Turkey Breast and Red Onion Salad

Eating healthy has become a priority for me and my guys! I have been trying to make simple meals! 

So tonight I came up with this! 

What you will need:

• 4 boneless turkey breast
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Onion powder
• Garlic salt
• Spinach
• Red onion

Preheat the oven to 375. 

I placed olive oil in the bottom of the pan and then placed the turkey breast in the pan. 

Added olive oil, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic salt to the top of the turkey breast. 

Placed in the oven for 45-50 min. 

For the Salad:

Cut red onion and add to spinach in a bowl. Add olive oil. Then salt and pepper to taste! 

Simple! 

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

After a fun day with my son, I thought cookies would be a fun way to bring our day to an end!

Chocolate chip cookies have always been my favorite!

Here is my recipe:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking soda
2 sticks soft butter
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cups powder sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
Add as many chocolate chips as you want!

I mix it all together. In no specific order!

Preheat oven to 375
Cook for 10 min

HELPFUL TIPS: 

•  Make sure your butter is room temperature. Do not microwave the butter your cookies will come out flat. If you didn't get a chance to leave the butter out for a while, simply cut up your butter into thin slices and blend well!

• My cookies always turn out because I use a silt pad! It's my favorite thing to use when baking!

My son was extremely eager to help! 

Herb-Crusted Salmon with Spinach Salad

With the new year among us, I decided I was going to eat healthy! I am tired of the fast food and junk! 

So I found THIS yummy recipe from Martha Stewart! 

This is for those fish eaters out there! I LOVE salmon. All of the flavors in this recipe tie together perfectly! 

• 3 slices white sandwich bread
• 1 cup fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 4 skinless salmon fillets, (6 ounces each)
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 5 ounces baby spinach
• 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; set aside. In a food processor, combine bread, parsley, and 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Pulse until coarse crumbs form.
2. Place salmon on prepared sheet; season with salt and pepper. Spread top of fillets with Dijon; top with crumb mixture, pressing gently to adhere. Roast until salmon is opaque throughout, 11 to 13 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine lemon juice and remaining oil; season with salt and pepper. Add spinach and onion; toss to combine. Serve salmon with spinach salad. 

This recipe was very delicious and healthy! 

I hope you give it a try!! It is very simple to make and so yummy! 

~Simplicity

A Fresh Start

Happy New Year! 

A Little late I know! But after a LONG holiday, many blessings, and not enough time to do everything, I took a break! 

But I am now ready and in full swing to get my house out of the holiday funk it is in! 

I am getting all of my Christmas decorations put away (again late! I know!) and am noticing a lot of empty space in my house! This makes my head start spinning and it has inspired me to get my butt in to high gear and start crafting yet again!

I have also decided I am going to buy some sort of real (yet small) tree to put in my house! When I figure out what tree I will let you know! 

So stay tuned and let me get to a craft store and I will be posting a lot of fun family friendly crafts for Valentines, Easter and Spring! 

~Simplicity

Baked Eggnog French Toast!

Yesterday I was looking for something to make for our families Saturday morning breakfast and I happened to run across THIS blog ( I will post the recipe below as well). "Baked Eggnog French Toast" did not sound that appealing to me. I am not a fan of eggnog, but I thought hey why not! Oh-my-goodnees. I am so happy I made it! It was so  delicious. I am going to have to make this again for our Christmas breakfast! 

It is extremely simple! Here is how I made mine:  

I cute my loaf of french bread into slices, and then in half.

I poured the wet ingredients over bread:

6 large eggs
2 1/2 cups eggnog
3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

I prepared the dry ingredients:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces

 Cover, and placed in the fridge. 

Do this the night before! 

In the morning pull your prepared food out and place the dry crust over the top of the bread. 

Put in oven at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes! 

This is how it looked when it came out at 45 min! 

I served it with syrup and everyone loved it! It was so yummy and gooey! 

 Its an easy breakfast that I am sure your family will LOVE! 

~Simplicity

Simple Holiday Floral Arrangement

Here is a simple floral arrangement I did for the holidays! I hope you are inspired! 

I found my flowers (including the gold picks) at Michaels. I only spent about $10. I got them on sale! I used a vase I already own, popery as a vase filler and the left over ribbon from my tree!  

I put the popery in fist and then added the flowers! 

Then the picks... 

Then a bow to finish the look! All I did for the bow was fold the ribbon like "bunny ears" and twist the bottom! 

Simple! 

I love this arrangement for the holidays! It is super easy and I think it adds a beautiful festive look to any home! I made two and placed them on my end tables! 

~Simplicity

Christmas Cookies

I finally did it! I made my first batch of sugar cookies this Christmas season! I feel so blessed that I got to make them with my mother this year! 

You can use your favorite sugar cookie recipe. I like THIS ONE from Martha Stewart. It is very similar to the one I use. 

Take all ingredients out and pre-measure. It makes adding ingredients simple. 

Always use room temperature butter. 

Blending your sugar, eggs and butter helps to create the desired texture. 

Make sure you refrigerate your dough! 

Add flour to your rolling pin as well as cookie cutters. This helps to keep dough from sticking.

Make sure to let cookies cool for 30-45 minutes before adding frosting! 

Here is our frosting recipe: 

-1/3 cups butter

-1/3 tsp salt

-3 cups powder sugar

-1/4 cups milk

-1/2 tsp vanilla

Add desired colors! 

~Simplicity