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What's the best way to make Hard Boil Eggs? Throw it in boiling water and walk away? Nope... getting those shells off is such a pain. Here's the best way... 1. Place eggs in a single layer in your pot and fill with cold water 1 inch above the eggs. 2. Bring to boil over high heat. 3. Reduce heat so water is just below simmering and cook for 15 minutes, drain. 4. Run cold water over eggs, until cool enough for you to handle them. 5. To peel eggs... gently tap eggs on the countertop, roll egg between palms of your hands, peel off the egg shells. For real! They peel off so ez! • • • • • #eggs #food #fasterwaytofatloss #fasterwaytofatlosscoach #fasterwayvip #healthyfood #egg #breakfast #protein #cookingtips #hardboiledeggs #cooking #cookingram #cookingathome #cookingtime #cookingwithlove #easyrecipes #mealprep #organic #foodblogger #cookinglover #cookingisfun #joyofcooking #betterhomesandgardens (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqYWEYl3Yk/?igshid=gs0rsicn5jpo

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Happy 2nd bday to my 2 year old nephew! He got so spoiled last night! Lotsa cake, ice cream and presents! (at Mountain Brook, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIAOPglGR8/?igshid=1r9ud8hbo5m2u

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When was your first time? ...... The Magic Kingdom 👑👸🤴👑 I haven't been to the Magic Kingdom since I was 7 years old, my grandparents took our whole family and I'm not even going to tell you what year that was! Think the 70s! This was the boys Xmas present from 2019, pre covid. Our original trip got canceled because the world shut down. This was the 1st time my boys have been to Disney World and let me tell you why it was the best time to go. It was 35% CAPACITY! Here's what you need to know: 1. Everyone had to wear a mask, unless you were actively eating or drinking.. Gators not allowed. 2. Lines looked longer, but moved fast than they were since you had to stand on your "line" 6 feet from the other families. I did not feel claustrophobic and in someone's space. 3. The longest wait was 60-75 Minutes! Say what?!?! ...Not the normal 2-3 hours! But again, they moved fast. 4. Make reservations for sit down dining well before your trip. 5. For a quick lunch... order it online at 10 to eat at lunch time. If you don't you will not eat lunch until 4. 6. It was 99.9% American families and everyone wore deodorant! Thank goodness!!! 😊 7. Download the disney app beforehand to get your reservations, see wait times, and get your magic bands before you travel. 8. Make sure you do Space Mountain 3 times!!!! It is still the best ride there! IMO. I'm sure I'm leaving something off. But if you are wanting to go, book now, before 100% capacity returns. • • • • • #lifestyleblogger #southernblogger #floridablogger #blog #disneyworld #travelphotography #instadisney #disneyparks #waltdisneyworld #disney #disneygram #wdw #magickingdom #orlandoblogger #travelblogger #nashvilleblogger #charlotteblogger #texasblogger #atlantablogger #familyvacation #springbreak #momof3boys #momof3 #birminghamblogger #discoverunder5k #boymom #momofboys (at Magic Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFj9QzFewA/?igshid=1vgk3qz42lixw

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What are you making for breakfast tomorrow? How about a Baked Avocado Egg Boat 🍳🥑 Ir is loaded full of protein and healthy fat. Perfect for those low carb days! Make sure you save this! 📝 Ingredients * 1 Large Avocado * 2 Eggs * 1 Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese * ½ Tbsp Parsley * Salt and Pepper to Taste. 👩‍🍳 Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut the avocado in half long ways and remove the pit. 2. If it’s a small pit, use a spoon to remove some of the avocado meat and make room for the egg. 3. Place the avocados in two small ramekins to keep them upright. Or you can bake without ramekins. 4. Crack the eggs into each avocado half and top with salt, pepper, parsley, and parmesan cheese. 5. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the eggs are cooked to your liking. 6. Top with tomatoes before serving. (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMVmc6slJ1G/?igshid=1xbvxkjwrwqwi

