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Oh, back-to-school is upon us at the moment. I've always loved this time of year even when I was a kid... yes, I was a nerd. Well, now that I've finished nursing school and seeing as we have no kids, I really don't get too excited about this time of year. Even though, I would love to have an amazing excuse to just go buy school supplies! Anyways, those of you who do have kids in school or are in school yourself, good luck with the school year! Ok, let's see how cooking went last week for me!</div>
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<b>Lows: </b>Well, this is a first in that I have no lows for last week! Seriously, I cooked everything I planned and each dish was amazing!</div>
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<b>Highs: </b>Like I said above, every. single. dish. was. amazing! Seriously, I'm not sure that I can even pick one dish as our favorite. Ok, fine I'll choose... </div>
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<b><a href="http://tadkapasta.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/currying-up-for-comfort/" target="_blank">Yellow Curry with Chicken</a>! </b></div>
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I chose this one because I've been working on the texture of this one and I finally got the right consistency and flavor!</div>
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<b>Monday: <a href="http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2011/03/17/indian-chicken-curry/" target="_blank">Indian Chicken Curry</a></b></div>
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Like, I've mentioned in previous posts we loooove Indian food so I'll be trying out this recipe tonight!</div>
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<b>Tuesday: <a href="http://onceamonthmeals.com/5-ingredient-coconut-curry-kebabs/" target="_blank">Coconut Curry Kebabs</a></b></div>
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Even though we won't be grilling these (the joys of living in an apartment), these are perfect to get in another grilling session this summer!</div>
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<b>Wednesday: <a href="http://onceamonthmeals.com/garlic-chile-chicken-bites/" target="_blank">Garlic Chili Chicken</a></b></div>
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I found this one in the depths of my recipe index. I have no clue if we even like this one so we shall see!</div>
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<b>Thursday: <a href="http://katemovingforward.com/2014/02/10/chicken-garlic-pesto-pizza/#comment-21635" target="_blank">Chicken Garlic Pesto Pizza</a></b></div>
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<b>Friday: ?????</b></div>
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We are going on a boat! No, seriously we are so I have no clue what we will be eating. I think we may be eating on the boat.</div>
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<b>Saturday & Sunday: <a href="http://www.thepicklebee.com/fast-food-friday-mongolian-beef/#comment-31" target="_blank">Mongolian Beef</a></b></div>
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{New Recipe!} I've made Mongolian Beef in the past, but it wasn't the greatest so I'll be trying out this new one some time this weekend!</div>
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Check out <b><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" target="_blank">OrgJunkie</a> </b>for more tips and inspiration for meal planning!<b> </b>Also, if you have any questions about meal planning, just leave them below in the comments.</div>
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Season chicken tenders with a few dashes of pepper and seasoning salt.</div>
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Set up 3 bowls. In the first bowl, add 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. In the second bowl, add the egg. Lastly in the third bowl, add 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs, 1/2 cup shredded coconut, and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, if you like spice.</div>
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Mix the flour mixture together, whisk the egg, and whisk the panko bread crumbs together.</div>
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Dip into the bread crumb mixture and cover completely.</div>
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This dish is really amazing and tasty. I hope it takes you to paradise even if it's just for a moment! Let me know if you try this recipe by taking a picture and using the hashtag <b>#t42coconutchicken </b>on either <b><a href="http://instagram.com/table4twoplease" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </b>or <a href="https://twitter.com/table4twoplease" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>! </div>
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<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ga1Amp_asbZVo1LU5YbnBIbFU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Printer Friendly Coconut Chicken Recipe Card</a></b></div>
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<i>Adapted from: <a href="http://www.budgetbytes.com/2010/01/coconut-chicken-w-sweet-chili-dipping-sauce/" target="_blank">Budget Bytes</a></i></div>
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<i>Adapted from: <a href="http://wheatfreemom.com/blog/recipe-gluten-free-thai-sweet-chili-sauce/" target="_blank">wheatfree mom</a></i><img align="center" src="http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o603/anirtak3/PostSignature_zps1c24bb10.jpg" height="480" style="border: 0px;" width="640" /></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Parties I link up to: <a href="http://thebestblogrecipes.com/2014/08/weekend-re-treat-link-party-81-2.html" target="_blank">The Best Blog Recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.thejennyevolution.com/friday-flash-blog-82-plus-features/" target="_blank">The Jenny Evolution</a>, <a href="http://www.livingbettertogether.com/2014/08/3149.html" target="_blank">Living Better Together</a>, <a href="http://craftdictator.com/2014/08/21/craft-frenzy-friday-54/" target="_blank">Craft Dictator</a>, <a href="http://whipperberry.com/2014/08/party-bunch-link-party-42.html" target="_blank">Whipperberry</a></i></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-61144097693076498842014-08-18T08:02:00.000-07:002014-08-18T08:02:35.667-07:00Menu Plan Monday: 8/18/2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure if you meal plan, but I can honestly say it's one of the best things that has changed my life. First, I know exactly what we are eating for dinner each night and it's one less thing to think about. Secondly, it makes my grocery trips less of a hassle. Thirdly, it makes that grocery bill smaller. I highly suggest you start meal planning. I mean imagine how less stressful you would be. If you have any questions, just ask below in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them! Ok, let's see how my meal plan/cooking went last week.</div>
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<b>Lows: </b>It's kind of hard to pick a low this week since last week was great. However, I would say that I made the <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/06/chicken-tikka-masala.html" target="_blank">Chicken Tikka Masala</a> </b>too spicy because I really could not eat any of it. I think my last low would be that I did not make the <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/12/slow-cooker-chicken-black-bean-tacos.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Crockpot Chicken & Black Bean Tacos</a>. </div>
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<b>Highs: </b>Well like I said it was a great week for cooking at least for me. If I had to pick our favorite meal from last week, I think it would be the <a href="http://www.emilybites.com/2013/05/thai-chicken-skewers-with-peanut-sauce.html#more" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Thai Chicken Bites with Peanut Sauce</a>!</div>
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<b>Monday: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/12/slow-cooker-chicken-black-bean-tacos.html" target="_blank">Crockpot Chicken & Black Bean Tacos</a></b></div>
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<b>Tuesday: <a href="http://tadkapasta.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/currying-up-for-comfort/" target="_blank">Yellow Curry with Chicken</a></b></div>
