnaise commercial, so you know its not the healthiest of recipes, but we tried it once and it soon became the favorite chicken dinner of everyone in all the land (or at least in our house). Pictured here, we served it with peas and red potatoes, but this chicken goes great with all veggies. Here is the recipe along with our extra tips! 1. Cut chicken breasts to thin cutlets. We like to plan it out so we can buy a big package of whole chicken breasts at only…