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To Our First Baby

July 13, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

My sweet little boy, you will be one next week, yet it feels like you've filled our whole hearts for so much longer. I wish you could understand how you have changed your daddy and I's world. Before you, I was content, I was happy, I didn't feel like you were missing. Your daddy and I had a life full of love and laughter and joy, but I never could have fathomed how the fullness and joy could ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Parenting Tagged With: babies, baby, extras, family, first baby, kids, life, pregnancy

Our New Addition

May 29, 2018 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

BIG NEWS! Our family of three is growing into a family of four πŸ‘«πŸ‘ΆπŸΌπŸ‘ΆπŸΌ There's a brand new little baby Chesson in ma belly. Due December 2nd! I am thirteen weeks along at this point, and we are super excited! The best (and cutest) deployment homecoming gift ever ❀. This new baby and Ford will only be a little over 16 months apart, so it'll be a crazy adventure for sure, but one we are so ready ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Marriage, Parenting Tagged With: announcement, babies, baby number 2, pregnancy, pregnancy announcement, pregnant

Rise Against Hunger

April 5, 2018 by Annie Chesson 1 Comment

Approximately 842 million people suffer from hunger worldwide. 98% of those people suffering from hunger live in developing countries. About 9 million people die of hunger each year around the world. Malnutrition is the LEADING cause of death in children around the world. Approximately 3.1 million children die of hunger each year. 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Random Tagged With: end hunger, end poverty, hungery, hungry, poverty, world hunger

We Completed Whole 30!

April 3, 2018 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

Ohhhhh my goodness, IT'S FINALLY OVER. That month was a strug, fam - definitely harder than I thought it would be. If I'm being super honest, I really don't think I would have finished it if I hadn't made it so public on the blog and The Garlic Diaries' Insta. BUT - we finished it! Finished it legit and 100% with zero cheats. And now that it's over, I'm so glad we did it, and it was a good ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30 Tagged With: whole 30, whole 30 recap, whole 30 recipes, whole 30 review

Whole 30 Week Three Recap

March 22, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Alright you guys...we are THREE WEEKS down and less than one to go at this point. PRAISE THE LAWD, because this has been quite the challenge! So - week three... WHAT WE ATE Breakfasts: I ditched the creative breakfasts that I enjoyed so much last week and literally had the exact same thing every single day. Why? Mainly because I was lazy and wasn't feeling creative in the breakfast ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30

Whole 30 Week Two Recap

March 14, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Half way through, half way through, half way through! Whew. This second week has been an interesting one...In week one, we were all firey and motivated since it was still so new. We are still motivated, but we have also dealt with a little Whole 30 boredom and have at times felt a liiittttle over it. BUT - we are pushing over this hump and are determined to finish strong! Let's break down this ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30 Tagged With: paleo, whole 30, whole 30 food, whole 30 recap, whole 30 recipes, whole 30 review, whole 30 week two

Whole 30 Week One Recap

March 7, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Week one of Whole 30 is officially dizzity-done, yo. As of Monday night! SO - let's chat... WHAT WE ATE Breakfasts: Eggs. Lots of eggs. Eggs in different ways - usually just scrambled, but sometimes I got a little more ambitious and made a few over easy fried eggs or an omelette stuffed with goodies. I usually have bacon with the eggs, but the other day I had leftover steak from the ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30 Tagged With: healthy eating, paleo, whole 30, whole 30 dinners, whole 30 experience, whole 30 recap, whole 9

Pause Instant Pot – Go Whole 30!

February 27, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

^^Oh boy. This is happening. BUT wait. Before I start talking about all of this, quick life updates. YES I have been the worst blogger in the history of bloggers for baaasically the entire last month (#whathappened), but we have had a ton, ton, TON going on over here. I was out of town/had company staying at my house for basically a month, and theennnn my husband came home from his deployment ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30 Tagged With: extras, life, whole 30

How To: Salad Dressing + 3 Recipes

January 29, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Alright people, the following information his crucial: THERE IS ZERO REASON TO BUY PRE-MADE SALAD DRESSING EVER. Reasons: Homemade tastes a million times better (that is an exact statistic...one million times better) Homemade is super easy to make Homemade is way healthier and has no refined sugar + preservatives + extra chemicals But most importantly, again, it really does taste so ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Cooking Basics, Extras Tagged With: balsamic vinaigrette, cooking basics, dressing, extras, how to, how to make salad dressing, Salad, salad dressing, vinaigrette

How To: Basic Marinara

January 26, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Everybody's gotta have a basic red sauce recipe in their back pocket. It's like THE easiest go-to dinner ever. I always, always have crushed tomatoes in my pantry, I always have onions, and I obvi always have garlic (garlic is life - peep the blog title, yo). And that's basically all you need for this! I personally prefer adding meat at the very beginning and making it a meaty red sauce, but we're ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Basics, Extras Tagged With: basic marinara, cooking basics, how to, how to make marinara, marinara, red sauce, Sauce

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Annie Chesson
I am a passionate Christian, wife, cooking addict, and mom to the two sweetest boys in the world! Join me in my journey to create delicious, flavorful food. More About Me...

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