Beef Nachos Supreme!
My cravings have been very different this pregnancy compared to my first with the twins! However, the one similar craving I have had is NACHOS! I don't mind this one bit because it's a dish you can make semi-healthy and guilt-free! If you have been following my page for a while now then you know I like to make dishes that are simple, easy to make with toddlers playing around me, and that is cost-effective! Ingredients: Taco seasoning - I used one packet of store-bought taco seasoning 1 pound ground beef - you can always swap this out for ground turkey! 1/2 yellow onion diced 2 bags of tortilla chips - I used blue corn chips for our nachos! 1 can of refried beans 16 ounces of shredded cheese - I used Cheddar and Monterey jack! 2 to 3 green onions sliced Instructions: Preheat the oven at 400 degrees. Meanwhile, on the stovetop, brown [...]
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I call this the lazy wife dinner when I do not feel like making a darn thing! We need to have a few meals like this, right? I enjoy making dinner because it puts a big smile on Matthews face (and you know, eating is cool too) but some days I struggle to find the time. My littles keep me busy so not gonna lie in order to make these I put them both in their high chairs and they watched Frozen while eating some banana. That bought me ten minutes to make 4 sandwiches and call it a day! Woo-hoo! Ingredients: (makes 1 sandwich) 4 slices of turkey bacon 2 pieces of lettuce 2 TBS of butter 2 slices of whole wheat bread 2 slices of american cheese singles Instructions: Cook your bacon! I prefer using the stovetop over the oven. Soften butter in the mircowave for about 10 seconds Brush butter [...]
BLT recipe!
Today is day 2 (Tuesday) of our weekly budget dinner meal prep! Say that three times fast! Do you tend to overlook the simple recipes thinking they aren't good enough for dinner? I do, all the time but I'm done thinking that way. Simple CAN be good. I don't know about you but I'm just proud if I make dinner, period! I always pick two days out of the week to make very easy to put together dinners. I thought yesterdays was easy but this one takes the cake and ohhh man is it easy to do once a week on a budget! All the ingredients for my BLT's were purchased at Aldi! You will need: Turkey bacon Lettuce Wheat bread A large tomato - or two! Kraft Olive Oil Mayo (I take that back I found this at Kroger, but everyhting else is from Aldi) Steps: Cook your turkey bacon using [...]
Sheet Pan Steak and Veggies!
Friends, you have been asking me to just share nightly what I have made for the day (dinner wise) so I'm going to try my best to hop on here at night to share that day's dinner! It's a new week budgeting and prepping meals! I stayed at my goal of $130 for the week so let's see if I can stick to that or have last minute trips to make later in the week. We shall seeee! For tonights (Monday's) dinner I prepped a sheet pan consisting of vegetables and steak. You know how us women get called "basic" when we hit up the drivethru to Starbucks? I literally think the same thing about men when they see a steak - ha! Seriously though, I do. I find it super funny how excited steak makes men, at least all the ones I've ever met! When I came across this recipe, I knew [...]
One-Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas
Hi friends! The past few days, wow, they have been emotional but on a positive note I've been baking & cooking quite a bit. It's one way I handle grief and stress. I think it makes me feel better because it's a form of productivity and I like feeding my husband and babes. Here is our dinner from Monday, One-pan baked chicken fajitas - soooo good! This is a part of our weekly dinner budget, which speaking of I need to post our dinner themes for this week. Expect that up later tonight (: One-Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas Ingredients: 1 1/2 Ibs boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips 1 green, orange, red, and yellow pepper sliced into strips 1 red onion sliced 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp cayenne Olive Oil Instructions: Preheat your oven to 400F [...]
Sheet Pan Vegetable & Teriyaki Salmon
Alright friends, this dish is to die for! Orginally, It was part of our meal plan for this week! If you checked out my last blog post on Cutting Costs On Groceries you may remember me mentioning this dish. I had it set to make this Friday without realizing we would be at a rehearsal dinner so instead we had it Sunday night. Friends this has by far been my favorite meal and I'm for sure making it again next week. Easy, delicious, low carb...What's not to like? My photo isn't the greatest but hey you get the idea! I'm not a professional photographer. However, I did take this photo with two babies tugging at my legs...Impressive right?! Ingredients: 4-6 ounces salmon filets 2 cups of broccoli florets 1 cup snow peas (I forgot to get these so didn't use them!) 1 cup bell pepper chopped 1 cup carrots slices into [...]
Lively Juice!
You know what's really sad is that I haven't posted my favorite healthy drink on here...get your act together Rachel! I'm pretty sure I posted it randomly in a weekend recap but it should have its own post entirely so here you are! Oh and happy Thursday! I'm a little all over the place today my friends (meh more like every day). Nothing new! I'm going to revisit this post to write how and why this drink was created. I wanted to quickly hop on here real fast and provide the recipe along with some benefits before Ollie and Liv wake up from their nap! Please head back here later in the week to find out the "why" behind this drink...it's actually a really awesome story! I just want to get this content out today because so many have been asking for the recipe! Here it goes! What is this drink? Mason Jar [...]
