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03/25/2017

Tropical Crisp {with Pineapple and Banana}

I turned my sweet juicy pineapple into a Tropical Crisp today! I used my pineapple pic to encourage all you mamas that you’re awesome at what you do: Pineapple Motivation.

Then, I turned it into a dessert (I guess motivating others gives me a sweet tooth, who knows?!). We ate a little of the pineapple before turning into a Tropical Crisp. Pineapple is so sweet and cheery.

Now, my belly doesn’t like alot of flour these days, so I have been trying to make recipes with flour substitutes. So, this is why you will see me use coconut flour. But, that just adds to the tropically-ness of this recipe!

How to Make a Tropical Crisp

02/10/2017

Slow Cooker Tri Tip Sandwiches

Slow Cooker Tri Tip sandwiches are one of my favorite things to eat for dinner. They’re great for celebrating something special or having something different than the usual chicken.

Valentine’s Day is coming up next week! So, I’m going to celebrate by making these sandwiches for me and my family. We don’t have a baby sitter. So, I have been decorating the house, mainly for the kiddos, to prepare and coming up with activities to do together.

Like this Cupid’s Arrow Toss by Playground Park Bench.

My husband and I usually skip dinner dates for Valentine’s Day. The wait time at a restaurant can easily be an hour or longer without a reservation. Plus, we save money by cooking at home. Tri Tip sandwiches cost less than $25 and serve 4 (perfect for our home date with the kids).

They’re so simple and delicious. You put everything in a slow cooker in the morning; and, it’s ready by dinner time. So, you can go do some Valentine’s Day activities during the day and not stress about cooking dinner that evening!

No restaurant wait. No restaurant bill. Just you and your date, a quiet night in and a delicious dinner.

Slow Cooker Tri Tip Sandwiches:

02/08/2017

Banana Coconut Protein Balls

Protein balls are one of my favorite snacks to make for my family. I try to keep a bowl of them in the fridge for when I need a snack in between meals or forget to eat (you know, mom life). They are packed with so much goodness and are a healthy, sweet treat! If you haven’t heard of protein balls before, they are sort of like granola bars just miniature versions.

I try not to skip meals, but sometimes there are unavoidable (or maybe avoidable) disasters, like forgetting to buy more milk at the store (which is avoidable) and it’s raining sideways outside (not avoidable).

A few weeks ago, I shared my out-of-almond-milk story on Instagram.

To recap what happened, here’s the story: I forgot to buy almond milk. It was raining sideways outside and flooding. I couldn’t go to the store because I don’t have a car boat. So, I made my own almond milk using what I had.

I used this recipe: Totally Heavenly Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk by The Healthy Foodie. I didn’t have the dates; so, I sweetened it with maple syrup. After making the almond milk, I had a good amount of almond meal left over and I didn’t want to waste it. So, I made up a recipe using it for Protein Balls.

Banana Coconut Protein Balls

01/20/2017

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Slow cooker BBQ chicken sandwiches are so simple and delicious! I make this dish often; because, I just have to pop the ingredients in my slow cooker and let it do it’s thing. The slow cooker is definitely my best friend in the kitchen.

Before kids, I had a slow cooker but never used it! Crazy me! Now, I don’t know how to live without it. I’m constantly pinning pins on Pinterest for new slow cooker recipes or coming up with my own.

Why? For me, I love simple.

Simple dinners mean I can forget about it while they cook (which means I have more time doing other tasks or more importantly spending more time with my kiddos and hubby).

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches are also a game day favorite in my house (check out my Slow Cooker Chile Con Queso for a great game day appetizer. If you have only one slow cooker, you can make the queso in a pot. Just add the ingredients to a pot that’s set to medium heat, stir occasionally, let it heat up, and then set to low heat. Enjoy!).

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

01/02/2017

Slow Cooker Chile Con Queso

Slow Cooker Chile Con Queso is a must during Game Day! It’s delicious. It’s simple. It will soon become a game day favorite.

My husband loves to watch football on the weekends. It’s his way of relaxing after 12-14 hour days during the week. So, we make the weekend fun-football weekend during football season. So for snacks during the football games, I like to keep it simple.

To make Game Day fun for the entire family, do a fun victory dance every time there is a touch down, wear your favorite team’s jersey, and cheer for your team as though you are there at the game! It makes it so much fun and I am not really a football fan.

So, back to the Slow Cooker Chile Con Queso. Here is what you need: