Mexican Feast

Happy Saturday! It is stormy and gloomy outside this morning in NWA. I'm up pretty early enjoying coffee and watching the rain while Ty and Mozart sleep in. This past week was my first week of summer and it was glorious.  I really didn't do anything other than grocery shop, workout, run errands and enjoy our screened in porch. After the last crazy weeks of school... it felt so nice to just do nothing for a change. I'm thankful for this time of rest to decompose and begin getting ready for next year.

One of my favorite things to do is eat at restaurants. I think Ty and I could eat at a restaurant practically every night. I just love the atmosphere, delicious food and simplicity of it. However, we cannot eat at a restaurant every night of the week... So, our next favorite thing to do is master good Mexican food at home. I love searching the web for Mexican recipes that are lite and healthy.

Last night, we decided to stay-in and make tacos. This is the perfect meal when you're looking for something easy to serve with guests. We started the evening with a Skinny Margarita (my favorite drink) and you can find the recipe HERE... I swapped the sparkling lime out with sparkling grapefruit and I think I will try lime next time.

We made some of the best guacamole... After many attempts, I finally perfected guacamole. I could eat guacamole every.single.day. I'll be sharing the recipe soon...

You can find the Healthy Lite Chicken Taco recipe HERE. These were delicious and will definitely be made at our house all summer. They are yummy and fresh... We always use the Carb Smart Tortillas and they are only a fraction over 100 calories.

It was only Ty and I last night, but if you had guests over you could put all of the ingredients in cute bowls and make a taco bar. Stick the guac in a pretty bowl beside a basket of chips and even make a margarita station with different sparkling flavors to mix in. The skinny margaritas were okay, but I'm on the search for an even better recipe... I'll update when I find it!

I hope you all have a relaxing and happy weekend!

Healthy Snacks: Part I

I am always on the look out for healthy snacks and different options to mix into my daily food routine.  After almost 6 months of being conscious of what I eat, I have created a list of my favorite yummy snacks that are delicious, healthy and easy.  I thought it would be fun to update occasionally on what I am enjoying for snacks at the moment. Not only can I look through my snacks when I need to, but maybe offer some tips and tricks for all of you out there.


1. White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cliff Bars (all time favorite!)
2. Oatmeal with Berries
3. Greek on the Go Bites (I count out 11 and take them with me in a Ziploc bag-easy!)



4. Carrots with Oikos French Onion Dip (I haven't tried the other dips but they all look great)



5. Greek Yogurt - Favorite brands: Fage and Chobani
6. A few slices of turkey and a Sargento colby-jack cheese stick
7. My Favorite Protein Shake
8. Avocado - so good with a tiny dash of season salt
9. Strawberries and Blueberries (I love to mix these two in a bag to take with me for on the go snacks)
10. Banana with Peanut Butter
11. Vanilla Greek Yogurt + TBS. of Peanut Butter = Dip apples into it (one of my all time favorites)
12. KIND bars- I love the chocolate one and the cranberry fruit and nut one



I know all of these snacks are probably things you've tried/heard of, but sometimes for me all I need is just a reminder.  What are your favorite snacks right now?

Exciting news today for my workout regime... I joined a new gym that I think I am really going to love.  The gym I used to be a member of was great, but did not offer any classes. My new gym offers tons and tons of classes like yoga, toning, cycling - you name it, they've got it! I also got a great deal (thanks teacher discount!) and I cannot wait to try all of the classes. Today, I did a ripped yoga class that was amazing and I loved, loved it! Tomorrow morning I am going to try the total body tone class.. wish me luck!

I've also been interested in clean eating lately. We for the most part do this already, but I am thinking about finding a book on clean eating and try it 80/20. Anyone out there clean eaters? I found this on Pinterest and it gives you an idea of what to stock your fridge with...



Any tips? Have a great weekend with the ones you love!

Green Chile Cheeseburgers

One of my husband's favorite things to eat is a green chile cheeseburger.  There's a mexican restaurant in Hot Springs called Taco Mama's that makes the best green chile burger, hands down. There's no way you can make one that even comes close, but when I saw this recipe online, I knew I had to give it a go...

This burger is beyond delicious, full of flavor and has the perfect kick.  Find the recipe HERE!

The only thing I did different was use ground beef sirloin and you MUST save extra green chilies to top your burger with. The only thing I added to my burger was a little bit of guac and that was perfect to me. Ty added tomato and mayo to his.  This yummy and fresh burger will be on our rotation all summer!