Author: Tina

Frozen Mango Margarita

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I’m still celebrating Cinco de Mayo with this margarita!  (My husband is still celebrating Quatro de Mayo by pretending that the fourth Star Wars movie is almost out.) Let’s be real, I don’t need a reason to enjoy a margarita.  It’s just an ordinary Wednesday so I’m living it up with this cocktail.  If you really need an excuse, then this would be awesome for a Mother’s Day brunch this weekend. I’ve been having a blast trying a variety of flavored margaritas.  The Pineapple Margarita is my favorite so far and the Paloma (which is like a grapefruit margarita) is super delicious and refreshing.  My husband …

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Chilaquiles

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Chilaquiles.  Chila…  what? I try to pronounce the term correctly but I feel like I’m not saying it right.  I took Spanish language lessons in high school but perhaps I’m forgetting the basics.  After all, high school was…  let’s just say many years ago.  Then I asked my husband who proudly declares that he “took four years of Spanish and got the approximate pronunciation of ‘hola’ out of it.”  He wasn’t much help either.  Then I turned to the trusty interwebs and found an audio version to help assist me.  It turns out that I was pretty close to saying it right…  tchee/lah/KEE/lehs.  I bet that you …

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Whole Wheat Waffles

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Waffles can be a healthy breakfast… because I say so. Sometimes I want the healthiest breakfast on earth, like a smoothie.  I haven’t made many of those recently.  😉  Other times (usually on the weekends) I want… a less healthy breakfast.  Meaning that the calories simply don’t matter and I enjoy something like an Egg in a Bread Sandwich.  Then there are times when I want something that falls in between those extremes and that’s where these waffles come in. My husband makes amazing French Toast, Waffles, and pancakes.  Once upon a time ago, I told him that I make terrible …

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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I had exactly two ripe bananas in the house.  Do you know what that means?  It’s banana bread time… You know, like Hammer time? I used to love the song, U Can’t Touch This!  Who am I kidding?  I still love it!  I am dating myself, but it is an oldie but goodie.  Did anyone else watch the music video over and over to try to learn the dance steps?  No?  Anyone?  Just me?  Okay, that’s embarrassing if I’m the only one.  Anyway, you can touch this banana bread and I hope you do because it’s SO delicious. Let me …

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How to Clean Makeup Brushes

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Do you know how to clean your makeup brushes?  Wait, maybe we should start with a simpler question… do you know that you should clean your makeup brushes? Unless you like throwing away expensive brushes (because let’s face it, even the cheap ones can be pretty pricey), you should clean your makeup brushes.  When you clean them you’re getting rid of old makeup, oil, dirt, and even bacteria.  Gross. Usually I clean my makeup brushes with hand soap and felt it did the job.  I’ve heard some people use baby shampoo instead, but I’ve never tried that because I don’t …

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