Egg Roll Skillet (AKA Turkey & Cabbage Stir Fry)
Hi friends! Popping by on a Wednesday! Most likely you are finding this recipe after seeing my recent post on Instagram and Facebook! I found myself making this around 9:00 p.m. Babies were asleep and my husband was doing a few last minute work stuff! Sometimes, you just want to watch some dang tv and say screw it to the cleaning and cooking! But if something is important to you, you will make it a priority. It's important to me that our fridge is full of healthy options during the week when I'm busy keeping up with my littles . That way I don't have to stress about what to eat plus its nice to have food prepped for dinner the following day. It makes me feel like I am ahead of the game and starts my day off instantly on a positive note. I hope you enjoy this yummy dish as much [...]
Weekend Recap! #10
Hi my friends! This weekend was a busy yet very fun one! Let's get right to it! Saturday: It's funny because Matthew and I were talking late Friday night about laying low and relaxing more on our Saturday, and we did the complete opposite of that! Here's why though! We recently decided that our first home (the one we are currently living in) will be our first rental property. This is something we have always wanted to do together- take a house, really fix it up, and turn it into a rental as a side income. Our house is older and has been added on to several times. A lot of things have not been updated in quite sometime but it has so much potential. Frankly, when we do move I will really miss the location. The potential of our home has us so exicted that we are immersing ourselves into some house [...]
Weekend Recap!
You only have 18 summers with your babies...let that sink in for a second. I was scrolling Instagram and stumbled upon a post by one of my mommy friends and that was what she said in her caption. It made my heart sink a little. 18 summers where you can really make it count with your children- and lets be real, have more of a say of what you all do- ha! It made me more than motivated to spend as much quality time as a little family together and make sure to do a lot of fun family acitivites...even if it's just simple! The point is we are spending quality time, -together. Friday: Friday afternoon we made our way to target because we wanted to get a little baby pool for some summer fun! After making our purchase we ran a few fast errands, including a trip to Buffalo Wild Wings. I [...]
Fathers Day Weekend!
I hope everyone had a funfilled Fathers Day weekend! This was definitely one for the books for our family. Let me fill you guys on the past couple days! Saturday: We started our day at around 5:30 a.m. Oh boy! What was even weirder about waking up this early is that I woke up to my alarm on my phone and not a baby! That hasn't happened...since they were born. For once I was waking Oliver and Olivia up because today was family race day! Steamboat is a race that I have been running in every year since I was 8 years old with my family and friends. When Matthew and I started dating at Bradley this was the first race we ever ran together. There are is so much history and sentiment associated with this race. Last year, at about 29 weeks pregnant, I watched from the sidelines as Matthew ran and [...]
Brussels Sprouts Goodness!
Hi friends! Just popping by on a Tuesday! Brussels Sprouts have become a staple vegetable in the house for a few years now! It's just such an easy and healthy side to make! Prior to realizing how delicious brussels sprouts were baked, I neverrr ate them. This dish really is a win-win for me so I thought I would share with all of you while the babes take their long nap! You ready? It's so dang simple. Roasted Garlic Brussels Sprouts Ingredients: 2 pounds of Brussels sprouts. Make sure to cut each one in half. 1/2 cup Olive oil! 1/2 tbsp garlic powder Instructions: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, toss the brussels sprouts with olive oil and garlic powder. Place the brussels sprouts into a large baking pan and shake the pan to get the brussels sprouts to be in an even layer Bake for 40 minutes, [...]
Mini Banana Muffins!
Here I am stopping by on a Wednesday! What is life? Hiiii, my favorite internet friends! I found out really fast that my babies really, REALLY love muffins! My mom and I took them to Panera for the first time and Olivia, especially, was chowing down! It was the cutest site to watch. Originally I was just looking for something to entertain them in their high chairs while I scarfed my food down real fast. They shared one muffin (let's be real a lot ended up on the floor) and it entertained them for almost 20 minutes! I was at Kroger later in the week and scooped up a mini muffin pan so I could make my babes a healthier version of the muffin they scarfed down! Let's take a look. Mini Banana Muffins Ingredients: 3-4 banana's (I used three large ones!) 1/3 cup melted butter 1 egg 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (originally [...]
Things You Ask Thursday! #8
This week I have a lot of wedding shenanigans going on because my best friend is getting married. I was going to post this yesterday, but life happened! Soooo, let's dive right in! Things You Ask Thursday - on a Friday! 1.) How do you get so much done during the twins naptime? How do you stay focused and on task? I find myself wanting to sleep and do nothing but relax. It always depends on the day because, let's be real, some days their naps can be a total flop! They either do not nap as long as they should or something else goes array. However, today is a great one to use as an example because it was one of those days were their long nap was a total success and I was determined to get a lot done in that two and a half time span! The babies went down right at [...]