Life: Modified

I LOVE Mexican food! Burritos, enchiladas, tacos, nachos, if it has a tortilla, beans, meat, cheese and sauce then I'll eat it. Everyday- all you have to do is change the tortilla and its a new meal haha.

Last night I ate quinoa for the first time. I tried a little bite straight from the pan and was disgusted. It tasted like brown rice mixed with the toppings they put on the top of fancy wheat bread. But I'm on a quest to try new foods and stick to my meal plan so I added it to the rest of my dinner and hoped for the best and got THE BEST dinner out of it! Check out the recipe for Chicken Stuffed Peppers below.

Food dye... where to start?? Its in everything- cereal, pop, crackers, chips, candy, cookies, sprinkles, ice cream, cheese, juice. But what's wrong with food dye, its just a color, right? Wrong! So wrong.

I can't come up with a recipe on my own to save my life; I overthink the idea of creating something new, my brain gets flustered and suddenly I don't know salt from pepper :P

About two months ago my husband and I got in an argument and I decided that I need to make changes in my life. We quickly made up but I was unsatisfied with how I was living my life. Since I quit working in August 2016, every single thing I did was for someone else. I'm not complaining, that was the purpose of me staying home- to take care of the family. Along the way, I lost sight of who I was and wasn't doing anything for me.

Do you ever feel like there's no end in sight to your day? That's how I've felt for an entire week. I have so much to do and the list just keeps growing. Like right now, I just remembered for the 100th time today that I really need to wash a load of the boys' laundry so they can wear their swimming trunks to swim lessons tomorrow. Every time I think about doing it, I have something else more pressing to do. The worst that'll happen: they'll wear them a third time without getting washed.

For years, I have always loved my mother-in-law's chili. She makes it at least once a year during winter and I always try to keep all the leftovers for myself. I've tried making her chili but it never comes out as good as hers, I buy the exact same ingredients- even the exact same pre-packaged seasoning box. That's right, its from a BOX! But I LOVE it! She uses Wick Fowler's 2 Alarm Chili Mix. Its so simple with minimal ingredients to add, very little prep work, it really doesn't get any easier... until I was given this recipe by my coach in my first challenge group.