I’m sharing a recipe for chicken bacon ranch tacos that is sure to earn a spot in your regular rotation of quick and easy dinners. Not only are these tacos super delicious but they’re on the table in under 20 minutes and family-friendly! CHICKEN BACON RANCH TACOS These chicken bacon ranch tacos are filled to [...]
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Best White Chicken Enchiladas – Incredulada Enchiladas
April 21, 2022 { 6 comments }Hold onto your hats, people. I’m bringing back a recipe for white chicken enchiladas that I first shared on my old food blog back in 2009. It’s so legendary that it can’t be left to be forgotten on an abandoned corner of the internet. I will say that I had a moment of nostalgia (or [...]
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Super Simple Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
February 24, 2021 { 4 comments }I’ve got the perfect recipe to get you through the last stretch of cold weather this season…old fashioned chicken and dumplings! This super simple version of chicken and dumplings is a family favorite and I called my dad three times in the process of making them to make sure that I followed his method to [...]
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Chicken and Rice Skillet with Broccoli and Sundried Tomatoes
April 4, 2019 { 8 comments }I was at the grocery store earlier this week and saw a can of organic cream of mushroom soup in a display at the checkout. The moment saw the cream of mushroom soup, I got the biggest craving for an old school chicken and rice casserole. I don’t cook casseroles often but I sure do [...]
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Easy Entertaining Meal + First Bread Bake + Recent Eats
August 18, 2018 { 6 comments }I hope this post finds you enjoying your weekend. Since many of you do food prep and planning on Sundays, I’ve been trying to get a recent eats post up over the weekend to give you some ideas and inspiration. I’m super pumped about the dinner I am cooking tonight for my mom and me. [...]
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Italian Chicken Casserole
June 28, 2018 { 10 comments }Last week I posted a photo of this Italian Chicken Casserole to my Instagram story and was immediately inundated with recipe requests through DM. I mean, what’s not to love about a cheesy baked pasta dish? Always a winner in my book…and clearly yours too! So before we proceed…some notes… I have a lot of [...]
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My Favorite Easy Chicken Parmesan Recipe – Ready in 20 Minutes!
June 1, 2017 { 8 comments }I have been making this easy chicken parmesan recipe since college! It’s one of my go-to chicken recipes because I almost always have the ingredients on hand, it’s ready in 20 minutes and it’s crazy delicious! I actually can’t believe that I haven’t shared this recipe before now. I have not been posting many recipes [...]
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You Must Make This Dinner + Recent Eats
January 13, 2017 { 8 comments }It’s an amazing Friday over here because it’s currently 70 degrees and sunny. I’m going to zoom through this post so that I can get the girls outside and take advantage of it before rain and clouds set in for the next 5 days. Let’s talk about food. I made a dinner last night that [...]
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What I’ve Been Eating Wednesday
June 24, 2015 { 17 comments }Morning! I was happy to see that my post about living in Charlotte was well received yesterday. I look forward to sharing more about this city with you! I’ll also be posting a lot of scenes from around the city on Instagram so don’t forget to follow me there. My Wednesday mornings have taken a [...]
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A Small Change for Earth Day + Recent Eats
April 22, 2015 { 12 comments }Hi and Happy Earth Day! In the spirit of Earth Day, I wanted to talk about one small change that I’ve made recently to help the planet. I have switched over the French press coffee. I have read so much about how much waste single serve coffee makers are creating with all of their various [...]
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2015 Intentions Check-In + Life Lately in Food & Puppies
April 18, 2015 { 10 comments }Long time, no catch up. I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I started 2015 by sharing my intention to slow down. While I never slowed to a pace that felt just right, I did manage to refocus my priorities somewhat and get some things off my plate. I was feeling like [...]
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Let Me Upgrade You {iPod Touch Review} + Recent Eats
April 8, 2015 { 22 comments }You’re totally singing Beyonce in your head now, right? My life changed a little bit yesterday. I received a very generous gift of a brand new 64-gig iPod touch for all of my yoga music and work social media needs. Within an hour I had it fully loaded with all my favorite apps and every [...]
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Thank You…Dinners this Week…And Remember Handheld CD players!?
April 1, 2015 { 39 comments }Hi. And where do I even begin to thank you for the incredible support you showed on my last post? It was amazing and touching to hear from every single one of you that commented via Facebook, Instagram, email or on the post. I will respond to all of the comments because each one was [...]
