This is our go-to, always easy, always tasty, fresh veggie side. It goes with practically everything and I've found that asparagus is nearly always available at the grocery store year round. I hesitated posting this recipe because it is sooooooo easy. But - it's a basic and a staple at our house, so I thought it was worth sharing. Prepping asparagus is really a cinch. All you need to do is wash and trim. To figure out where you should trim your ends take on and bend until is snaps in ...
Roasted Asparagus
Chicken Salad with Cherry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Cherries just scream summer, yeah? Summer is also synonymous with salads, not just for the swimsuit factor, but the produce! My oh my how I miss California's farmers' markets! Absolute heaven! I love sustaining local growers and knowing where my produce comes from. My favorite famers' market picks are peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, and cherries. That, and honeycrisp apples, mini pumpkin doughnuts, and croissants during the fall on the east coast. Swoon. Cherries are so ...
Three Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Shells
Congrats to our Mazola Grill Pack Giveaway Winner Danielle!! My mom would always make us our very favorite meal on our birthday. Anyone else with this birthday tradition? They couldn't afford to take our whole family out to dinner, but as kids we didn't care- getting to choose dinner was enough of a treat. So when we got married, the first birthday rolled around and naturally I asked my husband what his favorite meal is so I can make it for his birthday dinner. His answer was stuffed ...
Iced Herbal Cinnamon Chamomile Tea
For many of you school has already begun, summer is unofficially over...but mother nature knows we still have lots of sunshine and warm days ahead of us. So today I want to share one of my FAVORITE treats as of late. Herbal iced tea. Specifically Cinnamon Chamomile tea with a splash of almond milk and a little stevia. So dang good. So refreshing. Such a nice change from the run of the mill soda or crystal light. I'm gonna show you step by step how to make this beverage tha t you from ...
Creamy Tuscan Chicken
It was one of those evenings where I was begging to go out to dinner and my husband instead was all "oh I'll go mix a little somethin' somethin' up for you baby," ok, it probably wasn't JUST like that...but I'm always up going out and he is always so good about staying in and saving money. I came down and he had mixed up this little dish, it was pretty much all that we had had in the kitchen...some pesto, spinach we keep around for all those green smoothies and almost expired whipping cream. ...
Clean Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate & Cranberries // Healthy Mama - Carly
Today I'd like to introduce our Healthy Mama Series feature person - Carly. Carly is a mom, wife, and Beachbody coach. She helps motivate others to live healthy, active lifestyles, and also to feed themselves and their families good wholesome foods. You can checkout Carly's website here or contact her at sorense9@yahoo.com if you're interested in joining one of her free motivational exercise or clean eating challenge groups. Now - on to Carly's story... Hi I'm Carly!! I'm a housewife, a ...
So Cal Meet and Greet
We wanted to share with you a peek into our So Cal Meet and Greet event we host just a last month. Our goal was to bring together Southern California Bloggers and connect in REAL life. So often we have virtual buddies and friends that we have "known" for years but rarely get the chance to connect in person. We feel there is a lot of value in face to face conversation and enjoying the presence of a person. It was so refreshing to feel the passion of other bloggers and shop owners and gain new ...
Infused Waters
I love water. Especially ice water. There is nothing better than a tall glass of cold cold water. BUT I haven't always loved to drink my water. There was a time when gagging down those 8 glasses was a true chore. But...as I forced myself to hydrate I grew to love the refreshing, clean taste of water. If you are like I was - and have trouble getting in your daily dose of H2O - I have a solution for you! Infuse your water! It adds a hint of flavor and lots of antioxidants and vitamins. ...
How To Grill The Perfect Steak
There are few things I enjoy more than a perfectly grilled steak. I love grilled meals period. Fast, tasty, and easy! My husband and I use a gas grill. We started off with charcoal, but converted to gas because of the convenience. No pre-heating, no waiting, just turn it on and go. Another thing I love about grilling is it give the family a chance to hang out outside while dinner is being cooked. Here's my oldest little goofball cruising' the patio in his cozy coupe after church while ...
Citrus Glazed Carrots and Beets
IIIIIIIIII know right? beets? beets are supa freaky. They are all this translucent purple jelly lookin' thingy....that I always wanted to gag when the lunch lady served it on my nicely divided plate in grade school. I don't think I could even ever bring myself to touch a beat let alone get close enough to smell it...or taste it. But now I am reformed, and will eat a beet! Yes! Sam I am, I will eat a beet. I will eat in a box, and with a fox, and only if it is fresh. Don't try to ...
