Crispy Orange Chicken

Crispy Orange Chicken

Crispy chicken is coated in a sweet orange soy glaze to create one of our favorite new meals, Crispy Orange Chicken. It’s cheaper and healthier than the takeout version and tastes way better. Has your weather been completely crazy? Like one day it’s 75 degrees and the next it’s snowing and school probably should have been cancelled?

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Spicy Orange Pork Chops

Grilling is one of my very favorite parts of summer. Marinating slabs of meat, throwing them on the grilling and eating a healthy meal in a matter of minutes is totally my jam on relaxing summer days. It couldn’t get much easier and doesn’t dirty up the kitchen. Because when there’s no school and the

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Pineapple Peach Sunrise Smoothie

Pineapple Peach Sunrise Smoothie

Start your morning off right with this Pineapple Peach Sunrise Smoothie. Tropical and refreshing to brighten your day. Smoothies are a favorite breakfast around here. I love getting a huge portion of fruits (and veggies sometimes) all in one shot. My kids love smoothies as well so they get a ton of servings of their

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Cran Orange Mimosas

As 2015 comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about what I want to accomplish in the new year. There’s always the typical eat well and exercise and I’ve really kept a great work out schedule all of 2015 but I really need to step up my healthy eating game. The past two months have

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Honey Orange Shrimp

During Lent I ate a lot of shrimp. I’ve never been a big fan of seafood but shrimp has always been something I could tolerate. During the past month and a half, honey walnut shrimp has become a new favorite of mine. I decided it was about time to try an at home version but

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Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce

I love cookbooks. Seriously. LOVE. I have a ton and am running out of room to store them in my kitchen. I’m starting to consider a bookshelf or wire baskets hung on the wall so that I can continue my obsession collection. Wouldn’t three of those baskets hung vertically on the wall be really cute! I think

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White Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin Cookies {Christmas Tray 2013}

Now that it’s November, I think it’s acceptable to start talking Christmas and I’m very excited to be sharing my first treat of the season. My dad loves White Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin Cookies so when I came across a recipe in one of my favorite baking cookbooks, I knew it would be a great cookie

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Spring Sangria

Looking for the perfect cocktail to serve at all your spring and summer barbecues? Well, I’m sharing it with you today! While I can’t report on the full tastiness of this because of that big news I told you on Friday I can say I sampled it before the wine was added and it was so yummy.

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Orange Blueberry Muffins

I was in the baking mood recently and had a big container of blueberries that I needed to be used up so I went on the hunt for something sweet to whip up. Whenever I think of blueberries, muffins immediately pop into my mind. They are my favorite kind and there are so many different varieties

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