CHICKEN TAQUITOS WITH AVOCADO DIP

I love these! They are divine... Lunch, dinner, snack... You name it! These are perfect. The first time we had them was when we were preparing to go on a trip to the beach. We didn't want to be worrying about what we were going to eat and didn't want to eat out for every meal--we just can't afford that right now. So I made some easy dinner and snack foods that we could easily prep in the hotel room. These were a hit!

CREAMY AVOCADO PASTA

I love avocado!! It is one of my absolute favorite things to eat. Period. Luckily, both of my kids love avocado, too. It was the one of the first real foods that I gave to both of them when they started eating "real people" food. To this day, Owen (16 months) can eat a whole avocado on his own in one sitting! He loves it!

LEMON CHICKEN & ZUCCHINI PASTA

Today I am sharing one of our family favorites! It's a good one... It's very filling and very healthy and very very delicious! I grew up hating zucchini, but this recipe changed all that! It's really that good. My kids will down the tomatoes and the zucchini in this pasta! I love it when I can get my kids to eat something healthy without a fight.

CLASSIC LASAGNA

Lasagna is my ultimate comfort food. I would always ask for it for my birthday dinner. Unless we were going out to eat, of course. I loved it when my mom made it because that meant I got a delicious meal without doing any work. 

GENERAL TAO'S CHICKEN--A LIGHTER VERSION

I love to travel and love all kinds of foods from different cultures. Both my husband and my brother have spent some time among the Chinese and have a great love and passion for Asian inspired foods. This last Christmas, we were traveling to visit family and we decided to do a double date with my brother. Scott and I rarely eat out. So when we do eat out, we like to order something that we'll both like and we share.

REAL FOOD HONEY VINAIGRETTE

Recently, I have become a huge fan of homemade salad dressing. I blame my mother-in-law. She makes the most amazing salads. Every time we go to visit, I cannot even get enough of her salads... which is totally weird because no one loves salad that much!

CREAMY & TANGY SUMMER SAUSAGE PASTA SALAD

I love, love, love pasta salads. They are the perfect side dish to bring to summer Barbeques. The pasta salads are always my first stop! There are so many words that could describe this salad... so the title just keeps going and going. This pasta salad is full of flavor and a quick and easy fix, you just throw it all together!

ITALIAN CREAM CHEESE CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND RICE

I'm flashing back to college, here, so bear with me. The transition to college was a little rough for me. I gave myself an ulcer from stressing so much about whether I would be able to fit in with my new roommates and balance work and school responsibilities. I'm not sure if that kind of stress is normal, but I'm pretty sure its not. Ha ha. I prayed constantly the whole summer before I moved out that I would have an amazing roommate who would become my best friend. You are learning way too much about me right now...

HOT & HEALTHY QUINOA WRAPS

Quinoa is kind of weird. My husband actually spent two years researching Quinoa in his Master's program and got me curious enough to try it. The first time I tried it... I'll be honest, I didn't love it. It has a very interesting texture. Then he spouted off all the nutritional information, so I decided to give it another try. Over time, I've developed some AMAZING recipes using Quinoa. Amazing meaning... quick, easy, super delicious and healthy!