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<b>Wednesday: <a href="http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2014/05/15/greek-spinach-and-feta-stuffed-chicken-breast/" target="_blank">Greek Stuffed Chicken</a></b></div>
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<b>Thursday: <a href="http://www.mandysrecipeboxblog.com/2012/09/tiny-spicy-chicken.html" target="_blank">Spicy Chinese Chicken</a></b></div>
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Have no clue where to start with meal planning? Like I said before, you can leave any questions or tips in the comments. Also, check out <b><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" target="_blank">OrgJunkie</a> </b>for more tips and meal plans!</div>
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I love this dish because it's a great filling dinner with a good added dose of vegetables. The bell peppers will be soft, yet still crisp so if you want a more soft bell pepper I suggest you bake them for another 5-10 minutes until done at desired softness. If you make this recipe, take a picture and use the hashtag <b>#t42mexicanpeppers </b> on <b><a href="http://instagram.com/table4twoplease">Instagram</a> </b>or <a href="https://twitter.com/table4twoplease" style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</a>! Also I made a new Twitter account for the blog so if you have followed me in the past, I would greatly appreciate it if you would follow me again! Click on the Twitter link above or you can find all my social media at the top right hand side of the blog!</div>
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Another week, another menu... This weekend was pretty busy for us so today I'm dragging. I've realized that in order for me to be productive during the week, I need to relax on the weekend. Anyways, I always like recapping last week's menu and seeing what we like and didn't like so much.</div>
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<b>Lows:</b> Unfortunately, last week was not the greatest cooking week. First up, <b><a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2008/11/pad-thai.html" target="_blank">Pad Thai with Chicken</a>. </b>This meal wasn't down right disgusting, but it just didn't taste like Pad Thai. I think it's time to look for another recipe. Second, <b><a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/09/sticky-sesame-chicken-recipe.html#comment-70918" target="_blank">Sesame Chicken</a>. </b>The sauce for the chicken was waaaaaaaay too sweet for us and I should have realized this as I was making it. Oh, well next time I'm just going to cut the sweetness factor a lot. Lastly, I did not cook all the recipes I planned so there will be some repeats this week.<br />
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<b>Highs: </b>So even though most meals didn't turn out great, one did turn out awesome! The <b><a href="http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodiebride/archives/14992/" target="_blank">Crockpot Chicken Verde Enchiladas</a> </b>were so delicious! I can't wait to make them again.<br />
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<b>Tuesday: <a href="http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/roasted-garlic-chicken-herb-white-pizza-sundaysupper/" target="_blank">White Pizza with Chicken</a></b></div>
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<b>Wednesday: <a href="http://www.emilybites.com/2013/05/thai-chicken-skewers-with-peanut-sauce.html#more" target="_blank">Thai Chicken Bites with Peanut Sauce</a></b></div>
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A recipe that I'm rediscovering! Haven't had this one in awhile so need to see if we like it :)</div>
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<b>Thursday: <a href="http://ducksoven.blogspot.com/2012/02/lemon-crock-pot-chicken.html" target="_blank">Crockpot Lemon Chicken</a></b></div>
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We have had this recently, but I don't remember whether or not we liked it. We shall see!</div>
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<b>Friday: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/12/slow-cooker-chicken-black-bean-tacos.html" target="_blank">Crockpot Chicken & Black Bean Tacos</a></b></div>
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<b>Saturday & Sunday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2012/07/pepperoni-pizza-rolls.html" target="_blank">Pepperoni Pizza Rolls</a> </b>& <b><a href="http://www.ohhappybelly.com/veggie-scramble/" target="_blank">Sausage & Veggie Scramble</a></b></div>
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Most weekends we just go with the flow when we eat, but I usually plan a lunch and a breakfast. Both of these recipes are definitely favorites at our house!</div>
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I just looked back and realized that I have not posted a new menu plan since January!?! I honestly could not believe it had been that long, but then again the last post I posted was back in February. Anyways, I have to come find out that a lot of people really enjoy my menu plans. Even when I was not blogging, people would constantly visit my menu plans and pin them, as well. So by popular demand, I'll be keeping up with these menu plans!</div>
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<b>Monday: <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2008/11/pad-thai.html" target="_blank">Pad Thai with Chicken</a></b></div>
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We loooove Thai food and this is one of Isaac's favorite dishes!</div>
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<b>Tuesday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/06/chicken-tikka-masala.html" target="_blank">Chicken Tikka Masala</a></b></div>
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Oh, did I mention that Isaac and I loooove Indian food, as well, and this is one our favorite Indian dishes!<br />
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<b>Wednesday: <a href="http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodiebride/archives/14992/" target="_blank">Crockpot Chicken Verde Enchiladas</a></b><br />
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<b>Thursday: <a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/09/sticky-sesame-chicken-recipe.html#comment-70918" target="_blank">Sesame Chicken</a></b></div>
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Again testing to see if we like this dish, but like before I do believe we did like it.</div>
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<b>Friday: <a href="http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/roasted-garlic-chicken-herb-white-pizza-sundaysupper/" target="_blank">White Pizza with Chicken</a></b></div>
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<b>Saturday and Sunday: <a href="http://www.ohhappybelly.com/veggie-scramble/" target="_blank">Sausage and Veggie Scramble</a></b></div>
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Most weekends we just go with the flow and choose what we feel like eating. Every once in awhile I'll plan a breakfast or lunch and this weekend I plan on making this delicious scramble! It's sooo tasty and quite healthy.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-91109794415596793282014-08-03T22:09:00.000-07:002014-08-03T22:09:51.780-07:00Find what TASTES good!Man, have I missed this little sliver of the internet. I really am serious and I'm sorry for being gone for so long. I could give you a 100 excuses and beg for your forgiveness or we could just completely forget all that business and just start blogging again! Yes, I do believe I like that idea. So here we go...<br />
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<a name='more'></a>So I've been inspired by Adriene from <a href="http://findwhatfeelsgood.com/blog/" target="_blank">Find What Feels Good</a>. I would say for the past year I have been following her yoga videos on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKE7WVJfvaHW5q283SxchA" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a>. I had been practicing yoga before I found her, but she made me view yoga in a whole different light. Her main mantra is to find what FEELS good! In other words, pay attention to your body during yoga, and try something different and new. She always encourages you to find what works for you even if it might not be the "proper" or "correct" form. If it FEELS good, then do it!<br />