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And Upside Down & Inverted Saturday + Recent Eats
March 28, 2015 { 12 comments }It’s been a wonderful but exhausting day. I taught two hot yoga classes this morning and then headed back to the studio to teach an arm balance and inversions workshop this afternoon. I love, love, love all things inverted and upside down and teaching these workshops is rewarding and a lot of fun. This was [...]
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Back on the Oatmeal Bandwagon + Creative Dinner Ideas
March 19, 2015 { 29 comments }I can’t thank you enough for your very heartfelt and thoughtful responses to yesterday’s “You Do You” post. I will respond to each of them later today. It’s been really amazing to hear so many different stories and perspectives and it’s definitely something that needs to be talked about. Speaking of nutrition and exercise, I’ve been [...]
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Saturday Road Trip + Week of Eats
March 14, 2015 { 8 comments }Sullie and I loaded up around noon today for a road trip down to Georgia to visit my grandmother. Sadly, I left Zoey in very loving care in Charlotte because she’s a little too crazy right now for me to manage by myself in the car for four hours. I was also worried about her [...]
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Friday Stuff + Recent Eats
February 13, 2015 { 20 comments }Happy Friday! I had a really great week that was full of teaching and training. I onboarded a new PT client that I’m really excited about working with. I only take on new a client every six months or so and I always make sure that their goals/motivation/current life stage matches up with what I’m [...]
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Thank You + Zoey at Four Months + Recent Eats
February 6, 2015 { 28 comments }Thanks so much for your kind messages and comments on my post yesterday about Sam. It meant a lot to me and my mom always reads the comments so I know she was touched as well. It always feels weird to just pick up and resume normal life after something so sad happens. Before I [...]
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I Love My Reality…Monday In The Life
February 2, 2015 { 16 comments }It was back to reality today but I love my reality so it was a happy Monday! :) I kicked off my day with a 4:55 a.m. wake up call to train clients. I ate half of a banana with almond butter and made a cup of Every Day Detox Tea to take to the [...]
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Getting Back in the Groove…Recent Eats + Bacon Brussels Sprouts Love
January 7, 2015 { 9 comments }I have been so out of the regular blogging groove lately that it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve posted a weekly workout recap or a recent eats post. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working out eating well. Quite the opposite, actually. I have been feeling pretty motivated when it comes to my workouts [...]
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Recent Eats: Give Me The Christmas Chocolate
December 29, 2014 { 7 comments }Happy Monday! It was semi-back to normal for me this morning with a 6:30 a.m. training client at the gym. I usually have four in a row on Monday mornings so only having one client was kind of weird! This week will be a little slow for me as a lot of my clients wrap [...]
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I Bought Halloween Candy Too Early + Other Things I Can’t Resist {Recent Eats}
October 29, 2014 { 19 comments }Hey and happy Wednesday! I’m kind of in a sea of change over here this week and just trying to stay steady. November (which is just days away…how is that possible!?) is bringing the launch of the new Peanut Butter Runner and some big changes to my schedule. It always seems that the universe conspires to [...]
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What I’ve Been Cooking For Dinner + What I’ve Been Reading
October 24, 2014 { 13 comments }Happy Friday! I have been super good about cooking and eating at home this week despite a busy work schedule. I only ate one meal out…dinner on Monday night. The key to this is being prepared! I did a major Whole Foods trip last Sunday to stock the kitchen full of fruits, veggies, breakfast and lunch [...]
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Weekend: Embracing Fall + Slowing Down
October 5, 2014 { 30 comments }I finally embraced fall this weekend. The weather here in Charlotte has been incredible with temperatures in the 60s, sunshine and Carolina blue skies. I kept my weekend really, really low-key and stayed home as much as possible to continue this “nesting/grounding” phase I’m in. It was perfect. I always consider Friday the start of [...]
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Updates + Summer Loving Eats
August 18, 2014 { 20 comments }Happy Monday! I started my week off with 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. clients before coming home to this cutie. Sullie has a case of the Mondays and is being a little lazy but I am ready go GO! That my be in part thanks to the fact that I’m working on my second grande dark [...]
