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Quick, Affordable, Meals During the Holiday Hustle & Bustle!

December 6, 2017 By Alison Leave a Comment

Quick, Affordable, Meals During the Holiday Hustle & Bustle!

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company all opinions are mine alone. #KrogerPizzaDeal #CollectiveBias As the holidays approach, schedules begin to become very hectic. Kroger stores have quick and affordable meal options available for the ultimate holiday meal solution. Pick up a Deli Fresh ready to heat pizza at […]

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Holidays, Saving $$, Uncategorized Tagged With: Coke, dinner, pizza

Hearty Homemade Minestrone Soup

February 20, 2017 By Alison 1 Comment

Hearty Homemade Minestrone Soup

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s still very winter-like even though we’re quickly approaching March. We’ve gotten more snow this year than we have in many years (remind me to tell you about the “Winter of 96” someday – that was a doozey!). Now that snow has mostly turned to rain freezing rain and it’s […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: comfort foods, dinner, meals, minestrone, pasta, Soup

Dinner & A Show – Medieval Times Orlando

January 2, 2017 By Alison 24 Comments

Dinner & A Show – Medieval Times Orlando

Remember that vacation I mentioned taking around Thanksgiving? It was awesome, but then we came home and being just a few weeks from Christmas and New Years, needless to say things got a little chaotic so I did an absolutely horrible time about sharing about the actual trip. For that I apologize, but it does […]

Filed Under: Contests, Entertainment, Family, Giveaways, Travel Tagged With: dinner, Florida, Medieval Times, Orlando

Chicken Fried Pork Steak

December 3, 2016 By Alison Leave a Comment

Chicken Fried Pork Steak

We just got home from being on vacation almost two weeks and it was pretty great. I’ll be sharing more about that over the next couple of weeks because we did some pretty awesome stuff while we were in Florida. Re-entry is never easy and I had to come up with something to feed the […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chicken fried, dinner, pork

Easy Delicious Lemon Pepper Salmon Patties – Baked Not Fried

September 16, 2016 By Alison 10 Comments

Easy Delicious Lemon Pepper Salmon Patties – Baked Not Fried

Thank you to Minute Rice for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love easy, delicious meal options is 100% my own.  Wholesome, nutritious, easy, portable…when it comes to food you don’t always get to put all these words together in the same sentence, but I’ve been trying to do just that more and more […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baked, dinner, lunch, rice, Salmon

Ranch Chicken & Broccoli Skillet

September 5, 2016 By Alison Leave a Comment

Ranch Chicken & Broccoli Skillet

It’s no secret I’m trying super hard to be healthier lately. Of course I need to drop a few pounds, but just as important, I need to maintain a healthier lifestyle overall. Since food is a huge part of a persons health, I’ve been trying to pay more attention to where my food comes from. […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Recipes, Weight Loss Tagged With: broccoli, chicken, dinner

Easy Caprese Chicken Bake

August 29, 2016 By Alison Leave a Comment

Easy Caprese Chicken Bake

Thank you for Foster Farms for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love of a good meal are 100% my own!    Let’s talk about comfort food. You know the dishes that have been passed down for generations, that remind you of your childhood, that make you feel better when you’ve just had enough. […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Recipes, Weight Loss Tagged With: baked foods, chicken, dinner, Easy Meals

Four Ingredient Sweet & Spicy Glazed Chicken

August 16, 2016 By Alison 1 Comment

Four Ingredient Sweet & Spicy Glazed Chicken

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SpreadTheHeat #CollectiveBias   I haven’t cooked at home in two months. Seriously, we’ve been so busy and out of town every weekend that there just hasn’t been time to really cook a meal. Between horse shows, weddings, family vacations, […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chicken, dinner, Easy Meals

One Pan Caprese Chicken

June 10, 2016 By Alison 2 Comments

One Pan Caprese Chicken

I haven’t shared any recipes for a few weeks. With summer, horse show season, the end of the school year and my busy time at work it seems we’ve barely had time to eat an actual meal, let alone take the time to cook a legitimate dinner lately. I can’t say enough how much I […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chicken, dinner

15 Burbon Recipes for National Burbon Heritage Month

September 2, 2015 By Alison 11 Comments

15 Burbon Recipes for National Burbon Heritage Month

Did you know that September is National Burbon Heritage Month? At first I considered simply celebrating and drinking my way through it, but then I thought about all of the other stuff that you can do with the popular spirit. Really burbon can be used for not only delicous drinks, but in many delictable recipes […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: burbon, Dessert, dinner, Drinks

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My name is Alison. My favorite color is glitter. I love tattoos and finding ways to simplify life. Life with my husband, two children, five dogs, three cats, and lots of miniature horses is never boring but I still find the time to advocate for brands that I love and share my life, helpful hints, and a laugh or two with my amazing fans! Read More…

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