Like I really need an excuse to eat tacos and drink a big ass margarita! 😜🌮🍺
Beautiful Grilled Shrimp Tacos with some rad green tomatillo sauce! 
I hope you ate lots of tacos and drank margaritas/ tequila/beer on this mostly American holiday (seriously, only one state in Mexico celebrates).
Chicken Gnocchi Caprese
Howdy! I made this Blue Apron meal last night. I changed it up a bit and added some leftover chicken from my Chicken Parm Bake. Since I am the only one who ate the salad, I added a few extras to the butter lettuce and cucumbers that were supposed to be in it.
Garlic Toast
Salad with cucumbers, raspberries, artichokes, shaved parm, and cashews. 
Chicken Gnocchi Caprese- 1 package gnocchi, 1 cooked chicken breast, chopped, 1 can whole peeled tomatoes (I added a bit more sauce that was leftover from Saturday’s dinner), 5 cloves garlic, basil, and Italian seasoning.
It was a hit! I will be adding gnocchi more to the dinner line-up!
Dinner with Friends
Happy Sunday guys! I just got a message congratulating me on my third year blogging! I can’t believe that it has been that long. I appreciate every one of my friends, family, and fellow bloggers who have supported and read my little blog. I have enjoyed the ride and experience in the kitchen. My life has totally changed in the last few years, and I am happy to have the chance to go on this food adventure with you guys!
We had some super friends over for dinner last night. I started with my deviled eggs. Simple recipe. I started with a dozen boiled eggs. I learned a trick recently to start the eggs in boiling water instead of cold water. Say what? I add a good heaping of vinegar, cooked 10 minutes, took them off the heat and let then set 2 minutes. Then I took them out of the pan, rolled each one on the counter for a second, then peeled them under cold water. PERFECT BOILED EGGS!
I took all of the yolks out and put them in a bowl. I also chopped one whole egg and added it to the mix. Then I slowly added in some mayo and whipped until I got a nice creamy mixture. I put the deviled egg mix in to a zip top baggie and sniped the end. Once they were all filled, I topped most with chopped bacon, a few with just paprika, and a couple with sweet relish and bacon. They were pretty amazing, if I do say so myself.
Mozzarella Cheese!!!! These are one of the girls favorite snacks. We have actually made them from scratch lots of times, but these time savers are cheesy and delicious.
We also used this delicious tomato sauce as a dip for the mozzarella sticks.
These sassy girls kept us entertained!
Main Event- Chicken Parmesan Bake with Spaghetti and a side salad
Chicken Parmesan Bake
Ingredients- 7 adults, 2 kids ( 2 1/2 chicken breasts leftover)
9 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 containers of your favorite marinara sauce
10 large slices of mozzarella or provolone cheese
3/4 cup bread crumbs- I had lots of stale bread, so I made my own in the food processor. I added a good heaping of Italian seasoning. Canned bread crumbs are yummy, too!
3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded
1/2 stick butter, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
Spray a large baking dish with cooking spray. Place the chicken breasts flat on the bottom of the large baking dish.
Cover with the marinara sauce.
Put the cheese slices over the sauce.
Mix the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and then spread the mixture evenly over the top of the dish. Top chopped butter cubes evenly over the top.
Bake 45 minutes- 1 hour, depending on the amount and size of the chicken.
I served with a side of spaghetti and a side of salad.
DELICIOUS!!!
Kinda Sorta Healthy Dinner and Lunch
Refrigerator Dump Salad… romaine, kale, parsley, cilantro, carrots, radishes, and celery.
Added some chopped bacon wrapped pork and cooked bugler (cooked according to package).
Added to a mason jar for a mostly healthy lunch tomorrow (with lite ginger dressing).
Just needs a few crunchy croutons on top!
Weekly Meal Plan
Hope everyone is having a fabulous Sunday! It has been pretty chill here. Time outside, lunch out with my girls, and a grocery store trip. Relaxing on the couch looking forward to cooking dinner tonight. Here is what is on the plan for the rest of the week…
Sunday- Chicken Wings- something like this. Maybe I will change up and make something different???
Monday- Bacon Wrapped Pork
Tuesday- Leftovers
Wednesday- Crispy Baked Fish and Potatoes
Thursday- Leftover Beef Empanadas
Friday- Out
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