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Well, my friends, I want to challenge, encourage, and inspire you to do the same, but with food. Instead, we will find what TASTES good! No that does not mean go and eat a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts right now... even though that would be quite tasty. Instead, what I encourage you to do is pay attention to your body, and how it reacts to the food you feed it. For instance, I have known for quite awhile (since I was a kid) that I am lactose intolerant, in other words, dairy and I are not friends. However, I kept forcing my body to like dairy, but it just kept telling me no...I'll leave out all the gross bodily side effects dairy does to me. So I finally listened and started to slowly cut out dairy, and if needed, used dairy-free substitutes. And, guess what? My body was thanking me and so was my husband and toilet!<br />
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My point is to pay attention to how you/your body feels after eating a meal. Do you feel horrible? Do you feel great? Do you feel sluggish and tired? Do you feel energized and awake? Take a look at what you ate and that could be the cause of how you feel after you eat. I want to challenge you to observe the food you eat and ask yourself: 1.) Does it TASTE good? 2.) Does it harm my body? 3.) How do I feel after eating this? If it TASTES good, does not harm your body, and you feel great afterwards, keep eating away! Otherwise, you may want to consider changing up your diet.<br />
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My husband and I have personally stopped eating at fast food restaurants. One because we always feel horrible afterward. Our bodies never like it and they always yelled at us afterwards! Every once in awhile we get a craving or nothing else is unfortunately readily available so we eat it, and about 30 minutes later we remember why we never eat at temple of doom aka our nickname for fast food that we stole from a friend.<br />
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I cannot believe we have made it to day 4 of <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two.html" target="_blank">3 Course Valentine's Dinner For Two!</a> </b>If you would like to start from the beginning of this series, then just click that link above! Now, that I have shared all the recipes for the food, it's time to figure out how to put it all together. I'm going to try my best to give you a good order to start cooking the recipes and tips to make sure everything comes out together!</div>
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1. Either the day before or the morning of the dinner I suggest to bake the <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two_7.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Red Velvet Cupcakes for Two</a>. Don't forget to allow about 4 hours for the cupcakes to cool.</div>
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I have truly enjoyed this series and can't wait to have another one! I plan on either doing series or different posts other than my Menu Plan Monday and recipe ones once a month. If you have any suggestions on other things you would like to see on here, just let me know! I'll end with a recap of the menu.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-79080432231013886092014-02-07T08:30:00.000-08:002014-02-28T08:44:47.656-08:003 Course Valentine's Dinner For Two, Third Course: Red Velvet Cupcakes For Two with Cream Cheese Icing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we are making the third course in <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two.html" target="_blank">3 Course Valentine's Dinner for Two!</a> </b>I can't believe we already on the third course. This week just flew by quickly! Tomorrow will be the last day in the series and I'll be sharing all the <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two-tips.html" target="_blank"><b>tips and tricks</b></a> you need to know in order to make all three courses and serve them. For now, let's head into the kitchen and start making...</div>
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Preheat oven to 350.</div>
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Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. If not fully melted, keep melting in 30 second increments until fully melted.</div>
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Add 1 egg white, 2 tablespoon melted butter, 1 1/2 tablespoon milk, few drops red food coloring, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and splash white vinegar to a small bowl.</div>
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Add 2 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, pinch salt, and pinch cocoa powder to a large bowl.</div>
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Mix everything together.</div>
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.</div>
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Place liners in the middle of the tin.</div>
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Fill the liners with the cupcake mix.</div>
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Bake for 15-20 minutes or until baked completely. Here the cupcakes have baked for 15 minutes. I stuck a toothpick in the middle of the cupcake and the toothpick came out with batter meaning the cupcakes need to bake longer.</div>
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Here the cupcakes baked for another 5 minutes and the toothpick came out clean meaning all done!</div>
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After a few minutes, remove the cupcakes from the tin and place on a cooling rack. Let the cupcakes cool completely or about 4 hours.</div>
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While the cupcakes are cooling, let's move on to make the icing.</div>
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6 hours before take out butter and cream cheese to soften.</div>
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Add 4 tablespoon softened butter, 6 ounces softened cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and dash salt to either a stand mixer bowl or large bowl.</div>
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Mix everything together for about 1-2 minutes either in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer. See how there is still powdered sugar on the sides?</div>
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Make sure to scrape down the sides to ensure everything mixes together.</div>
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Frost as desired and enjoy!</div>
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<b>*Quick tip*</b> If you want a harder icing, than refrigerate your icing for a couple hours to harden.</div>
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I love this recipe because it makes the perfect amount of cupcakes for two people. Now, you can enjoy a sweet treat in moderation. Tomorrow I will be finishing up the series by sharing <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two-tips.html" target="_blank"><b>tips and tricks</b></a> on how to pull off the entire 3 courses.</div>
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2 tablespoon melted butter</div>
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1 egg white</div>
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1 1/2 tablespoon milk</div>
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Few drops red food coloring</div>
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1 teaspoon vanilla</div>
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil</div>
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Splash white vinegar</div>
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2 tablespoon sugar</div>
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1/4 cup flour</div>
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder</div>
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Pinch salt</div>
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1/4 cup</div>
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2. In a small bowl, melt 2 tablespoon butter in the microwave for 30 seconds.</div>
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3. In another small bowl, whisk together 1 egg white, 2 tablespoon melted butter, 1 1/2 tablespoon milk, few drops of red food coloring, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and splash of white vinegar.</div>
