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Roasted Red pepper Mediterranean Salad with Crispy Chickpeas Drizzled with Garlic Tahini Sauce

Posted on September 18, 2020
Mediterranean meal

Jude, Brady and I took an adult trip [+ 1 of our children] to Israel last year. And we had the best time. Jude was 5 years old…which as soon as we arrived, realized that was quite ambitious of us to bring him along. But, for a 5 year old, he held his own! Only had a few minor meltdowns- tried his 5 year old hardest to listen to 3 min of a tour, and ‘drove’ his cars around the…

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HEALTH(IER) SNACKS Tuesday Tip VEGETARIAN

tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE EASY STOVETOP HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE [no sugar added]

Posted on September 15, 2020
TT homemade applesauce

This easy stovetop homemade applesauce takes maybe 10 min and it will be a game changer the next time you look at store bought applesauce! Tis the season for apples! yay! For the past 4 falls, we have ventured out into the vast unknown of the East Coast in search of an apple vineyard who will allow us to over-pay for to pick OUR OWN apples ha! We clearly know this going into it and yet every year…without fail..we will…

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MAIN DISH SALAD VEGETARIAN

Bandera Macho Chicken Salad with Dried Corn

Posted on September 11, 2020

WARNING: This Bandera Macho Chicken Salad with Dried Corn is NOT a side Salad, it is macho. literally. it is sure to satiate you and your protein, food loving guests. When we moved from Southern california, one of the biggest downers was  we had to leave many of our favorite food places behind. Brady likes to say that ‘eating’ is one of our couple strengths. ha! Ya take it where ya got it. True. We find joy in feeding our…

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HEALTH(IER) SNACKS Tuesday Tip

tuesday tip: How to Make School Lunch Sandwich Stackers {using a medicine syringe}.

Posted on September 1, 2020
school lunch stackers

Whether your child is at school in the nearest school building OR at school in your living room; this is healthy, fun twist on a sandwich which makes a cute little stacker your kids will be raving about. Everything is cuter when its little— RIGHT?? Little kids, little sandwiches, little animals, little chairs, little shoes…well this sandwich is no exception! Its little and its cute AND your kids will eat this little healthy lunch! ITEMS NEEDED: Plastic Medicine syringe (10…

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tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE EASY FRUIT LEATHER {no SUGAR NEEDED}

Posted on August 25, 2020
TT fruit leather

This EASY peasy 2 ingredient fruit leather is a great and healthy snack to whip up using any fruit you have in your house…and it requires only fruit! No sugar needed! Have you been wondering how you are going to use all of those peaches you picked fresh from the farm OR the store OR from the back of your car:) Well, however it is you obtained your fruit…there is nothing like going to the fridge or the counter and…

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HEALTH(IER) SNACKS Tuesday Tip

tuesday tip: How to mAke Jude’s Chili Lime Peanuts

Posted on August 18, 2020
jude making TT chili peanuts

With only 3 simple ingredients….TJ’s Chili Lime Seasoning + Peanuts + Lime juice…these peanuts can be tossed in your mouth by the handfuls for a healthy snack or as an addition to any meal for a little something extra. The tradition all started many sundays ago while the boys were waiting for Sunday dinner to be done. As a healthy snack, I threw some peanuts at them not expecting the delicious treat they were going to conjure up! And it…

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HEALTH(IER) SNACKS Tuesday Tip

tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE STOVETOP POPCORN

Posted on July 29, 2020
boy holding popcorn

Easy stovetop popcorn recipe…now you can abandon that microwaved stuff and make fresh popcorn without the smelling like you burnt the housedown:) I grew up eating (scarfing down) microwave popcorn. And I loved every popped kernal of it. In fact, I really didn’t even know there was anytthing BUT the kind that came in the wrapper. I thought that popcorn was made in the package that goes in the microwave ha! It was a sleepover delicacy, a late night movie…

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DESSERT Tuesday Tip

tuesday tip: How to make easy whole wheat Dessert Crepes!

Posted on July 21, 2020
crepes with peaches

All you need for this EASY WHOLE WHEAT DESSERT CREPE you already have in your kitchen….whole wheat flour (or white flour), eggs, milk (any kind will work), salt, honey and butter! Add fresh seasonal fruit and you’ve got yourself a quick and fancy dessert crepe! The peach is in season and so is dessert! Lucky lucky us! And for this crepe, the ingredients are simple and really (most) people’s pantry…this is like food storage dessert really. So if you don’t…

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DESSERT Tuesday Tip

5 min Homemade Snow Cones {with sweetened condensed milk}

Posted on July 14, 2020
sweetened condensed milk with fresh fruit

All you need is a blender, some FROZEN ice cubes, a can of sweetened condensed milk and some fruit to make your own refreshing snow cone to please any kids on a hot summer day! If anyone has ever seen me in the last….lets say, 3 years, I have MOST likely had a blender jar in hand, chowing down on my freshly shaved snow cone ice. And let me tell you, I’ve got many things in my life that may…

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Luwana’s Corn Avocado Salsa {with Mango}

Posted on July 10, 2020
corn salsa

This fresh summer salsa combines frozen corn, mango, avocado, black beans, diced tomatoes and cilantro to be dipped and scooped by any chips at your fingertips. I grew up going to a big, fun, extended family reunion every two years- switching off between Arizona and Utah. It was a family of laughter and joking and pranking and stories. And among all the other great qualities, there was a distant cousin named Luwana. She fit all of the characteristics above INCLUDING…

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