Tipsy Favs: Chips

June 15, 2010 by

Our mission today is to make you hungry.  Today’s topic is CHIPS! Here are our favs, what are yours?

  1. Der-These are an addiction for me, so good thing they are baked.
  2. Sarah-Honestly, you can sign me up for any and every chip out there; however, I have been known to take down an entire bag of these bad boys in one sitting!
  3. Courtney-Same taste as regular Pringles in my opinion, 70 calories for 14 chips and NO FAT. Love em!
  4. AK-Normally I’d be with Sarah on this one with the Jalapeno chips, but I tried these within the last few months and I can’t get enough of them.  This has become a problem.
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Living on Popsicles

June 4, 2010 by

It’s hotter than a mofo up in here and I can’t bust open a cold beer or throw back a nice frozen rita due to a small individual that I’m currently housing. So, I’ve made some sacrifices and pulled some strings… and filled my freezer with some delicious treats of the frozen variety.

FYI, I have no idea how I’m going to make it the rest of the summer- not sure if there are enough popsicles in this world.

  1. Philly Swirls Swirl Stix – These are like little “stix” of heaven and totally guilt free for when I eat an entire box while having a heat stroke.
  2. Orange Sherbet Tubes– These bring me back to the good ole’ days when Popsicle mouth was in. Man are these gooowwooood!
  3. Jelly Belly Freezer Pops – Jelly Bellies in ice form. It doesn’t get better than the green sour apple flavor.
  4. Dreyer’s Strawberry Fruit Bars – This is my current version of the strawberry daiquiri that I wish I was drinking.
  5. Rocket Popsicle Mold– And things are about to get crazy over here: MAKE.MY.OWN.POPSICLES.
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Herb Garden

May 4, 2010 by

These totally inspire me to grow herbs on my window sill…you know, the window sill with the cute curtains that is always open so you can see the kiddos playing in the yard while you’re inside doing dishes…you know, that one…the only problems is:

A) I can’t grow anything plants to save my life.

B) I don’t have a flippin window sill!!!! (or kiddos…actually, I don’t “do” dishes either…)

But aren’t these inspiring????

  1. Etsy, Vintage Silverware Garden Marker
  2. Etsy, Custom Garden Markers
  3. Etsy, Mini Burlap Bag with Rosemary
  4. Etsy, Illustrated herb vintage silver spoon garden markers
  5. Williams-Sonoma, Aerogarden Elite Garden: Only buy this if you’re a serious, I repeat, serious her grower….
  6. Etsy, Mini Oak Plant Holder with Chalkboard Stripe
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Wrap It Up, Cupcake

May 3, 2010 by

I love me a cupcake.  I love to make them and I love to eat them. My absolute favorite cupcake is just regular old yellow cake with cream cheese icing.  So because my fav is so plain jane I think one of these cupcake wrappers could definitely snazz things up!

  1. Cambria Cove, Decorative Cupcake Wrappers
  2. Bella Cupcake Couture, Hannah
  3. The Bakers Confections Etsy Shop, Swirl Cupcake Liners
  4. The Bakers Confections Etsy Shop, Polka Dot Cupcake Liners
  5. Jadie Baby Etsy Shop, Jungle Safari Cupcake Wrappers
  6. IE Creations Etsy Shop, Cupcake Holders
  7. Marie Lucille’s Etsy Shop, Fiesta Colored Cupcake Wrappers
  8. Cupcake Flair Etsy Shop, Ivory Vine Cupcake Wrapper
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iPhone Apps: Livestrong

April 27, 2010 by

The other day I was looking for some sort of calorie tracker app because my trainer was asking me to provide him with a food diary of my week.  Because I’m lazy and all and don’t want to write all that crap out with a pen/paper I thought it would be easy to use my handy dandy iPhone.  I hit the jackpot with the Livestrong app.  I entered my basic height/weight info and it guided me towards what my daily calories should be.  Upon entering the food I ate throughout the day I found that it had almost everything I ate in its little search engine including the specific HEB cheese slices I put in my pita sandwich at lunch.  On the days I workout I can enter in my activity for calories burned.  After my week of food diary-ing was up, I logged into my Livestrong account online and could print out my food diary and hand it over to my trainer.  Upon review he told me he could see a few problems right off the bat…hmmm wonder if it was those chewy Sweetarts from last Sunday.  Damn you leftover Easter candy!  I’m definitely going to make some adjustments and keep going with the app, it’s sort of addicting!

As a side note, when searching for exercise activities, while it does have a plethora of activities to choose from “Running after 18 month old child” was not an option.

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Top Lunch Spot: Tiny Boxwood Cafe

April 6, 2010 by

I know most of you peeps reading this may or may not live in H-town; however, if you do, or ever get to visit, there is a place you need to check out for a great breakfast or an even more superb lunch: Tiny Boxwood Cafe.