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4. In a large bowl, mix 2 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, pinch salt, and pinch cocoa powder.</div>
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5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.</div>
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6. Line a muffin tin with 2 liners and fill each liner with cupcake batter.</div>
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7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until baked completely. I check this by sticking a toothpick in the center of the cupcake and pull it out. If it comes out clean, they they are done. If it does not come out clean, then they need to bake longer.</div>
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8. Let cool completely or for around 4 hours and then frost. Enjoy!</div>
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4 tablespoon butter</div>
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6 ounces cream cheese</div>
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla</div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Parties I link up at: <a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/2014/02/tuesday-talent-show-119/" target="_blank">Chef in Training</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.thisgalcooks.com/2014/02/09/marvelous-mondays-link-party-85/" target="_blank">This Gal Cooks</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://romanceonadime.com/take-it-on-tuesday/take-tuesday-blog-hop-112/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.anyonita-nibbles.co.uk/2014/02/tasty-tuesdays-50-eeek-were-50.html" target="_blank">Anyonita Nibbles</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.dizzybusyandhungry.com/wined-down-wednesday-link-party-24/" target="_blank">Dizzy, Busy, & Hungry</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://thetastyfork.com/2014/02/25/wake-up-wednesdays-25/#" target="_blank">The Tasty Fork</a>,</i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i> <a href="http://www.vintagegwen.com/2014/02/show-share-133.html" target="_blank">Vintage Gwen</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2014/02/whatever-goes-wednesday-211.html" target="_blank">Someday Crafts</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.sweetbellaroos.com/2014/02/26/pin-thursday-25/" target="_blank">Sweet Bella Roos</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://placeofmytaste.com/2014/02/work-wednesday-36.html" target="_blank">Place Of My Taste</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.livingbettertogether.com/2014/02/eat-create-party-no-12.html" target="_blank">Living Better Together</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://thebestblogrecipes.com/2014/02/weekend-re-treat-link-party-56.html" target="_blank">The Best Blog Recipes</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://craftdictator.com/2014/02/27/craft-frenzy-friday-28/" target="_blank">Craft Dictator</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.504main.com/2014/02/tickled-pink-times-two-number-28.html" target="_blank">504 Main</a></i></b></div>
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Alright, we made it to day 4 of <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two.html" target="_blank">3 Course Valentine's Dinner for Two!</a> </b>If you are new to the series, check out what the series is all about by clicking that link above! So far we have made the first course, <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two_4.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sausage & Potato Soup</a>, and part of the second course, <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two_5.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Roasted Broccoli</a>. Today we will be finishing up the second course. So let's go to my kitchen and start cooking...</div>
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Season steak with a few dashes of pepper, seasoning salt, and paprika. If you want to make it spicy, add a few dashes of red pepper flakes, too.</div>
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This steak is so flavorful and juicy. It's the perfect dinner for a special occasion or heck simply just because I want steak! Tomorrow we will be moving onto the third course, <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two_7.html" target="_blank"><b>Red Velvet Cupcakes for Two with Cream Cheese Icing</b></a></div>
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3/4 pound flank steak or thin sliced carne asada</div>
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1 cup baby spinach</div>
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Pepper</div>
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<i>Adapted from: <b><a href="http://www.aspicyperspective.com/2012/01/stuffed-flank-steak.html" target="_blank">A Spicy Perspective</a></b></i></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Parties I link up at: <a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/2014/02/tuesday-talent-show-119/" target="_blank">Chef in Training</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.thisgalcooks.com/2014/02/09/marvelous-mondays-link-party-85/" target="_blank">This Gal Cooks</a>, <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/take-it-on-tuesday/take-tuesday-blog-hop-112/" target="_blank">Romance On A Dime</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.anyonita-nibbles.co.uk/2014/02/tasty-tuesdays-50-eeek-were-50.html" target="_blank">Anyonita Nibbles</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.dizzybusyandhungry.com/wined-down-wednesday-link-party-24/" target="_blank">Dizzy, Busy, & Hungry</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://thetastyfork.com/2014/02/25/wake-up-wednesdays-25/#" target="_blank">The Tasty Fork</a>,</i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i> <a href="http://www.vintagegwen.com/2014/02/show-share-133.html" target="_blank">Vintage Gwen</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2014/02/whatever-goes-wednesday-211.html" target="_blank">Someday Crafts</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.sweetbellaroos.com/2014/02/26/pin-thursday-25/" target="_blank">Sweet Bella Roos</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://placeofmytaste.com/2014/02/work-wednesday-36.html" target="_blank">Place Of My Taste</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.livingbettertogether.com/2014/02/eat-create-party-no-12.html" target="_blank">Living Better Together</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://thebestblogrecipes.com/2014/02/weekend-re-treat-link-party-56.html" target="_blank">The Best Blog Recipes</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://craftdictator.com/2014/02/27/craft-frenzy-friday-28/" target="_blank">Craft Dictator</a>, </i></b><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.504main.com/2014/02/tickled-pink-times-two-number-28.html" target="_blank">504 Main</a></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today is the second day and first recipe day in our <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two.html" target="_blank">3 Course Valentine's Dinner for Two!</a> </b>Don't know what I'm talking about, then just click that link and check it out. Today's recipe will be the first course and it's a good one my friends. Like I said yesterday this recipe is a very good copy cat for Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana. Trust me, I would know since I worked there for 4 years. Alright let's get started and head into my kitchen to make...