• BEST protein ball recipes

    4 BEST Simple Go-To Protein Powder Ball Recipes

    I have been making protein balls like crazy the past few weeks. After talking with my doctor about going gluten (and now dairy) free, protein balls or power balls have become my go to convenient snack. They are super easy to make and keep me satisfied for a couple hours! My two boys (6 and 4) love to help me stir the ingredients and roll them into little balls 🙂 I posted about these recipes on Instagram, but if you missed those posts here I am sharing our go to 3 easy protein energy ball recipes. For all of the recipes, I used Isagenix Isalean protein powder for these and…

  • Weekend Recap with a side of Homemade Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Bread

    Happy Monday! This weekend was a busy one.  Friday night started off with a wonderful night in with my husband.  We have been busy/traveling so much that it was really nice to have a night in!  I rented 50 Shades of Grey and forced Drew to watch it with me (after whining that this was not a movie that he would EVER pick out).  I thought that the movie was okay, obviously the book was better–but isn’t that how movies/books always are?!  I will definitely be watching the next couple when they come out. Saturday morning, I painted/put the first coat of paint on our sunroom.  Our biggest complaint about…

  • Homemade Cliff Bars and Homemade Lara Bars

    I have been doing a little experimenting in the kitchen.  I used to love to bake as it was my stress reliever in undergrad and law school.  After the “real world” and for no reason at all, I stopped baking.  Now I will cook dinner as needed and will do the occasional baking i.e. strawberry pie, cookies for special occasions, etc. but I have lost my passion for baking.  I am not sure that my little experiment in the kitchen will bring back to life my love for baking (as no actual baking was needed) but its a start. As I have mentioned before, Drew is in school and needs…