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Dinner, Dressings & Marinades, Lunch, Recipe Box

Light Honey Garlic Shrimp with a Kick

January 21, 2015 by

Making your own marinades has many benefits. For one, they are cheaper, and they are also a lot healthier. This way, you don’t have all that added salt or sugar; you’re able to monitor and tweak it to fit your health requirements or specific taste buds. I’ve been on a pretty big shrimp kick lately, it makes me miss the summers grilling out by the pool or spending my weekends at the beach. Is anyone else starting to go a little winter stir crazy? It’s not even that cold down here in Jacksonville, but it’s definitely too chilly to spend my days on the water. So, if you’re feeling the same, just make some seafood and temporarily trick your mind into a summer mindset. ;) You’ll Need: 1 pound devained shrimp thawed (either raw…

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Dinner, Lunch, Recipe Box

Chicken Noodle Soup- Making Comfort Food Light

January 13, 2015 by

So something very unexpected happened to me a few weeks ago- I got pretty sick. One of those sicknesses where I didn’t have a voice for two weeks and went through many bottles of NyQuil. I am very used to getting sick during the winter; something about the constant changing of weather from it being in the 50’s on Monday and by Wednesday it’s 9 degrees and snowing that my (and everyone else’s) body simply hates. HOWEVER, when I moved down to sunny Florida and have been blessed with a winter of an average of high 60 degrees, I thought I had finally beat Mother Nature. I was sadly mistaken. I’m pretty sure that my body was having sympathy sickness for all you up North bearing this polar vortex… ;) One thing that I…

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Beauty Products, Breakfast, Dinner, DIY Projects, Drinks, Gift Ideas, Homemade Body/Beauty Products, Lunch, Recipe Box, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Top 15 Most Popular Recipes to Ring in 2015!

December 30, 2014 by

Happy (almost) New Year! Have you all created your resolution list yet? I’m really trying to focus in on living an all around healthier lifestyle. I would like to hone in on working out more, eating better, and putting my wallet on a diet! We’ll see how long that last one will hold up… ;) 2014 was an amazing year filled of ups and downs. I graduated from college, I moved from West Virginia to Florida, met new friends, and started a new job. There’s been a few rough spots, but overall, 2014 was a great year and I have a feeling that 2015 will be just as great- if not better. To help ring in 2015, I wanted to compile a list of the 15 Most Popular Recipes of 2014. To check out…

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Dinner, Lunch, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking

Tossed Tomato Spinach Salad; Simple Sides

December 9, 2014 by

Can anyone else believe it’s already over a week into December..? Time has been flying by recently, and I haven’t even finished fully putting up my Christmas decorations! I feel like these days I need a body double. This weekend one of my oldest friends is getting MARRIED!!! I am so excited- this is my first friend to tie the knot and I was asked to be her Maid of Honor! I’m thrilled. :) Anddddd, if you have been following for awhile, you know that I grew up in Southern California. Her wedding is in San Diego, so Dj and I are flying out for a quick, but oh so sweet, long weekend. I also get to see my dad & his side of the family so it will be a much needed getaway!…

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Dinner, Lunch, Recipe Box, Sides

Mini Chicken Meatloafs

December 2, 2014 by

Happy December! Who else already has ABC’s 25 Days of Christmas and their tree up and decorated? I live for this time of year! Being in Florida, instead of snow swept streets and knit gloves, I am currently in flip flops and 70 degree weather, but I still glow with holiday spirit. Before heading off to my mom’s new place in North Carolina last week for Thanksgiving, I raided my fridge. I’ve mentioned many times how much I hate wasting food, so I wanted to ensure that all my fridge’s contents were put to good use. Thus, baby meatloaf’s were born (or cooked, at least). Typically, meatloaf needs to cook for at least 45 minutes. I didn’t have that kind of time, I was hungry and very impatient. (That happens a lot if you…

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Dinner, Holiday Eats, Lunch, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

The post of many, many, simple Thanksgiving Recipes!

November 21, 2014 by

Hi, All! Raise your hand if you are as excited about Turkey Day as I am! ;) This will be the first Thanksgiving I get to spend with my mom in about 4-5 years! She recently moved back from London to the states and I am oh so excited. To assist with the Thanksgiving meal planning, I’ve listed some of my favorite side dishes, drinks, desserts, and meals to bring along with you to any gathering! Simply click on the name of the dish and it will automatically bring you directly to the correlating recipe page. Please feel free to ask me any questions, tag me in any pictures of the dishes, or pass along some of your favorite holiday treats! I always love hearing your suggestions. Happy planning! Apple Pie Moonshine (21 &…

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Dinner, Lunch, My Life, Recipe Box

Turkey Veggie Stuffed Peppers- Low Carb!

November 8, 2014 by

The other night, I went to the gym after work, came home starving, and stared blankly into the fridge. I’m trying not to waste any food, so that means I’ve been grocery shopping less so that I don’t end up throwing out food. This was one of those times where I was in between grocery hauls and had minimal dinner options, so I had to improvise. I had thawed ground turkey, a few veggies, and that was about it. I considered pasta but I’m attempting to cut down on carbs, and then stuffed peppers came to mind! Stuffed peppers are one of those staple, easy, go-to meals. You can switch it up with what you have on hand, and I love those kinds of recipes! This recipe makes 6 peppers, but I only had…

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Curbing Sweets Cravings- Banana Bowls

November 3, 2014 by

The other night was one that I just couldn’t seem to fix my sweet tooth. I needed something sweet, but filling so that I wouldn’t convince myself to grab “jut one” cookie later. ;) This simple, 3 ingredient bowl was the perfect solution. All you need: -1 cut up banana -1 tablespoon unsalted raw almond butter -½ tablespoon any kind of jam/jelly/honey that you want. I would recommend using my Healthy 3 Ingredient Strawberry Jam because it’s so simple & good for you, but I cheated a little and used orange marmalade. It’s my favoritttte. Below are some other of my favorite ‘sweets cheats’ recipes. Just click on the name of the recipe and it will take you directly to the post. :) Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Cinnamon Bananas Game Day Tri-Apple “Nachos” Strawberry Honey Greek…

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