Green Goodness

IF you have never had the pleasure to juice your own fruits and veggies I highly recommend it. John and I recently got a juicer and we use it at least once a week. There's nothing like the taste you get from fresh juice made just seconds before. Not only are the health benefits a major plus it's also a good way to lose weight and stay healthy. Our goal is to replace one meal a day with as much juice as we want. And since there is no added sugar in this it's a meal worth waiting for. Right now we are experimenting with our own fruit and veggie combinations but we also are using a recipe book that came with our juicer (Jack Lalanne). And since apples are in season we can't wait to make our own apple juice.

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Waffles

We got one of the coolest waffle makers as a wedding present a couple months ago and we haven't stopped using it since. What makes this one so unique is that it cooks TWO waffles at once. Now John and I can share breakfast together while the others waffle doesnt get cold. We used this recipe and they were absolutely scrumptious. Plus, the oats help keep you fuller longer and make a for a more nutritious meal.

Healthy Breakfast Scramble

I love eggs. You could cook them pretty much any way you could think of and I would eat them. When i'm really hungry, or just really in a hurry, I tend to cook them in the microwave for just under a minute. They taste perfectly fine and just as good as ones in a fry pan. But when i've got time to spare and just the right ingredients, I love making them slow on the stove. While at my parents house one day I was looking for somehting delicious and nutritious and these sounded amazing. (Tasted just as equally amazing) My mom had fresh spinach and grape tomatoes so I whipped some eggs together, melted some spinach and added some tomates and voila, healthy breakfast eggs. Since don't really taste like anything you can put whatever you like on them and not feel to worried. I opted for just plane S&P (salt and pepper) and boy was it yummy. And that's another thing I like about eggs, their versatility is endless.

Grilled Chicken and Veggies

For the past, coule months or so, we have been in the rdecorating/upgrading of our home mode. Our house was built in the
20's (straight out of a Sears Roebucks catalog) and is in not terrible shape but in need of some TLC. So needless to say our house has not been, organized? (disaster area is more like it) These past couple weeks we have been redoing our hardwood floors (pictures soon to come) so everything from the dinning room had gotten moved in to the kitchen. Thus not leaving us with much room for cooking. Turns out pretty perfectly though that when there is a hundred degree heat wave moving throught the are the last thing you want to do is to be cooking in a hot kitchen. So what better idea than to start up the grill. We have gotten some pretty good use out of our grill this year and, no joking, my husband makes the best grilled chicken I have ever had. So we did just that. Threw on some chicken strips, veggies, did have to use the kitchen to make some rice, and add on some sweet cooking sauce. And voila! One of the best tasting meels this side of the bridge.

{One of the best tasting sauces I have ever had. Total score from TJMaxx}

Bow-Tie Pasta with Sausage and Beans

Sometimes the best meals are ones you through together with whatever you can find in your kitchen . Rachel Ray might give inspiration to some ingredients but find out how much of one ingredient you like compared to another is part of all the fun. This dish combines all the fun elements of just that. I can't remember if I seen this in a cook book, cooking show, or really did just make it up. Either way it will always be on the menu in my house and I am hoping it will inspire you to through together whatever you might have.

Speaking of apples....

Its fall. So everything having to do with apples and tasting like fall i'm totally down for. Last year my cousin and I discovered a fabulous new drink (adult drink) while drinking apple cider. We wanted to spice the night up so we tried to think of what we could add to our already delicious cider.The ingredient? Spiced Rum! Wow! Just putting a shot in a glass of our cider made it amazing. It turned our good tasting juice into an amazing caramel apple sucker tasting delight. My boyfriend and I recreated it last night and it was just as good as I remember. Seriously the two pair so well together. It is even delicious warmed up in the microwave. Really makes you feel festive and cozy all at the same time.

Here is the recipe:
8 oz. Apple Cider
I shot of Spiced Rum

You can use any spiced rum you can get your hands on. We used Captain Morgan's and boy was it ever tasty.
Enjoy!