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Looking for a fresh Spring mocktail this season? Make this - LEMON and LIME MINTADE 🍋🫒 Make sure you save this recipe!  What you need:  1 cup granulated sugar 🍚 1 cup water 💧 2 large limes 🫒 2 medium-large lemons 🍋 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves and stems 🌿 3 cups (720 ml) chilled club soda or seltzer What you do:  1. In a medium saucepan, male the simple syrup.. Bring sugar and water to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.  2. Remove from heat and add zest from both lemons and both limes (just the yellow and green part of the skin, not the white underneath). 3. Add crushed mint leaves (save a few for garnish).  4. Cover with a lid and let chill completely, about 1 hour. 5. Meanwhile, juice your lemons and limes. You want 1 cup total, half lemon and half lime juice.  6. Once mint-zest syrup has chilled, strain out the solids and add the lemon and lime juice to the syrup.  7. Fill a medium-sized glass with ice. Fill halfway with juice simple syrup mixture, and the rest of the way with seltzer. Garnish with reserved mint leaves. Drink immediately.  . . . . . #mocktails #sobersis #mocktailrecipe #lemonade #limeade #fasterwaytofatloss  #prettydrinks  #nonalcoholic #springcocktails #f52grams #feedfeedcocktails #bhgfood #tohfoodie #rslove #sodomino #southernliving #mydomaineeats #thekitchn #koddrinks #brunchathome #easymeals #todayfood #goodhousekeeping #eatingwell #mountainbrook #easyrecipes #inbham #birminghamblog #newrecipe #mintade (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQhR26F7U3/?igshid=3790yqrik8bp

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☀️Happy International Women's Day☀️ Here's to the women that lift us up and cheer us on! Who's your cheerleader? . . . . #womenpower #womenhelpingwomen #womenillustration #sisterhood #internationalwomensday2021 #internationalwomensday #womensday #happywomensday #happyinternationalwomensday #march8 #8mar #inbham #birminghamal #mountainbrook #alabamablogger #southernblogger #nashville #lifestyleblogger #thriveteibe #lakemartinal #sweetbriarcollege #parkcityut #30a #santarosabeach #fasterwaytofatloss (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKlRyglpFE/?igshid=qlea12eyknh8

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VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IDEAS • ♥️🌷🧁🍨🍓♥️ ♥️Valentine’s Day is a fun day to celebrate with your crush, gals, family or friends. These are two cute and yummy ways to showcase your ♥️-Day food. 1st decide on your colors and theme and stick to it. Homegood has a great selection of treats and decorations. ♥️ Valentine’s Day Snackcuterie Board♥️ Start with a large, round, wooden board. Fill it up with all of your sweet treats. Use holiday bowls dishes to put treats in & others set directly onto the board. Add decorations, like a small vase of flowers, linens, and a cookie cutter. ♥️Valentine’s Day Bar Cart♥️ Start with an empty cart. A variety of white serving pieces including cake stands for cupcakes, bowls for candy & a couple of pitchers for flower displays were used. In this type of display, you don’t need a lot of decorative items because your sweet treats act as the decorations. However, I still like to include a few fun pieces. Including some “conversation-heart” napkins, heart-shaped cookie cutters, and fresh flowers. Are you going to make one? (at Mountain Brook, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLPlFoLFT8Z/?igshid=1935pansb4ui9

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CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES 🍓🍫🍓 You will love this Valentine’s Day dessert idea! Save this recipe and tag a friend that will love it too! Many of the desserts that are typically enjoyed for Valentine’s Day are full of sugar! I prefer to avoid those. Dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate or white chocolate. It’s perfect for healthy Valentines Day desserts. ���WHAT YOU NEED🍓 • Strawberries, washed • Dark chocolate • Double boiler 🍓 WHAT YOU DO 🍓 Put water in the bottom of the double boiler. Bring to a boil. Add the chocolate to the top of the double boiler. Melt slowly over medium heat. Once the chocolate is almost smooth, turn off the heat and stir until smooth. Holding the strawberry by the top, roll it slowly in the chocolate to coat evenly. Leave a bit of the berry showing at the top. Turn it upside down for a bit to allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Set it on wax paper to harden. Store in the refrigerator until time to eat (at least 30 minutes) Happy Valentine's Day!!!♥️🤍♥️🤍♥️ . . .• • • • • #strawberry #chocolate #strawberries #bhamal #fasterwaytofatloss #dessert #inbirmingham #fwtfl #fasterwaytofatlosscoach #instagrambham #bhamnow #birminghamalabama #cake #thisisalabama #birminghamal #healthylifestyle #fraises #desserts #sweets #healthymom #valentinesdessert #valentinesdinner #valentinestreats #valentinesday2021 (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLKy2sPlbH3/?igshid=1v04fpqq1026f

