Light Ice Cream Sandwich

I found this recipe years ago in the Biggest Loser Cookbook, (the original one)  I love it, because it's super easy, they are light, and soooooo tasty!

What you'll need:
Graham Crackers (I like the cinnamon ones, but it's your choice)
Light cool whip

Put the cool whip on the graham cracker, you can eat it this way, or make an entire pack of crackers, put in freezer container or ziplock back and save for later.  My boys love these, they think they are ice cream, but are so many calories less!  Hope you enjoy!

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Coffee Talk Week 2

Good morning my beautiful friends!  Hope you all have had an amazing week.  Mine is been wonderful, except for the pain, but I'm going to the chiropractor, and hope to have it under control soon!  I hate pain, but I drag it out until I can't stand it anymore!  This weeks vlog is over here.  If you'd like to check it out, head on over.  I'm going to work on a couple craft projects this weekend, so we should have some new fun stuff to do soon!  If you missed Monday's post, it's a good one, spend some time looking around, and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE comments!  Let me know what you'd like to see more of, or any ideas you might have you'd like us to try: recipes, crafts, simple solutions, wellness/fitness.  We'd love to hear from you!  Have an amazing weekend!  Love, BJ

If you are on Pinterest, head over and check out my boards.  Leave me a comment and I'll head over to check yours out too!

Happy Weekend!

Author spotlight- Piper Faust

I’m Piper Faust, and I wrote the book on bad boys!!!  It’s called Idiots I’ve Seen Naked, available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords for the ridiculously low price of $.99 cents!  I’m not bragging or anything, but I’m one hundred percent certain you’ll love, love, love this book if:

1. You’ve ever had a man give you a hounds-tooth umbrella for Valentines with the price tag still attached!
2. You’ve ever had a man tell you he wants to have his excess testicle skin removed and made into a pouch that his unborn grandchildren can collect arrowheads in!
3. You’ve ever had a man tell you he’s a “stupid, fool, idiot” in response to the following question:  “Why won’t you just take me on a date?”
4. OR…you’re just a good ‘ol gal who likes to laugh and have a good time!!!

          Here’s a brief overview of the insanity you’ll encounter once you download Idiots I’ve Seen Naked:

     I’m Ava Grace McCrory, and I have fun!  I have a house, a car, a job, a Master’s Degree, and fantastic friends!  I’m fun, cute, honest, easy to get along with, and courteous enough to push my Walmart buggy back into the little stall when I’m done shopping.  Even when it’s fourteen degrees outside!  I’m not divorced with ten kids.  I’ve never been to prison, and I’m not a convicted felon.    

     Sadly, I have major issues when it comes to men.  My friends say I’m way too picky.  I say not really!  Everyone deserves to get what they want, and I want a guy who’s at least 6’1 that drives an SUV or a truck.  No cars allowed.  Sorry, it’s just my rule.  Picky has nothing to do with me being single though.  Here’s the problem:  I *heart* JERKS!!!  And just to clarify:  no, I haven’t seen every idiot in this book naked, only three!  Of all the dudes in the world, these are the mental cases I chose to waste the best years of my romantic life on:

      Jax Wilson:  This idiot’s been blowing up my phone for almost ten years!  He’s been deleted, re-entered, and deleted from my contact list countless times.  If I’m really honest with myself, I may still love this guy.  Sadly, he has three strikes:  liar, womanizer, alcoholic!  NEXT!

     Grant Burress:  Without a doubt, the worst mistake of my life!!!  You’ll hear me refer to Grant as trouble-gut, but he’s actually extremely attractive.  He’s also extremely selfish and extremely narcissistic!  Half Grant’s time is spent looking in the mirror flexing his biceps and the other half is spent counting his cash!    

     Briley Mason:  He’s a Good Time Charlie with the emotional maturity of a snail!  On a scale of 1 to 10, Briley is an 80 horny all the time and would make out with his own shadow if it were physically possible.  Oh, and he’s totally a breast man!  One thing he likes more than breasts, though, is breast milk!  And we all know AIN’T NO MILK AS GOOD AS MAMA’S MILK!!!  

     A special shout-out and muchos, muchos gracias to BJ for a cameo spot on the most revered blog this side of the Mississippi!  And Mexico, tooo! 

DAT’S SO CUTE ROCKS!!!

Black beans and rice

This is one of my favorite quick recipes that's super delish!  I never used to eat black beans until I came across this recipe years ago, but now I can't resist!


Black Beans and Rice

What you'll need:
1 can black beans (and liquid)
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can diced tomatoes (and liquid)
1 tbs oil
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cinnamon
black pepper
hot sauce (optional)
1 cup cooked rice
1 tbsp oil/butter

Heat a saucepan slightly, add oil, saute onion until aromatic, then add garlic, don't brown

Turn heat to medium

Dump beans in

Add vinegar, spices, tomato, stir and let simmer covered

Pour desired amount over cooked rice, and enjoy!

Simple Solutions

We are going to change Man-day Monday up a bit and start providing “Simple Solutions” to everyday items we use.  These solutions will provide alternate ideas to re-use items or simply save money. 

Here is an example of a simple solution that will save money and be functional years on down the road.

If you have boys (sorry everyone, but this first one is about boys since we have 3) you probably own a “few” matchbox cars.  We own no less than 100 at this point.  The problem is, where do you keep them?  Yes, Toys-r-Us makes Matchbox carriers like these:

But they can be quite expense.  They are also limited to 72 cars and have flimsy latches.  This one pictured runs $15.99.  At this point I would have to buy 2 and the larger vehicles don't fit very well.

A simple solution that struck me one day, was to use a fishing tackle box.  They come in many sizes and already have dividers so the cars can be separated.  The bottom area has a large opening that can accommodate the larger or taller vehicles.

Here is what our boys currently use:

Sure its not as "cute" as the Matchbox wheel, but it is much more functional and practical.  There are spots / dividers for a numerous amount of cars.

Here it is with the top open. 

Fold out the trays and there are dividers / slots for approximately 95 cars.

There is also a large storage space at the bottom for larger items. 

There is plenty of room for well over 125 cars.  This tackle box cost $14.99 and I had to only buy one.  Plus in the future as the boys grow and out grow the cars, one of them can use this for their fishing tackle. 

Well this is our start at "Simple Solutions", I hope you enjoyed and start thinking of creative ideas and alternate uses for items.  If you have any ideas that you would like to leave, please pass them along so others can enjoy.

Happy Monday!!!

Steve

Coffee Talk week 1

Good day pretty people! So I'm trying out vlogging.  You know I'm not a big fan of the camera, and I look terrible,  but I did it anyway, and hope it gets better as the weeks go by,  we shall see.  If you'd like to partake in the vlog questions, head over to iBlog4me and check out the community, you can ask questions and answer them, then link up your vlog!  Go check it out.

Mountaineer Cocktail

To celebrate West Virginia's Win over Clemson last week, I thought I would share a cocktail in honor of my beloved Mountaineers!

A Mountaineer on Acid 

1 oz Jagermeister
1 oz Malibu Rum
1 oz Pineapple Juice

Cheers, and Congrats WVU on your massive win!