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Homemade Skinny Salsa

March 6, 2015 By Joshua Rief 2 Comments

Chels is over at Evermine today sharing this amazing homemade skinny salsa recipe! Unfortunately, Chels got pretty sick on Tuesday, so she hasn't been able to do any posting here at Catz, but we'll be back soon... In the meantime, go check out Evermine's excellent blog, make this insanely good salsa, and eat...all the chips.

When Chels made this salsa, I snuck off with a small extra jar of it that we didn't need for photographs, a bag of Juanita's, and ate it all. It's simple, fresh, and so easy to eat, well, really a lot. She made quite a few jars with the simple ingredients, and we've since shared them with family, who loved it just as much as we did! [Read more...]

Weekly Menu Mar 2-8

March 2, 2015 By Chelsia Rief Leave a Comment

It is finally March! We lose a whole hour come Sunday, but gain sunshine...er...more light! We've had such a beautiful weekend full of sunshine and I'm just itching for spring, aren't you?

And...spring break is right around the corner! Does anyone have plans yet? Josh and I are going away for a few days just before the week off and I cannot wait. The weather forecast is predicting beautiful weather here this coming weekend and so I'm very excited. We're talking about barbecuing. Oh, I cannot wait!!! [Read more...]

Eggplant Lasagna

February 25, 2015 By Chelsia Rief Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I'm over at Pint-Sized Treasures sharing this recipe for Eggplant Lasagna! I don't cook with eggplant very often. In fact, I think the only eggplant recipe I have on my blog is the Eggplant Parmesan. So I think it's fair to say that it is something I need to cook with more often.

That being said, I took the elements of Eggplant Parmesan and turned that into a lasagna that tastes amazing! The eggplant acts as the noodles while the tomatoes act as the meat. And I promise, you won't miss the meat at all! [Read more...]

Tuesday's Tidings for February 24, 2015

February 24, 2015 By Chelsia Rief 2 Comments

Hers

1. I think this is the first year in so many that I haven't watched the Academy Awards and you know what? I do not think I missed anything at all!

2. I never buy myself perfume, but I had small Amazon gift card that needed to be used, so I indulged and bought myself Fancy, one of my favorite fragrances. A girl should treat herself every once and awhile.

3. I know this isn't a Leap Year, but almost every year, Josh and I watch the cute movie Leap Year. We haven't watched it this month, but I have a feeling we will very soon. [Read more...]

Weekly Menu Feb 23- Mar 1

February 23, 2015 By Chelsia Rief Leave a Comment

I don't know about you, but I am ready for spring. While the weather has been windy (and even a little colder because of the wind), it has been beautifully sunny the last few days, and Josh and I took the opportunity yesterday to get outside and weed the flower and garden beds, rake leaves, and get rid of the limbs laying in the yard. Our yard looks better already!

I feel like we've been really blessed in Oregon this month because aside from about a week where it was really rainy, the weather has been exceptionally beautiful, and we've reached record highs on several days. It's this time of year when the grey skies really being to gnaw at me. The sunny days have made this time of year more bearable! [Read more...]

Beef Stroganoff

February 20, 2015 By Chelsia Rief 6 Comments

Ready in under 45 minutes, this rich and creamy recipe for beef stroganoff is sure to make mushroom lovers out of your entire family.

One of my Josh's favorite dinners is stroganoff. But I never, ever make it! I've tried a few crockpot chicken versions before, but I've never really enjoyed them. They always tasted a little meh to me. I never even attempted a beef stroganoff because there were always mushrooms in the recipe and for the longest time, we didn't like mushrooms.

But...now we do, and a whole new world of recipes opened up to us because of that! [Read more...]

Roasted Garlic Chicken

February 19, 2015 By Chelsia Rief Leave a Comment

This warm, aromatic recipe for roasted garlic chicken is ready in about 30 min, makes your house smell amazing, and is pretty healthy!

Josh makes fun of me because I tend to get these dreamy, unrealistic ideas in my head of how I want things to be. For example, I'll get an idea of how I picture a Saturday afternoon with just us and the kids and then life throws lemons and it pops my daydream. Then I do the complaining thing where I say something like, "...but it just didn't go as I pictured it would."

Josh is like, duh! I could have told you that would happen (He says it way nicer though and then he'll poke fun at me).

But I can't help it. I just picture these little scenes in my mind that seem so perfect. [Read more...]

Garlic Butter Spread

February 18, 2015 By Chelsia Rief 5 Comments

Ever wanted your own garlic butter spread recipe for making garlic bread at home? Well, now's your chance! This one is easy, quick, and keeps in the fridge!

Is it just me or do bread and pasta just go together? Like bacon and eggs, or peanut butter and jelly, or meat and potatoes? I cannot serve my family pasta without some sort of carby goodness on the side. Yes, I know, carbs + carbs = BAD, but you know what? I don't care.

Carbs are only bad if that's all you eat, so I always serve a salad or a veggie on the side to balance all that carb out.

That's a thing that works, right? [Read more...]

Tuesday's Tidings for February 17, 2015

February 17, 2015 By Chelsia Rief 1 Comment

Hers

1. For Valentine's Day, we stayed in and Josh gave me complete control over what movie we watched. Guess What? I couldn't decide, so we still haven't watched my movie choice, lol!

2. We're having such beautiful weather here in Oregon. The kids have played outside for two days and have loved every second of it.

3. One of my favorite websites to buy cute little scarves and other random things is Jane.com. The site has a lot of good deals and even if I don't buy anything from them, it's fun to browse through. [Read more...]

Weekly Menu Feb16-22

February 16, 2015 By Chelsia Rief Leave a Comment

How was everyone's Valentines weekend? We had a very quiet one. The kids ended up falling ill towards the end of the week, so we cancelled our dinner plans and laid low. Thankfully, the virus seems to be only that of a cold, so not too terrible.

How many of you have today off? We're taking the day off from school and Josh doesn't have to work, so double bonus points for us, eh? We don't have many plans for the day, just mainly working on blog stuff. I, however, have got some yummy things to be sharing with you very soon! [Read more...]