Wednesday, January 14, 2015

{Get Organized} First Project of 2015

I'm still trying to catch up with life since coming home from our trip.  Posts are coming, I promise!
 Something got in me to finally purge and organize my pj/workout clothes drawer last week. We only have one dresser in our room and we share it.  I'm lucky that I get this deep bottom drawer but it gets messy.   I pulled everything out and went through it all, deciding what to keep, donate and trash.
Then I folded everything that I was keeping and neatly put it back in the drawer. I can easily see which piles are jammie related and which ones are workout related.
Even a small project makes you feel accomplished!
Have you organized anything lately?

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

{Recipe} Buffalo Chickpea Dip

This spicy dip is so good! I made it twice in one week to bring to two different family get togethers. It's that good.  If you like Buffalo chicken dip but want a healthier (meat free) alternative, this is for you. It's vegan and gluten free as well.
Ingredients:
1 15 oz can white beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup raw cashews
3/4 cup Frank's Red Hot Wings Sauce
1/2 cup unsweetened dairy free milk (used almond)
2 tsp  fresh lemon juice
1 rounded TBS nutritional yeast (optional)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
ground black pepper
Kosher salt
1 tsp fresh parsley (used dried)
1 tsp fresh chives (used dried)
1 15 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 cup Daiya cheddar style cheese, divided
 Start by pulsing the white beans and cashews together a few times in a high powered blender or food processor to break them up.  Add hot sauce, almond milk,lemon juice, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder and a pinch of black pepper.
 Process until smooth, scraping down sides of blender if necessary.  I could eat this with a spoon!
 Transfer mixture to a bowl. Add chickpeas, parsley,chives and salt to taste.
 Add 3/4 cup of Daiya cheese and stir to combine.
 Spread into a baking dish (9x9 square works but I used a12 inch round quiche dish).  Cover with remaining 1/4 cup of  Daiya.  You can bake immediately or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours before baking (preferred method).    
Bake in a preheated 375F oven, covering baking dish tightly with foil (remove plastic wrap) for 30-35 minutes.
This travels well in an insulated carrier and can be warmed up in the microwave for a few minutes once you reach your destination if it's not hot enough.
Serve with crackers, pita chips, veggies or tortilla chips.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Featured over at Home Stratosphere

Our kitchen island bead board makeover was just featured over at Home Stratosphere in their Smart Kitchen Remodeling Ideas on a Budget article.

 We're idea #48!!


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Thursday, January 8, 2015

{Link Party} & {Giveaway} Friday Favorites #91/Paypal Cash Giveaway

We're back with Friday Favorites and Laura, Morgan, Emily and I are sponsoring a $25 Paypal Cash Giveaway for you guys!
How's that for starting off the New Year right?
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And now onto the link party!We'd love to see any DIY, food/recipe, seasonal, thrifty, decor related project you've got going on so please link up!
Since we haven't had the party in a few weeks, I don't have anything to feature but here's what I'll be linking up.
I'm linking up my Most Popular Posts of 2014
and
What I Packed for Our European Vacation.

Rules:
LINK & LINGER WITH A NEW BLOG
Link 1-3 of your projects- older projects work too!
Social media shout outs for the party are encouraged!
Please add our button to your post!
I'm going to be co-hosting this link up with these lovely ladies!
Morgan from Finding Morgan
They'd love it if you'd follow them and link up a project!!




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