Ingredients
Two bags Success® , cooked (4 cups cooked rice) 
1/8 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/2 tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
2 eggs, beaten
3 green onions, finely chopped, reserve 1 tbsp of the chopped green stalk
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp ginger fresh grated
Black Pepper, to taste
1 cup frozen green peas
2 tbsp olive oil + more
6 -8 oz container of cooked real crab meat, drained

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, pepper and set aside. 

In a wok, add the oil over medium high heat. Add in minced garlic, green onions, and ginger and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low. Add the cooked rice.  Make a hole in the middle of the rice, add a touch of oil and add the beaten eggs into the hole.  Scramble the eggs in the hole and then incorporate the eggs into the rest of the fried rice. Add the sauce, frozen green peas, and the crab meat.  Continue to stir gently, making sure the rice doesn’t burn on the bottom for 2-3 minutes, or until peas are thawed and crab meat is warmed throughout.  Garnish with the reserved chopped green onion stalk and serve immediately.

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Growing up, I despised coconut anything.  Really, I have no idea way, and I’m so happy that I came out of the phase because now I’m obsessed with it.  The flavor is amazing whether in cooking or baking and while I have the baking down packed by now, I’m still learning about the best ways to cook dinner with coconut products.  I’m a huge fan of fried coconut shrimp, but I’ve been looking into healthier ways to use coconut milk in cooking without frying.  One of my dear friends always talks about making coconut lime chicken, so I took that and added a twist with the ginger and the taste was incredible.

A great dinner, in my opinion, starts with a marinade that full of flavor and is allowed to sit for a few hours or even overnight allowing those flavors to really soak in to the meat.  While I love grilling anything and everything, I decided to bake this with the marinade and the result was a rich, flavorful, and extremely juicy chicken breasts.  It was divine.

1 Organic Canned Coconut Milk, reserve one cup

2 tbsp Raw Honey (*we use and encourage raw, local honey)

1 tsp Organic Basil

With the reserved cup of coconut milk, use it to make coconut lime rice. Bring One cup coconut milk and one cup water to a boil, add in one cup uncooked brown rice.  Cover, Reduce temp to simmer and cook 30 minutes.  Turn off heat and keep the lid on the cover for an additional 15 minutes. 

We paired this with Bacon Seasoned Fresh Green Beans – Boil water, add in green beans, one slice uncooked uncured smoked bacon, 1/4 tsp black pepper and boil for 10 minutes. Discard bacon.

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I was able to get an eyebrow wax.  If you’ve seen me lately, you knew how desperately I needed this. (left is before, right is after). I wanted my eyebrows to stay natural, but they needed a lot of work.  Juliene, owner of JuJu Organics was actually the one to do my eyebrows and she was amazing.  They use soy wax for all of their waxing.  I felt so much better knowing that a natural product was going on my face instead. I think they turned out amazing.

Then it was Skibbles turn for a manicure.  I knew this was going to be incredibly fast and really just be a little polish on the nails.  Skibs did amazingly well and the nail tech that assisted us was extremely patient and kind.  We had an absolutely amazing first experience.

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I’ll be VERY quick to admit that the thought of lice absolutely CREEPS me out!  Ewww, Gross, Stay away.  I’m praying I have a few more years before we have to start worrying about it ourselves, but I know for many of my friends, family, and readers with school-aged children, this is a very real issue that is current in their lives.

Here’s Some Interesting Facts About Lice:

• Lice do not discriminate; the cleanliness of your hair, home, or school has nothing to do with the risk of getting lice.
• 1 louse can lay up to 10 eggs (nits) per day.
• You cannot get head lice from an animal and your animals can not get it from you, lice need human scalp blood to survive.
• Off the human head, lice cannot survive for more than 48 hours.
• “Super Lice” and their resistance to traditional over the counter treatments are a pesky problem. Consumers are becoming more aware and informed about the toxic levels of over-the-counter-treatments.
• Electronic devices like iPods, iPads and cell phones cause kids to cluster together to view games, videos and movies, as well as do group “selfies”. All of this head to head contact spreads lice easily.
• Battling lice at home for weeks at a time is time-consuming, causes stress, causes missed school/work days and is often is ineffective.

Nix, Rid and other over-the-counter products have pesticides in their ingredients? Some contain 4 times the amount of chemicals and pesticide’s as Raid! Pretty scary! Lice are becoming more and more resistant to these chemicals creating the term “Super Lice”. Often people battling lice use these products over and over again and still cannot get rid of lice. Sometimes scalps are burned as a result of over treatment.

Some prescription and over –the-counter treatments contain chemicals that are no longer permitted for use on crops or animals, yet are allowed for lice treatment. Some of these chemicals and pesticides have been proven to cause cancer, seizures and in some cases death!

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It’s officially the first full day Fall, so what better way to kick it off than with a hearty, fulfilling chicken and vegetables soup.  One of the best things, to me, about the cooler months is being able to fully enjoy a steaming hot bowl of soup and allowing it to warm me up instead of layering on 20 more clothing articles. In addition, it’s extremely cheap to make a full pot of soup and around here lasts for many meals.

