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  • Must Make Asian Inspired Taco Recipe and Movie Night

    Happy first day of Spring!  The weatherman swears that it is going to clear up today and become a sunny afternoon (fingers crossed!). I have to share/save a recipe that I made for Taco Tuesday this week.  Growing up my family had taco night at least once a week–which is a genius idea because tacos are super easy, fast and inexpensive while being absolutely delicious.  I carry on this tradition to my little family and dubbed it Taco Tuesday. While Drew prefers Asian cuisine, he puts up with my Mexi taste buds and is alright eating Mexican at least once if not twice a week.  So when I discovered an…

  • Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancakes (with Banana)

    Good morning! Recently, I have become obsessed with pancakes!  It all started when I gave up bread (aka semi gluten free) for lent– and I became a carb craving girl!  So in order to tame my cravings I have done a lot of experimenting with alternatives for bread based pancakes–subsequently, welcome oatmeal cottage cheese pancakes. I found a ton of different recipes online using cottage cheese and oatmeal in place of traditional flour.  They all had similar ingredients, but took a different approach–so I experimented with a few of them and created a mixed up version of what I would like to call a hybrid banana bread pancake. This recipe combines…