Showing posts with label fat tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fat tuesday. Show all posts

Saturday, February 13, 2016

It was on the blog this week!



Hey there, beautiful!  I hope this weekend is treating you nicely.  
I started my day with a trip to the gym and a lot of sweat.  
We are celebrating the whole Valentine's thing tonight by using a gift card from Christmas for dinner and then going to see Hail, Caesar!  
I'm so excited because I just love some George Clooney and Cohen Bros films.

Here's a look back at this week on the blog and all the fun we got into together!



Sunday - I brought you my weekly menu.  I've limited it to just sharing three meals due to the fact I rarely cook over three meals each week.  How about you?  Do you cook every single night?

Monday - I started my weekly cleaning posts (per some requests) this week!  We are all very busy individuals so I thought why not kick things off with some tips on easy and quick ways to keep your home tidy and a little less germy.  These shouldn't take any extra time out of your schedule and can be completed before you go to sleep for the night!  I also like that you can do a lot of them during commercial breaks while watching your favorite shows.

Tasty Tuesday - In honor of Fat Tuesday I decided to engross you in my favorite "fat" foods that I could so easily stuff my face full of in honor of a day that you actually stuff your face.



Wednesday started the Lenten Season for many of us.  This year I wanted to switch things up a little with Lent and wrote a post on a new way to celebrate this crucial season in the Christian community.

Thursday - I got a bit random.  My take on Peyton, elections, and Drake.

High Five for Friday!!!  This week's five was a snapshot of what has been cracking in my regular life this week.  If you have time watch the video I put in from the creators of Five Hour Energy.  It is really worth your time.  

Here's a few other notes from this week I wanted to share on my recap post....


On Thursday I was Netflixing while I did laundry and I found a sweet little film called "The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom."  It is very short (90 minutes) and caught my attention for the shear fact I'm a Dolly lover.  This Canadian film focuses on a coming of age story but also plays into accepting change.  I don't want to give too much away.  If you have a free hour or so this weekend check it out.

Also on Thursday I totally enjoyed my first High Five For Friday Hangout!  When we link up with other bloggers we make fun connections but to actually be able to converse (for me via messaging during the hang out) and laugh was so much fun.  You should check it out next time!


Friday I had some mommy free time!  (Thanks mom!) I turned Netflix on and watched Cake (Jennifer Aniston Indie Film) - it was a totally different type of film for one of my most favorite actresses.  It is a bit dark but I enjoyed it with a glass of Cabernet.

Happy Valentine's weekend, friends!  I hope you are filled with happiness and love!









Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Tasty (Fat) Tuesday!

Warning:  This isn't my traditional Tasty Tuesday post.  That will be back next week when I bring you a healthy and easy recipe you should try out sometime soon!

Today I bring you my FAT Tuesday list of food that I would go crazy on if I wasn't so crazed by burning excess calories right now!  Can I just say that it is true - once you hit the mid thirties your body slows down a bit and it takes harder work to get what you want!?!?!?

Sometimes a girl just wants some chocolate cake.

No. 1 on my Fat Tuesday list is Pound Cake




I love pound cake but only when it has what we in the South refer to as a "sad streak" - that is where the shortening or butter and sugar and vanilla have pooled in a streak across the cake making it "ugly."  I will eat that ugly cake ALL.DAY.LONG!

My mom makes great pound cakes as does my Aunt Sue (chocolate, oh lord.)

No. 2  Well obviously brownies!



I love brownies - made with subs, made with fattening goodness, made with nuts, made with icing, I want brownies all the time!  Guess what I make brownies once a week on average but that isn't exactly where my blog name came from!

No. 3  I like greasy wings and I cannot lie!



When I was pregnant with my first child all I ever wanted was buffalo wings.  I swear my husband was eating more wings than any man could possibly fathom.  Nine years later I'm still a wing junkie but not nearly as bad as I was when I was pregnant!

My favorite local wings are at Marco's Pizza in Mocksville, NC.  I also LOVE Ronni's in Clemmons, NC!

No. 4  Bad Daddy's Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries or Tots!



Heaven is a Bad Daddy's burger and sweet potato fries.  That's all I can say.

And this my friends is why I always make healthy menus!  When I want this soul satisfying food it gets me in trouble and gets me in a different dress size (and not the one I want!)

I hope this Fat Tuesday you can enjoy a mouth watering meal or treat.  Because it is all healthy and good after today!

Tomorrow join me for a new take on the Lenten Season.

And like I said before - next week I'll be back with my traditional Tasty Tuesday meal idea for you!

xo-