Blueberry Banana Smoothie

I love to have me some smoothie! Pretty much everyday I am making me a smoothie - can you tell from all of my recent smoothie posts? They are fast, easy and delicious! I have got to tell you - this one went down fast! This is subtlety sweet and wonderful. Knowing blueberries are so good for me helps drinking them down taste even better! Scrumptious!

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

1 1/2 c. Frozen Banana slices and frozen Blueberries

1- 1 1/2 c. milk - add milk to desired consistency

*optional - add a couple tablespoons of old fashioned rolled oats to make it thicker and more of a "meal."

Blend all in a blender - bullet - food processor whatever you have until smooth. Grab a straw and sip down

Check out these other scrumptious smoothie recipes!

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Banana Apple Shake

Banana Pineapple Smoothie

Banana Raspberry Oatmeal Shake

Orange Mango Banana Smoothie

Very Berry Oatmeal Shake

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Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Muffins are one of my most favorite breakfasts. They fill you up and are deliciously scrumptious. We made these muffins to almost be like a banana bread treat. Talk about wonderful! This was more of a dessert than a breakfast. Mmmm....

Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

1/2 c. Sugar

1 egg

1/2 c. Applesauce

1 c. Flour

1 ripe Banana - Mashed

1 c. Oatmeal

1/4 tsp. Cloves

1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/4- 1/2 c. Chocolate Chips

In a bowl combine sugar, applesauce, eggs and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves and cinnamon. Stir in mashed bananas, oatmeal, and chocolate chips. Drop batter into muffin papers.

Bake at 350 for 15 min. or until golden brown

Check out these other Muffin recipes we love!

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Applesauce Bran Muffins

Banana Nut Muffins

Berry Blast Muffins

Sweet Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Stir-Fry Sauce

Who loves to try new things?! ME! Well I am very pleased to announce I have successfully made an AMAZING Stir-Fry Sauce without the use of cornstarch! Every sauce I've ever seen always uses cornstarch- we didn't want that. So I made one up, and MAN is it good! It's just like a sweet and sour sauce only better! This is a fabulous dip for egg rolls - pour it over rice or noodles - on your chicken, pork or steak - and over your stir-fry! DELISH!

Stir Fry Sauce:

5 T. Sugar
2 T. Soy Sauce
2 T. Apple Cider Vinegar

4 T. Ketchup

In a small sauce pan heat the sugar, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add the Ketchup. The ketchup makes the sauce thicker and adds delicious flavor!

Pour over your cooked stir fry or use as a sauce on chicken, pork or steak- rice- noodles - steamed veggies etc.




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Chicken Avocado Lunchwrap

Hello all! Here is yet another fabulous fast lunch you can eat on the go! I've said it before and I'll say it again... I LOVE LUNCHWRAPS! Do you ever find yourself on the go weather it's at your house, running errands, at work etc. Well here is another lunchwrap idea to save our day! The great thing about this is it's portable, meant to be eaten fast! Quickly put this together, and eat on the run or wrap it up for a fast lunch later! DELISH!

Chicken Avocado Lunchwrap

1 Healthy Homemade Tortilla

1 leaf romaine lettuce

2-3 slices chicken deli meat

A couple drizzles of Copy Cat Cafe Rio Salad Dressing or - Ranch dressing

1/2 Avocado sliced 

*keep the other half with the seed inside - cover with plastic wrap and use tomorrow! The seed keeps it fresh and not brown

 Set your tortilla on a cutting board. Layer the ingredients on the tortilla. Roll up and eat - or roll and wrap up for later! YUM!

Here are a few other Lunchwrap ideas! Check them out!

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Turkey Bacon Ranch Lunchwrap

Chicken Spinach & Hummus Lunchwrap

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Sweet Cream Strawberry Hearts - Valentine's Round-Up!

Check out these Sweet Cream Strawberry Hearts I made! They are DIVINE! Talk about a delicious Valentine's Day treat! I got this idea from my dear friend Holli. I helped her make these a long time ago for a little jewelry party she was throwing. They are very simple and don't take much time at all! This is my kind of dessert! Creamy, sweet and wonderful! 

