Weekend Recap (June 2017)

Scenes from a Spring/Summer Weekend....Not officially summer but the temps were and Mama was lovin it......

Friday

Lunch with Some Besties

 

Friday Night

Laughing...and Crying with my Soul Sisters

 

 Saturday

Lacrosse

Lunch

Dinner At the Batsons

My contribution...will post the recipe soon! 

and some Halloween planning while we were at it

Tubby Time!

I call this one "Toddler Burrito" :)

Sunday

2nd Recital of the Season

The Little Mermaid at LDA- St. Anselm College

Great job to my little "Parrot Fish"

and a little glimpse....

                                                                     

and that's a wrap!

Friday Favorites (June 9, 2017)

Well Friends....it is.....

My FAVE day all week!  As always, linking up with Andrea, Narci and Erika HERE

Here are my faves from the week

  Favorite Memes of the Week!

Peonies From The Yard are in FULL BLOOM!

My Baked Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa 

These were a win this week!  (for the entire fam!)

I shared the recipe HERE

Golf!

Academic Excellence

The end of the school year always brings some wonderful ceremonies.  Rob and I both got to participate in some pretty special evenings this week.  Rob attended and spoke at the "Top Ten Dinner" for the Top 10 Graduating Seniors at WHS and I got to attend and speak at the 8th Grade Academic Recognition Night.  We are avid volunteers in our town, however, the students are our favorite to support- love being involved!

Diana's Week

First Diana has been rehearsing for a big show this weekend.  I love when she comes home all pumped up after being inspired by older dancers.  Then she participated in a "Kindness Campaign" at school (warms my heart).  Yesterday we enjoyed watching her sing in her schools' "Western Round Up Day"...she even had a solo and nailed it...we were so proud!

Neighborhood Paint Night!

Well we did it!  My neighbor Erin organized a fun night for our "hood" and we made our name signs- they came out great BUT they were so much harder than I thought!  I don't have the steadiest hand AND I am a lefty so it was challenging but with Christie's help, my sign was salvaged!  We had so many laughs and agreed that we need to do more as a neighborhood!  Grateful for this town and the people I have met...especially when I can enjoy nights like this!

That's a wrap!  Looking forward to a fun filled Spring Weekend....hope you all enjoy and see you back here on Monday!

Baked Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

We usually aim for "Taco Tuesday." We used to just make tacos using the recipe on the box.  That gets old like everything else.  I started getting more inspired and more creative when Pinterest came into play.  Then I started blogging more and more and found that my blogging friends shared even better recipes.  Linking up with Al for her "Try It Thursday" Series HERE

We have had some winners from your suggestions and recipe pages for sure!

This week, we changed things up a bit and did Tacos on Monday night.

I actually created the recipe from scratch and it was a WIN all around.

I wanted to make something healthy enough for the adults and yet basic enough for the kids- which as many of you know can be a super challenge.

There is also something about baking tacos that makes them that much better- am I right?

So....I substituted some healthy ingredients in and made this a low fat, high protein and high fiber meal and it was wiped out!  I knew it was a winner and I knew I HAD to share it with you!

Here you go!

Ingredients

For the Tacos:

1 roasted chicken, shredded and stripped of all bones and skin

1 cup of nonfat plain Greek yogurt

1/4 cup of jalapenos chopped (You can use fresh or jarred)

1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1 handful of cilantro, chopped

 The juice of 1/2 lime

1 teaspoon of cumin

Hard and Soft Taco Shells

Salt and Pepper to Taste

For the Salsa:

1 cup of fresh pineapple, chopped

1/2 red pepper, chopped

1 handful of cilantro, chopped

1/4 cup red onion, chopped

The juice of 1/2 lime 

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Shred your chicken

Toss in bowl and add the yogurt, jalapenos, cheese, cilantro and cumin.  

Squeeze in the lime juice from 1/2 of the lime and stir

Season with salt and pepper to your liking

Stuff the taco shells with the filling

Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes

While the tacos are baking, make your salsa

Toss all ingredients in a bowl- squeeze the lime juice over it all and season.

You can serve the tacos plain or top them with this yummy fruit salsa.  I had mine with the salsa of course.  Everyone else opted for the tacos plain.  I didn't care because they got eaten- For The Win!

I served them with a side of brown rice.  

It was super healthy and oh so delicious!

 Eva definitely approved ;)