Jessica's Corner

In honor of all weight loss New Year's resolutions, I wanted to take some time to share my Fitness board from Pinterest. The new year seems like the perfect time to diet but it is so easy to fail a few days in. If you are planning on getting healthy in the new year, come up with a strategy for yourself and stick with it! You can do it. The pictures are not links but as always, the link can be found below the posts. Thanks for reading and good luck in your journey! To see more any of the original links for these posts, visit my Fitness  board on Pinterest! **Thanks for reading! Is a diet or better fitness apart of your New Year's resolutions? Let me know in the comments below! I definitely need to get a workout routine going again in the new year, myself!**

In October of 2013, my grandma Germaine passed away. This will be our second Christmas without her in my family and we all miss her sooooo much! In honor of my grandma and keeping her spirit alive, I wanted to post her recipe for cake cookies. Did you know that you can make cookies out of cake mix? My grandma did it every year with a variety of cake flavors and they are amazing! They also stay soft for over a week and they are so easy to make. What You Will Need 1- 18.25 Oz Box Cake Mix 2-Eggs 1/2 Cup Oil 2-Tablespoons Water Sprinkles (Jimmies) of Your Choice Directions Combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and water in a bowl. Place batter in the freezer for 30 minutes to thicken. Roll into 2-inch balls on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Sprinkles Add your sprinkles to the cookies about half way through baking. If you try to add them when you take them out of the oven, they will not stick to your cookie. **Thank you for reading! I hope that ...

As promised, I am continuing with "fatty" recipes for the remainder of December. I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies in the WE Energy Cookie Book this year and it is amazing! And yes, it is only three ingredients! What You Will Need 1-Cup Peanut Butter 1-Cup Granulated Sugar 1-Egg 1. Mix all ingredients until smooth. 2. Roll into 2-inch balls and place on cookie sheet. 3. Use a fork to press the cookies down before baking. 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. You can also add Hershey's Kisses to your cookies before baking instead of pressing them down with a fork. **Thanks for reading. TRY THIS RECIPE! Leave your recipe requests in the comments below. Happy Tuesday!**

Well, it's December already and you know what that means.. planning for next year's diet. Since working out is the last thing on my mind this holiday season, I am going to focus on recipes on Non-Fat Tuesdays for the rest of 2014. If you are continuing a workout routine, way to go and more power to you! Please lend me some motivation in the comments below. A Snickerdoodle is a cinnamon-sugar cookie that I would say tastes like the cookie version of Cinnamon French Toast. I came up with this recipe when I ran out of ingredients trying to make a cookbook recipe for Snickerdoodles years back. These cookies are deliciously chewy and simple to bake.  Ingredients 2- Eggs 1/2 Cup Butter 1/2 Cup Shortening 3/4 Cup White Sugar 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar 2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour 2- Teaspoons Cream of Tartar 1- Teaspoon Baking Soda 1/8 Teaspoon Salt Topping 4-Tablespoons White Sugar 4-Tablespoons Cinnamon Directions 1. Mix eggs, butter, shortening, white...

Let me just start off my announcing that I am not pregnant! :) But I have a few special ladies in my life that are so I wanted to dedicate this post to them: Jessica K, ______, and ______ I love you all! I had to put blanks for now because two of the pregnancies are unannounced at this point, so sorry! While I was pregnant with my daughter, I worked on my feet all day as a waitress and walked miles per day. I also did yoga so I stayed pretty fit during my pregnancy. While all women are not the same, it is best to stay active while pregnant if you can so that you have an easy labor. And minimize your weigh gain if you want to do that. Today I am going to share some pregnancy fitness videos from YouTube that I found and the link to a board that I created on Pinterest for pregnancy fitness. You also have my promise to work out with you if you chose to do so after reading this post, ladies! YouTube Pregnancy Yoga Pregnancy Dance Cardio Pregnancy Low-Impact Toning ...

image from seabrookwa.com Only two days left until Thanksgiving! So, in honor of the holiday, I am dedicating Non-Fat Tuesday to yummy Thanksgiving food. I did not include anything about turkey in this post just to keep it simple. These recipes are special because they are all my mom's recipes! I am so thankful for her so this is for you mom! Hopefully you actually read my blog, haha. Garlic Mashed Potatoes Serves 10-12 Ingredients 5 -Pounds Red Potatoes, cubed (peeling optional) 1 ½ -Cup Butter ½ -Cup Romano Cheese, grated ¼ -Cup Garlic, minced 2- Teaspoons Salt 2- Teaspoons Oregano Directions 1. Boil potatoes in lightly salted water until soft. 2. Remove from flame and drain. 3. Add in the remaining ingredients. If you don't have Romano cheese, just use Parmesan Green Bean Casserole Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2- 14.5 Oz Cans of Green Beans 1- 10 OZ Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup 1- 6 Oz Can of French Fried Onions 1- ...