Although our family eats relatively healthy, after all the holiday indulgences, January is a good time to check our diets. Like the rest of the world, we always make a goal in January to eat more fruits and vegetables and less carbs and sugar. When I meal plan it makes these goals easier to reach so I thought maybe it would be helpful if I share my healthy eating meal plan with all of you! I try to find recipes that are easy and family friendly because who has time to be in the kitchen all day to make a meal your kids won’t like? Nobody! Here is what is on my list this week…
Football Tailgating Party Food
Whether you are a football fan or not, getting together with friends to watch a game is always fun. Even if you aren’t watching the game, chances are there will be amazing food and good drinks! Jen and I understand both, we enjoy watching football, but we are also totally into good snacks and drinks! We host many football parties throughout the year – college and NFL in the fall, college bowl games in Dec./Jan., and of course, the Superbowl. We have some crowd pleasing recipes and entertaining tips we wanted to share in case you need insipiration for your own football tailgate party!
The Absolute Best Jalapeño Margaritas
If you are looking for the perfect margarita, your search is over! Through many batches of trial and error, I have perfected the recipe for the best jalapeno margarita and wanted to share it with all of you! I learned the secret to crafting the perfect margarita when traveling to the motherland of margaritas – Mexico. Read on to find out how to make a perfectly spiced, not too sweet, not too tart jalapeno margarita.
Quick & Easy Ways to Decorate your Home for Halloween
Confession, my Halloween decor has been lacking the last few years. When the kids were younger, I would go all out and the home would be decked out with skeletons, skulls, and monsters galore. My entire front porch would be decorated and I would even decorate the front door to look like Frankenstein, it was awesome! As the kids grew older and we became busier with after school activities, my passion for Halloween decorating dwindled. I would decorate for Fall and call it good. My now 10 year old son really got the short end with this. He has been begging me the past 4 years to decorate for Halloween and he isn’t counting the mums, white pumpkins, and birch logs as Halloween decor! (If that’s more your style, check out my Fall Home Tour post!) He finally convinced me and last Saturday I let him hop on Amazon to choose a few Halloween decorations for our front yard. Thanks to Amazon Prime, several of our items arrived the very next day (still blows my mind!) and my little buddy and I got to decorating. It was SO easy, not expensive, and made my boy happy so I wanted to share it with all of you. Even my too-cool-for-school teenagers thought the Halloween decorations were pretty neat! Check out these quick & easy to decorate your home for Halloween!
Chicken & Peppers: A 10 minute easy and healthy family dinner recipe
The grind of weeknight dinner – ugh – who can relate? To find something easy, quick, healthy, and kid friendly to serve for dinner is a challenge. #thestruggleisreal. When I find a winner, winner, chicken dinner (no pun intended), I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot! I will share these recipes on the blog because sharing is caring! I’m almost embarrassed to put this Chicken & Peppers “recipe” on here, because it’s not much of a recipe!😋 But, it is easy, healthy, and my entire family likes it so I thought that made it worth the share.
Easy Ways to Add Fall Decor in Your Home
Are you a big decorator for seasons and holidays in your home? I like to add seasonal decor to our home, but there is a fine line between tasteful home decor and cheezy/guady home decor. Read on to see easy fall touches you can add to your home without breaking the bank or being tacky!