Taco Salad

Taco Salad

I love tacos. I love salads. One of my favorite salads is the Taco Salad. It is delicious, nutritious, and goes great with a margarita. I mean who doesn’t love a great meal that goes with a margarita? I make my own *taco* meat. No, I don’t have my own turkeys out back. What I mean [...]

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Turkey Pasta Bake

Turkey Pasta Bake

As promised, I am giving you my beloved Turkey Pasta Bake recipe. Mmmmmmm….turkey….pasta….baaakkke. It is delicious and EASY. In case you missed it, even some kids like this recipe. Tyler had it everywhere and dug in fast here. Turkey Pasta Bake 1 lb. of ground turkey meat (or beef, whatever you like!) 1 small onion, chopped [...]

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Zucchini Bread

Zucchini & Squash

Since I have zucchini and yellow squash coming out of every crevice of my body, I decided to make some of my mother-in-laws Zucchini Bread this week. I am beginning to think my husband is a little TOO good at this growing your own vegetable thing. We literally get this amount every 2 days:      [...]

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Asian Chicken Salad

Asian Chicken Salad

Hold onto your shorts peeps! This recipe is delicious! This recipe is brought to you all the way from Hawaii. That’s right, from Mommy Vaca’s Mama! It is so delicious and has become a staple in our family. My mom had this at a restaurant in Hawaii and went home and duplicated it. See, I told [...]

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4th of July Flag Cake

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday with family and friends. In case you need a last minute recipe here is my easy flag cake recipe! It is yummy and has lots of fresh, healthy fruit on it! Ingredients: 1 box of angel food cake mix (or yellow cake) 1 container [...]

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Old School Tacos

Old School Tacos!

I didn’t do a Recipe of the Week last week so I am kind of having withdrawals about it because I love sharing easy, family friendly recipes! This week I thought I would share one of my favorite family recipes: Old School Tacos. You know what I am talking about… little bowls filled separately with cheese, [...]

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My Mama’s Summer Vodka Cocktail

I must say I am enjoying myself here at my parents house. I have gotten over my solo flight (sort-of) and am finally relaxing with all of the help from my parents. I do miss my husband… A LOT, but we will be home before we know it! One of the best things about staying [...]

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Summer Quinoa Chicken Salad with Roasted Corn, Tomatoes & Leeks

Summer Quinoa & Chicken Salad

I had one of those nights this past week when I asked myself: What do I want to make for dinner? See this is unusual for me because I am a PLANNER. I plan everything, especially dinners. Because if I didn’t, by the time dinner rolled around everyone would get a bowl of cheerios because [...]

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Summer Chicken Stir-Fry

Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone has enjoyed a fabulous long weekend with family and friends! Thank you to everyone who has sacrificed for our freedoms!   Guess what is finally here in Nor-Cal. That’s right…SUMMER!!! This weekend the weather has been glorious!!! Sunny, warm, 80 degrees, with a slight breeze. What I like to call [...]

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Black Bean & Corn Salad

black bean corn salad

I am posting this recipe in hopes of encouraging summer to finally come to CA. The past few days have been somewhat sunny but pretty cold and windy. And apparently we have rain on the way? What? It is the end of May for cryin’ out loud!!   This is one of my all time favorite summer salads. [...]

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