Healthier Football Sunday Recipes

One of my favorite things about football season is the food that comes along with it although it can typically be high in grease and fat content. I wanted to find some slightly healthier (not deep fried) recipes to try this year for football Sundays and save the indulging for Super Bowl Sunday.

Skinny BBQ Chicken Flatbread

Buffalo Quinao Bites

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Grilled Pesto Chicken and Tomato Kebabs

Shredded Chicken Nachos

 Zucchini Pizza Bites

Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

I made this recipe in the crockpot a couple Sundays ago and it was a hit! We also had lots of leftovers to take to work for lunch during the week.

Baked Brown Sugar Wings with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

What's your favorite appetizer or dish for football Sunday?

Weekend with the Parents

This weekend was pretty busy with my parents in town and we also had our first taste of Fall weather which was perfect for some outdoor fun. On Friday night, K and I wanted to take my parents to somewhere new and different for them so we chose Izziban Korean BBQ and Sushi restaurant. They have a cold bar with different salads, seafood and sushi and then you pick different meats to cook on the grill in the middle of your table. It was a nice time catching up with them and we left overly satisfied and ready to crash.

 

On Saturday the four of us headed to Epcot's Food & Wine Festival. Unfortunately the lines were insanely long for most of the good food and drinks so we opted for the shorter lines and had some drinks in Norway, Canada and Africa.

We saw the Reflections of China movie which my parents really liked.

 And then listened to a really good band in the UK that played songs from Oasis and several other bands.

Since my mom's side of the family is Canadian, they enjoyed exploring Canada and of course had a drink there. If you follow me on Instagram (emilyalisonb), you might have seen my photo from the telephone booth in Canada. I guess they're not just a British thing!

Then we went to the Eat to Beat concert featuring Starship which was perfect for my parents since their music is from the 70's and 80's.



  Finally we settled for some dinner at Chefs de France which was amazing! We had some escargot as an appetizer and shared a bottle of red wine over our meals.

On Sunday, we headed to Wekiva Island. After my mom saw the pictures of our recent trip there with Kate and her husband, she wanted to go check it out for herself. We also took Lola along this time since we figured out it was a dog-friendly place. It was a nice Sunday afternoon relaxing by the river.

Joining the lovely Biana for her Weekending linkup.

Weekly Roundup and Some Faves

This week has been draining so I'm excited Friday is finally here and I can get a little break. Although I'm not sure how much R&R I'll actually get since my parents arrive today and, like any visitors, they want to get out of the house and do stuff. At least I'll get a break from the damn alarm clock. 

Things I did this week:

~ went to lunch with my team at a favorite Korean restaurant.

~ completed a module or two of the online photography course every night. I've really been pounding them out over the weekend and in the evenings so I only have 3 more modules before becoming certified!

~ started planning out the details of our trip to Barbados and my friend's bachelorette while there. It's about time since we're heading there in 4 weeks and I can say we may or may not have a fun boat cruise planned.

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~ ordered an iPhone case from Amazon for my new rose gold 6s phone only for it to arrive and then realize I accidentally purchased the 6s Plus size case. #Fail

~ stuck to our meal plan and cooked healthy dinners every night.

~ organized our house and the guest bedroom for our visitors. 

~ had the best cheat treat from Wawa. The pumpkin cheesecake smoothie is amazing!

So the week wasn't terrible but days without work is always needed. Now some random faves and joining Amanda for her Friday Favorites linkup. 

I saw this quote on Instagram and love the message it sends.

This Chicken Enchilada Casserole recipe I found on Pinterest looks out of this world!

I posted about some of my Fall Fashion Finds earlier this week which includes faux fur vests and I found these four beauties at Forever 21 for under $50.

One of my friends posted this joke on social media yesterday and it had me laughing on and off for 30 minutes straight. I don't even know why but I have the weirdest sense of humor.

Go enjoy the weekend you pretty thing!

Fall Fashion Finds

Even though it doesn't feel quite like Fall here it doesn't mean we can't start preparing our outfits for the cooler months ahead. The one thing I'm looking forward to is not breaking a sweat as soon as you step outside. My office feels like the Arctic tundra and then outside is hot and humid so it's hard to plan outfits for opposite conditions. I'm all about some booties, furry vests and, cute scarves this year along with some warmer colors for tops and skinny jeans/pants. I'll just be here twiddling my thumbs until we can bring them out to play.

What's your favorite Fall find or purchase?

Faux Fur- Knit Vest * Long Sleeve Ribbed Tee * True Religion Army Skinny Jeans

Kate Spade Owl Stud Earrings * Tory Burch Booties * Miu Miu Top Rim Sunglasses

Michael Kors Printed Infiniti Scarf * Belted Faux Fur Vest * Tory Burch Riding Boots

Cheesy Artichoke Dip

I made this for a friend's housewarming party recently and loved how it turned out. 

Ingredients:
1 14 oz. can artichoke hearts
1 cup grated Romano cheese
1 block of cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups light mayo
1 tsp Worcestershire
1 tbsp minced garlic
Black pepper to taste

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop artichoke hearts.

In a large bowl, use hand mixer to blend cream cheese until softened. Add mayonnaise and mix for 30 seconds. Add remainder of ingredients and mix well. Spoon into a baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.

Serve with crackers, tortilla chips, warm bread or pita chips.

 

Enjoy!

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