BLT-Licious Salad

Ok...so maybe BLT doesn't flow as beautifully as Teresa Guidice has joined Fabulous and Delicious, but whatever, I went for it. (that's what it's all about right? taking big risks!) 


I'm starting to learn the factors of age and marriage work viciously with each other in a non-stop campaign to meet up with their bff  "weight gain". I swear anything I eat now feels like it would just be much easier to affix it to my stomach with duct tape. Being the lucky gal I am however, my husband agrees to participate in living a healthier lifestyle. We've been working out - but as most health experts (not me) will tell you weight is 90% diet. (grr.... WHY OH WHY were Chicken Alfredo and Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream ever invented then!)


Missing out on my favorite foods is simply not an option, so we've started taking our favorite foods and reducing the fatty items. Tonight we made one of my favorite "mom" recipes. We made it healthier and serve it with a lot less guilt now! 


BLT Chicken Salad 


Original Recipe (items i substituted are in parenthesis) 


The Dressing:
1/2 Cup Mayonaise (I used lowfat mayo made with Olive Oil)
4 tbls. bbq sauce (we used 2 tbls.)
2 tbls. onion 
1tbls. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper


Salad:
Lettuce (we used mixed greens because it's healthier - but any will work just fine!)
2 tomatoes diced
1 1/2 lb. Chicken (we cut up one chicken breast and divided it between the two of us)
10 strips of Bacon Crumbled (we used 2 strips of Turkey Bacon each)
2 hard boiled eggs sliced (take out the yolks and save even more fat!)
(we also added mushrooms)

First have your assistant and your bulldog grill the chicken
(if you do not have a bulldog - don't fret -
you can do it on your own!) 

Dice the tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon,
peal and slice the hard boiled egg

Mix the dressing in a small bowl

Toss the dressing with the salad and Enjoy! (guilt free!)

Hope you like it!


I hope low-fat keeps tasting this good! It's fun to try and make our favorite foods healthier so we can keep enjoying them. Hmm...what to make next??

Busy Wife = Busy Life

Yikes?! I knew it had been a long time since I posted, but Valentines day is just shameful! I have good reason though (or at least I think it is!). I started my own business at the end of February (note the timeline of my business starting and the pause of my posts.)

My company is called Happy Medium. Our focus is honest media buying for clients. Lots of companies spend millions a year on marketing and never seem to step back to see where all of this great creative is being placed. This is where I want to help clients by using my knowledge from selling advertising at WHO-TV. If you want to see any other info you can find it at www.itsahappymedium.com. There - that's the last four months in a nutshell.

I did find time to do a few other things as well! I went to San Diego to visit a very good friend I spent a summer with in Japan during college. She turned 30 and had a "doble quince". I flew with a friend from here and it was a blast! Derek and I also just came home from Florida and visiting the beach, his cousins and his parents. We had a lot of fun and LOVE spending time at the beach. My favorite part of the condo the Stocking's have is it's the only place Derek has still access to where he grew up and still visits. I love going there and hearing all of his memories from when he was little. It makes me excited to take our kids there someday and continue the traditions my husband had.

We also made time to go to Chicago with our friends Jen and Seth for Memorial Day weekend - and we met up with our friend Colleen from college and her boyfriend Bill. It was a great weekend! There is something very comforting about hanging out with college friends  - it always makes me feel like "me" again.

In April my friend Kahala gave birth to a VERY beautiful baby who is now referred to as Elin. (Sweedish per her fathers request!). It's been fun to be Elin's "Aunt Tee Tee"! I think it's great to see your good friends with babies, it gives you an honest idea of how it will be to have a baby of your own. Plus they can come up with lots of good tips for when I need them!

My friend Meredith is expecting in December. (yes it's baby central in my world - and i LOVE every minute!) It's VERY fun to watch friends go through their pregnancies and be there to support them. I can't wait to find out what baby Garman is!

My friend Angie from high school also found the love of her life and was married in June. I was honored to be a part of it and they make a very beautiful couple!

Speaking of my first year of marriage - Did I mention I started my own company two months after we were married?! My husband has been an absolute rockstar through the process and been such a huge help with the success I've been fortunate enough to already have. He's guided me through the entire process to make sure things are set up the correct way. He does the books for Happy Medium (thank goodness - or I'd REALLY make a mess of things i'm sure) without and ounce of complaint, and he is always just a phone call away willing to listen to my company victories and roadblocks.

It seems like everyday this year I am more and more thankful I found and married Derek. Marriage is pretty cool....an amazing partnership that seems to grow daily. Who knew? I definitely didn't but I'm glad I'm finding out!