Jillian Michaels 7-Day Detox Water

One day I was feeling heavy from some bad eating and exercise habits, and I wanted to try a detox or cleanse to refresh. I had never previously done a detox or a cleanse, so I took to some internet research to find a quick, simple plan. After discovering that trends such as juice cleanses are terrible for you and starve your body of necessary nutrients, I found a 7-day detox water formula promoted by trainer Jillian Michaels.

Caesar Potato Salad Recipe

Not everyone loves classic potato salad, and for those of you who don't, I'm introducing the mayo alternative, Caesar potato salad.

My Attempt at Southwestern Egg Drop Soup

Two soups I love - egg drop soup and tortilla soup. Combine them together, and you get Southwestern Egg Drop soup! Nope, not a recipe, just an imagination in my head that I tried to translate into a dish. Let me note two things to start though, 1) I've never made egg drop soup before, and 2) I am not a skilled soup maker in general. Considering this was my first attempt at the recipe-less, hodge podge creation, I'd say it was a good start.

Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

Believe it or not, I used to be picky. Not just a little picky, but very picky. I really didn't eat most things, including onions. Well from what I remember, this too easy, too yummy salad recipe that I'm about to share (and introduced you to in Brooke's Baby Shower post) was definitely a game changer in my relationship with onions. This strawberry spinach salad came from my college roommate Tiffany, and I know that both of us and all of those that we've touched with this recipe are still enjoying it today. And now that it's nice and hot and summertime, YOU need to be enjoying this salad too.

Mrs. Buck's Infamous White Pizza Dip

Apparently if I had grown up in Round Rock or attended McNeil high school, I would have no doubt, at some point in my life, eaten Mrs. Buck's infamous white pizza dip. Well I did not grow up in Round Rock nor did I attend McNeil high school, so it was not until this past New Year's Eve that I got to taste this here-say. Actually it was Elizabeth Sowards who introduced me to it at her NYE party, but as I went on raving about it that night, I realized that almost every person in the room had already had it numerous times before from Mrs. Buck. Well props to you Anne because I love pizza flavored anything and I definitely love this pizza dip.

Believe it or not the recipe actually comes from the back of a Lipton dry soup mix box, Savory Herb with Garlic to be exact. Elizabeth said the flavor is sometimes hard to find in the stores so lucky me was sent home with a box - soup mix, recipe and all.

Recipe-less Turkey Tortilla Soup

It’s true, I love to cook, but I can’t say soup has ever been my forte. It’s never really been huge in my family either. I mean, my Memaw makes a mean chicken and dumplings and my mom will occasionally make something like tortilla soup (well, twice I think), but soup in general is not something that filled my childhood (except for Ramen). But it’s funny I say that considering this will be my second soup post since I’ve started writing.

Sunday night I did attempt to make soup – recipe-less. As much as I love trying new recipes, following a recipe step-by-step irritates me and sometimes makes dinner (or dessert) not quite as delicious. So I winged it.

I started with all the vegetables in my fridge that were nearing their death, some additional canned and fresh veggies, chicken stock, and a bag of frozen Cajun fried turkey from Thanksgiving that desperately needed to be used. Actually old food really freaks me out, but I made Jeff smell and taste the turkey and he said it was still delicious. So we used it.