Modern Gallery Wall: How – To!

I’ve been dying to hang a gallery wall ever since we moved into our house… two years ago! When we got around to setting up our toddlers playroom, I KNEW this was my chance and I had to run with it! We wanted to keep it modern, simple and yet still fun for our little……

Salad Roll Bowls

Vietnamese salad rolls are one of our favorite dinners. They’re fresh, flavorful and different from the usual dinner routine we find ourselves in. We don’t have them as often as we would like, because they take SO long to make. After tons of prep work, it takes forever to roll everything up. And then you……

Rosemary Grapefruit Martini

The promise of spring has us dreaming of warm days and cool cocktails. This Rosemary Grapefruit Martini combines the bold flavor of Rosemary with the tangy citrus of Grapefruit. The result is a refreshing Spring and Summer cocktail that goes down oh so easy… maybe a tad too easy. Please note, this recipe does use a……

Five Fit Tips for Staying on Track and Still ENJOYING Vacay!

The good news- Spring Break is just DAYS away! The bad news… we aren’t going anywhere warm! SIGH. We are mentally preparing ourselves for all the beach/ palm tree/ poolside pics on our newsfeeds (insert sad-faced emoji here!) Ha-ha. That being said, just because WE aren’t going on Vacation doesn’t mean we can’t share a few of our……

Best Ever Quinoa Salad

Right after my son was born, a WONDERFUL friend brought over this amazing salad. I had in on repeat the first month I was home on maternity leave and sadly forgot about it until another WONDERFUL friend reminded me about it a few weeks ago. This dish is fantastic because there are lots of colorful……

Guinness Flavored Pulled Pork

In honor of St. Patrick’s day this week, we thought we would do an Irish-influenced dish. I’m fairly certain this recipe doesn’t qualify as authentic Irish cuisine.. But it is pretty darn melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Plus this is a very “hands- off” meal idea, your slow cooker and a can of Guinness do all the work for……

Italian Inspired Chop Salad

I came up with this idea while roaming the amazing aisles at the Italian Center Shop. Everything in that store is positively amazing- from the incredible deli to the (cheap!) and great quality produce, to the aisles of unique European products. I swear, in anther life, I was Italian! As many of you know, I’m……

10 Easy and Cheap Ways to Freshen your Space this Spring!

It happens to us every year! March rolls around, and regardless of how much snow is on the ground, we have SPRING FEVER. We have the sudden urge to get rid of everything Winter and usher Spring right on in. Because we are craving change, we figured some of you might be too! We compiled……

Tangy Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

We may or may not have indulged a *little* too much while on Vacation last week. Usually we aim to follow the 80/15/5 Rule where lean proteins, fruit and vegetables make up about 80% of meals, Dairy and Gluten Free Grains (quinoa, rice, oats) make up 15% of our meals, leaving room for about 5%……

Carrott + Cucumber Asian Salad

We recently purchased a “julienne” tool, and we have to admit, we are totally OBSESSED with it.. Julienne all the veggies! Its so easy to use and dare we say it, makes eating veggies so much more fun! Kids LOVE it too!!! We started using this to peel carrots for Tacos, and then had the brain wave to use it……