It's no secret that we love Mexican food around here. I'm certain there are a few local restaurants who know us by name. But, we've been trying to eat at home more, and I've been trying to shed this last baby weight. So, in an effort to have my favorite food at a fraction of the calories, we've lightened up taco night at our house, and it was a huge hit. Here's how I gave taco night a healthy makeover: Taco Shells- Use wonton wrappers to make mini taco shells. Simply lay them over a cooling rack and bake at 400 degrees until they are start to brown and crisp up. This was Braylen's favorite part, she normally eats a deconstructed taco, but we let her create her own mini-taco's and … [Read more...]
blackberry pickin’ and a blackberry buckle recipe
This past Sunday Braylen and I headed over to a local farm to pick blackberries. This year, several farms have popped up around us, but if you're local let me recommend Mountain Meadows Farms. They have the biggest and sweetest blackberries I've ever tasted. We met our neighbors at the farm, Brayden and Braylen had the best time picking blackberries. The two of them ate their fair share of blackberries. Their buckets were lacking in the blackberry departments, but their bellies were not. We had planned to pick a gallon of blueberries too, but a storm came up that sent us back home. We'll have to try again this weekend. We had the best time and we enjoyed a … [Read more...]
Berry Cheesecake Trifle
Y'all! This may be more goodness than I'm supposed to dish out on a Monday morning, but I have the best trifle recipe to share with you today on Every Day Cheer. Go ahead and have the ingredients on hand to make for your friends on the Fourth. And if you promise not to judge, I'll let you in a little secret. It goes perfectly with your morning coffee, if you happen to have leftovers. Not that I would know or anything. Go ahead and click over to Every Day Cheer to get the recipe. … [Read more...]