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Jun 26, 2012

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Kings Hawaiian bread has been in my life since I was a kid. I remember going to the store to buy it. When we would get home we would just eat it plain. Nowadays I still eat it plain but also feel it goes really well with eggs. My family's favorite egg recipe is my breakfast pizza. Eggs, bacon and cheese all on a delicious sweet crust. I would make this recipe for my husband at least once a week back in the day. He gives it two thumbs up.
Ingredients

1 Round Kings Hawaiian bread
2 Tbs olive oil
2 Cups chopped bell pepper (I used a mixture of red, yellow, and orange.)
1/2 Cup chopped onion
10 eggs
1 Tbs of milk
1/4 Cup chopped green onion
5 Strips of ready cook bacon chopped
1 Cup of your favorite shredded cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the Kings Hawaiian bread in half. Place the bottom half on a baking sheet. Scoop out some of the bread in the middle to make a well, don't go too deep. Place the bread in the oven for 8 minutes. Pull it out and set aside.

Crack the eggs into a separate bowl and add 1 Tbs of milk. Whisk the eggs together, set aside. Meanwhile, in a skillet heat the oil. Add the peppers then onions. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Cook the peppers and onions until the onions are translucent, stirring often. Add the eggs and green onion and scramble. Scramble the eggs until they are mostly cooked.

Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese on the crust. Pour the eggs into the crust. Top with remaining cheese and bacon. Bake for 10 minutes or until eggs are fully cooked. Slice and enjoy.

This is one of my favorite recipes to share with friends and family. What is your favorite dish to share with the family? Comment below and you'll be entered to win a $200 Grocery gift card King’s Hawaiian.

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Making the switch

For the past couple of months I have made the switch from eating meat everyday to only eating it once in awhile. I would say my diet is now about 95% vegetarian. This was a big change for me. I grew up eating meat everyday. Pot roast, beef stew, and leftover turkey were among my favorite meals. However, I knew it was time for a change. After watching some documentaries on where and how the animals are being treated and the reasons why our body may not be made for eating them, I decided to take the plunge and cut back extremely on my meat eating.

If I do eat meat it is usually when we go out to eat. The vegetarian options around here are slim unless all you want to eat is a salad or side items. Those are the times I give in and eat a little meat.

My main reason for this new lifestyle is to be healthier. I have been replacing some of my bad snacks with the healthier versions. I am also limiting my dairy intake because I feel it does not agree with me anymore. I have to say it has been easier than I thought it would be. I grew up eating vegetables everyday also, so I already have a fondness for them.
What have you recently made the switch to?

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In today's world portion control is a top priority to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. The only problem is "What is a portion?" If you have ever looked at the serving size of packaged food it usually tells you in grams or gives you an about this many pieces. I don't want to know "About how much I am eating". I want to know exactly how much a serving is. This measurement is not easy to figure out using your normal kitchen tools. In comes the EatSmart Precision Pro Kitchen Scale to help you easily figure out how much you should be eating.

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Pretty on Pinterest Feed Your Body with Love

Welcome to Pretty on Pinterest! This meme is hosted by Simply Stacie and Sassy Mama in LA every Thursday where you can link up your posts on the theme of the week. Each they will have a different theme for you to find pins you love on Pinterest and create a post to link up.

This week’s theme is Love.

My idea of love is food that is good for you. It is important to give your body the foods it needs in order to function properly. Here are some of my favorite pins of love for your body. There is even a dessert that sounds yummy.

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What I love most about Mrs. Renfro's Salsas is that you can read the ingredients. The salsas are made with natural ingredients like tomatoes, water, onion, tomato puree, distilled vinegar, brown sugar, corn starch, sweet green peppers, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, salt, garlic and spices. They always tell you if you can't pronounce it then you shouldn't eat it. If you can pronounce it then dig in. I was sent four flavors of Mrs Renfro's salsas to try out including their newest flavor Ghost Pepper Salsa.

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This salsa has actual pineapple chunks in it as well as crushed pineapple and pineapple juice. I honestly didn't think I would like this salsa, I'm the type that likes just normal tomato salsa. It has a bit of a tangy taste and even though it is marked as medium heat it really isn't that hot at all. My 1 year old loved the pizza I made with this salsa.

Pomegranate salsa
This salsa has a bit of a sweet flavor with a hint of chipotle. I used this in a wrap with chicken and black beans and it added a little something extra.

Black Bean salsa

This one is like your everyday salsa but with black beans. I really enjoy eating this salsa. The flavor is just right and the black beans make it more filling.

Ghost Pepper salsa

The Ghost Pepper salsa is made from the hottest pepper in the world, with a rating of 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units which is 300 times hotter than a jalapeno. To give you an idea of how hot this pepper is it has been used for pepper spray, hand grenades, and smoke bombs. The jar comes with its own warning of Scary Hot.

When I first tried this salsa I only took a little taste. I figured for me to give this a fair review I should have a full bite of it. At first the heat doesn't hit you but then slowly builds up in intensity. Your tongue begins to hurt. Your lips will burn. The feeling will last a little more than five minutes and even then your mouth still doesn't feel right. I cant say this is hotter than the actual pepper itself but it is the hottest thing I have ever eaten.

I have included a video of my husband trying this salsa. He does not like Hot foods and his reaction is priceless.

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I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Share the Love Giveaway Event

Welcome to the Share the Love Giveaway Hop hosted by ShePromotes. This event will take place from 9am EST on February 7th and end at approximately 11:59pm EST on February 14th. There are lots of great prizes offered to share the love with you. The prizes are not all love or Valentine's Day themed, we just are simply sharing our love for great products with you! After you are done entering our giveaway you'll want to check out everyone else's AND enter for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE Kindle Fire sponsored by Tweetalicious! Each blog you stop and enter at will be another entry!

