I don't know if any of you can relate to this at all, but I am majorly a creature of habit. We love eating at lots of different restaurants, but at each restaurant once I find a dish I love I will get it each and every time that we eat at said restaurant. Even if we go there twice in one week! I like to stick with something I know is delicious. The same goes for my daily eats. I try to mix … Read More
Sweet potato fries have become one of my favorite side dishes. I love, love, love them! If they are on the menu there's no way I'm ordering any other side. I thought it would be nice to replicate them at home, but bake them so they aren't as many calories. The hardest part is just cutting them up...but it's no sweat if you have a great knife. I took Annie of Annie's Eats advice and soaked … Read More
In keeping with the Mexican theme this week, we also had this pan roasted chipotle tomatillo salsa that I found on Elly Says Opa. It's also a Rick Bayless recipe, so I thought it would pair nicely with the salsa chicken. This had such deep, bold flavors with a hint of smokiness from the chipotles. We loved the flavor, but decided that we prefer salsas that are a bit lighter and more … Read More
I have been craving Mexican food lately. I've been eating a lot of turkey nachos and been to Taco Mamacita and I had Mexican on the menu for this week too. I had a hankering for this salsa chicken I had seen on Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations. It's a Rick Bayless recipe and since he is the king of Mexican cuisine, I knew this would be great. This chicken was so creamy and moist. Plus, it was … Read More
For Adam's birthday, I surprised him with a quick overnight trip to Atlanta. We stayed in the Buckhead area and our hotel was right beside this little gem, The Flying Biscuit Cafe. I had heard about it on Food Network one time, so we decided to try it out. It was so cute inside! Plus they had several healthier options and it was perfect for a nice breakfast out. Adam got the eggs, biscuit … Read More
In honor of the start of baseball season, I decided to pay homage to my beloved Red Sox with my own green monster:) I am also trying to expand my breakfast and snack horizons. I've seen these in several places in the blogosphere. Two of my favorite blogs, Eat, Live, Run & The Fitnessista make them all the time so I went there for my inspiration. I was a little leary of these smoothies for … Read More
Sorry for my absence for a few days, Adam turned 30 over the weekend and we took a long weekend to celebrate! More on that next week. To go along with our breakfast for dinner, I made turkey sausage using this recipe for chicken sausage I found on Elly Says Opa. This tasted great. Such a great mix of flavors and it's a healthier alternative to pork sausage whether you choose to use chicken or … Read More
As soon as I saw these whole wheat oatmeal pancakes on Cate's World Kitchen, I immediately planned for us to have breakfast for dinner this past weekend! These did not disappoint! They had great texture and were sweet yet nutty. They didn't give that overly wheaty taste, but had a great balance of flavors. They were thick and obsorbed the syrup perfectly! Definitely give these a try. We will … Read More
You know in the food court at the mall when they hand out those tasty samples at the asian restaurants? I always love to get the sample of the bourbon chicken. But at the mall they are eaither fried or made using tons of butter. So when I came across this recipe on You're Gonna Bake It After All (a fantastic blog...check it out if you haven't already), I knew it was the perfect way to have my … Read More
So the past few weeks I have really tried to get back on track with eating healthy. I am working to start cutting back on the amount of processed foods that we eat and try to eat more cleanly. In the next couple of weeks, I hope to post some healthy options, starting with these raw chocolate coconut bites. My mother-in-law's neighbor brought these to her and she shared some with me after … Read More
Welcome! I'm Stephanie, a thirty something girl loving life with my husband Adam and our two little miracles living in gorgeous Southeast Tennessee. I'm passionate about Jesus, traveling, sports (Go Titans!), and of course food! Read more about me HERE.
