Nothing fancy here folks, I just had to snap a pic of tonight’s crazy easy and super delicious supper and share the recipe. I’ve been having a lot of trouble getting a healthy homemade dinner on the table with all of our after school nonsense but I think we have a winner here. I’m feeling good about my motherhood game today.
Like most Asian-inspired dishes, this recipe includes a good serving of protein, carbs, and vegetables, without a ton of fat, but my favorite thing about this meal is the unique lemony flavor mixed with the smoked meat and crisp veggies. Oh and watching the kids help themselves to seconds and thirds, that’s my favorite too. Here’s how to make Garlicky Lemon Noodles. (more…)
I’m a huge proponent of organizing books by color (especially children’s books), because that’s how I remember them. I forget titles and authors but I can always picture the cover in my mind’s eye, which makes this the most efficient way for me to organize my book collection. You can sort of see some of my rainbow book collection in the pic of my living room, above. Every bookshelf in my house (and there are six) is a rainbow. Scarlet is the same way as me as far as how her memory works, so her bookshelves are also organized by color. The added bonus is, it looks great and makes a bookshelf appear less scattered and more like a design element. Here’s some of my favorite rainbow bookshelves for inspiration.
I love what spinach artichoke dip represents. Which, to me, is extreme creamy deliciousness with a lovely guise of healthiness. OH IT HAS VEGETABLES. I AM MAKING A HEALTHY CHOICE. Nevermind all the cheese. Don’t look behind the curtain. The good news is, you can easily skinny-up this dish by choosing the low-fat versions of all the good stuff (cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheese) and because of the spices and the way this combo melds together, you’ll never notice. It will be healthIER but I am not crazy enough to name this recipe “skinny” on it’s own.
Anyhoo, I love making this in the crock pot so you can slow-cook the flavors together while saving room in your oven for the main course, as well as serve the dip warm (as it should be, cold spinach-artichoke dip isn’t quite as appealing as, say, cold pizza). Give this one a shot. It’s always a hit at my parties and I get mad requests for it when we head out for get-togethers with friends.