• Blog,  Food,  Parenthood

    The Friday Five, Issue 1

    Welcome to the Friday Five! Every Friday, I will highlight 5 things I am currently loving.  This can be anything from habits that are currently serving me, clothes, apps, people I am currently loving, podcasts, food, mom hacks and everything in between!  What I am currently loving: Foodility App I started using this app in January of 2020 to keep track of my water consumption.  The past few years I have gotten sick in January, and I was determined to stay well this year.  One of my goals to achieve that was to get between 80-100oz of water daily. This app was the perfect way to track it for me. …

  • Blog,  Food

    Mediterranean Pasta

    Do you know your love language?  I always say that my love language is words of affirmation and pasta.  Pasta is my go to comfort food and I always crave it if I am stressed out or feeling down.  My current favorite is coated in olive oil with an assortment of veggies and feta cheese.  This was my go to lunch when I was pregnant with Ruby, I craved it almost everyday.  This Mediterranean pasta dish is my go to comfort meal that is a total knock off from one of my favorite local restaurants, Bistro Byronz but with a healthier twist.  I use a gluten free pasta, such as…

  • Blog,  Food,  Uncategorized

    Chipotle Cheddar Corn & Shrimp Chowder

    We had a crazy rainy weekend last weekend and my friend Tiffany from We Five Kings posted that she was planning to make this yummy soup and I thought it looked delicious! The recipe is originally from Half Baked Harvest and I adapted it slightly. If you are not following her on Instagram, do it now, I get so much inspiration from her posts. Making this soup really made me think about my cooking journey, I did not grow up cooking in the kitchen with my mom. I am an only child and it was just me and her for most of my childhood, so we just didn’t cook a…

  • Blog,  Food

    Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

    This week in my Instagram stories I shared what I was making for dinner.  Most weeks I don’t really meal plan.  I buy the same basic groceries every week and add any different veggies, fruits or meats that are on sale that week.  I find the produce that’s on sale is normally the produce that is in season, so there is a surplus and it is delicious!  This also helps mix up our meals.  Then every night is like an episode of chopped, what can I make with all this stuff!  So yesterday I had Portobello mushrooms that needed to be used and decided to stuff them.  Matt looked at…