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How To Cook Perfect Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts + Recent Eats
August 13, 2014 { 29 comments }Today I’m sharing my fool-proof method for cooking boneless, skinless chicken breasts that turn out perfectly every time! The best part? It’s super simple. First, I’ve got recent eats so let’s get started! Breakfast Smoooothies! (Who’s surprised?) I cannot get enough of the peanut butter and jelly combo. Lunch I had a major egg craving [...]
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A Slow-Paced Tuesday + Recent Eats
June 24, 2014 { 7 comments }Tuesday used to be the busiest day of the week for me and I was crazy busy running all over town to train and teach. Lately they’ve been a pretty relaxed day for me. If I did a “day in the life” post today, you’d all be pretty surprised. I started early with 5:30 and [...]
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Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken Breasts {Recipe}
June 6, 2014 { 13 comments }Several years ago I received a copy of the Canyon Ranch Nourish cookbook from a friend as a gift. It has become one of my favorite cookbooks and I have made more recipes from it that any other cookbook on my bookshelf (with the exception of The Gourmet Cookbook…we spent a lot of time together [...]
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Simple & Clean Cooking & Eating Lately
May 14, 2014 { 28 comments }Hi and happy Wednesday. So I just posted a “Throwback Thursday” photo on Instagram…and then someone pointed out that it’s actually Wednesday. Delete. I blame it on 5:30 a.m. clients three days in a row. Thank god for Starbucks reward drinks. Yesterday I treated myself to a venti soy latte. The barista asked me if [...]
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Recent Eats + My New Favorite Salad Combo
May 10, 2014 { 14 comments }Welcome to recent eats: the salad and smoothie edition. I think that our immediate launch into summer here in Charlotte put me in the mood for cold and light food. I’m NOT COMPLAINING though. I will take 90 degree days over 40 degree days ANYTIME. I am a summer girl through and through. Bring on [...]
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Recent (REALLY GOOD!) Eats + Rethinking Mashed Cauliflower
April 23, 2014 { 23 comments }I take back all the mean things that I said about mashed cauliflower. I was too quick to judge! Back in December I made mashed cauliflower at home for the first time. The problem was that I gave it a half-hearted effort and tried to puree it in small batches in my tiny food processor. [...]
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Recent Eats + Early Morning Workouts
March 26, 2014 { 40 comments }Hi and happy Wednesday! I just finished teaching my 6:30 a.m. yogis at Y2 Yoga. This is one of my favorite classes of the week. Most of the people who come to this class are getting their yoga in before they go to work and they’re serious, focused and hard working! It’s so special to [...]
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Parmesan Panko Chicken Tenders {Recipe}
March 25, 2014 { 11 comments }Today I have an easy, crowd pleasing chicken recipe to share with you. I’ve been making variations of this breaded chicken since I started cooking and this parmesan panko version has become my go to. What I love most about this Parmesan Panko Chicken is how quickly it cooks and how versatile it is. You [...]
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Recent Eats: Trying to Switch It Up a Bit
March 22, 2014 { 16 comments }Happy weekend! I have almost a full week of eats to share with you. I think I did a good job mixing it up a little bit this week and breaking out of all my same patterns. You’ll see some different breakfasts, new salad combos at lunch and a dinner using the crock pot. I’m [...]
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Recent Eats: Photo Shoot Week Edition
March 15, 2014 { 25 comments }Welcome to recent eats, photo shoot week edition. Let me sum it up for you…it was NOT EXCITING. Lots of juicing, smoothies, soup, protein and veggies. Not a carb to be seen until we wrapped on Friday (scroll down for the Friday night celebration carb fest). Y’all know I am all about eat all foods [...]
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This Week’s Eats + Off to Mexico!
February 21, 2014 { 15 comments }Happy Friday! This time tomorrow afternoon I’ll be practicing yoga on an open air pier in Mexico with this view… This trip crept up so fast! I can’t believe that I’ll be spending the next week in Mexico on a yoga retreat with many of my close friends and students from Y2 Yoga. We had [...]
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Recent Eats + SNOW DAY!
February 12, 2014 { 19 comments }Soooo….. It’s snowing! We received a light dusting of an inch or two on Tuesday afternoon but the roads were fine and dry this morning. I went in to teach the 8:10 class at Y2 and then stayed to take the 9:15 and by the time I left at 11 the snow was pouring down [...]