It’s also one of the easiest things to ever make.  Chop up veggies, Chop meat, add stock and seasonings, and wham bam you’re done.  Seriously.  it’s that simple. And now that Skibbles is big enough, we’ve gotten her in the kitchen to start learning.  Nothing makes me happier than getting her in the kitchen with me and teaching her the basics of cooking.  We have a blast together.

Ingredients: 
3 cups Low Sodium Organic Chicken Broth
2 cup water
1 tbsp organic butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups green peppers, chopped
1 1/2 cups sweet multicolored peppers, chopped
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
2 uncooked ears corn on the cob, corn removed from cob
2-3 cups chopped chicken, cooked
1 tsp organic black pepper
1 tsp Organic Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder, optional
Salt if desired 

Directions: 

In a large pot, add the chicken broth, water, and butter and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium and add onion, peppers, celery, carrots, and the seasonings.  Cook for 5 minutes, then add the corn and cook for 10 minutes.  Add in the chicken, and cook for another 20-35 minutes, on until all the vegetables have cooked through.

Alternatives- add in a 15oz can of diced tomatoes and top with crumbled bacon. 

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It’s Tailgate season.  You may either be the host looking for quick snack ideas or be going somewhere that you want to take a snack but don’t have time and need a quick solution.  Look no further than CVS.  I’ll admit, I would have never considered stopping at CVS in the past, but they have been adding more and more to their Gold Emblem store brand line that are the perfect grab and go snacks for tailgate season (and back to school too!)

 

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When I first became a mom and started to breastfeed, I had no idea what I was really in for on this journey.  Based on what everyone kept telling me I felt like I was going to be stuck in the house for our entire nursing relationships. A Bravado study revealed that only 38% of moms are extremely comfortable traveling with a baby under one while breastfeeding. Despite this, more than 53% do actually travel.  For me, thanks to some very amazing friends, I learned that I didn’t really ever need to be home, even if I was breastfeeding. 

1. Find an amazing nursing bra.  Your breasts need great support, but additionally, you need to be able to access them quickly (Hello, crying baby!).  There’s nothing worse than trying to fumble around with your bra when you are in public and your tiny baby is screaming at the top of their lungs. Bravado makes over a dozen different bras, and you’re sure to find the right one. 

2.  Do the Pull Up, Pull Down method.  This is where you wear two shirts, typically a tank top underneath your normal shirt. A breastfeeding tank top is even easier! Pull your normal shirt up, while pulling your tank top down, exposing your breast.  This way the side of your breast, your stomach, and side all stay covered, making you feel more comfortable.

3.  Practice in the mirror.  This may sound silly, but trust me it’s not.  Someone recommended this to me when I first had the baby and I’m so thankful they did.  I tried without the mirror and freaked out that everyone could see my entire breast.  When I looked in the mirror, I realized very little skin was actually exposed.  I learned that looking down on myself, it appeared that much more skin was showing than actually was showing.  Practicing in front of the mirror allowed me to gain confidence in how much skin I saw versus how much someone else didn’t see.

4.  Learn to breastfeed while babywearing.   This for us was a GAME CHANGER.  Not only did I feel it was more discreet than the shirt method, but I could actually still move around and get things done while she was breastfeeding.  At the mall?  No problem.  Just feed her and continue shopping while I did.  I’ve found, personally, that soft structured carriers like Boba carrier, are the best for these situations, but I have seen other types of carriers used successfully as well.

5.  On the go without baby?  Invest in a great pump to make sure that you keep up with expressing milk to continue to tell your body to produce the milk that your child is taking in while you are away. A hand pump is great for short trips, or a double electric pump for longer trips.

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Everyday Andrew and I try to eat better, more real foods.  We’ve been incorporating more ways to eat less processed foods and more fruits and vegetables.  I’ll be the first to admit that this is not the easiest thing, especially for Andrew.  I’m a lot more open-minded, but he struggles.  Being someone that is already extremely picky with his food, he just can’t wrap his head around things.  One of those things, was this Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Alfredo.

I’ll be honest, looking at it, you aren’t really sure what to think, especially when someone presents it as alfredo. I mean, alfredo is white, this looks more like polenta.  Even I was a bit nervous to try it, but hey, that’s the joy of trying new foods right?

Luckily, this actually tastes really good!

We’ve been eating spaghetti squash for awhile now.  It’s so easy to make.  While it takes long to cook than traditional pasta, it’s just as easy.  And on top of the easiness, it’s more nutritional!

Ingredients: 
1 spaghetti squash, organic perfered
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, organic
1 cup heavy whipping cream, organic
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2lb pre-cooked shrimp, wild caught

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Slice spaghetti squash in half.  Cover with olive oil and sprinkle black pepper across.  Place flesh side down on baking sheet.  Bake for 45 minutes.  Using a fork, remove all flesh from skin.

In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.  Add heavy cream and stir to combine. Stir in Parmesan cheese.  Add shrimp and cooked squash, gently stir until very well combined.  Serve immediately.  Store leftovers in fridge and eat within 3 days.

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