Stuffed peppers - 21 day approved :)

Okay so today I decided to make my own version of stuffed peppers since I have never made them before with just some things I had in the fridge. So first off, I buy my chicken and ground turkey at Sam's Club. I feel like I get the best deals there for these items and I get A LOT of meals from buying them in bulk. I was able to separate and prep four bags of ground turkey with the big package I got of it. I just cut the meat down the middle and package them one half in each bag. Items I used to make this were:

*ground turkey
*minced garlic
*red onion
*1 jalepeno pepper - Gives it a little kick ;) - If you are not a fan of spicy food leave this out. For me, the spicier the better.
*black beans 1/2 cup
*corn 1/2 cup
*4 dashes of soy sauce
*2 packets of stevia sugar
*chili powder
*garlic powder (I love garlic if you can't tell)
*pepper
*dash of salt
*italian seasoning
*3/4 of a small can of tomato sauce
*2 whole peppers cut in half - I bought my peppers at Sam's too. Not a bad deal for them. I am not a fan of green so I was happy to only get 2 red, 2 yellow, and 2 orange peppers. :)

Before starting to cook set your oven to 350.

While cooking the turkey I added ONLY the italian seasoning and pepper. After draining the turkey I added all the other ingredients on low. I even added some more italian seasoning after draining.

After cooking it all together I just scooped a little bit into each pepper half and put them on my Pampered Chef pan and stuck them in the oven for about 10 minutes at the most.

One and 1/2 of another pepper equals: 1 green (pepper) 1 red (turkey) 1/4 yellow (corn, because there wasn't that much to begin with -- you used 1/2 cup for the entire recipe not each stuffed pepper).

TIP: You could always make some brown rice and use the other 1/4 of your yellow to add rice to get a whole yellow in. I was able to do this for dinner later today.

You will see that you will have some peppers left over and that you will have LOTS of ground turkey mix left over to have a snack by itself later in the week, with some rices or other veggies. I am making zucchini boats wkth left overs this week. ;)

Enjoy! Happy Friday :)

Monday Made It - July 6th :)

So, this post is a little late tonight. I didn't get a chance to post anything at all last week as my 2 cousins were here from Puerto Rico. We had a lot of fun. We  hung out by the pool, my dad took them to a baseball game to see the Tampa Bay Rays over in St. Pete, & went to Busch Gardens...my back was on fire from all the walking :( Overall between my parents, sister, aunt, and I we kept them busy!

For the Fourth of July I had 7 places to be at, but could only commit to making it to 3. And I DID make it to all 3 places. I had lots of fun at each party getting a chance to hang out, relax, and enjoy some down time with some awesome people.

And now I made it to Monday! I am on the schedule for jury duty this whole week..dun dun dun.. so I am on hold on making any plans ahead of time since I am not sure whats going on yet. I have never had to actually call to do this whole thing yet. The first time I was mailed a letter to go I was in college and was able to get out of it & then I received a letter in May but they scheduled me for the day of my little kindergarten students graduation day. I obviously had to call and tell them there was NO way I could miss that special day...so naturally they put me back on the schedule for this month.

So today, I have been working on getting a template together on Google Docs to help me start planning for when we go back. I was changed to 4th grade about 2 weeks ago so this is a change from kindergarten. I used to teach 4th & I don't mind the grade, but I am nervous to go back & I am upset leaving my co-teacher. The template basically is a table with areas that include: focus standards, daily focus, materials, hooks, whole group, & independent time. I am hoping this helps me get on track for a different year & not feel so stressed when we go back.




Another thing I worked on was creating my FIRST challenge group! YAY! I am so excited to start this & help other ladies learn about portioning their foods, give them the support & accountability they need, and ideas. When I first started in February I have to be honest I was a little "iffy" on joining this program and if I would stick with it. But I have & I will say I don't feel like I am dieting where I think I may cheat & mess my whole gig. It's a lifestyle. I eat my foods in portions, do light workouts (because of my back I do what I can), and feel AMAZING now! I can't wait to help these ladies reach their goals and FEEL AWESOME!


