Lately, I have been seeking healthier alternatives to some of our dinner staples. Joy has chicken tenders at least once a week. They are easy and a guarantee she will get some sort of protein in her diet. I have found some clean alternatives at the grocery store that I keep on hand but I […]

Menu planning and meal prepping has made our lives so much easier! There are an endless amount of ways to tackle meal prep. I usually don’t like to prep entire meals unless the week is exceptionally busy.  By that I mean, I prefer to leave a few options; I’ll prepare several sides and marinate proteins […]

I haven’t always been a fan of pumpkin flavored things but this fall, all of that is changing! Lately, I have been screaming, “give me ALL the pumpkin!”

Now that season is back in full swing and the guys are traveling almost every week, I enjoy most of my meals alone. (My daughter is in a picky stage right now; more on that later) This cajun chicken pasta is a great meal to prepare for one. It can all be done in a […]

I feel like we get in a rut with our weeknight meals sometimes. I have my staples and unless it’s a recipe testing week, I stick with variations of my tried and true. This week, I needed something different from my typical chicken breast. I have been on a lemon kick lately. Lemon popsicles, lemonade, […]

This recipe for Whole 30 Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes is one of the most popular pages on First & Full.  I thought I’d give the recipe page a little update with a few more details, but the recipe is the same delicious one I first posted. If you are looking for a new go-to side […]

Blackened Fish Tacos I love tacos. At first, it was just ground beef tacos, then I branched out to chicken, well now I love fish tacos. Particularly flaky white cod, served in warm tortillas with crunchy cabbage and a smooth avocado sauce drizzled on top. Always avocado sauce. I used Atlantic cod, seasoned it with […]

So… I’m back. I got stranded by the Polar Vortex a couple times which was quite the adventure but I’m here now! I thought it would be fun to chronicle the past few weeks in pictures! NYE in Houston with my best friends. Last one before two of us get married this year!     […]