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WATCH THIS, I'M SO EXCITED!!! 👩‍🦰👱‍♀️👩This was such a fun experience with my friends at Tonya Jones Salon in English Village! Tonya has the sweetest staff, great stylists, a master chef that will cook you lunch while you process, every Aveda product known to man plus some really cute gifts for the girls. This video was made wanted to share their safety tips on how they keep everyone healthy and safe during the pandemic. If you have never been here, stop what your doing and do yourself a favor...book an appointment or pop over to grab some Aveda lotions and potions. They smell so dang good and are always my go to for hair and body. Safety is the new luxury! Repost: @tonyajonessalonspa Take a look at everything we are doing at all locations to keep everyone safe. 💜Contactless check in/out 💜temperature check 💜mask are required 💜top notch sanitation 💜curbside pick up 💜color to go 💜socially distant stations (at Mountain Brook, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK_45bIJW11/?igshid=15ftfnmwyblf3

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JERKY TURKEY BURGER • 🍔🍍🌴You only need a short list of ingredients to make turkey burgers. This is my recreation of the Milners Turkey burger at the @thecountryclubofbirmingham Because when you crave something and your not in town, but you have to have it, then you must recreate it!!! 🍔Let’s walk through what you need🍔 Ground turkey is the base for these easy burgers. For the juiciest burgers, I prefer to use 93% ground turkey, which will have a combination of dark and breast meat, but we were lazy today and bought the premade patties. Guess what, they were still really good! We laid the flat in a Pyrex and poured Worcestershire sauce and sprinkled on the McCormick Perfect Pinch Caribbean Jerk Seasoning to enhance the flavor. I love the savory pop of flavor we got from those two things. Then topped it with my pineapple sauce. So, so good!!!! 🍍Pineapple Sauce🍍 • Pineapple, Diced • Jalapeño, diced • Cilantro, chopped • Purple Onion, chopped • Lime, juiced • Mayo • Salt and Pepper Mixed it all up in a bowl. Top on burger and enjoy How do you like eating your Turkey burgers? Is there anything special you prefer on it? Thanks for reading and have great day!!! • • • #turkeyjerky #familyrecipes #chefmom #copycatrecipe #jerkseasoning #turkeyburger #pineapplesauce #pineapple #burgers #lakemartin #alexcity #fasterwaytofatloss #fasterwayvip #mountainbrook #bhamal #instagrambham #birminghamalabama #feedfeed #tastyfood #getcooking #instaburger #foodlove #burgerlove #burgerrecipes #pineapple #healthyfoodporn #burgertime #burgerlove #healthyfood #glutenfree #glutenfreerecipes (at Lake Martin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9-zxOF9-C/?igshid=17p50sgoyjun5

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MAKE EGG ROLL IN A BOWL • this is a family favorite!!!! They love it so much I had to quadruple the recipe!!! I discovered this a few years ago when I was a Faster Way to Fat Loss client and fell in love. This is great for a low carb day, but you can always add some steamed rice if you are craving those carbs!!!! Lord know I love a carb or 2 or 3! I used Turkey ground meat, onion, garlic, ginger, bean sprouts, celery, coleslaw with some avocado oil and coconut aminos for the Asian flavor! All whole foods and good for you! Tip: Do you need some spice??? Top it of with a little Sriracha! Yumm! Tag me if you make it at home!!!! Its so good!!! #eggrollinabowl #keto #ketorecipes #ketofriendly #lowcarb #lowcarbrecipe #paleorecipes #fasterwaytofatloss #fasterwaytofatloss #glutenfreerecipe #healthyfamilymeal #easydinner #easymeal #foodiesofinstagram #homecooking #birminghamblogger #alabamablog #southernblogger #cookingschool #howtomake #groundturkey #cabbage #instagrambham #foodreels #reelsinstagram #coconutaminos #foodiefeed https://www.instagram.com/reel/CK2Rl-6pvKu/?igshid=19du556jvrbjy