Reasons I LOVE this place:

  • It’s super cute/chic.
  • It’s set in an AMAZING garden.
  • The menu is posted on a giant chalkboard.
  • They make grilled cheese sandwiches with gruyere and pesto.
  • Most importantly, they serve complimentary mimosa’s while you’re waiting in line to order!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chipotle Shrimp

March 3, 2010 by

I think I’ve said on here before that my husband is the main cook of the family. I know, I totally nailed it on picking the right one! So he does the day to day cooking and I do what I like to call “party” cooking. Today I’m going to share with you a recipe that has secured a spot on our weekly menu and I get PUMPED about it because it’s THAT good. This recipe is a modified version of a Rick Bayless recipe, the rice is a not-so-secret-anymore-hubby recipe.

Chipotle Shrimp & Rice
1/4 cup butter
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup red wine
1 1/2 tbsp worcestershire
2 tbsp chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 lb shrimp

Melt butter. Saute garlic for 30 seconds. Add remainder of ingredients. Add shrimp and cook for 5 minutes. Fold rice in…see below for rice recipe.

Rice (seriously best.rice.ever. it’s a ricegasm)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1/2 chopped onion
1 tsp minced garlic (or that little jar of roasted garlic sooooo easy)
1 tsp salt
1 cup rice
2 cups chicken broth

Heat pan on medium heat and and add olive oil and butter. Add chopped onion, stir and let sit for a minute. Add minced garlic and heat until onion is soft. Add rice and stir to coat the rice. Heat until rice turns a slight
brownish color. Add salt and chicken broth. Increase heat to boil, turn heat down to low. Heat on low for 14 minutes, stir.

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THE Snack Trap

February 23, 2010 by

For all the mommies out there…when your child gets to the age where they an actually feed themselves…man o man it’s a wonderous thing RIGHT?!  I went on the hunt for a snack trap that my little guy could carry around and not make a huge mess. Sooooo my first purchase was #2.  #2 looks great in theory but that little top that you see…it can be ripped off very easily and the snack is no longer trapped.  FAIL.  Then I purchased #1, it seemed a little more secure.  However if you turn it upside down and shake VERY hard the snacks won’t be trapped.  FAIL.  Then I found the ONE.  #3.  It’s bigger, yes, it’s ugly, yes.  BUT.  The top screws on and the part they push their hand through to get to the snack…I’m telling you it’s virtually impossible for them to spill unless they are like my son who likes to grab a handful of cheerios and pull his hand out and sprinkle them all over the floor. FTW!

  1. Munchkin Snack Catchers, Amazon
  2. Made for Mom Snack Trap, Amazon
  3. Munchie Mug, Amazon
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The Cookbooks That Keep Those Last 10lbs On Me

February 22, 2010 by

I was blessed with a husband that LOVES to cook.  Which works out perfectly for me because I really only ENJOY doing party food….you know Guac, Appetizers, Texas Caviar, any Desserts…  Our cookbook collection varies quite a bit because he loves to cook all sorts of stuff and I like to cook pretty specific stuff.  These are our go-to cookbooks:

  1. La Pinata, Junior League of McAllen, TX–I know this cookbook seems kinda far fetched to order and stuff but it was handed down through my family.  It’s got a ton of good recipes–The Never Fail Biscuits OMG are so good I could make myself sick, King Ranch Casserole, Chicken Tetrazzini, and the list goes on…
  2. The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook (Paula Deen), Amazon–You can’t go wrong with the Gooey Butter Cakes and my husband likes The Lady’s Chicken Noodle Soup
  3. Finger Food, Amazon–The perfect party cookbook! The pizza pinwheels on the cover are GOOD and there are a ton more things in here that are perfect hor d’oerves.
  4. Sangrias & Pitcher Drinks, Amazon–I’ve used the Strawberry Basil Lemonade recipe for partys/showers and it’s a HIT.
  5. Mexican Everyday (Rick Bayless), Amazon–My husband made the Pork Tinga and it was UHmazing…and I love love love the Guacamole 2 Ways–could sit and eat that with chips for dinner.
  6. CrockPot, Amazon–There is a Chipolte Chicken recipe in here that has been on our weekly lineup for a LONG TIME.  It’s yummy!
  7. The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Amazon–EVERYTHING
  8. Mexico The Beautiful Cookbook, Amazon–Mexico City Enchiladas and the Avocado Salad Dressing are TO DIE FOR!
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Breakfast of Champions

January 11, 2010 by

Let me tell you what’s been makin my mornings for the past few weeks. Bagel-fuls! It’s like a bagel with cream cheese filling already in it! Delish, 200 calories, keeps me full…. and drum roll please….. heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and your out the door! I like the chives flavor, but there are so so many and they are all so yummy!

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