</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adapted from: <b><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/10/sausage-potato-and-kale-soup/" target="_blank">The Pioneer Woman</a></b></span></i></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-49631138137107872842014-02-03T12:30:00.000-08:002014-02-10T20:10:09.445-08:003 Course Valentine's Dinner For Two: Introduction<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alright, now that football season is unfortunately over on to the next holiday.... <b style="color: #cc0000;">VALENTINE'S DAY!!! </b>It definitely is my favorite holiday and I really do not have a good reason. Maybe it's because my birthday is two days later, who knows. And, yes I know it's a huge gimmick for companies to feed off people's wallets, but I still love the holiday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On that note, I figured this is the <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">best</u> holiday for Table for Two, please? I mean a day that couples take the time to show just how much they love one another. And we all know the best way to man's or heck even a woman's heart is through their stomach! So I've created this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, my friends we are going to learn how to cook a 3 course meal for our special someone! Oh and even if you don't have a special someone, invite a friend over or just make it for yourself. Trust me, you'll enjoy those leftovers the next day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each day this week I'll be posting a recipe for each course with step-by-step pictures, of course. I'll take you through each step of the cooking process so you don't get lost, and even worse, ruin the food. And, if you do, please send me an email or leave a comment letting me know my instructions are faulty. I'll end the week off with a post about all the <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2014/02/3-course-valentines-dinner-for-two-tips.html" target="_blank">tips, tricks, and steps</a> </b>you need to know to pull all the cooking together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alright, let's take a look at what we will be cooking up this week:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you have ever eaten Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana, then this my friends is an amazing copycat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The steak is stuffed with provolone cheese, red bell pepper, prosciutto, and spinach. The broccoli is seasoned with garlic and several different spices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Moist and soft cupcakes with rich and creamy icing. Just the perfect amount for two!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Who can't wait for the recipes!? I know I'm super excited and ready to share these recipes with you this week! <b>Remember</b> <b>to check back each day this week for the recipes! </b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-55236127565247505992014-01-24T15:32:00.000-08:002014-08-14T11:07:03.877-07:00Easy Rice for Two<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you have a rice cooker and <i>actually </i>use it!? If you do, great for you! I personally do not have one, but I also do not plan on buying one either. Mainly, because I have found an easy way to make rice just for well...two! I think it's super easy to make and only requires one pot! Alright let's get started to make...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pour 1 cup water into pot and heat on high</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and cover. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check rice for bubbles. If bubbles are still present, then cook for another 2 minutes or until bubbles are gone. Here no bubbles are present so the rice is done. Turn off heat and let rest covered for 2 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fluff with a fork and serve up as a side. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">See that is super easy! Now you don't have to fret about over or under cooking the rice. It comes out perfectly each time and you don't need a rice cooker!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Easy Rice for Two</span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Prep time: 2 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 12 minutes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 cup dry white long grain rice</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Pour 1 cup water into pot and heat on high until boiling.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Add 1/2 cup rice into boiling water and cover. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Check rice for bubbles. If bubbles are still present, then cook for another 2 minutes or until bubbles are gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Turn off heat and let rest for 2 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Fluff with a fork and serve up as a side. Enjoy!</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Parties I link up at: <a href="http://thebestblogrecipes.com/2014/01/weekend-re-treat-link-party-51.html" target="_blank">The Best Blog Recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/2014/02/tuesday-talent-show-118/" target="_blank">Chef in Training</a>, <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/take-it-on-tuesday/take-tuesday-blog-hop-109/#" target="_blank">Romance on a Dime</a>, <a href="http://www.anyonita-nibbles.co.uk/2014/02/tasty-tuesdays-47.html" target="_blank">Anyonita Nibbles</a>, <a href="http://www.dizzybusyandhungry.com/wined-down-wednesday-link-party-21/" target="_blank">Dizzy, Busy, and Hungry</a>, <a href="http://thetastyfork.com/2014/02/04/wake-up-wednesdays-22/" target="_blank">The Tasty Fork</a>, </i></b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.vintagegwen.com/2014/02/show-share-133.html" target="_blank">Vintage Gwen</a>, <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2014/02/whatever-goes-wednesday-211.html" target="_blank">Someday Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.sweetbellaroos.com/2014/02/26/pin-thursday-25/" target="_blank">Sweet Bella Roos</a>, <a href="http://placeofmytaste.com/2014/02/work-wednesday-36.html" target="_blank">Place Of My Taste</a>, <a href="http://www.livingbettertogether.com/2014/02/eat-create-party-no-12.html" target="_blank">Living Better Together</a>, <a href="http://craftdictator.com/2014/02/27/craft-frenzy-friday-28/" target="_blank">Craft Dictator</a>, <a href="http://www.504main.com/2014/02/tickled-pink-times-two-number-28.html" target="_blank">504 Main</a></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another week is upon us friends. My routine got all messed up last week, but it was for a good reason. I took my first review class for my nursing boards that I will be taking soon! Super excited about that! Anyways, I'm slowly getting back into the routine today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">YES! Another week down and I made <u>every</u> <u>single</u> <u>meal</u> I planned last week! I seriously do believe the whole picture thing helps keep me accountable. If you have no clue what I'm talking about, I'll explain. Each night I post a picture collage on <b><a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </b>of what I planned for us to eat and what we actually ate!? I'm just keeping myself accountable to my meal plan and it's working! Here's last week pictures:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you would like to start keeping yourself accountable, too, join along in What We Actually Ate!? Just post your pictures to <b><a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </b>using the hashtag <b>#wwaa.</b> I always love looking at pictures of food!</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Monday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/03/spicy-blackened-chicken.html" target="_blank">Spicy Blackened Chicken</a> </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">& </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/02/baked-fries.html" target="_blank">Baked Fries</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well I had planned on making this for dinner, but earlier today my husband asked if we wanted to go out to dinner with friends instead and I said sure! So this will be used next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm testing out my recipes for an upcoming post! I'm really excited about this one and can't wait to share it with you!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/01/chicken-sesame-stir-fry.html" target="_blank">Chicken & Sesame Stir-Fry</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An easy recipe that I haven't made in a really long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday: </b>*New Recipe* <b><a href="http://www.dancingcarrots.com/main-dishes/chicken-tostadas/" target="_blank">Healthier Chicken Tostadas</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These just look so yummy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Need tips on menu planning!? Check out </span><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" target="_blank">OrgJunkie</a><span style="text-align: center;"> for more tips, tricks, and recipe ideas!