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This Week’s Eats + That (Scary) Time I Tried Chia Pudding
February 8, 2014 { 30 comments }Good morning and happy weekend! Let’s take a look at this week’s eats. Breakfast Let’s kick this post off with the WORST idea I’ve had so far in 2014…chia seed pudding. I made this mix of chia seeds, almond milk, vanilla, bananas and dried cranberries and let it sit overnight. I topped it with peanut [...]
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Spinach and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Meatloaf
February 6, 2014 { 29 comments }This is a recipe repost from my original blog, Bakin’ and Eggs. I am slowly migrating my favorite recipes over to this site. This chicken meatloaf has been a favorite for almost five years! One of my favorite things that my grandmother cooked when I was growing up was meatloaf. It was a traditional beef-based [...]
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Time Management + This Week’s Eats
January 31, 2014 { 9 comments }I am shouting a big TGIF after a pretty grueling training and teaching schedule week. I had 5:30 or 6 a.m. clients Tuesday-Friday in addition to all of my regular stuff, bringing the total number of clients trained for the week to seven (+ two cancels which almost always happens at some point ever week) [...]
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How To Make Dinner Happen After A Long Day + Recent Eats
January 9, 2014 { 25 comments }I am long overdue a post with some recent eats. I’ve gone all week without sharing any with you and there is lots of good stuff to share! I was training a client this morning and she commented that she was reading my blog and didn’t understand how I have time to put together the [...]
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What I’ve Been Eating This Week Wednesday
December 11, 2013 { 33 comments }Hi, thanks for the support on the Marsala Challenge competition. Remember, you can vote again on Thursday and leave another comment for another chance to win. Again, thank you! Okay, back to the regular stuff. I’m cuddled up on the couch with a fire and a sweet golden retriever laying (on the floor) next to [...]
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Fireplace Coziness, Scandal & Recent Eats
November 21, 2013 { 11 comments }Morning. It’s cold and gray in Charlotte this morning. Perfect weather for the first fire of the season last night. Fires and candles make things so cozy. Especially for watching my newest obsession Scandal. This show is highly addictive. I started watching it on Netflix a few weeks ago and I’m already halfway through season two. [...]
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Updates All-Around: Career & The Usual Stuff
November 8, 2013 { 17 comments }It’s been a really good week. I recently stepped out of my role as general manager of the gym and into a position where I provide marketing, website, communications and social media support on a more part-time basis. This frees me up to spend more time teaching, training and writing while still allowing me to [...]
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Weekend Part One: My first home office, baking and workouts.
October 27, 2013 { 14 comments }Well, I didn’t get lost in the madness that is Ikea. Actually, I totally recommend Friday night as an ideal time to visit Ikea. It was the least crazy I have ever seen the store. I did come home with a shiny new desk and chair and I have my first real home office ever! [...]
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Real Life Friday + 3 New Song Picks
October 25, 2013 { 15 comments }Happy Friday! Just a few updates for you before I go brave Ikea. If you don’t hear from me tomorrow send out the search teams. :P The first noteworthy item to share is that I am wearing regular people clothes to work today!!! This might be the second time ever. I took a 6:30 a.m. [...]
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Food & Fitness Inspiration for a GREAT week ahead!
October 21, 2013 { 18 comments }Happy Monday! The sun is shining here in Charlotte and we are enjoying perfect fall weather that is crisp and energizing. It was 37 degrees when I woke up to go to yoga this morning. Our coldest morning since April! I had to turn my heat on for the first time last night. I am [...]
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My Favorite Treadmill Workout
October 11, 2013 { 24 comments }Happy, happy Friday! When I run outside I am happy to keep a comfortable pace while I listen to music or an audiobook, enjoy the scenery and zone out. On the other hand, when I run on the treadmill I need a lot more stimulation. One way that I entertain myself is by reviewing BodyPump [...]
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The Week In Food, Workouts and Life
September 26, 2013 { 12 comments }Hi everyone! Thanks for your wonderful feedback on my posts this week. I appreciate the support and positivity! But now I have a whole week to catch you up on during my short break from the frenzy of getting ready for a weekend away. The Food… Salad with kale, spinach, arugula, roasted red peppers, artichokes, [...]
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Pimento Cheese Chicken
June 26, 2013 { 16 comments }Hola! I’m en route to Kiawah Island in South Carolina where I will spend the next 5 days at a Young President’s Organization conference. More details on that later but I’m so excited for the opportunity to attend this event. It’s going to be a once in a lifetime experience! First, let me give a [...]