Bacon Wrapped Potatoes
ok, YES! Happy Cinco de Mayo!! but we blasted you with all our current Cinco recipes last week, that today, instead of more mexican inspired dishes, we give you TOTAL American. Hows that, eh? eh? REALLY what happened is that our post with a fellow blogger fell through- stinking technology. But, sometime soon you'll see it. (if you need a list of cinco de mayo recipe ideas, scroll to the bottom and click on the link) ok, go ahead and take a break from your diet and sit down and eat ...
Authentic Mexican Rice
We have Mexican food at my house at least once a week. That's a lot of enchiladas, tacos, mexican casseroles etc. I realized that amongst all the wonderful savory main dishes, I didn't have a great authentic Mexican rice dish! So my hunt began. Everything I tried seemed Americanized, so I enlisted the help of my friend Maria, who graciously came over and showed me the ropes! She's from Mexico and this recipe has been in her family for years. She makes it at least twice a week for her family ...
Individual Cinnamon Sugar Fruit Nachos
The Boon Inc. Giveaway has ended! We would like to congratulate Leah Quinn!! You were our lucky winner. Please check your inbox from an email from Oh So Delicioso!! Fruit is just so refreshing no matter what time of day you eat it, but especially so in the morning. It's filling but not heavy, its sweet but with natural sweeteners, and its bursting with flavor (and vitamins)! Kadee's fruit salsa is a huge favorite of mine. So for the brunch we thought having individual servings would be ...
Easter Egg Cup Tutorial
These cups.... oh these cups. Let me tell you, I had this grandiose idea to make these egg cups. But I was sure, POSITIVELY sure there was no way they would work in the end. I couldn't find the right plastic cups (I thought this kind would for sure crack when drilling) There were holes...everywhere...how are they not going to leak. c'mon. But, step by step they worked. Despite not finding the "right" eggs, these were awesome no cracklage when drilled. The hot glue really did hold the water in, ...
Thai Cabbage Stir Fry
A quick, easy and delicious Thai cabbage stir fry packed full of healthy veggies, peanuts and a delicious thai sauce. Perfect for weeknights! We are still going strong with our Green Machine week and I am loving it! I have totally been on a health kick lately. Well I've had every intention of being on a health kick, and for the most part I've been pretty successful. I don't know if attending Expo West has motivated me or just the fact that Spring is in the air and swimsuit season is ...
What does Non- GMO mean?
Have you ever noticed that some of your food packages say "Non-GMO". Wait I should back up.. do you read what your food packages say? If not, you should start. If you are reading and you buy organic, you might have noticed occasionally a little seal saying "Non-GMO." Ok cool, so is that a good thing that it is non-GMO or whatever the heck that means? I started noticing that little statement on packages a few weeks back and became curious. I talked with a fellow co-work who is hard-core Organic, ...
Healthy Mama :: Our Children
*Healthy Mama is a series focusing on healthy eating and ideas for women, men and children. (While we may direct many comments toward mothers, we believe these tips and ideas are universal to all!) We will explore different diets, popular trends, ways and reasons to encourage children to eat better, AND provide exciting options for all you hot mamas too. This subject has been on my mind the past few months, for a few many reasons, and I want to maybe provoke some encouraging thoughts to ...
Alla Checca
I love pasta! I do! I just lovely love it! It maybe loaded with carbs that go straight to my lover handles but I just love it. I would never survive a low carb diet. I eat healthy in many ways and choose whole grain pasta’s, brown rice, whole wheat bread and all that whole stuff, but I will never be able to give up my pasta. (or chocolate for that matter). It just isn’t going to happen and it’s who I am. But pasta isn’t all that bad. In fact it can be quite refreshing with real herbs, garden ...
{real} Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Ohh about 3 years ago I came here to visit Aubrey, I was pregnant, hungry, very sore feet and waiting in a two hour line to see those dang fake princesses at Disneyland that would make my daughter's heart melt, when I spotted a food stand. Being pregnant I had every excuse to waste money on food. right? So I wandered over there to check out the goods... and it was some kind of a mid-evil food stand, with, you know, turkey legs and baked potatoes. Right then and there I had the fattiest, most ...
Perfect Pot Roast and Gravy
Pot Roast smells like Sunday, and Sunday smells like Pot Roast. Even our dog knows when it is Sunday, because she gets a special treat of pot roast and gravy on her doggie food. It's a Sunday tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation on my mom's side of the family. They even all use the same roasting pan (pictured below). It just how we do it. How my mom does it. Her mom did it, and her mom did it....you get it :) Granted, it's not like we did it EVERY Sunday, but pretty ...