I have to say that this is one of our favorite breakfast recipes.  It was very filling, tasted amazing (and healthy…what a great combination).  We will definitely make this again (over and over).  It is definitely worth trying.  I ended up making too much of the egg mixture, but we had leftovers for two more breakfast meals and this sandwich even tasted good as a left over.

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Since we just had an amazing Turkey Pizza last week, this Chicken & Broccoli Pizza just didn’t measure up.  It’s good, but if I had the choice of which pizza to make, it would be (hands down) the Turkey Pizza.  If you like chicken on your pizza and are a fan of broccoli, this recipe is certainly worth a try.

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First, I have to say that I am so impressed with Mel Robbins and her team.  They were so great and made things go so smooth for me this morning.  One thing I’ve really wanted to get started is selling my creations that I make.  The first thought that comes to mind is Etsy, where I have some things for sale, but feel like I’m lost in a huge ocean of so many other great things.  I called Mel Robbins for help (a gentle push in the right direction).  She gave me several venues to get me started.  Check out her show and feel free to listen to the archives for today (January 12, 2009) to hear the great advice she gave me.  Thanks Mel!

For breakfast this morning we had Protein Apple Wraps.  We both agreed that they were very good, but both felt like they were more of an afternoon type snack instead of a breakfast (although I would eat it for breakfast again).  They were quick and easy to make and the flavors together tasted really good.  The only added thing I did was to heat them in the microwave for 15 seconds to warm them up a bit, which I would recommend, unless you prefer otherwise.  I’m not sure how I was suppose to “roll” these up, so I just pretended it was a burrito and closed it that way, then cut lengthwise (which I’m sure is not what the recipe had intended).  No matter how they were wrapped, they would have tasted the same, which was really good!

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For dinner we tried these Microwave Turkey Jacket Potatoes.  They were quick and easy to make and tasted very good.  My only complaint was the texture.  When you have something that looks like a twice-baked potato and then add ground turkey to it, the texture just isn’t quite the same as what you think you’re biting into (which looks to be just a nice textured twice-baked potato).  I would make these again, especially because they were so simple to make.  They were extremely filling, which was a nice added bonus.  I do recommend microwaving it again (once you have the potato put back together) so that it is completely hot.  We had to do this with ours.

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I’ve started swapping again on Swap-Bot and having so much fun already.  I’ve signed up for 10 swaps and just sent out two today.  I’m also in the middle of making some things to sell on Etsy.  I’ve loved getting my sewing machine out and working with it again.  There’s just something about using fun looking fabrics.

I’m working on altering a composition notebook for one of my swaps, have a ton of reading to get caught up on, and need to make several changes to my Etsy shop.  All in due time.

I did recently sell my first two items on Etsy and I’m super excited about it!  I need to make more of what I sold so I have them listed again (in hopes of more sales).  What are you all working on right now?

For lunch today (yep, on a roll again with making clean meals), I made a turkey and cheese pizza.  This recipe is from one of my Clean Eating magazines, but came out of the Eat Clean Kids Cookbook.  The magazine was advertising the launch of the book and listed a few recipes from it.

My only changes were adding some cheddar cheese (due to not having enough mozzarella cheese) and I did not add mushrooms (neither of us like them).  I also cheated and used a whole-wheat pizza crust (already made) instead of mixing the dough and using that.  I will try making this again with the dough mix, but having one already ready to use made my preparation go a lot faster.

My husband and I both agree that this is in our top 5 favorite “clean” meals we’ve eaten so far.  He even said that he would eat this pizza over Papa Johns pizza any day.  It was very simple to make and the flavor was outstanding!  I will definitely be making this again (and real soon)!

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I’ve been wanting to make this dessert for the past few days and now kicking myself that I didn’t.  It tastes amazing!  I could eat this every night and be in heaven.  The combination of ingredients with the bananas is so perfect!  I was definitely hesitant about this having cottage cheese in it, but you can’t tell at all.  The directions suggest blending it or just stirring it in a bowl.  I highly recommend using a blender of some sort (I used my Magic Bullet) so the cottage cheese gets broken up and the consistency is smooth.  I didn’t layer it as specified (as I don’t need anything to look fancy if I’m just going to eat it right away).  This was a very refreshing dessert with loads of flavor.  My only change would be to add another 2 tablespoons of coffee to it (but I’m a huge coffee fan).

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We’ve finally started back with our clean eating and I’m making meals again.  Our first eat-clean meal of the year is Turkey Lasagna.  We both loved it!  We’ll definitely make it again.  It was very simple to put together and didn’t take long to cook.  The added cinnamon and nutmeg sounded very strange to me, but it totally works.  The smell coming from the kitchen and making it’s way upstairs to my office was divine!  Definitely a keeper!

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Flat Stanley has officially left and made his way back home to Tremont, IL.  I created a scrapbook to send back with him, which includes all that he did while here in NC.  Thanks Andrew for sending him to me.  How fun to have him visit and be a part!