Mama's Gotta Eat

There is no better way to spend a weekend afternoon than to go on a food crawl, in my opinion. Whether it's doing an around-the-world theme in a food court or waking up early to try eggs benedict from 3 different brunch places, I am always down for some marathon eating and a seriously gassy nap afteward. So today, as my husband and I were driving home from donating some items and time to Operation Kindness (a no-kill shelter in Dallas, and a great place to ADOPT A DOG please excuse this shameless plug ), we saw a large food truck rally in the parking lot by the shops at Park Lane. He didn't need to even ask if I was interested, and soon we were running through the parking garage to get to the trucks ASAP. I read on twitter that there was over an hour wait at each truck at Frisco StrEATs the day before, and I was not about to wait that long for some grub. There were over so many trucks there! We targeted Easy Slider , Gennarino's , Short-N-Sweet , and Nammi . I was hoping ...

The warm weather of Spring and Summer bring about so many lovely reminders of previous years. The smell of flowers, weddings galore, backyard barbeques, and time spent with family and friends. What these seasons also bring with them can be some unpleasant weight gain. No matter how hard you may be working on your swimsuit figure, the heat and the sun makes our bikini bodies tired, and leaves us craving sugar for some added energy. As easy as it may be to reach for that fudgsicle in the freezer or dig into frozen yogurt...twice a day...there are a few recipes that can help satisfy that sugar craving without adding a lot of the sweet toxin to your diet. The recipes below all contain healthy servings of protein, fiber, and antioxidants, all of which keep people saying your body, not your diet, is super sweet.   Strawberry Cheesecake Bites   Ingredients: 16oz container of strawberries, hulled 8oz. package of cream cheese- You need the protein from full milk fat! ...