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Mexican Rice and Bean Salad

October 4, 2011 · The Kitchen · 4 comments

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Last week, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I decided to brush up on my Mexican dishes. I experimented with guacamole, tortilla stew (which I turned into a bean soup), rice and bean salad, and allergy free tortillas (not as tasty as corn tortilla *sigh*). Before I go posting all of the recipes, I need to perfect them first, so today, I’ll just share the rice and bean salad recipe since it was fail-proof and it photographed really well :). Before I get into the recipe, I’d like to share a little “Did you know?” about my family. My uncle’s ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Oct

Up Close and Personal with My Teeth

October 3, 2011 · Defining Me · 3 comments

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Today, I’m letting y’all get up close and personal. With my teeth. Quite often, I am complimented on my smile and I LOVE that, so please keep doing it, thanks :). Inside my mouth, I do have a few offenses, besides the numerous fillings from childhood, that I am looking to correct. I have an overbite and some crowding. Exhibit A (Awkward!) Not bad, but I want them fixed stat. I’m not self conscious about my teeth, I am just a teeth girl. I love seeing people with great teeth. I know how hard it is sometimes to maintain perfection, ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

3 Oct

Autumn is…

October 1, 2011 · Life & Quirks · 20 comments

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Watching tree leaves fade into beautiful shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown Drinking warm beverages infused with pumpkin and spice Looking out the window and seeing this Frolicking in the leaves Eating comfort foods like Baked Potato Soup and Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins Enjoying the crisp, fresh air Decking the house out in Harvest and Halloween decor Carving pumpkins The smell of oven roasted pumpkin seeds Dressing up for Halloween Community Trick or Treating Thanksgiving with Family Welcoming warmth, gratitude, and a season of new beginnings. Related Post Winter is… This post is part of Hallmark’s Life Is A Special Occasion campaign. ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

1 Oct

DIY HE Liquid Laundry Detergent

September 30, 2011 · Homemaking · leave a comment

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Lately, I’ve been brushing up on my domestic skills and I recently started making my own HE laundry detergent that works great in our Whirlpool Duet washer. Instead of talking about custom cycles as originally planned, I’d like to share my laundry detergent recipe instead. Before I get into the recipe, I’d like to update a bit on the our Duet pair. They are still serving us well and we are quite pleased with them. We haven’t created any custom cycles since we are content with the built in suite of cycles. So yeah that kind of skewed my plans ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

30 Sep

SweeTango Apples: The Best I’ve Ever Had & A Muffin Recipe

September 28, 2011 · The Kitchen · 8 comments

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While I generally love anything with apples; applesauce, apple pie, apple jelly, apple whatever, I don’t eat the fruit (apples) as often as I’d like. I prefer an apple that is both equally sweet and tangy and those are hard come by. The apples I have eaten have either lacked sweetness or tanginess. Weeell, I was offered the opportunity to try SweeTango, a new variety of apples promising to be oh-so-delicious. I figured if I didn’t want to eat them as is, I’d just bake with them. The latter did not happen. I received a shipment of SweeTango apples (overnighted, first ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

28 Sep

Slow Cooker Mixed Bean & Italian Sausage Soup

September 27, 2011 · The Kitchen · 7 comments

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Italian sausage during grilling season is one of my weaknesses. The flavor of the sausage combined with a well done grilled taste, hint of BBQ sauce of a bun is enough for me. So when asked to try Johnsonville’s new Brat and Italian Sausage Burgers, I was super excited. Italian sausage in the form of a hamburger patty? Heck yeah. So I thought. I really wanted to like the Brat Burgers, but I have texture issues. I have a hard time biting into anything that mimics a scrambled egg patty, no matter how delicious the flavor is. The burgers were ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

27 Sep

On His Way To Pre-school

September 20, 2011 · Parenting · 1 comment

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I never went to pre-school because the school put priority on the children who they thought “needed” it. Weird right? I don’t know what that was all about, but I know that times have changed and I know there are many benefits to attending pre-school even if the child is brilliant. Surviving the real world takes a little more than just being a kid genius. So… we’re currently planning on enrolling Jayden in pre-school early next year. We decided to keep him home during the first semester to clear up his Eczema and work on his diet. Eczema is such ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

20 Sep

My Maybelline Silver Diva Runway Makeup Look

September 18, 2011 · Beauty · 7 comments

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One of the things on my life list is to improve my eye makeup techniques. I am a bare faced diva by nature, but I do like adding a natural foundation for a more polished look and a little color to dress up my beady brown eyes. Just a little makeup goes a long way and when I wear it, I look more like a woman and less like a child. Someday I’m sure I’ll want to have that childhood glow back, but now I’m trying to get my grown and sexy on *puckers mouth and bats eyelashes*. Earlier this ... CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

18 Sep

Photos: Jamaica Yoga & Wellness Retreat 2011

September 16, 2011 · Life & Quirks · leave a comment

View the entire set on Flickr. I would like to thank Walmart for supporting my decision to go on this retreat by covering a portion of my travel expenses. ♥

16 Sep