Swimsuit season..... covered!

It doesn't matter how skinny I get, I am still self conscious. Even at 120 (I am 5' 10") I was self conscious.... it is just who I am. ( am NOT 120 now... in the past! I WISH I was now....)
When I found THESE SWIMSUITS I was seriously soooo excited! I LOVE mine! It is so pretty! I actually feel cute in it and I can hardly wait to go to the lake or pool!!!! I thought it might look to "old lady" on, but it doesn't! THIS is the one I have.

Even my hubby (the sceptic) said he thought I looked sexy!

I may be ordering more! ;)

Oh my dear Horchata

I love Horchata, it has been on the top of my list of favorite things for YEARS!!! When I served a mission for my church I fell even more in love with it, as a guy I knew often made it for us for conferences! When my family gets burgers and shakes, I stop by my favorite taco shop and get a large Horchata!
HERE is a remake of my favorite recipe for the stuff! The almonds are more of a regional thing, so if you don't use them, it is still great (and more "northern mexico").
I never cease to be amazed that such a delicious 'creamy' drink is totally dairy free! Sweeeeet!

Whoopes!

Oops, I accidentally posted these two recipes on the wrong blog! They were supposed to go HERE. Luckily they are fairly healthy! Forgive me, it has been a long day!

Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns

I was craving hambugers a while back and had no buns.... so I used a few recipes I love to invent these...

We have had them a few times since and LOVE them! I sometimes sprinkle them with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or rolled oats... but not this time;)

Here is my "hamburger" and "fries" tonight.... (Actually a Boca Burger - love 'em- and Veggie Straws! MMMMMM!)

The best part - these are WAY faster than running to the store (at least for me, I live pretty far out of town!)

Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns

*Made in my Kitchenaid w/doughhook;)

Mix an a bowl -

2 Cups Warm Water

1/2 C oil

1/4 plus 2 TBSP sugar (honey may be used)

3 TBSP Yeast

let sit 15 minutes

Add 2 beaten eggs

Add 1 1/2 C High gluten bread flour

and 1/2 TBSP salt

Add 4 C or more Whole wheat flour, or until sides of bowl are clean while it mixes

I also like to add in 1/4-1/2 C ground flax seed!

Roll on counter to 3/4" thick and cut using large cup or bicuit cutter. Place in greased pan (cover with dish towel) and allow to rise 10 minutes. Bake @ 425 for 10 minutes!

Doesn't get much easier, or yummier! Good luck! Let me know if you like them!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

My family LOOOOOOOVES this pizza! In fact, I couldn't get a picture before it was half devoured! I recently tried a new pizza crust CLICK HERE and loved it! I have tried a few different whole wheat pizza crusts, and this is among the best!

Now...on to the delectable toppings

Prepare Pizza crust as instructed -

Layer with BBQ sauce

Chopped or shredded cooked chicken

Chopped or julienned red peppers

Chopped/seeded tomato's

Diced green onions

Cilantro

Part skim mozzarella

AMAZINGLY delicious! What did your family think?

Almonds...

I love almonds, always have. I especially love them raw... BUT, I fell in love with these almonds a long time ago.... maybe the day after they started making them! So nice to get the chocolate with no extra sugar! 1/4 cup of these every few days.... Heavenly!

I don't know if you can see, but these are the nutrition facts... awesome!

Then.... I found these.... Sheeeesh.

As you can imagine, they are NOT so good for you! In fact, the description says, "When only the finest will do... these decadent fancy almonds are toasted and finished with a sweet cream flavor and a thin layer of caramelized sugar for a taste that is rich, buttery and indulgent".

And BOY are they! Certainly a once in a while type of treat.... but I guess still better than ice cream since there is still only 1 gram saturated fat, and 5 grams sugar per serving! YUM!!!

I am trying THESE cookies today, they sound awesome!!!! And, they came highly recommended! Just thought I would share, because who doesn't love a healthy cookie? My kids are going to be so excited!

YUM!

You know those favorite breakfasts that you have somehow forgotten about????
THIS is one of those! It is seriously sooo good, and the small amount of prep involved is done the night before! Extremely healthy, and the kids gobble it up! Hope you will like it!!!!

MMMM

One of my favorite lunches has always been cottage cheese and tomatoes. Well, today I was starving and made up a new dish that was SOOOOO good. Please do not judge it in looks alone, it was delish!

It was 1/2 C fat free Cottage Cheese
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 C black beans
2 TBSP Peach Pineapple Salsa (mine was the Safeway brand)

It was so good, I can hardly wait for lunch tomorrow!