YUMMMM!

Check out all of these other great Valentine's Day Ideas too! SO CUTE!

1) Valentine's Day Cupcakes by Cupcake Diaries

2) Hand Print Valentine's Door Decor by Tiny Sidekick

3) Sweet Cream Strawberry Hearts by Cook and Craft Me Crazy

4) Paper Heart Wreath by Made to be a Momma

5) Bunny Valentine Printable by Whistle and Ivy

6) Valentine's Date Night Match Game by Play .Party. Pin.

7) I Only Have Eyes for You Printable Valentines by Persia Lou

8) Heart-Shaped Chocolate Truffles by Sugar Tart Crafts

9) Maze Valentine Printables by Cutesy Crafts

10) Gold Conversation Hearts by Homemade Ginger

11) Glow Stick Valentines by Keeping it Simple

-Here's how to make my Sweet Cream Strawberry Hearts-

Take your strawberries and cut a "V" at the top to remove the stem...

see - it turns the strawberry into a "Heart"

Core out the middle for the filling to go inside

Sweet Cream Recipe:

6 oz. Cream Cheese - softened

2 T. milk

3 T. Sugar 

Mix with a hand blender or kitchen aid whatever you have - until silky smooth

Place the Sweet Cream in a frosting bag

(If you don't have a frosting bag - take a large plastic zip bag and cut a small hole in one of the corners- fill it up just like you would a frosting bag - it's a good substitute)

Take your "cored" strawberry hearts and fill them with the sweet cream

DELISH!

Cover and refrigerate when done

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Orange Mango Banana Smoothie

Here's one of our new favorites! Don't get me wrong we love all of our smoothies - but this one hit the spot! How do you like your smoothies? Thick or thin? That's the great things about smoothies, you add milk to your specific desired consistency. We love trying new frozen fruits, and this attempt was Mango!
 Mmm... we liked this! Check it out!

Orange Mango Banana Smoothie

1 1/2 c. frozen banana slices and frozen mango chunks

1 1/4 c. milk (or add until desired consistency)

1 small orange (cuties)

Blend in a blender - bullet - food processor etc. whatever you have - blend until smooth. Grab a straw and drink up! Yum! 

Remember to drink relatively fast - this is fruit and it will brown. Brown smoothies aren't appealing to drink.

*Add a couple Tablespoons of rolled oats to make it thicker and more of a "meal."

Check out a few of our other favorite smoothies!

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Banana Apple Shake

Banana Pineapple Smoothie

Banana Raspberry Oatmeal Shake

Very Berry Oatmeal Shake

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Kids Travel Packet

Hello all! Today I'm sharing a small gift I put together for a dear friend who was traveling with her 2 year old. They were going to be flying and driving, and I knew it would be nice to have something "new" to keep her busy. I threw this together in 5 minutes. These are all things my little girl loved to do when she was 2. My mom is a genius. One time sitting in church my little girl (at the time was 2) would NOT sit still - so my mom pulled out a stash of stickers. HALLELUJAH! She was so intrigued with the stickers on her hands and putting them on paper. After that, I won't go ANYWHERE without some stickers in my purse. This is a great little present for children of any age - weather they are traveling, going to church, doctors appointments or moving. 

Contents of the Packet:

1 stack of stickers - I love a variety -especially animal stickers for small kids (they love to make the sounds)

1 small packet of crayons (they give them for free at a lot of restaurants - If you have multiple children only use one package for your kids and save the other!)

2 small notepads - made with typing paper, scrapbook paper scraps and staples

Cut a small stack of typing paper. 

Take a few scraps of scrapbook paper and cut 2 long strips for the top. Place the strips of paper over the stack of typing paper and staple all together.

Take a paper punch or cut out a design for the front- then glue it in place.

*you can add snacks into the little packet or anything else you think would keep the kids entertained!

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