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Happy first day of fall! My house smells so good right now! 🍁 BAKED APPLES Apple, cored Granola Brown sugar Cinnamon Nutmeg Butter Orange, zested Maple Syrup Dash of salt Core Apple and fill with granola, cinnamon, nutmeg, a little brown sugar and top with a little butter and orange zest. Fill dish with water and cook filled apples for 20 minutes covered with aluminum and 25-30 minutes uncovered at 375. Once cooked, drizzle maple syrup, orange zest and a dash of salt. Serve with nonfat Greek yogurt, ice cream, or on its own.

Ricotta and Pumpkin Butter Crostini

Working on mix-and-match appetizers for my cooking class tonight. Who needs pumpkin pie when you can eat these! I don’t even like pumpkin pie but LOVE these. Sliced Baguette, cracker, or graham cracker Ricotta Cheese Pumpkin Butter Toasted Pecans All ingredients found at Trader Joes👌🏻

Blue Cheese and Pecan Stuffed Pear

Fall menu for dinner tonight. Our last batch of pears are perfection but I made them even better. Pear Blue cheese or Gorgonzola Dried cranberries or cherries Pecans, chopped Maple syrup Cut pear in half and scoop out large whole. (A teaspoon works great for this) Mix cheese, dried fruit, and nuts together and stuff pear. Bake or #traeger in a pan with some apple juice at the bottom. 375 for 20 minutes or until pear is soft, cheese is melted, and nuts are toasted. Drizzle with maple syrup.

Make Your Own Bruschetta Bar

Awesome cooking class with a build your own bruschetta bar to start off the night. Girlfriends, food, and sharing my passion makes me so happy!

Easy Breezy Lemon Squeezy

As we flew home yesterday I turned to my husband and said, this week is going to be different. I’m tired of being impatient, nagging, and frustrated with the kids all day. This week I’m going to be, as my kids say, “easy breezy lemon squeezy”. Bugging your sister. Oh well. Drawing on the cabinet again. Yep. Not getting ready for school. We’ll be late, not my problem. Messy house. Doesnt bother me. Tantrum in the middle of Target. Easy Breezy I’m going to stop talking at and to my kids so much and listen more. We will be late and messy and in disarray, but for this week I’m going to try my hardest to not let it get to me. I like clean and on time and control so this may kill me. Here goes nothing.

BBQ Parfait

It’s a good thing I came here on a food tour and not for a football game. 😁 I will definitely be making this for our next football party. Buy the meat from a local BBQ joint to make this super easy! BBQ Parfait LAYER: Pulled Pork BBQ sauce Mashed potato Shredded cheese Pulled Chicken BBQ Sauce Baked Beans TOP WITH: Cole Slaw Cherry tomato

Frita Batidos

No one can eat until I’ve taken pictures. Who’s been to Frita Batidos in Ann Arbor, Michigan? Unreal! My husband has a love hate relationship with the fact that I like to order everything on the menu..just to try it all. Cilantro fries, Cuban burgers, Batidos- Coconut Cream milkshake, Mexico City Corn, the CHURROS!

Travel with kids and one suitcase

I always take ONE suitcase for FIVE of us girls on all of our travels. I keep it easy and basic. KIDS 2 shoes for each (1 sandal, 1 sneaker) 1 outfit per day plus 1 extra (if we have laundry where we are I bring 1 outfit for two days) 2 bathing suits 20 underwear Toothbrushes and one hair brush for everyone 10 diapers and buy more when we get there ME 1 outfit each day (yep).. 3 shoes (sandal, workout, nicer) 2-3 bathing suits 2 workout outfits 1 toiletry bag Plenty of room to spare 😉