UM HELLOOOOOOOOO May 26th = last day of school. Woop woop wooopppppppppp boom shacka lackaaaaaa. All done with my first year of teaching, whew! It has been an amazing year, but...suummmaaaaaaa time. In the words of Mr. Flatts, Summer nights, everybody, are you with me? Let that Igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise. Well said Mr. Flatts. And yes, I am with you. Thank you for ...
Barley Fried Rice with Marinated Shrimp
Confession: I have a new love in my life. Don't tell my husband. It's barley. Oh, barley. Why didn't you come into my life sooner? Why have you waited this long to make your delicious presence known to me? I mean, yes. I knew you existed before, but I had only eaten you in canned soup (particularly Progresso Beef and Barley - holllaaaa). You have now become a very delicious part of my ...
Salmon Burgers with Dill Caper Yogurt sauce
Okay, these are officially a new fave. I am totally obsessed. I could seriously make a batch of these and have them around at all times and never get sick of them eeeeevvvvaaaaaaaaa. They are: Easy SOOOO flavorful Healthy Fun to make And you feel amazing after eating them. This is what I would consider a "Hail Mary" recipe. Meaning as I was buying the groceries to make these ...
Sausage, Vegetable, and Barley Stew
You know last week when I said it was hot in Kansas? Fail. It got chilly again. Why, why, whhaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy ????! Bright side: chilly weather = cozy food. Like this delicious stew! This stew is super flavorful, comforting, hearty, and deee-licious. Have you ever cooked with barley before? If you haven't, you really, really need to try it. It is SO good in stews like this. I'm not sure how to ...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Mustard Sauce and Charred Shallots
Wait. Wait, wait, wait. BRUSSELS SPROUT HATERS: I know you bout to click away from this page. Staahhppppppp. Just give me a sec. I can say with confidence that I have heard more people talk about disliking brussels sprouts than any other vegetable or food ever. Is it just me that hears that a lot? Do people around you love brussels sprouts and I'm just living in this weird, brussels-sprout-hating ...
Spicy Shrimp Bowls with Parmesan Quinoa and Garlic Kale
STAAHHPP with the kale. I know...I know...I'm sorry. It's the kale phase forcing my mind to only think of kale-inclusive recipes. The kale phase is still going strong, people. It's still going real strong. Can I tell you something that will clue you in on the craziness of my brain this week? I went grocery shopping after work today before I picked up Boone and headed home. Well, as I was ...
Pineapple, Basil, and Coconut Ice Pops
Welp, it's officially hot outside in Kansas. And I am LOVING IT. Seriously, I hate being cold. I violently hate it. It just immediately frustrates me intensely when I am freezing. Hence, winter = no bueno. Except for snow and Christmas - I like those things. Cold weather just hurts, know what I mean? Yes, hot weather can be extremely uncomfortable, but it doesn't hurt like cold weather does! Cold ...
Twenty One 21 Day Fix Recipes
So...here's the situation. I'm usually not into things like the 21 Day Fix. I'm more of a traditional "eat healthy and work out" type of person. However, the program interested me as I started to hear more and more about it because it doesn't actually restrict what you eat and don't eat - it just guides you on proper portion sizes for each food group and ensures that you get balanced ...
Chicken Meatballs with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce
These meatballs, these meatballs, these meeaattbbaalllllssssss. Question: why don't we eat meatballs for every single meal every single day? Answer: because we don't make good life decisions. Meatballs are SO GOOD. They are just so good. And the awesome thing about them? You can literally do a million different things with them. Correction...a million and one things. I'm going to be straight up ...
Brown Rice Lasagna Skillet
Do you ever have those weeks when you are just NOT MOTIVATED to do anything??? You have this big to-do list, but you would really rather just grab a pint of ice cream, sit down on the couch, and binge watch The Office until it's time to go to bed? Myyyyyy liiiife these past few weeks. It's a weird phase, though, because I am totally fine while I'm at work - productive, energized, into it. It's ...