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Garlic and Herb Mussels: My Diary of Us

Garlic and Herb Mussels

This week has been all about eating lighter meals at our house.  For one, I was out of town last weekend and the only vegetables I ate were on one salad..yikes!  And two, it's hotter than hot outside which calls for lighter meals because anything heavy will just make you sweat.  Mussels happen to be one of my favorite meals to make at home because they feel really special, but are super affordable!  My garlic and herb mussels are healthy and delicious and you will be surprised at how easy it is to make a restaurant quality meal at home on any night of the week!

I hear people say they are intimidated by food like mussels and clams.  I used to be a little scared myself, but the truth is, they are a cinch to make!  Sure they require a little cleaning up front, but the cooking part...anyone can master!  

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PostedJuly 16, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
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Homemade Cherry Nutella Ice Cream: My Diary of Us

Homemade Cherry Nutella Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream guys.  It's what summer should be about!  Remember back in the day when you had to use rock salt and churn it by hand and it required so much effort?  Yeah, ain't nobody got time for all that these days, even if it is still the best homemade vanilla ice cream I've ever tasted.  With today's ice cream maker's you can literally have ice cream with the flip of a switch and it taste amazing!  I honestly love making my own ice cream flavors.  It's so easy, and really does taste better than anything you can buy in the store!  My homemade cherry Nutella ice cream is an absolute must have ice cream flavor for this summer and you need to make it!

I mean hello, it has Nutella in it, which I am pretty sure you could put on a rock and I would try to eat it.  I actually started making a Nutella ice cream about two summers ago and it's still mine and Canean's favorite easy flavor to whip up.  And since fresh fruit like cherries and strawberries are transformed into a dessert with the dip of Nutella on them, I figured that cherries would be the perfect fruit to add to my original recipe!

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PostedJuly 14, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesDessert
Tagshomemade ice cream, cherry nutella ice cream, homemade dessert, summer desserts, summer recipes, seasonal ice cream recipes, frozen dessert
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Friday Pregnancy Confessions, Volume 3

I'm two days away from entering week 27 of this pregnancy journey.  It really seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant.  Time is flying by and in 13 weeks I will have a little tiny human (or maybe not so tiny based upon how he is growing) to take care of.  This is both terrifying and really exciting to be honest.  I mean it's FOREVER guys!  I get to have him, as mine, forever!  So crazy.  As I approach my third trimester, I thought I would give you my updated Friday pregnancy confessions over the past couple of months!

These days Canean and I spend most of our nights talking about our sweet baby boy and all the things we will do with him.  We imagine how exciting all of his firsts of everything will be.  First ice cream cone, first bike ride with dad, first time he says dada or mama, the list goes on and on.  And while we are so ready to meet our little one in theory, we are also trying to soak in these last months where it's just the two of us together in our house.  While life is sure to be better than either of us could imagine, poopy diapers and sleepless nights included, we also know that life is going to change in a big way.  We, as a couple will change as a result and so we are trying to be conscious and savor these last days where our little human is still safely tucked inside my belly.  For now, it's just me and his dad loving each other and preparing for the arrival of the greatest gift either of us could ever receive.

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PostedJuly 10, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesPregnancy Confessions
TagsPregnancy Confessions, Pregnancy stories, 2nd Trimester, pregnant, Mama to Be Diaries, Pregnancy, baby boy chatagnier, 27 Weeks Pregnant
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Cantaloupe Salty Dog: My Diary of Us

Cantaloupe Salty Dog

Give me all the melons.  I am currently eating cantaloupe and watermelon like I'll never see another one in my entire life.  They are so sweet and candy like and lately they have been saving me from binging on things like sour patch kids...true story.  Of course that's the preggers in me talking.  If I wasn't pregnant however, I would be sipping on one of my cantaloupe salty dogs as often as I could because it just might be the perfect summer cocktail!

I grew up salting my melons.  That's the way all of the women in my family do it.  "It brings out the flavor", my mom would always tell me.  And you know what?  She was right.  It really does make any melon extra delicious.  Canean thinks I am crazy and has never hopped on the salted melon band wagon.  But, that's okay...he doesn't know what he's missing!  

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PostedJuly 9, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesCocktails
TagsCantaloupe Salty Dog, Salty Dog Cocktail, Cocktails, summer cocktails, seasonal cocktails, cheers, thirsty thursday, mixed drinks, gluten free, simple cocktails
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Whole Wheat Sausage, Grape, and Ricotta Pizza: My Diary of Us

Whole Wheat Sausage, Grape, and Ricotta Pizza

Sweet and salty always wins me over.  It gives me the best of both worlds and satisfies all of my cravings.  I recently heard about an Italian dish that was so simple, but so genius.  It was literally roasted sausage and grapes that were cooked together!  I immediately knew this was a combination that I had to try out for myself!  The marriage of pork and a sweet fruit is not a new idea by any means.  I have used figs, cantaloupe, peaches...the list goes on.  For some reason though, I have never thought to use grapes!  And what a pleasant surprise it was!  My sausage, grape, and ricotta pizza is the perfect sweet and salty combo that makes for a light and summery pizza!

If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, pizza would be a top contender.  I love it.  Most weeks I find a way to eat it, whether it's takeout, homemade, or even easy pita pizzas will do the trick.  I'm not picky either.  I like it with sauce, no sauce, veggie, or meat lover style.  I am very non-judgmental when it comes to how I like my pizza.  Is anyone with me here?  Maybe it's because I love carbs and cheese, but regardless you guys have to get on board with this new combination of pizza!

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PostedJuly 7, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesPizza
Tagswhole wheat pizza, sausage and grape pizza, healthy pizza, healthy recipe, dinner, weeknight dinner, summer dinner party recipes, Italian food, pizza, homemade pizza, sausage and grapes
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Raspberry and Lime Vodka Sno Cones: My Diary of Us

Raspberry and Lime Vodka Sno Cones

I've been planning out our 4th of July menu for a couple of days now.  We have friends coming into town from Louisiana and I have been figuring out what our menu is going to look like over the weekend, including cocktails!  For the 4th we are going all American and I'll be serving up ribs, homemade baked beans, corn, and slaw and I thought the perfect cocktail to accompany such a menu needed to be super summery, fresh, and fun!  My raspberry and lime vodka sno cones are the ultimate 4th of July drink to serve up at any celebration this weekend!

I never outgrew the sno cone age.  I have loved them right into adulthood.  I am not

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PostedJuly 2, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesCocktails
Tags4th of July cocktails, summer cocktails, raspberry sno cones, boozy sno cones, cocktails, gluten free, gluten free cocktails, summer party drinks, raspberry and lime vodka sno cones, cheers, Thirsty Thursday Recipes
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