</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-80594805411364386042014-01-13T08:30:00.000-08:002014-01-13T08:30:01.878-08:00Menu Plan Monday: 1/13/2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whoo hoo!!! I made every single meal I planned last week! Trust me I am happy because this my friends has not happened in a really long time. Honestly, I do believe the whole What We Actually Ate!? kept me more accountable. If you don't know what the heck What We Actually Ate!? is, it's ok. I started this series last week in order to keep myself more accountable to my menu plan. Essentially, I have a picture of what I planned to eat and then what we <u style="font-style: italic;">actually</u> ate. Here are the pictures from last week:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see I made it all! If you would like to join me in What We Actually Ate!? just post your pictures on<b> <a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </b>or <b><a href="https://twitter.com/kgvega3" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </b>using the hashtag <b>#wwaa</b>. I would love to see what you eat even if you didn't cook it yourself! Alright let's see what I have planned to cook up this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Monday: </b>*New Recipe* <b><a href="http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/roasted-garlic-chicken-herb-white-pizza-sundaysupper/" target="_blank">White Pizza with Chicken</a> </b>& <b><a href="http://www.simplyscratch.com/2012/02/homemade-pizza-calzones.html" target="_blank">Homemade Pizza Dough</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Super excited to try this out mainly because I'm excited to make the dough!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/06/lemon-chicken-broccoli.html" target="_blank">Lemon Chicken & Broccoli</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nice, light, and healthy!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/01/healthy-pasta-with-chicken-veggies.html" target="_blank">Healthy Pasta with Chicken & Veggies</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another healthy dish for the week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday: </b>*New Recipe* <b><a href="http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/mongolian-beef/" target="_blank">Healthy Mongolian Beef</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see most of the recipes have a theme.... HEALTHY! My husband and I are going to start counting calories. We did this awhile back just to adjust our eating habits and it worked really well. We did it for so long that we started eating fewer calories naturally without having to count every single one. Well, we feel like we need to check back in and make sure we are still eating the same way. No goals to lose weight, but if it happens, it happens. Want more tips on menu planning!? Check out <b><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" target="_blank">OrgJunkie.com</a> </b>for some great ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is an easy meal to put together for a week night dinner. So let's get started and head on into my kitchen to start making...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cover cast iron pan or large fry pan with tin foil. Heat up on medium</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Husk and rinse 4 tomatillos and place on pan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If needed, lean the tomatillos on the side of the pan or each other to roast their sides.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adapted from: <b><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Skirt-Steaks-with-Tomatillos-Two-Ways-350249" target="_blank">Epicurious</a></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the first Menu Plan Monday of 2014!!! I've been hearing a lot of other bloggers and just people in general that want to make more meals at home. Well my friends menu planning is where you can start to help accomplish that goal. Before I left on my hiatus from blogging, I was giving tips to help with menu planning. You can find these tips here: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/09/menu-plan-monday-9232013.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Tip #1</a>, <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/09/menu-plan-monday-9302013.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Tip #2</a>, and <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/10/menu-plan-monday-1072013.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Tip #3</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To keep myself accountable to <u style="font-style: italic;">actually</u> make the meals I plan, I'm going to start a new series called What we ACTUALLY ate!? or WWAA for short. Each night that I have a meal planned, I will post a picture on <b><a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </b>and <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/table4twoplease" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </b>showing what I planned and then what we <u style="font-style: italic;">actually</u> ate. I would love it if you joined me in this series, as well. You can post the pictures to the Facebook page or on Instagram using the hashtag <b>#wwaa</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm hoping this series will keep me accountable on making the meals I planned and bought for the week. I know there will be <strike>days</strike> weeks where the Jack-in-the-Box guy has become my best friend, but I also <strike>know</strike> hope the majority of the weeks my new best friend will be my kitchen. So, here's to making our kitchen our friend instead of that drive thru person!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday: <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2012/07/breaded-baked-chicken.html" target="_blank">Breaded Baked Chicken</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday: <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Skirt-Steaks-with-Tomatillos-Two-Ways-350249" target="_blank">Tomatillo Salsa Steaks</a> </b>& <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/02/baked-fries.html" target="_blank">Baked Fries</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday: </b>*New Recipe* <b><a href="http://www.amyscookingadventures.com/2013/09/jalapeno-popper-pasta.html" target="_blank">Chicken & Jalapeno Pasta</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Have no clue about menu planning? It's ok head on over to </span><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">OrgJunkie.com</a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">for more tips and info on menu planning. Remember to join me in WWAA and post your pictures on <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/table4twoplease" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </b>or <a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-72906680562452210032014-01-03T08:30:00.000-08:002014-01-10T10:46:00.468-08:00Sun-Dried Tomato & Chicken Pasta<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ok, a <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/09/chicken-vegetable-enchiladas.html" target="_blank">few weeks ago</a> </b>my kitchen was full of some <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/09/chicken-vegetable-enchiladas.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mexican goodness</a>! Now, this week my kitchen was smelling like your favorite Italian restaurant. Oh, man was it good. All the spices and aromas were heaven for my nose. If only you could of smelled it.... Well, at the very least you can recreate it in your kitchen! So let's hop into my kitchen and get started making...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/3 medium onion, chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon dried oregano</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7 ounces whole wheat pasta</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Chop onion, garlic, broccoli, and sun dried tomatoes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7. Bring to a boil on high heat. Cook for about 15 minutes or until only a little liquid is left at the bottom of the pot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10. Add the cream mixture, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and chicken. Stir and heat up chicken for 1 minute.