Sandwich night is a common thing in our house. Sandwiches are quick, filling and portable – which for a busy family on the go is key!

One way to amp up sandwich night is by breaking out your panini press. I seem to go in spurts with using our panini press…I sometimes forget all about it, but then when I use it I’m quickly reminded what an awesome little appliance it is. There’s something about a toasted panini sandwich to really make sandwich night great!…

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Avocado Toast has become all the rage lately, hasn’t it? For good reason! A thick slice of hearty bread toasted and topped with California Avocados and a myriad of other favorite toppings is about as good as it gets when it comes to really great food. Plus, Avocado Toast is so easy to customize to anyones liking. It’s no wonder people are turning to it during mealtime.

I’ve been visiting a local coffee shop lately known for serving incredible Avocado Toast. The problem is, I’m always hungry for it at lunch time, but they only serve the toast at breakfast. I think that’s a shame. In my opinion, Avocado Toast should be an anytime of day meal! …

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Friends, it’s starting to get to that part of the summer where my anxiety about school starting begins to set in. I absolutely love summer. Love love love it. I love having my kids home with me, spending the days with them, slow, al fresco dinners and lazy, lounging mornings.

I have a really hard time transitioning back to a school schedule, where everything is practically as opposite of our low key summer as you can get.  After school sports and activities, spelling tests, reading logs, early morning wake up calls, and dinners scheduled down to the minute so we can all be home at the same time to eat them. It all drives me a bit nuts….

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I used to be of the belief that salad toppings, at least for a cold lettuce salad, need to be cold. I really didn’t like the combination of hot toppings and cold salad. I don’t know why, except that maybe those beliefs stemmed from fast food salads, not ones I would actually make at home.

Once I discovered the amazingness of a hot/cold combo salad, I could hardly return to my former beliefs. I love the contrast of hot ingredients on top of a bed of crispy, cold ingredients. It makes my mouth happy!…

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I’m excited to share the winner of the $500 gift card was Amy with Nifty Foodie with her Avocado Smoothie. The $250 gift card was Angie with her Flexible Egg Ranchero. I can’t wait to try both of these recipes!

Here are a few of my other favorites. Make sure to check out Dara’s roundup of some of her favorites too!…

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Are you one of those people who wakes up quickly and gets out of bed to get ready for the day right away? Maybe you hit the snooze button a few times, catching a few extra winks? Or maybe you are like me and open your eyes as soon as your alarm goes off, but then continues to spend and extra 10 minutes in bed browsing Instagram before starting your day?

Either way, I find if I have a great breakfast to look forward to in the morning, I tend to have a little more hustle and bustle in my step than normal. Any breakfast, like this California Avocado Breakfast Casserole, will definitely get me moving fast so I can enjoy it!…

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