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Tasty Gourmet Bites from Love With Food

Love With Food is a monthly membership that sends you gourmet food bites to give you a taste of something new. Every month, you will receive a box of unique, hard-to-find tasty bites which varies based on seasonal themes. The goodies that come in the Love With Food box are bite size pieces of deliciousness.

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Love With Food is also about giving back. For every box or product you buy, they will donate a meal to a food bank, in an effort to help end hunger one meal at a time.

Now onto the goodies.
Here is what I received for the month of January:

Mango Sunrise Fruit Leather by Stretch Island Fruit Co:

Made from mango fruit puree with no artificial anything, each Mango Sunrise fruit strip has a 1/2 serving of fruit. This tastes much better than the kind you find in the store with all the artificial somethings.

Ginger Chews and Spicy Apple Ginger Chews by The Ginger People:
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Glazed Almonds with Cranberries by Sahale Snacks: Whole Almonds, Orange Blossom Honey, Naturally Dried Cranberries topped with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Sea Salt. I loved the taste of these. It was a little sweet and a little salty.

Somersault Snack:
Made out of sunflower and sesame seeds, these little nuggets are just the right amount of salt and crunch.

Nuts About Granola Plain Jane Peanut Butter Granola:
A blend of peanut butter, oats, honey and a hint of cinnamon. This little treat was gone before I knew it. It was that good.

Chocolate Mint Truffle Tea By Mighty Leaf:
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Color, Click, Capture Challenge

Welcome to Week 1 of the Color, Click, Capture photography challenge hosted by East9thStreet, A Helicopter Mom, Nap Time Is My Time and Sunshine and Sippy Cups! The color this week is RED.

When I think of Red I think of my son eating spaghetti. I love to watch him eat spaghetti and sauce even though I know he is going to be a mess and require a bath afterwards.

One Handed Feeding With The Baby Dipper Bowl

Ever have one of those moments where you set your baby's bowl of food down on the table. You turn around while unknowingly hitting the spoon and the next thing you know the bowl and spoon are on the floor and peas are flying everywhere. I have done that many times while feeding my son. His bowls are just your standard bowls with no weight to them so they are very easy to knock over.

After trying out the Baby Dipper Bowl I am quite pleased with the fact that the bowl isn't easy to move. The Baby Dipper Bowl is solid plastic with a rubber rim to prevent the bowl from sliding around as you feed your child. The inside is sloped to make it easier to scoop the food. Created by a mom with twins, The Baby Dipper Bowl is made to feed with one hand.

Usually I use both hands when I would feed my son, one hand holding the bowl and the other with the spoon. This is very inconvenient as you may know. This bowl allows me to feed him with one hand while using my other hand for other things.

The Baby Dipper Bowl is available in two colors: Bubble Blue and Tickled Pink. Each bowl comes with a spoon and a fork.

Check out The Baby Dipper Bowl on Facebook and Twitter.

The Baby Dipper Bowl is also giving my readers a chance to win a bowl set in their choice of color. Enter below on the Rafflecopter form.

Note:Previous recipients of Baby Dipper bowls (in giveaways or for reviews) are not eligible to win this giveaway.

Pretty on Pinterest My Chocolate Addiction

Oh how I love chocolate. I truly am addicted. I enjoy cakes, brownies, candy, and of course cookies all made with chocolate. Here are some Yummy Chocolate Pins that will make your mouth drool.

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And we can't forget a Chocolate Fountain!!!

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You Can Have Your Dessert With Weight Watchers Ice Cream

Now I know you would think it is not the time of year to be getting excited about ice cream but is is the time of year to get in shape and even start a diet.

I have always been a fan of Weight Watchers even though I have never been a member. I love that you get a certain amount of points a day to keep you on track to lose weight. What I don't like is that it means all my favorite foods (pasta, bread, carbs, etc...) are now out of the picture. However I can still have my dessert with Weight Watchers ice cream. Weight watchers ice cream is perfectly portioned and only cost a few points per bar.

The snack size milk chocolate bars taste great. At first I figured they would possibly taste funny because they are a "diet" food but quickly changed my mind while eating it. The ice cream itself was very thick and took awhile to consume which tricks you into thinking you are getting more. The serving size is for two bars which will only cost you three points. If you don't want to spend that many points then you can have one bar for one point.
That is only one point for you to spare to be able to have dessert or a snack.

The Chocolate Dipped Dulce de Leche and the Chocolate Dipped Strawberry were both tasty as well. Each had a good amount of filling in the swirl that provided an excellent taste in your mouth.

An added bonus is that both were dipped in chocolate. These bars only cost 3 Points per bar.

The Dark Chocolate Raspberry is my favorite by far. The inside is a creamy raspberry flavor covered with a wonderful dark chocolate. This bar only costs you 2 Points

Even if you don't use Weight Watchers this is a great dessert to eat without the guilt. Visit Weight Watchers to see their other great products and don't forget to check them out on Facebook and Twitter.

Four free products and two coupons were received as part of a promotional program with Weight Watchers and MomSelect. I was not paid in any form of cash for this posting. The opinions expressed are my own and were NOT influenced in any way.

Pretty on Pinterest Black & White Cakes

This is Pretty on Pinterest, hosted by Simply Stacie and Sassy Mama in LA. Each week they will have a different theme for you to find pins you love on Pinterest and create a post to link up on their blog. This week’s theme is Black & White.

One of my passions for the moment is decorated cakes. I love looking at these beautiful edible pieces of art and I am amazed with what you can do with your food. While I like the outrageous cakes, sometimes, simple is just as beautiful. Here are some simple cakes I have found on Pinterest this week.