Well I am on to planning for my challenge group and for my new 4th grade class while I attempt to also watch a movie at the same time (can we say multi-tasking? lol) Hopefully I can get more with making things for my class now that I know what grade level I am teaching. Have a great rest of the week! :)

Five for Friday Linky Party! :)

So I am joining the Five for Friday linky party where other teachers post five random things from today or this past week. This Wednesday marked one week since our students started their summer break. This week has gone by so fast I hope I can have enough time to relax and enjoy the break before we go back! 

#1 - Yesterday I got my hair trimmed and put my original base hair color in with some red and caramel coloring. It's new and different. But I LOVE how healthy it looks. The hair stylist I had was AMAZING! I didn't know how long I was going to be there so I had packed some snacks just in case and thank goodness I did. I was there a lot longer than expected because I originally wasn't going to color my hair at all and I ate ALL my snacks and even one of theirs complimentary snacks. ;)

#2 - This week I tried some new recipes and one of them was seasoned salmon topped with crushed up Wheat Thins with asparagus (1- Red,1 - Green, 1/2 - Yellow for Wheat Thins). It was absolutely delicious! I was never a fan of asparagus. I always thought it looked yucky when it came out of a can and assumed that the texture would totally gross me out. Then I met a friend of mine and every time we went out to eat he always got asparagus. I would joke with him about his obsession with it. I mean really...no lie...he ordered it EVERY TIME. Well I decided to try it and I can see why he loves it. I don't think I could eat it as much as him. But, I have had it 3 times this week already. 

#3 - I am a HUGE fan of quotes. My best friend Nicole's fiance always says that I must be some deep poet or something because I am constantly pinning and reading quotes. However, quotes motivate me with life, work, working out, etc. So I bought this journal from Target and it has a section for me to write 3 things I am thankful for, what workout I did, my mood, and inspirational quotes for each day. I also add the foods I ate that day so I have it written down for the future in case I need some ideas on foods to add into my meal for the week. 

#4  - I met up with some old teacher and high school friends last night and we had a blast as usual. It's never a boring moment with this crowd. 

#5 - Of course I saved the BEST for last! :) I got to see Easton this week. This is my coteachers baby and he is now 2 weeks old. He is so good and CUTE !! And of course I got to spend time with Danielle (coteacher) who I terribly missed the last 2 weeks of school. We had an awesome substitute in the class with me but I felt like I had lost my right arm without her there because of course we always have something to talk about even outside of work. Well I know I do..I can admit to my love for talking. ;) 

Now it's time for me to start getting ready for work tonight. Hope everyone has a FANTASTIC Friday!  :)

Monday Made It #1 - New & Improved Me & Blog :)

So this is my first official post on my new blog! I used to blog a few years ago & I absolutely loved it. However, with life and things going on back then I fell off for a while. I am glad to have come back now with a new & improved blog about my life as a teacher, bartender, & Beachbody coach! :) I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It. I have continued to follow her even though I was not actively posting blogs & I absolutely LOVE what she posts. I don't currently teach 4th grade anymore but I have mentioned her blog to others. :) Therefore, this blog is my Monday Made It!

Anyhow, after my students left last Wednesday I was really excited to get a little bit of a break from a chaotic end of the year. I was looking forward to working on my house, having at least one movie day... and... go to trainings for the next four days...YES, I said trainings for FOUR days which started the day after the kids left. So we have been in trainings since last Thursday and honestly they weren't that bad. They were very informative and did give me a few things to think about and work on over the summer for the next year with my co-teacher. However, I did also work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at the bar.  Can you tell I am a busy bee? ;) But during the trainings my coworker Jamie and I had our delicious shakes in the morning to keep us up, energized, and full enough to make it to lunch.

My FAVORITE shake recipe, which Jamie actually gave me, consists of:

4 oz. Water
4 oz. Almond milk (yellow)
1/2 Banana (purple)
Ice
PB Fit (You can find a HUGE container for ONLY $10 at Sam's Club)

As for today, I really needed to go and finish packing up my classroom but I took the day off to go to the chiropractor, start working on this blog, and get in my Day 1 PiYo workout. I am excited to switch it up a little and really work on my core this next month. So stay tuned for ideas in the classroom, recipes, ideas that have helped me with my 21 Day Fix, & all other things that fall into my busy life as a teacher, bartender, and coach!