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WAS YOUR GOAL FOR 2021 TO GET HEALTHY? • 😝💯🙋🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ The HYPE and the BUZZ of the New Year's Resolutions have faded...maybe your motivation has too! I totally get it!!! I am here to save your goals and remind you it's ok to have a PLAN B! ❌ Did you chose something that is too restrictive and you ended up binging?  ❌ Did you triy a new gym, but when you got there, you felt intimidated?  ❌ Did you pay a lot of money for a class or personal training session, but your diet is still garbage. ❌ Did you google how to track macros or intermittent fasting & tried it on your own, but you found it to be too confusing & gave up?  ❌  Did you think you could do the diet thing on your own, but your self motivation quickly dwindled?  Choose to surround yourself with a supportive commUNITY that cares about your success.  Join our February 1 round and rely on our community. You will get the support and accountability you need to make a change. All you need to do is head  tap the link in bio to get started. We start TOMORROW! #fasterwaytofatloss #fasterwayvip #bhamal #instagrambham #mountainbrook #homewood #vestavia #wellnessgoals #2021resolutions #glutenfree #dairyfree #trackingmacros #whole30recipes #healthyrecipes #wholefood #intermittentfasting #wellnessjourney #healthjourney #mondaymotivation #linkinbio #healthcoach https://www.instagram.com/reel/CKu8nSLJg30/?igshid=1sa2x8v77qbzf

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THIS IS A GOD WINK• Tonight's sunset at Lake Martin! Gorgeous! Absolutely breath taking! (at Lake Martin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKr-09bphyS/?igshid=943k0j48ttom

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1989 • HOW WE MET • What do you think of from 1989? No, I'm not talking Taylor Swifts album either (love it too). Have you ever heard of a small English band named the Rolling Stones??? Amazing! Don’t you think? Well, I had a gaggle of girl friends that all had tickets back in high school and we needed a ride to the sold out Steel Wheels 1989 concert. This cute and fun teenage boy picked us all up in his super cool Jeep Wagoner (boy oh boy, he still wishes he still had that truck!) and drove us down and since he got a free ticket he sat right next to me. On purpose....the man with the plan. As the night went on we definitely made a connection and became inseparable for almost 32 years! So fast forward to now, and he found this amazing concert shirt from @madewell via @shopetcjewelry for my bday and funny thing, I think I had the original, if memory serves me right, but its been long gone. We are definitely not teens anymore now, but dang this ride has been fast and fun. So glad we found each other back then. I just wish I had a photo of us two from the concert. Swipe left. Glad he's my wingman! How did you meet your guy? More about us on the blog! • • • #rollingstones #madeworn #concerttees #1989 #howwemet #thisisus #therollingstones #legionfield #bhamalabama #bhamal #mountainbrook #themagiccity #inbham #birminghamblogger #southernblogger #2021 #alabamablogger #newblog (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKeN9I9F-hs/?igshid=1hr9lbiy8l5am

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HOW TO MAKE THE BEST GREEN SMOOTHIE • I am a smoothie lovers This is my go to directions for a simple green smoothie that is healthy, tastes amazing, and it’s made with 5 ingredients in minutes! Tips: • Freeze Bananas or Avocados • Use Frozen Fruit • if you use darker fruits like blueberries, blackberries, cherries, etc. the color will change and you will likely make a brown smoothie that is delicious but not green in color! • Use Frozen Greens • i like to use fresh spinach, that i toss in the freezer after I buy it STEPS: 1. Add 1.5 cups of your liquid to your Blender 1st! I prefer Almond Milk, Coconut Milk or Coconut Water. 2. Add 2 Cups Frozen Greens, Spinach 3. Add 1 Cup Frozen Fruit (went with Banana, Mango and Pineapple) 4. Blend it up till smooth (at 30-A Santa Rosa Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKUB058Fmc1/?igshid=1dyvdnhetaygs

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CELEBRATE • 🍰🧁🍨Today is my 49th birthday! Holy Moly! Where has the time gone???? I swear I was just 19!?! Do you feel like that? So thankful for my healthy, happiness, experiences and family! • • • #birthdaygirl #jan18th #milestones #itsmybday #thepearl #rosemarybeach (at The Pearl RB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKNCn_rl3Rl/?igshid=qs63pmkm5obr

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GUARD DOG WINSTON • 🐕 🛷 🐶 Love this big boy! #doodlesofinstagram #doodleloversofig #doodlelove #doodle #goldendoodle #30agetaway #30a (at 30-A Santa Rosa Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKJ0DamFiJQ/?igshid=oajahsxnt8u6