my granny’s perfect white bread | #makeandtake

 join me for #makeandtake week to honor my granny and her amazing story.  you will want to try this perfect white bread recipe too. the best bread base for lots of great recipes! The story behind the perfect white bread Meet Norma Arnett. This is my Granny. My...

Sweet Hawaiian Pork Sliders

 This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Farmer John California Natural Fresh Pork. All opinions are 100% mine. These Hawaiian Pork Sliders are so Easy to Make and are a Huge Crowd Pleaser with Sweet Brown Sugar and Pineapple Goodness! These are some of...

Low Carb Pancakes

Low Carb Pancakes That Are Fluffy, Keto Friendly, Have Just The Right Flavor, And Taste Like The Real Deal But are Guilt Free! Low Carb Pancakes So, for the past few years, I have been a protein shake in the morning person. But as my husband has been on Keto, and my...

Low Carb Sesame Chicken

This sesame chicken recipe is low carb, gluten free, and has so much flavor, I don't ever want to make the original again!Low Carb Sesame ChickenWe love Asian food. We really REALLY like Asian food. My husband and I have been really working together this past year to...

the best queso blanco dip recipe

this queso blanco dip is filled with spinach and flavor and a little kick. it's a party favorite and a must-have for cinco de mayo! The Best Queso Blanco... Here in Arizona, there is a Mexican restaurant that is one of the best there is, in my opinion. It is ALWAYS...

Baked Apple BBQ Pork Ribs

BBQ Pork Ribs in the oven for fall off the bone perfection! If you have ever wanted a recipe for baked BBQ Pork Ribs, this is  it! These ribs are so easy and so delicious! BBQ Pork Ribs in the OVEN I love ordering BBQ pork ribs from the menu at BBQ joints claiming to...

smoked bacon deviled eggs your family will love

These smoky bacon deviled eggs are salty with a little tang and crunch that I crave in the spring! what i look forward to more than anything though during spring... {besides the easter candy...} are deviled eggs. i freakin can't leave them alone. so i made a pretty...

Cauliflower Rice Jambalaya | Keto-friendly

This Keto Cauliflower Rice Jambalaya comes together in one large pot and is about 1/2 the calories of the rice version! It's an easy smoked sausage recipe that you'll be happy you saved for later! We have been making this almost once a week as part of our keto diet!...

Queso Blanco Chicken Tacos

This post was sponsored by Old El Paso, but all opinions are my own. Fall is coming and that means fall tv and sports will be back! In our two families, especially here in Arizona, we have a few huge sports fans. We haven't really had time up until now to spend on...

Over 25 Great ways to use up your thanksgiving leftovers

What to do with all of the Thanksgiving leftovers. I always find myself searching for these lists the day after Thanksgiving when I still have the turkey hangover and I'm ready for more... Thanksgiving. A time to get together with family, laugh, play football, and...

two things…

knowing it would be a late one yesterday for cc, i headed to joann's, which was way overdue anyway, and bought me some dye. then i came home and made some pillows so that when my duvet cover is done {oh so soon} i can show it all together. {plus, i needed an excuse to...

that was a close one

yesterday morning as the light was barely starting to peek through the blinds, and i was struggling to make my eyes focus, i realized my hand was gently wrapped in another one. i couldn't find the owner of the hand and slowly started to look around. there was cc,...

big girl panties

my mom is a big fan of telling stories.when she tells them more than once,sometimes more than 5 times, its appropriate at our house to hold up the number so she knows, "i'm the one you have told that to.... a whole lot."but usually i laugh and pretend i haven't, like...

foto friday: reflection

this week's theme is reflection. i'm glad we finally got up the nerveto go night shooting.once B fell asleep in his stroller, we were giddy little geekswe live next door to the most fabulous park that is acres and acres of beautyand at night it comes alive.the...

a reason to love nikon

i thought about writing of my experience last nightthat involved a mini-breakdown just following the demise of dinner...lets just say, the boiling, nearly completed pot of what was going to be my first successful meal in months,ate the floor. and ate it bad.though it...

milk duds

the other night,whilst making our bimonthly trip to costco,we stopped by the formula.knowing that we were going to be out completely by morning,i looked at the price and noticed, to my delight, how much more comes in the containerat almost the same price. a steal, i...

foto friday: beginning

i feel a little like we are in the middle, and close to the end.but not the beginning.that is coming up soon.so this week as i thought about beginnings i thought of how it has been almost a year since the huge beginning at the clifford home. all the new feelings that...

the death of debbie downer

she went quietly.i'm sure she had the best of intentions,and though we can't be sure exactly how she went, perhaps negativity and anxiety swallowed her whole.but last night,somewhere around 5 or 6 pm,debbie downer was letting light pour in from the big screen.old...

to-do in 2-oh-1-2

one of my favorite things is setting goals.making lists,and checking things off that list.what a beautiful sense of accomplishment.if i had on my 2011 list, "have the best new year's eve party with great friends"it would be checked.we went where little man could go...

hey, i’m meg

i’m a mom of 4, and a lover of all things bright, beautiful, and COLORful! as a fitness and nutrition coach, i love helping others to reach their health goals, and i love food and renovating, whether homes or bodies.

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