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Tuesday Tip: Back-to-School Lunches

August 8, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

It’s back-to-school time, and we’ve got some tips to keep your school lunches creative and fun! Start the new school year off with some cute and quirky ideas for your kiddos lunchbox. 

1. Get creative with those sandwiches! 

2. Fall in love with bento boxes – here’s one of our favorites! 

3. Don’t forget some healthy veggie options. 

4. We love using silly skewers and food picks to make it fun. 

5. Lunchbox desserts to make the kids smile.

Love,

Filed Under: Family, Food, Kids, Tips, Tuesday's Tip, Uncategorized Tagged With: back to school, lunchbox

National Girlfriends Day

August 1, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Today is National Girlfriends Day and I figured it would be a great day to show your best girls how important they are. What better way to commemorate these ladies than with a homemade cocktail night! (Perhaps a mocktail for this mama-to-be!) We hope you’ll use this day to spend time with the women in your life and maybe pour them a cold drink – after all, the best girlfriends deserve it!

California Margarita | The BFF | Classic Gimlet | The Paloma | Grapefruit & Rosemary Mocktail

Filed Under: Entertaining, Fellowship, Recipes, Tips Tagged With: cocktails, girlfriends

Local Breweries We Love

July 19, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

 

We love craft beer so we sorted through the foam to find a few local favorites for you to try!

Lakewood Brewing | Peticolas | Small Brewpub | Oak Highlands | Community Beer

Filed Under: Fellowship, Food, Tips, Uncategorized Tagged With: beer, summer cooking

Tuesday’s Tip: 5 Ways to use Beer in Summer Cooking

July 11, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Beer isn’t just something you crack open after a long, hot day in the Texas sun. Brews of all kinds can be used in your summer cooking, too! Here are a few ways you can use beer in recipes:

1. Use the can – We’ve all heard about beer can chicken. The steam from the brew adds so much flavor to the meat! Here is a great recipe for a beer-filled bird.

2. In marinades – A simple marinade loaded with flavor from your favorite beer can transform your everyday grilled steak into Dad’s new favorite recipe! This Beer and Brown Sugar Marinade sounds so tasty.

3. Add a dash to soup – From Beer Cheese Soup to Stout French Onion Soup, there are so many fabulous soup recipes out there that can be enhanced with a dash of beer!

4. For braising – Just imagine slow-cooking your favorite ribs in your favorite dark beer. Voila! These Stout-Braised short ribs  sound just right.

5. In cake – What better therapy than a great beer PLUS your favorite cake? You can use a delicious IPA to make the filling and the frosting and select a lower hop beer for the cake. This Lemon Beer Dream Cake is on our list!

Happy Cooking!

Love,

Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Tips, Tuesday's Tip Tagged With: beer, Cooking, Food

Tuesday’s Tip : 5 ingredient quiche

May 24, 2017 by admin 1 Comment

Quiche is a great multi-purpose, go to meal! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. With only a few ingredients, you have a well rounded and delicious meal. Add a salad and dessert and you’re all set! Here are a few favorite sources for solid quiche recipes.

Martha Stewart 10 best Quiche Recipes | Easy Broccoli Quiche | Crustless Quiche

Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Tips, Tuesday's Tip, Uncategorized Tagged With: Quiche

Tuesday’s Tip : Cinco de Mayo

May 2, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Be fiesta ready for Cinco de Mayo this year with our cheat sheet and some fool proof recipe links.

Homemade Salsa | Guacamole 1 | Guacamole 2 | Queso | Margaritas 1 | Margaritas 2 | Sombreros

Filed Under: Entertaining, Family, Fellowship, Food, Holiday, Recipes, Tips, Tuesday's Tip, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cinco de Mayo, Guacamole, Margaritas, Queso, Salsa

Spring Ball Survival

April 27, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Spring ball is upon us, and I’ve made the quick transition into ‘survival mode’.  I know this sounds dramatic, but there are several things that I do religiously to help make this next month a little easier for Lil’ Hatt and myself, while Coach is busy.  Want to learn more about life as a coach’s wife? Click here.

Here are my TOP 5 Tips for Surviving Spring Ball or Football: 

  1. Schedule Girl’s Night Out.  I have our sitter on speed dial this time of year for this reason.  A good night with my girls makes everything better.
  2. Meal prep for the week.  I make sure this is done, and all the groceries are purchased at the start of the week.  This eliminates any last minute grocery store runs OR having to pick up a non-homemade meal.  A win for us all!
  3. Dinners out with family and friends.  This can go a long way to break up several days of it just being Lil’ Hatt and myself. He is always excited to see family or friends, and it is so nice to have someone else share in watching and entertaining Lil’ Hatt.
  4. Toasting. Some nights at the end of an especially long day, I have an ‘adult beverage’ and high-five myself for making it through another day.  Cheers!
  5. SELF-CARE. So this fifth and final tip is being added to MY to do list. I for sure need to get better at this for myself, so I can be better for everyone.  For me, this doesn’t need to be much, but a little something each day can make you feel rested, relaxed and ready to tackle whatever the day has in store for you.

For those of you fellow Coaches Wives or those of you who have traveling or long hour working spouses, I salute you and would love to hear about your survival tips!

Love,

Filed Under: Family, Football, Tips, Uncategorized

Tuesday’s Tip : Hard Boiled Eggs

April 14, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

The perfect hard boiled egg recipe | All-natural egg coloring | The Masters Egg Salad Recipe

Filed Under: Food, Tips, Tuesday's Tip, Uncategorized

Tuesday’s Tip : Spiralize

March 30, 2017 by admin 1 Comment

Filed Under: Food, Gadgets, Gridiron Gadget, Recipes, Tips, Tuesday's Tip

Gridiron Gadget: Which zester is best?

February 10, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

A zester is a kitchen staple that we cannot live without.  The purpose of a zester is to shred hard foods, whole spices, or remove fruit rind.  While there are lots of different kinds and brands of zesters out there, the two kinds featured here are our favorites, and one can easily work in place of the other.

First is the microplane. This zester is small, but mighty and produces strong bursts of flavor, from citrus fruits and spices.  The result is fine, but flavorful pieces that will enhance any recipe or drink. I probably use this one most often. Besides zesting citrus, I use it to grate garlic, onion, spices such as nutmeg, chocolate, and cheese!

Second is the handheld grater, otherwise known as a rasp and is used mainly when grating hard cheese, chocolate or other hard food or roots (think ginger!). The key is for the handle to be sturdy and slip free.

In my kitchen, either one does the trick & makes life a little zestier!

Love,

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Food, Gadgets, Gridiron Gadget, Recipes, Tips Tagged With: Cooking, flavor, hand held grater, kitchen, kitchen utensils, microplane, rasp, Zester

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