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-60996713628532870712014-01-01T08:30:00.000-08:002014-01-01T08:30:05.470-08:002014 Goals: Blogging and Personal<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope you had a great night last night and didn't party too hard. I mentioned on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/table4twoplease" target="_blank"><b>Facebook page</b></a> that I would be taking a hiatus from the blog. I'm at the end of my nursing school program and I needed some time to focus on that. Well, I have one more class to finish, study for my nursing boards, and then pass my boards and I will be a NURSE, finally! I feel this is a good time to come back to the blogging world. You may be thinking, Katrina you still have a LOT more work to be done, what are you thinking about coming back to the blog!? Yes, I still have work, but it's not as demanding and I know I will be able to easily handle this last bit of school and blogging at the same time. I've missed it a lot and I have quite a few plans for this blog in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My goal for this area is simply to make $5.00 per month. Yes, I know this is small, but this is not my main area of focus right now. I have other areas to build up before I can actually start making big money on here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I plan on doing some BIG design changes this year. I don't necessarily have a goal except just to have my own url and domain. My first step towards this is starting and finishing this <a href="http://www.theflourishingabode.com/2012/06/well-since-im-bad-at-clues-heres-the-answer.html" target="_blank"><b>10 week tutorial for a complete blog makeover</b></a>! I started this once and never finished, but it really is amazing! You should go check it out if you have a blog and want to give your blog a face lift. I have other design changes as well, but if you have any suggestions please leave them below in the comments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have two goals for this area. First, I want to have 1,000 page views per month. And next, I want to increase my subscribers by 20 per month. So let's start now! If you are not subscribed to this blog, go subscribe, please. You'll find the box on the right side column above. You will be notified of each time I post something new, and trust me you will like it! Thanks in advance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have 5 different social media sites that I use: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/table4twoplease" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/anirtak3/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kgvega3" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/117700570380749472866/posts" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Google +</a>, and <a href="http://instagram.com/i_kgv3" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I use these sites to let you know about new posts on the blog, what I'm cooking up, or just what's happening in my life. My goal is to increase each site's followers by 20 per month. So if you could do me a big favor and follow either just one or if you really want all 5! You can either click on the links above or all my buttons are in the right side column above towards the top. Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So those are my little 2014 goals for Table for Two, please? Even though they may be small, I know these are feasible and if need be I can always change them. I very rarely get too personal on this blog just because I like to keep the focus on the food, but I'm going to share some of my personal goals with you today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My two BIG goals are to finish nursing school, pass my boards, and get a job. These have been my goals for the past 2 years and probably more. Another big goal my husband and I can start working towards after those goals are accomplished, is buying our first home! That is a huge one for us and hopefully this year we can start working towards it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a few other little goals for the year, too. One is to do yoga at least once a day. I really love yoga and I always feel off when I miss a day. For now, I'm going to start with Monday through Friday and then slowly work the weekends in. My next goal is to incorporate more vegetables into my diet. I feel like I always eat the same vegetables all the time. I'm going to start making side salads at dinner and green smoothies for snacks. And my last goal is to travel more with my husband. In the past, it was just not feasible financially or with my school. Well since school is coming to an end and finances are better now a days, we can travel now. We already have started planning and I can't wait!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ok, so those are my goals both for blogging and personal for 2014. I'll be giving you an update about halfway through the year to let you know how well I'm reaching my goals. Now, it's your to share if you don't mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since we ate sushi last week, I didn't get a chance to work on this recipe. Just perfecting this recipe before I decide to put up on here.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday: <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Skirt-Steaks-with-Tomatillos-Two-Ways-350249#" target="_blank">Tomatillo Salsa Steaks</a> & <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/02/baked-fries.html" target="_blank">Baked Fries</a></span></b></div>
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WELCOME to the fifth week of <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The PINcentive Blog Hop</strong></span>! I think a <span style="font-size: large;">big</span> THANK YOU is in order to everyone that has been linking up. More so for making it EXTREMLY difficult for our co-hosts to choose winners each week and providing us with such great recipes, crafts, tips, parenting advice, tutorials, (you name it)! Your content has truly been a pleasure to read!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">THE PINCENTIVE BLOG HOP; HOW DOES IT WORK?</span></h1>
Each week, 3 winners will be chosen by our cohosts. As a winner, you will be featured and, your content will be pinned a minimum of 31 times by my Pinterest Incentive Program (PIP) team members below. Additionally your content will be pinned by the following week’s blog hop participants! That’s right; blog hop participants will be required to pin the winner’s content. The number of link ups we have will determine the total number of times your content gets pinned so, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD! It will only benefit you in the long run! <strong><span style="color: #73bbc8;">Also, as a winner, you’ll have the opportunity to co-host our next Blog Hop and choose our winners! Blog hop code will be provided to all Co-hosts on Monday morning. This will give everyone ample time to draft their post and, if necessary, troubleshoot any problems that may arise.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">If you’d like to connect with these lovely ladies, or pay them a visit, I’m sure they’d love to hear from you!</span></strong> </center>
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<a href="http://akitchenhoor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CHRISTIE</a>, <a href="http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CATHY</a>, <a href="http://www.mychillthoughts.com/" target="_blank">CRISTYL</a>, <ahref createandbabble.com="" http:="" target="_blank">JEANIE</ahref>, <a href="http://creativegeekery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ELLIE</a>, <a href="http://www.getcreativejuice.com/" target="_blank">MINDY</a>, <ahref feedingbig.com="" http:="" target="_blank">CYNTHIA</ahref>, <a href="http://www.kiddiefoodies.com/" target="_blank">GOSIA</a>, <a href="http://www.homeonderanged.com/" target="_blank">MELISSA</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.janinehuldie.com="">JANINE</ahref>, <a href="http://www.justusfourblog.com/" target="_blank">SHANNAH</a>, <a href="http://www.karenssoiree.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">KAREN</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.kleinworthco.com="">GINA</ahref>, <a href="http://schmigotzki.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CASSI</a>, <a href="http://agutandabutt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">BETTY</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.momontherunx2.net="">JULIA</ahref>, <a href="http://www.momstestkitchen.com/" target="_blank">JAIME</a>, <a href="http://www.simplesavingsforatlmoms.com/" target="_blank">QUIDA</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.mynotsosimplelife.com="">ELLEN</ahref>, <a href="http://www.iamannekehn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ANNE</a>, <a href="http://www.nuggetonabudget.com/" target="_blank">KERA</a>, <a href="http://www.pharr-away.com/" target="_blank">NICOLE</a>, <a href="http://www.serenityyou.com/" target="_blank">NATASHA</a>, <a href="http://monroeandkatiecampbell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">KATIE</a>, <a href="http://www.thedestinymanifest.com/" target="_blank">HEATHER</a>, <a href="http://adishofdailylife.com/" target="_blank">MICHELLE</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.theprincessandhercowboys.com="">BRITNEY</ahref>, <a href="http://wildwonderfulgingerssnaps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">GINGER</a>, <a href="http://mztmitchell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TIFFANY</a>, <a href="http://www.vmg206.com/" target="_blank">MEGIN</a></div>
