any ideas?

So I have these lemons....anyone have any good recipes???

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lemon cream with blackberries

1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup honey or agave
1 12 oz package silken tofu
Blackberries

Puree all ingredients in a blender, except a little zest and the blackberries to top it with! I have NEVER done anything with tofu before.....this was a really fun to try! And it tastes creamy and good without the cream!

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homemade breakfast bars!

1/4 cup applesauce
1 1/4 cup oats
1/4 cup flax seed
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoon chopped pistachios
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1/4 natural peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven 325 and prepare an 8-by-8 pan. Combine dry ingredients and set aside. In a sauce pan combine everything else until melted together. Add the dry ingredients and transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Wait until completely cool to cut:) enjoy!!!

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check it out!

So I love my French scarf! Thanks Amie and Roland! How can you not love these fun scarves? Check them out at cheeseandchocolateboutique.blogspot.com! So fun!

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berry pizza

So I thought I'd share my new favorite healthy snack, it's really easy and yummy. You toast a whole wheat tortilla spread a thin layer of low fat 1% riccota cheese and place the berries to your liking:) the original recipe called for a thin layer of jam too...I am trying to limit the sugar in our diet so I left that out and it is still so yummy:)

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what I learned this past week...

So I went grocery shopping. I took note of what people were buying what kind of food. It was very interesting to see the size of people buying healthy food and the size of those people buying not so healthy food. There really is a direct correlation! I also discovered the bulk area at winco. I was so happy! You decide how much you need, so nice to not have to over buy! So exciting when you only have two people to cook for and you only need a small amount. Everything was also really cheap by the pound! So much better! I was able to get just what I needed for our meals this week. I also went to Sam's club and bought our fruit in bulk, that was cheaper too! We got all sorts of berries! Overall we only spent 70 dollars and our meals are going to be so nice and healthy. I am very Proud:) I have been trying to do my best to follow the word of wisdom as I loose weight, when I did that on my mission I was able to loose what I wanted to. Its amazing to me how the Gospel can be applied in ALL aspects of life:) happy Monday everyone!

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New Leaf!

So it's no secret that I am really bad at staying up on the blogging thing....once again I resolve to do better, we'll see how this goes. I have a lot to update and a lot to share, our life right now is so good! We feel so blessed! As most of you know we have been wanting children for as long as we have been married(: We are so excited to finally be so close to having little ones in our home. In about a month and a half we will have the whole foster care process completed and be waiting for that once in a life time phone call. Time seems to be crawling towards this goal of ours, I think the Lord has a hand in that(: Patience is a lesson I am afraid I am going to be learning my whole life. I sure am trying though! Over the next two months or so I am going to focus my efforts in a few things to help me with my patience. I am going to really work on my cooking skills, sewing skills, and just creative skills in general. I am also going to work really hard at the gym (that goes along with the cooking skills) so I can loose the weight I have gained. I know I feel better physically and mentally when I am at a healthier weight. It will help me be a much better mom. I am going to use the blog to document all my progress in all these areas! wish me luck on my new leaf!