Getting Started!

Wow I've taken FOREVER to get this blog up and running! I'm not very tech savvy ;) I plan on posting everything here!! Family life, wedding planning, fitness, nutrition, fashion, makeup...yes so everything!! So here is my first post!

Our weekend was great. Saturday was a lot of prep work for family coming over for Mother's Day. Cleaning, cooking, etc you know the usual. Yesterday was wonderful. I got up and went on a trail run, my new addiction. I like running intervals on the treadmill so I don't get bored and trail runs provide that! Plus you have some beautiful scenery! If you have never done a trail run its basically running a hiking trail. I pretty much run as much as I can and take breaks to walk when I need to. Its usually on the downhill parts because I don't want to fall as I'm running down a hill.

After that I came home and drank my trusty Shakeology! I swear I slurped it down in 2 minutes, it was so good! Then I got ready for family coming over and started cooking! We had such a nice day. The kids are sooooo much fun. We got some great pictures too! 

Lee and I

Dan, Lee, and I. Gosh this picture makes me SO happy!

Dan working the grill! We had some yummy food!

The carne asada was a hit as usual! Also the mini mexican pizzas I made were a hit! I will post the recipes for both below.

All in all it was a great weekend!! I hope all of you had a great one too!

-Nat

Carne Asada Marinade

slightly adapted from This Mama Cooks On A Diet

1 cup of vinegar (any kind works, I've used white, apple cider, and malt and they are all good!)

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup orange juice

1 cup of water

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tbsp black pepper

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp oregano

1 tsp sea salt

A couple pinches of ground cloves

1 orange sliced

1/2 bunch of cilantro

Whisk all ingredients except for the last two then throw the meat, marinade, sliced orange, and cilantro in a bag! Let marinade for at least 24 hours! This is enough so marinate up to 3lbs of meat. 

Mini Mexican Pizzas

from Dashing Dish

Makes 12 mini pizzas

4 large whole wheat tortillas (La Tortilla brand is the best!)

1 cup of cooked ground turkey

1/2 cup of salsa

2 tsp of taco seasoning

1/2 cup refried beans

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Optional additional toppings are olives, tomatoes, green chiles, etc! Get creative!

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray muffin tin with non stick spray.

• Cut circles out of your tortillas. Lay flat and use a glass, empty can, or cookie cutter to get 12 circles. You should be able to get 4 circles out of each tortilla. 

• Press circles into muffin tin.

• Mix ground turkey, salsa, taco seasoning, and refried beans in bowl until well combined.

• Divide mixture equally into the tortilla circles you pressed into your muffin tin.

• Top with shredded cheese and any additional toppings you would like.

• Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.