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Outright – The Quickbooks Alternative That Won’t Make You Want to Pull Your Hair Out

It used to be that as new technology came into existence it didn't matter much if it didn't work all that well. We were just excited we had something new...

The Top 10 Best Apps for Moms

I recently organized my apps and de-cluttered my iPhone photos and it got me jazzed up about apps again. I started thinking about my top favorite mom apps that...

This was seriously the fastest cake I ever made. Ingredients: Handful of strawberries, cut in to chunks 1 can of crushed pineapple (do not drain) 1 cup of Cool Whip 1 angel food cake Directions: Combine cool whip and pineapple. Set aside. Cut angel food cake in to three equal layers. Spread pineapple mix in [...]

Paleo Fried Chicken Nuggets

May 18, 2012 Cooking

Ingredients: Boneless, skinless organic chicken (cut in to small chunks) Almond Meal Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Olive oil (or coconut oil) Directions: Scoop almond meal on to a plate and spread out evenly. Add salt and pepper to taste (we like quite a bit actually). Drip the chicken chunks in either water or [...]

Peachy Fruit Salad

May 17, 2012 Cooking

We have fruit often. Like daily. I wanted to make something new – berry free and really yellow. Ingredients: Peaches Apricots Kiwi Bananas Mango 1/2 lemon (juice squeezed) Agave Directions: Skin and cut up fruit as you like it. We like bite-size chunks. Mix together and add lemon and agave to taste.

Easy Greek Salad

May 16, 2012 Cooking

Frankly, I decided to learn how to whip up this bad boy because I was sick and tired of buying Greek Salads from Panera four times a week. Ingredients: Organic romaine lettuce Pitted Kalamata Olives 2 tomatoes, cut in to large chunks 1 cucumber, peeled and cut lengthwise in to large chunks 4 banana peppers [...]

Homemade Greek Salad Dressing

May 15, 2012 Cooking

I love to make dressing ahead of time so it's ready for the week. This way, it not only saves me time, but it saves me wasted dollars eating out every day. I mean seriously – I work at home – no need to eat out. The other thing about homemade dressings is that they [...]

Carrot Juice

May 14, 2012 Cooking

First thing in the morning I drink a glass of water to re-hydrate my body. Next I move on to a "pick-me-up" and it's either tea then juice or juice and then tea. Carrot juice may sound gross, but it's actually sweet! A pleasant surprise I'm sure – hey, you learn something new every day. [...]

Spicy Zucchini Linguine

May 13, 2012 Cooking

Eighty-percent of the time I eat a raw food and/or vegan and/or Paleo diet, but with very little meat consumption. The other 20% is left for cupcakes, pasta and bread – but it is occasional and I'm very particular about the KIND of grains I consume because most of them have an adverse effect on [...]

Lessons From My Mother

May 13, 2012 Breadwinner Confessions

My mom is…my mom. Her name is Jane Marie. And I was named after her – Monaica Marie. This is us when I was probably four or five years old and she was probably twenty-three. Isn't she beautiful? It's been my mother who has taught me to hold my head up. "Be like Jackie," she'd say. "Jackie [...]

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