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Delicious Marshmallow & Caramel Sweet Potato Casserole

Marshmallow & Caramel Sweet Potato Casserole is a must make fall side dish perfect for the holidays! Let's check our lists.  Got your Thanksgiving outfits ready?  Travel plans set? Now, what about your Thanksgiving dinner menu? Hit the brakes….cause this is the perfect addition to your meal! I'm SUPER...

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Healthy Breakfast Smoothie Recipes: My Top 3

Anyone else looking for great smoothie recipes you can make each morning? These are some of my FAVORITE Healthy Breakfast Smoothie Recipes! Let's talk easy breakfast ideas.  The truth is, whatever your morning routine looks like…..I can guarantee it's hard to find time to make a hearty and healthy...

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No Bake Pina Colada Pie is a fun & easy summer dessert that'll leave you feeling like you're on a tropical beach!
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No Bake Pina Colada Pie

No Bake Pina Colada Pie is a fun & easy summer dessert that'll leave you feeling like you're on a tropical beach! Maybe it's all the years I spent bartending, but I love a nice frosty drink during summer. I know they can be a pain to make, but the...

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Crock Pot Green Chili Chicken Queso is super easy to make and tastes like the best enchilada you've ever had!
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Crock Pot Green Chili Chicken Queso

Crock Pot Green Chili Chicken Queso is super easy to make and tastes like the best enchilada you've ever had! You guys. I've found crock pot dip heaven and I'm never coming back! I've always been a fan of slow cooker appetizer dip recipes. They're easy to make. They...

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Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole is a one-dish weeknight meal that everyone will rave about!
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Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole

Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole is a one-dish weeknight meal that everyone will rave about! One dish dinners are favorite meals to make. While it's nice to only worry about one pot or one baking dish I'm really all about the lack of dishes to clean up. Some nights...

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These Carrot Cake Donuts are easy to make and taste so good every-bunny loves them!
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Scrumptious Carrot Cake Donuts Recipe

This Carrot Cake Donuts Recipe is easy to make and tastes so good every-bunny loves it! Carrot cake is one of my favorite spring desserts. Okay, truth be told I like it any time of year, but Easter is the perfect excuse to whip up this classic dessert. This...

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Unicorn Poke Cake

Taste the rainbow with this super cute & easy to make Unicorn Poke Cake! I know I'm supposed to an adult and everything, but some days you need to act like a kid a little bit. Be silly. Have fun because it's awesome. Eat desserts that remind you of...

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Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Shells is an easy weeknight dinner the whole family will love!
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Amazing Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Shells Recipe

This amazing Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Shells recipe is an easy weeknight dinner the whole family will love! Italian food is one of my favorite dinners during the week, especially pasta dishes. I also eat pizza probably more than I should, but it's SO good! I think the thing I...

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Red Velvet Pancakes are a rich and decadent bite perfect for surprising your loved one. Slather them in cream cheese spread for an over the top breakfast!
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Red Velvet Pancakes

Red Velvet Pancakes are a rich and decadent bite perfect for surprising your loved one. Slather them in cream cheese spread for an over the top breakfast!  Valentine's day is one of those fun holidays that are filled with cuddles and snuggles at my house. While we take time out to...

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Homemade Veggie Chips

Looking for healthy family recipes? These homemade veggie chips are SUPER easy to make and taste delicious (bonus they're toddler meal friendly)! Toddlers are notoriously picky, right? One of my new year's resolutions this year is to try new recipes with Lydia.  These homemade veggie chips were our first...

