Who watched the Super Bowl last night? I will be honest...I watched a few commercials, the halftime show, and the last two minutes of the game while I was secretly just waiting on the Blacklist to come on. I'll tell you what I did do though, I ate a big bowl of chili piled high with all the fixings, drank a few beers, and then possibly ate some ice cream to top off the night. I'm thinking I should eat lots of salad and drink lots of water today to balance out my Sunday Funday...and I am guessing a few of you might be feeling the same way this morning. My winter Asian Kale Salad is a bowl full of amazing ingredients that are good for your body and the best part is, it tastes really great too!

Before I go into why you need to make this salad, what was your favorite commercial last night? I have three. My favorite funny commercial was the Dorito commercial with the guy on the airplane...because we've all been there on a plane right? My favorite inspiring commercial was the Always #likeagirl commercial. I had seen it before online, but I loved that so many girls and women are getting such a powerful message...girl power! And then my favorite "aww" commercial was obviously the Budweiser commercial...I mean how cute was that puppy?

Now that we have that covered, back to why you need to make this salad...

PostedFebruary 2, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLunch, Salads

TagsAsian Salad, Winter Asian Salad, Healthy Salad Recipes, healthy Recipe, light lunches, dinner, weekday meals, clean eating, gluten free

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Spiced Blood Orange and Coconut Daquiris: My Diary of Us

There are many reasons for today's cocktail being a daquiri. Maybe I'm getting sentimental about leaving Louisiana, maybe it's because the Super Bowl is Sunday, maybe it's because we are in full Mardi Gras swing around here, or perhaps it's because this daquiri is the perfect shade of light pink and would be so pretty on Valentine's Day. But whatever the reason, you are getting a daquiri today and it's pretty jam up (that means pretty amazing in my hubby's terms.) My spiced blood orange and coconut daquiri is perfect for a party and is the flavor combination is on point!

To be honest here, you could omit the alcohol and this would be a delicious daquiri turned smoothie that would be perfect as an afternoon pick me up or as part of your breakfast. But let's just add the alcohol here...it's kind of like a jazzed up creamsicle, adult style. And who doesn't love a creamsicle?

PostedJanuary 29, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesCocktails

Tagsthirsty thursday recipes, super bowl cocktails, valentines day cocktails, mardi gras cocktails, cocktails, blood orange recipes, blood orange cocktails, seasonal recipes, seasonal cocktails, citrus recipes, gluten free

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Grilled Pickle Chicken Wings: My Diary of Us

Some of you are really looking forward to the Superbowl for the love of the game or maybe it's your favorite team that's playing, maybe it's the commercials, or maybe if you are like me, you are just looking forward to Superbowl Sunday food. Because let's be honest here, what other time do you have an excuse to eat nachos and burgers and pizza like a man and have no one judge you? Exaccttllly. That's why I'm sharing with you my favorite top 15 recipes that I think would be perfect the big game!

I've got tacos, burgers, BLT's, pizza, fries, and chili, oh my! There is something for everyone here and you should probably just plan on making more than one of these recipes just to be safe. You don't want your guests feeling hungry and of course there will be beer consumption, which is just another excuse to eat lots of food (to coat your stomach right?)

Whatever the reason you will be tuning in, I think it's safe to say we will all be eating our favorite game day foods and these top 15 are perfect!

PostedJanuary 27, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesGameday Food

TagsSuper Bowl Sunday, Game Day Recipes, Super Bowl Recipes, Burgers, Pizza Recipes, Chili Recipes, Football Food, Super Bowl Prep, Game Day Ready

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Healthy Shrimp and Corn Chowder: My Diary of Us

How was your weekend? I hope that for those of you in the North, you got some extra blankets and some extra groceries for that snow storm that is coming! I do not envy you! It's going to be 65 degrees here this week...but I won't rub it in. We were in Houston over the weekend, because in case you missed it, we are moving there and things just got REAL real! We checked out some areas and potential houses to buy and of course ate things like Mexican food and got ice cream on our drive home yesterday...not the best end to my healthy foodspiration week...but today is a new day. This week we will be eating things like salad and bowls of my healthy shrimp and corn chowder to get back on track!

I love shrimp and corn chowder, and it might be Canean's favorite soup to eat! But usually it is so packed with heavy cream and butter that I rarely indulge because quite frankly I'd rather spend my calories elsewhere than on one bowl of soup! I figured it can't be that hard to make an at home version a lot healthier, so that is exactly what I did!

PostedJanuary 26, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesSoups, Dinner

TagsShrimp and Corn Chowder, Soups, Soup Recipes, Clean Eating, Shrimp Recipes, Dinner, healthy Recipes, healthy soups, Gluten Free Recipes, soup

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It's the last day of my healthy foodspiration series and I saved a really good one for you to keep you motivated going into the weekend! Meet Heather, creator of eat.real.food. From her crisp and clean site, to her healthy recipes using real food, you are going to love getting to know her and adding in some of her tasty and good for your body dishes in your life!

Heather was born in Sydney, Australia and has always had a love for travel. She has lived in the Outback of Australia, in luxury camps in Africa, she's spent periods of time in Tokyo and London, and now currently is living in NYC. She has always had a passion for health and fitness and decided to create this site where anyone can come and have access to fresh, organic, REAL food.

PostedJanuary 23, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLunch, Salads, Dessert

TagsEat Real Food, Clean Eating, Real Food, Gluten Free, healthy recipes, Blogger Collaborations, salad, dessert, fudge, healthy fudge, rice bowls, pesto, vegetables

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I've got two more days worth of healthy foodspiration guys and that's got to be at least a couple weeks worth of meals for you to start trying! Today I am featuring Amanda Frederickson from A Life Well Lived Blog and she has three delicious recipes that are packed full of flavor and nutrients that anyone can whip up!

I started following Amanda last year on Instagram which led me to her blog and I have loved everything I have seen! I am so glad that we got web-introduced, and I knew I wanted to introduce her to y'all too as soon as I decided on doing this series! She has an amazing day job as a professional chef in the Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen...so, if that doesn't qualify her here to give you some inspiration for your meal planning, then I got nothing for ya.

PostedJanuary 22, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner, Lunch, Salads

TagsAmanda Frederickson, Coconut Curry, Clean Eating, Salad Recipes, Asian Glazed Salmon, Easy Recipes, Blogger Community, Blogger Collaborations, foodblogger, A Life Well Lived Blog

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