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<a href="http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ANYONITA</a>, <a href="http://wedofunhere.com/" target="_blank">JENN</a>, <a href="http://tamaracamerablog.com/" target="_blank">TAMARA</a>, <a href="http://www.reasonstoskipthehousework.com/" target="_blank">MELANIE</a>, <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.moderncommonplacebook.com="">GINNY</ahref>, <a href="http://sewlicioushomedecor.com/" target="_blank">MARTI</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Host: Elena @ <strong><a href="http://www.croppedstories.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cropped Stories</a></strong> (<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3718883/" target="_blank">bloglovin'</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><brclear all=""></brclear></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;">Co-host: Krystal </span>@ <strong><a href="http://www.krystalskitsch.com/" target="_blank">Krystal’s Kitsch</a></strong> (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KrystalsKitsch" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/krystals" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/krystalskitsch" target="_blank">bloglovin'</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Co-host: Julia @ <ahref http:="" target="_blank" www.momontherunx2.net=""><strong>Mom on the Run x2 </strong></ahref></span>(<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MomOnTheRunX2" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/momontherunx2" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/momontherunx2" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;">Co-host: Katrina @ <a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Table for Two, please</strong></a> (<a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/table4twoplease?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <ahref anirtak3="" boards="" http:="" target="_blank" www.pinterest.com="">Pinterest</ahref></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">So <b><a href="http://table4twoplease.blogspot.com/2013/09/menu-plan-monday-9232013.html" target="_blank">last week</a> </b>I told you to go out and collect recipes. Now, you have all these recipes, but what the heck do you do with them!? To make meal planning easier and quicker you need to organize your recipes. There are many different ways to do this, but a couple of my favorites are binders and the amazing site <a href="http://www.cozi.com/live-simply?redir=home" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cozi</a>. If you need ideas on binders, I suggest you search recipe binders on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday: <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Skirt-Steaks-with-Tomatillos-Two-Ways-350249" target="_blank">Tomatillo Salsa Steaks</a></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834306602613036859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913177195372240479.post-37780848596178018902013-09-27T08:30:00.000-07:002013-09-27T08:30:01.177-07:00Chicken & Vegetable Enchiladas<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Imagine walking into your favorite Mexican joint and smelling all the goodness it has to offer. You pick up the scent of slow roasted chicken and the smell of freshly made tortillas. Maybe you can even pick up the spice and aroma of a nice spicy red sauce. Your mouth waters as it waits for some delicious spiciness and cheesiness goodness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yep, that is totally how my kitchen smelled last week as I cooked! My mouth was definitely watering and wanting all that Mexican tastiness. You can make your kitchen smell just as amazing, too. Just follow me on into my kitchen and let's make some...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Tbsp. olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8-10 oz chicken breast, cooked and shredded</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 green onion, thinly sliced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 oz. fresh baby spinach</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7.5 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ok, it's the end of the day. You just worked your butt off for 8 hours or possibly even more. You are beat tired. Then all of sudden your stomach grumbles with such a ferocity that it could scare a small child. You need food... NOW! Ugh, you know there is nothing at home to cook, but yet you really don't want to have another drive-thru party. What to do? You are starving, dead tired, have no food at home, and you don't want another processed "chicken" sandwich for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have all suffered through this horrible dilemma, and most likely we ended up having that drive-thru party and feeling a bit guilty about it. Trust me, my husband and I have been there several times. It's ok. Everybody does it. Now one way to avoid this horrible problem, is to just simply plan out your meals for the week. I know way easier said than done, but it is possible. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be giving out some simple tips that can help you get started with meal planning and avoiding those horrible dilemmas like above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Collect recipes! How are you gonna plan what you are going to cook if you don't have any recipes? <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank"><b>Pinterest</b></a> is my top place to look for new recipes to try out. Also <b><a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a> </b>is another great place to start. If you know you are going to be tired after a long day of work, I suggest you look for 30 minute or less recipes or crock pot recipes. That way you don't have to spend a ton of time and energy cooking when you come home from a long day at work. Save those time consuming recipes for the weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Simply search for recipes and save them so you can refer to them in the future. That's why I use <b><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> </b>because not only can I search for new recipes, but I can also save them. Start collecting your recipes this week and next week I'll tell you what to do with them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is our weekly grocery shopping day and this is where we eat when we do our weekly grocery shop. It's just super convenient and cheap for us.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday: <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/03/skillet-chicken-with-broccoli-pasta-and-parmesan.html" target="_blank">Sun-Dried Tomato and Chicken Pasta</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thursday: <a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/09/sticky-sesame-chicken-recipe.html#comment-70918" target="_blank">Sesame Chicken</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New recipe!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Friday - Sunday: DISNEYLAND!!!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, I know I said last weekend we were going, but that didn't happen. It's all good because we should be going this weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have no clue about menu planning? It's ok head on over to <b><a href="http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">OrgJunkie.com</a> </b>for more tips and info on menu planning. If you cook something this week, take a picture and post using <b>#tablefortwoplease</b>.<b>What are you cooking this week?</b></span></div>
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