Don't Stop Believin'! from davina fear on Vimeo.

I'm an 80s girl!

...and so is Gracie.  We can't help it.  We love Journey...and Sting...and REM...and U2...and The Police...Billy Idol...Howard Jones...INXS...Eurythmics...John Cougar Mellencamp...Bonnie Tyler...The Cars...ZZTop.

Love it.

And who can resist Steve Perry in those hot tight jeans? The long girl hair?  The animal print shirt?  Oh baby. 

Seriously. 

Okay. 

Maybe not.

(I am kidding about Steve Perry.)

but...

Bono.   Oh Baby. 

John Cougar.

Sting.

Those boys have got it going on.

Who is your fave 80s rocker?

...and yes, I really do let my child sing the words to that song...

great. parent.

rockin'. LIFE.

another delicious recipe.

So I'm really not going to be posting a new recipe every day...it just seems like it!  I just love the freshness of this recipe and the surprise of fish tacos being so delicious.  I know it sounds kind of strange but these are so tasty!

Fish tacos

1 lb. fish fillets (I like tilapia best)

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

1 doz. corn tortillas

1 ripe avocado

Bag of shredded cabbage

Cider vinegar

The amazing sauce:

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayo

2 tspllime juice

1 tablespoon fresh cilantro

salt

pepper

First, combine about 1/2 the bag of shredded cabbage with about 3/4 c. of cider vinegar.  Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix the awesome sauce by combining the sour cream and mayo.  Add 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro and 2 teaspoons of lime juice.  This sauce is what makes the fish tacos taste so great.

Warm up the corn tortillas by wrapping them in damp paper towels and putting them in the microwave on high for 1 minute.

Cut avocado into strips.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan.  Place tilapia in pan.  Salt and pepper.  When one side is translucent flip tilapia until other side is translucent.  The fish should come apart easily.  Break into pieces sized for tortillas.

Put each item into bowls so that everyone can put together their own fresh fish taco.
These are my favorite tacos!

I got this recipe here.

And here is another fish taco recipe that I want to try out.

delicious. LIFE.

delish!

Oh baby! We had the best summer dinner last night.

All of us worked together to get this beautiful piece of colorful artwork and bursting flavors onto the table. Through out the entire dinner out on the deck as the sun was going down everyone kept saying, "Oh my gosh! This is soooo good!" I have to admit I said it the most...because it WAS!!

I got the base for this recipe at Cooks.com (I've completely butchered this recipe and have put my modified version below.)

The menu:

Grilled chicken with Grill Master Chicago Seasoning

Veggie Kabobs with Amazing Marinade

Grilled Corn on the Cob

French Baguette

Our Veggie Kabobs:

Red Potatoes

Red, Orange, and Yellow Peppers

Eggplant

Cherry Tomatoes (absolutely Bursting with flavor:my fave)

Yellow Squash

Zucchini

Red Onion

Here's my modified marinade recipe:

2 tbsp. dijon mustard

1/2 cup lemon juice

1 tbsp. fresh basil

1/2 c. olive oil

3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

Cut potatoes into chunks and boil them for about about 6 minutes (they need to be hard enough to go on a skewer and not fall apart).

Cut the zucchini, squash, onion, and eggplant into chunks.  Cut the peppers into squares. Mix marinade ingredients and marinate vegetables 4 to 6 hours at room temperature, or overnight in the refrigerator (I totally did not do this.  I poured the marinade over the already skewered veggies and let it sit for about 10 minutes) . Thread onto skewers and grill over coals or broil in the oven, approximately 5 minutes, basting with marinade and turning often. Spoon leftover marinade onto kabobs as a sauce. Serves 6.

yummy. LIFE.

new contest.

We're already half way through the month!  How did that happen?

We need a new contest. 

This month we'll go with the person that is the most consistent with posting in the comments on Move it Monday.  You need to post every day from now until the end of the month.  The winner will get a $50 gift certificate to their favorite place to shop for summer fashion.

You win.  You name the place.  I'll send the gift certificate.

summer. LIFE.

get in on the summer kit sale!

So...summer is finally here and it's time to get out the lemonade and games and vacations. It seems like a fun time for a kit sale.

Our kits are usually $99 each. We're running this summer sale especially for our blog readers! You can get a special limited time price on all the kits grouped together or on just one kit. The sale will only be going until Friday June 12th at midnight eastern time.

These kits will be sent to you within 24 hours of ordering via email as a downloadable PDF file.

Important: When you are purchasing more than one kit make sure to tell us which kits you are ordering in the section called: instructions to merchant.

For more info on each kit just click on each kit picture at the top of this post.

*ONE kit: $89

*Choose THREE kits: $250

*Choose all FOUR kits: $325