Summer Salad

Friday, May 16, 2014

Mexican Corn Salad 


If your looking for a good summer side dish, I have one for you.  

  • 6 ears of corn
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large or 2 small fresh jalapeno peppers (optional)
  • ½ cup canned black beans, washed and drained
  • 4-6 scallions (1/2 cup), sliced both tops and bottoms
  • ½ cup chopped sweet red bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • Juice from one lime
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ cup mayonnaise (I used fat free)
  • 8 ounces Farmer’s cheese Queso Blanco
  • salt and pepper
1.  Boil the corn and then cut from cob
2.  In frying pan heat the veggie oil and then add the     jalapenos, sweet red bell pepper and scallions until soft.
 3.  Add the corn, black beans and all other ingredients except the mayo.
4.  Turn heat down and let simmer for about 30 minutes.
5.  Remove from heat and let sit about 10 minutes.
6.  Add the mayo and stir very gently.
7.  Refrigerate for at least an hour and serve. 


Enjoy 







My Mom!

Friday, May 9, 2014

This mothers day weekend I would like to brag on my mom
She has always been there for me 100%
Family meals were always important
My sister and I always came first 
She is an awesome grandma
She's a beautiful momma inside and out



SOME OF THE GOOD I LEARNED FROM HER:

1.  God is great!
2.  Be nice
3.  Wear clean underwear always
4.  Never speak to strangers
(and now I have 100 blogger/instagram friends) :)
5.  Keep a clean house
6. Family is important
7.   Work Hard/Play Hard
8.  "There will be days like this"
9.  What Goes Around Comes Around
10. If you Can't Say Something Nice, 
Don't Say Anything At All
11. Family Dinners are important
12. There are more fish in the sea
13. This too shall pass
14. One day you will thank me for this
15.  Because I said so!
16. Ask your dad
17. The words to "Good Morning Mary Sunshine"
every.single.morning
18. Please and thank you
19. The sky's the limit
20. Trust your intuition
21. Always put your keys in the same spot
22. Count your blessings 
23. I hope you have a child just like you someday
oh gosh.....paybacks :) 
24. Be careful your face will freeze like that 
25.  I LOVE YOU

  

Chicago Girls Trip

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Sav and I took a girls trip to Chicago
Her senior year spring break
It was a surprise trip 
She found out the day before
Easter Sunday
The Easter Bunny delivered the news
She packed Easter Night
And we Flew out the next day
The weather was perfect and so was the trip
Millennium Park
The Bean
The Navy Pier
Cubs Game (100th anniversary game at Wrigley Field)
Sky Deck
Shopping shopping shopping 
Awesome pizza
And the best part it was just the two of us
Memories of a lifetime
Love my sweet girl to the moon and back 
























xo















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