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Tasty Tuesday-Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

Recipe & photo from Fit to Savor.com

Ingredients:

1. 2 (4 oz each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2. 1/2 tsp oil
3. 1 cup cooked spaghetti
4. 2 cups zucchini 'noodles' (1 zucchini)
5. 1 cup diced tomato
6. 1/4 cup minced red onion
7. 2 cloves minced garlic
8. 1/4 cup chopped parsley
9. 3-5 leaves basil, thinly sliced
10. 1 1/2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
11. Sea salt & pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat grill. Rub chicken with oil and season with salt & pepper. Grill for 3-4 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked through.
2. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, onion, garlic, parsley, basil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
3. Add cooked spaghetti & zucchini noodles to the boiling water and cook for 1 minute (or until heated through) and then drain. Return noodles and zoodles to the pot and stir in the tomato bruschetta mixture. Toss to combine.
4. Transfer noodles & veggies to a plate or bowl and top with sliced, cooked chicken.
5. *Optional: Top with freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
6. * I didn't use zucchini because we don't like it.

Nail files. Week # 362

Today I'm wearing OPI infinite shine 2-Do you see what I see? This is 1 of my fave blue shades. It's a gel too, so I can keep it on a bit longer.

January Sephora Play Box-You tube video

Check out what I got in the January Sephora play box. Not too happy with this month's stuff. Let me know if you subscribe to any beauty boxes & what you like. Don't forget to subscribe, click the box & give it a thumbs up if you like it. Thanks.

Wordless Wednesday

Tasty Tuesday-Healthy alfredo sauce

From Pinterest.

I just added the oil to the pan & then add garlic. Cook on medium heat & then add all the ingredients & stir until ready.

Tara is 11 & 1/2

*She loves face masks.
*She loves bath bombs.
* She loves editing videos
*She loves making videos.
*She's loyal to her friends.
*She still makes slime.
*She likes fake nails.
*She likes crop tops.

Cozy bedroom make over ideas

1 of my goals for this year is to make our bedroom more cozy. I want to get new curtains & some fluffy pillows, fairy lights, lots of white stuff, candles & more. So I'm on the lookout for the stuff.

Photos from Pinterest.

Winter storm

So we are getting ready for our 1st big snowstorm this Winter. We're going to get snow & then it's going to turn to freezing rain & the winds will pick up. We don't have a generator. Hoping that we won't lose power. I'm not a fan of snow, but we have been lucky this Winter.

Stuff & Things

*Football is almost over. I'm so happy about that.

*The drama queen isn't really doing much better. This concussion just doesn't want to go away.

*Hubby will be home tomorrow night from MI for work

*We haven't had much snow at all so far this Winter, but Saturday & Sunday we are suppose to get 18 inches +. So that's not fun. Tara already has Martin Luther King jr. day off on Monday, so that's good. It's suppose to be

*This month seems to be going by pretty fast. I'm happy for that.

Tasty Tuesday-Cheesy chicken broccoli quinoa casserole

Cheesy chicken broccoli quinoa casserole

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked quinoa
1 tsp olive or coconut oil
1 lb raw chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
6 cups broccoli florets, chopped
1/4 cup white onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 tbsp whole wheat flour
1 cup milk (or almond milk)
1.5 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Cook quinoa according to package directions.

While quinoa is cooking, heat oil over medium-low heat in a large skillet. Add onions and cook until almost translucent. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-hight and add the cubed chicken. Stir in spices and saute until cooked through. Transfer to a large bowl.

While chicken is cooking, steam or boil the broccoli until crisp-tender. Do not overcook the broccoli as it will soften further in the oven. Add the broccoli to the bowl with the chicken along with the cooked quinoa.

In a small saucepan, whisk together 1 tbsp flour and 1/4 cup milk. Place over medium heat and add the remaining 3/4 cup milk. Heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of cheese.

Pour sauce over chicken mixture and stir until ingredients are combined and evenly coated. Add to a baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle the additional cheese over the top. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven an allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Servings: 6
21 Day Fix: 1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 blue

Recipe by Burn this mama down.com

Monday Motivation

What I'm reading now

Winter is big business in small-town Snowflake, Vermont. Tourists arrive to hit the ski slopes and what could be more satisfying after a chilly day of carving powder than a steaming bowl of soup? When Lucky Jamieson inherits her parents' soup shop, By the Spoonful, she realizes it's time to take stock of her life. Should she sell her parents' house or move in herself? Does she really want to run a restaurant business? And what about her grandfather Jack, who seems to be showing signs of Alzheimer's? But her life decisions are moved to the back burner after an icy blonde tourist is found frozen to death behind the soup shop. and Lucky is bowled over when her soup chef, Sage DuBois, is led out of the kitchen by the police. As suspicion and speculations snowball, Lucky decides that the only way to save her employee and her business is to find out herself who iced the tourist--and landed her chef in the soup... 

Nail Files. Week #361

This nail polish is by Salon perfect-Gone Sailing. I love this color. This brand has really pretty colors, but they chip pretty fast. This is a neon & it's best to add a top coat to try to get it to stay on longer. I love the brightness of this color. So cheery.

Stuff & Things

* More appointments for Tara coming up. More physical therapy & She'll be going to Boston Children's hospital in Waltham for a 2nd opinion.

*My Mom came home from rehab yesterday. Hopefully she'll be safe & not fall again. She needs to move slowly. Those Massachusetts people, always in a hurry.

*I'm almost done with the Christmas book that I've been reading. Not sure what I will read next. Maybe a Valentine book. My friend got 1 & it sounds good.

*I have a gastro appointment & a dentist appointment coming up. Working on catching up on things.Getting appointments out of the way that I've been putting off. I need to get my mam this month too. Fun times. I hate that so much. So degrading.

*Trying to stay positive. Take 1 day at a time. Good vibes only.

*Looking forward to Spring. I'm really sick of the brown grass & bare leaves. I can't wait for all of the green to return. Last year I was so happy to see it.

Wordless Wednesday

Mommy & Me Monday

This was our last selfie of 2018. New year's eve before our friends got here. I'm gong to try to take more pics with Tara this year. Just of us.

Nail Files. Week # 360

I got this nail polish for Christmas from 1 of my pen pals. She knows I love sugar skulls/skulls. I'm really not sure what the name of it is. It's a pretty purple though.

Friday Favorites

One. Straight hair. I straightened my hair for New year's eve. I haven't straightened it in a long time. I have carpal tunnel & it really hurts to use the straightener, so I don't do it often. I want to start straightening my hair more often.

Two. Tarte-Lights, camera, lashes.

Three. Cute pot from Target dollar section. I need to find a plant that fits in it. I love black & white.

Wordless Wednesday~Spring flowers

Goals for 2019

1. Keep destashing things.
2. Speak up for myself more. I feel like I get walked on a lot.
3. Do more You tube videos. 2 a month.
4. Keep up with scrapbooking.
5. Write in my journal more.
6. Get together with positive friends more.
7. Get things done that I didn't get around to in 2018. Like bloodwork. It's been 2 years since I've had blood work. Mostly because you have to fast & I'm always starving in the morning.
8. Date night once a month would be great, but I don't know who would watch T.
9. Go shopping alone more.

That's all for now, but I might add to it.