mac+cheese me recipe

The blizzard continues so when I needed to make lunch for the kids 

and myself yesterday I decided to make 

a homemade mac+cheese.

I found a recipe on Pinterest but I modified it for what we had

and for our tastes.

Here's how I made it::

8 ounces pasta (any kind will work)

pinch of salt

4 tbsp butter

3 large eggs

1 cup whole milk

3 cups x-tra sharp cheddar cheese

1 tsp flour

1/2 carton Mushrooms (or any vegetable or even chicken)

1 tsp Garlic seasoning

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box 

(and don't forget to salt your water it's the only time you get to season your pasta)

While that's cooking grate the cheese.

Once the pasta is finished cooking 

(save a little cooking liquid)

and strain it

add 3 tablespoons of the butter to the pasta 

and mix until it's completely melted

and covers all the pasta. 

In a small sauce pan on medium heat add the milk, eggs, cheese and flour

and whisk until the cheese is melted 

and the sauce is smooth 

and has thickened.

Add your noodles to your sauce and mix... mix... mix!

In a pan sauté your mushrooms in the remaining tablespoon of butter

and garlic seasoning until golden brown.

I dished up the kids then added the mushrooms because both my kids hate them

but I wanted a way to cut down on the carbs 

and add some veggies to mine

ENJOY!

Snow Cream Recipe

I thought I'd share my recipe for snow cream today since we are having a blizzard here in Oregon which NEVER EVER happens so it's a big deal!

Here is how I made it for my kiddos + Husband::

1 cup fat free milk

1/3 cup sugar

3/4 of tsp of vanilla

pinch of salt

Sprinkles (optional)

6 cups of snow packed (approximately)

Mix the milk, sugar, vanilla + salt in a bowl 

and place in the freezer.

Go grab your snow 

(I recommend letting your mixture sit in the freezer for a little while...

so this is a great time to take the kiddos out and play!)

Grab your mixture from the freezer

and add the snow. 

You can add as much or as little as you want, 

I just kept adding until I got the consistency I liked.

Scoop and add your sprinkles 

then ENJOY!

Get it RIght... Get it Tight

My before 1/1/14

I am back on track with my weight loss journey. 

I started back into it on January 1 

and have been keeping pretty steady at eating healthy 

and working out on a regular basis.

gym workout

As you know I've been doing a few fitness related giveaways to help kickstart me into 

really working my booty off in the gym.

family walk to the park

James and I joined a gym at the beginning of this month

and I have been to a couple of Xtend Barre classes which are so much fun.

We've also been on a few family walks when it's been warm/nice enough outside.

I plan on continuing to go to the gym regularly 

and going to Barre classes occasionally.

Barre class

I am also still on Weight Watchers 

and I have been sticking to it pretty well. 

Which has always been difficult for me in the past...

so I am pretty proud of myself right now. 

I also went and got a bunch of brand new adorable workout gear.

I wanted cute clothes to keep me motivated in going to work out in.

I knew that if I had some cute gear I'd be more likely to go so I could wear them

and they wouldn't be a waste of money. 

Wish me luck and I hope you'll stick around to see as I make progress

and change and lose weight!

Rock these Socks giveaway

 

I have followed Rock These Socks for a little while now on instagram now

and I love their socks!

I love how empowering they are for women

and hello they're adorable.

 

 

She has so many cute sayings and designs and colors.

I emailed her and asked if she'd like to do a giveaway on my blog for some socks

and she agreed to it excitedly!

I am super pumped about this giveaway.

I love how they all have the rubber grips on the bottom so you can use them without shoes

for yoga, pilates or barre!

 

 

Plus with the motivating sayings on your toes how are you not going to

Train Insane or be #Strong + #Fierce or Get it Right + Get it Tight or PUSH PUSH?!

Hello perfect for giving birth in those push ones!

 

Mandy sent me two pairs of socks to giveaway to my readers!

So there will be TWO winners...

yes two!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Monster Jam

 

It's coming to Portland on February 15 + 16

and we cannot wait!

James took Zane to this last year

and he loved it so when I was contacted to get ticket for the show this year

I knew I had to take them.

 

 

 

An Ironman monster truck?!

Zane saw this picture and freaked out.

He is obsessed with Ironman, Captain America or anything Avengers.

So the fact that there is an Ironman monster truck makes him that much more excited about going this year.

 

On Saturday, February 15th you can go early to the Party in the Pits which

allows you to meet the drivers

and look at the trucks up close and personal.

The party starts at 11:00am and the actual show starts at 2:00pm.

 

On Sunday, February 16th they only have the show at 2:00pm

so if you want to see al the trucks then you need to go on Saturday!

You can bet Zane will be going to see the Ironman truck and freaking out about it!
Hope to see you there also :) 

Broken

My computer is broken right now so I won't be posting until we can get it fixed. But don't worry the winner of the giveaway will be contacted! I hope you all understand. Thanks!

Ruffles with love giveaway

I found Ruffles with Love right before the new year and fell in love instantly! 

Her tank tops are so awesome.

She has so many cute and motivating sayings on her tanks.

I knew I had to have one immediately...

so I contacted her 

and asked her if she would like to do a giveaway for my amazing readers

and she said yes!

I mean seriously how cute are these tank tops?!

She has everything you can think of!

She even has a few men's tanks 

One of my awesome readers is going to win a tank top of THEIR choice!

Yes you heard me right...

YOU get to choose which one you want 

and trust me it's going to be super hard because there are so many cute ones.

All you have to do is::

Comment on this post with your email for me to contact you if you win.

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Contest will end on 1/15/14 one week from today