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Breakfast, Drinks, Recipe Box, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Vanilla, Fresh Pineapple, Honey Yogurt Bowls

May 15, 2014 by

Last night one of Dj and my friends asked me if I wanted to join him for dinner at Crazy Sushi (my favorite sushi restaurant in Jacksonville). I couldn’t even think of declining! They have this amazing deal where if your final total comes up to $30 or more, if you check in with the app FourSquare, you’ll automatically get $6 off your bill! Dj and I typically will get an extra sushi roll or appetizer just to then have left overs to take advantage of this deal. Since learning about that, it’s been brought to my attention that many restaurants provide these types of deals once you check-in on the app. Something to definitely keep in mind! So, for day three of my #dinnerforone segment, I feel as though I should relabel this…

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Dinner, Friends & Family, JAXplore, Lunch, My Life, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking, Travel Adventures

Homemade Whole Grain Mac and Cheese & a Whole Bunch of Random!

May 13, 2014 by

I know I’ve been so awful and neglectful lately! As you may know, I am now a “big girl” and have a real job. I’m a Marketing Specialist/ PR Rep, so 97% of the day is spent online. SO, once I get home, I’ve been sideways staring at my laptop, leaving it lonely on my living room table. That’s all changing today, though! I’m officially back. :) This past weekend, Dj brought me to the PGA Players Championship golf tour. He sometimes gets away with having golf on the tv, and it bores me to sleep. So, needless to say, my anticipations for the event were low. After making friends with the bartender, however, my feelings all changed! ;) He sure made a mean Bloody Mary! Watching golf in person is completely different, as…

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Breakfast, Recipe Box, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Cinnamon Bananas!

April 6, 2014 by

Let us take a moment to thank whoever invented the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. Plus banana. Plus honey. Plus Cinnamon. Okay, you get where I’m going with this. My sweets cravings have been having their own sweets cravings lately. It’s madness. The trick is to trick your body into thinking the cravings are winning, while still choosing foods that are good for you and wont kill your clean eating efforts! That is exactly what this little sliver of heaven does for me. You Need: *1 Banana *Raw Honey *Cinnamon *Natural Peanut Butter *Dark Chocolate Chips *Pecans (optional)* Preheat your oven to 210 degrees!! Slice your banana in half. Sprinkle with the banana with cinnamon. Spread about a tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter inside of the banana. I like Skippy’s, but any would work!…

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Breakfast, Dressings & Marinades, Lunch, Recipe Box, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Healthy 3 Ingredient Strawberry Jam!

March 25, 2014 by

Any other avid F.R.I.E.N.D.S. lovers out there?! When it comes to jam, I side with Joey. ;) I love it! Especially paired with peanut butter. Yummmm jam and peanut butter. Making jam brings me back to my childhood with my Oma (aka “grandma” in German). She always had the freshest fruit and we would stand over her stove for hours boiling it down to create jars and jars of jam to last us forever. Seriously, forever. I’m 99% sure she still has jars of it in her garage. One vivid memory of this jam making was how much sugar was added into the fruit mixture. In the end, jam ends up being more like candy than a healthy fruity substance. This is where that all changes. :) I saw a spin on healthy blueberry…

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Dinner, Dressings & Marinades, Friends & Family, JAXplore, Lunch, My Life, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking, Travel Adventures

Sun Dried Tomato Grilled Chicken Salads! (& some very important visitors!)

March 23, 2014 by

Can I add “Really Freaking Good Salad Maker” to my resume? ;) Dj and I have had a stream of non-stop visitors these past 3 weeks. We’ve had so much fun. Moving alone to Florida, we’ve had our moments of home-sickness, so having friends visit really has helped! Two of my very best friends since we moved onto the same dorm room floor our freshman year of college, Katie and Danielle, were the second wave! It was so nice to see them. It was like a little glimpse of home. :) We spent our days on the beach taking in all of the strong Florida sun! The next group was one of my best friends I worked at the American Embassy in London last summer, Mina! I hadn’t ever hung out with her on…

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Breakfast, Drinks, Recipe Box, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Oatmeal!

March 15, 2014 by

Guys. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Oatmeal was created the other day. And. It. Was. Glorious. I’ve been on a bit of an oatmeal kick lately. It’s just so quick and needing to be at work at 8am just does not fit my favorable lifestyle. (Aka, sleeping until 11am, drinking coffee while watching How I Met Your Mother, showering, finally deciding to become a real human around 1pm when it’s time for more food). So, oatmeal it is! It’s very quick to make, meaning I can hit the snooze button a few more times without skipping breakfast. (Which I’ve come to learn is a huge mistake!) In a bowl, cook quick oats the way you typically would. I prefer the microwave for 1 ½ minute method because, you know, I love sleep and quickness. But if…

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Lunch, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking, Sweet Tooth

Healthy Snacking!

February 10, 2014 by

I love snacking. I snack all throughout the day. The key to snacking is keeping it healthy! Throughout this week, I have tried to keep track of a few of my favorite snacks to give others ideas of how to snack smart! What I eat when dinner isn’t for another 2 hours: Celery is great because you can top it with so many different toppings to keep it interesting! Here, I have celery topped with Roasted Garlic Hummus – Peanut Butter and Ground Cinnamon – Peanut Butter, Cinnamon, and Low-Sugar Grape Jelly – Peanut Butter, Cinnamon, and Slivered Almonds. What I eat when I have a sweet tooth before bed: Here, I have a cup of Low-Fat Vanilla Bean Yogurt, ½ of a Fresh Peach, and some Frozen Dark Chocolate Chips. What I eat…

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Dinner, Lunch, My Life, Recipe Box, Sides, Snacking, Travel Adventures

Skinny Crispy Sodium-Free French Fries!

February 4, 2014 by

First of all, I want to thank Taralynn for showcasing me in her new blog! Taralynn is a big inspiration to me, so I was glowing for days! :) This past week was consumed of packing, driving, more packing, coffee, more driving, unpacking, caffeine overloads, and seeing about 7 states in a matter of 16 hours. However, I have officially made it to Jacksonville, Florida!! My new home. Once I left, Morgantown was pounded with another foot of snow, and I was down here, sweating in 80 degree weather. Its been a crazy, surreal change, but I am embracing this new adventure and chapter in my life! This is our living room… you can hardly see the floor right now! Everything is covered in boxes! Dj starts his job this coming Monday, so I…

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