Whole30: Week 3

Good morning and happy Monday! I truly can’t believe that we are about to embark on our third week on the Whole30. The past 14 days have gone by so quickly and our menus have created an ease and flow that we have not experienced on the W30 before. Our big rocks of success: making extra food each night to...
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Whole30: Week 2

Good morning and happy Sunday! Hope that you are all having a great start to your week. Before the week gets away from me, I wanted to share our menu for week 2 on the Whole30. Things have been going really well the first week (other than the occasional night sweats, which are crazy!) The food has been delicious and...
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Whole30: Week 1

Happy New Year and Friday! Here we are on day 4 of the Whole30 and had every intention of posting this days ago. Better late than never, but apologies for the delay. Here is our menu for week 1 on the W30: The meals have been excellent and the time is flying by this round. An important note: smoothies are...
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Recipe: Spinach, Artichoke and Leek (uncrusted!) Quiche

Good morning and happy Friday! I hope that you all are doing wonderful and have had the best week so far. I am so thankful that the weekend is here and that I am finally feeling a bit more like myself. One thing that has definitely helped me feel more normal after surgery was getting back in the kitchen. Cooking...
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Recipe: The Mocha Smoothie

This smoothie is truly one of my favorite’s of 2018. It blends so many delicious flavors and if you feel like adding superfoods it is a fabulous base. I even made this smoothie to travel with and if kept in a cooler or refrigerator, it tasted just as good two days later! That is amazing for a smoothie. Enjoy the...
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Menu Plan: September 29- October 4

Happy Tuesday! I hope that you are all having a wonderful week so far! I have such a delicious line up of meals for next week and truly can’t wait to dive into each of them. I planned this menu early in the week when I had a few extra minutes and it felt so nice to have that taken...
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Menu Plan: September 22-28

Hey there and happy Friday! I am so excited to be sharing a menu plan for this week. I am really, really going to work at posting these each week. I think without the pressure of having to add a bunch of pictures, I can make this routine stick. Also, if you want to see pictures, you know where to...
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keeping it simple: menu plan for the week

Good morning and happy Saturday! You all have asked, and I am listening. I am going to work on getting you our weekly dinner menu plan. I use a blend of recipes from cookbooks, the internet and my brain and will try to translate them onto here for you to use. Menu planning for us is all about the week...
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Blowing Rock/ Boone Trip

We took the kids to North Carolina in October for a trip and we fell in love. The fresh, cool air, lack of cell phone service and ease of being outside on hikes had our hearts in full on swoon mode. When we asked the kids where they would want to go for a summer trip, the immediate response of...
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menu plan: April 1-6

Good morning and happy Easter weekend! It has been well over a month since I last shared our family menu plan for the week. We went through a period of time where we were using ingredients that we had on hand to plan our meals and it was so nice to clean out the pantry and the freezer. We would...
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