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Have you ever attended a luau? This was the first Have you ever attended a luau?This was the first I’ve EVER attended (fun fact, when we came to Aulani 5 years ago we were supposed to and it was rained out). The night before on this trip, we had some storms and I thought….oh no, round 2? But……the Hawaiian sun did it’s job and the weather for this was PERFECT. To be honest, this was not cheap.  I was a little apprehensive about whether I would feel it was worth the money but…..WOW was it ever.  The food was amazing, there were really fun activities for kids at the beginning and the cultural performances were phenomenal.  All three of us (including not wanting to spend even more $$$ vacation Robbie) left raving about the experience. Aulani wins for us so far on this trip that I’m so glad I booked in advance (highly suggest doing this as far out from your trip dates as you can)- the luau (try night 2 or 3 of your trip so you’ve had time to adjust to the time change)- Aunty’s Beach House (this is still at limited capacity so you DO need to book in advance, I booked a session for days 2, day 3, and day 4 and we’ve enjoyed having a bit of time each day)- character dining and prix fix dinner at Makahiki (we are one big meal each vacation day people, so DON’T book these the same day, I’d do character breakfast early on your first full day….you’ll wake up early with the time change and the dinner on whichever night you AREN’T doing the luau)Already dreaming of booking another trip here.
🌴🌺Postcards from Aulani: the Food and Charac 🌴🌺Postcards from Aulani: the Food and Characters are the Best🌺🌴(if you could only pick one of these treats, what would it be?!?)🌺 Mickey Masubi from the Ulu Cafe🌴minnie red velvet waffles (character breakfast at Makahiki)🌺 aulani special from the coffee cart (available each morning until 10:30 am)🌴olu rice crispy treat from the Ulu CafeFav meals so far (ha) were both at Makahiki.  We LOVED the character breakfast (so many unique local food offerings) and the Disney Team treated us to the prix fix dinner our first night here….I can’t even begin to explain what a lovely experience it was.  Killer cocktails, a GREAT kids’ menu and I had the best Ahi of my life.Now swipe all the way to end for an appearance from Vacation Robbie.  We love to see it.And place your votes…..pick ONE treat.
Five years ago. This exact place. Robbie had jus Five years ago.  This exact place.  Robbie had just finished two years of grad school.  And it had been a long, tough two years.  That year involved one major teacher strike in my district, many many many jobs and gigs for both of us, minimal time off together, a whole lot of unknowns and a whole lot of stress.The Disney and Aulani team probably had no idea that they were giving us the gift of much needed peaceful time together when they invited us on a trip to this magical place.  A trip that….to be honest, was beyond our means at the time.  We cherished every moment. A lot has happened since then.  A move, buying a house, seeing those years of hard work pay off.  And now….we did it.  We’re back.  Lazy river here we come. TLDR? If you’re in the thick of it, I see you.  We’ve been there. Family, Welcome Home……we did it.  Aulani for the week.
Now, if I’m being totally honest…..this pulled Now, if I’m being totally honest…..this pulled muscle? I should have known better.  When training for my race, I didn’t stretch or warm up enough most days and….here we are.Lesson learned.  I’m 4 weeks post race (do not recommend running a 10k on a pulled muscle) and I’m……almost better.  I’m learning to stretch and walk and to take better care of myself so that I can start running again REALLY soon (we’re almost there I think).For now? I’m doing recovery walks and trying to strengthen my leg.  And trying to make sure I get enough protein.  When I talked about Built Bars on my stories, a LOTTTTT of you raced about their Puffs.  Yup, I get it.  They’re AMAZING.  I’ve been bringing them along on my walks (and gluten free friends….they have some great options for us).Have you ever pulled a muscle? What was recovery like for you?#youGOTTAtrythis #BUILTProtein #BUILT #BUILTbar partner
💕Double Tap when you see who we found at the zo 💕Double Tap when you see who we found at the zoo (and swipe to the end for a close up)⠀⠀🌴Coming to San Diego for Spring Break or a Summer Vacation?⠀⠀📍Let’s talk San Diego Zoo (and yes, I got off a plane yesterday, picked up Lydia and we spent the afternoon at the zoo…..it was LOVELY).⠀⠀A few things to help you plan visits to San Diego and the Zoo:⠀1️⃣ the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park are NOT close together.  The Zoo is close to downtown, the Safari Park is about 25 miles north.  I’d suggest one day at each.  They’re totally unique and both worth a visit.  The Safari Park is smaller, but has REALLY unique exhibits (Walkabout Australia is my favorite).⠀2️⃣ both have some really fun and unique dining experiences that you can reserve in advance: Albert’s at the Zoo is a FANCY and fun sit down option, and The Watering Hole at Kijamii Overlook at the Safari Park is great for happy hour or a fun lunch ⠀3️⃣ there are great kids play areas at both locations, the Wildlife Explorers Base Camp area at the San Diego Zoo is brand new and absolutely amazing⠀⠀✨ Now, a bonus tip.  Undercover Tourist now has NATIONWIDE savings on over 500 attractions in 50 cities and up to 25% on tickets for theme parks, zoo, museums, aquariums, city tours, water parks, and movie tickets. And the deals they have for San Diego?  AMAZING (I’m sharing details in my stories).⠀⠀@themeparkfrog #UncoverSavingsNationwide #ad
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