Hike It Baby Round Two

hi! guess what today is?! husband comes home again! woop woop! we're just a little excited if you couldn't tell ;0)

breakfast was quick and easy this morning....two over easy eggs on a slice of wheat bread with half a cup of grapefruit served on the side.

right after breakfast, lincoln and i got ready to head down on our second outing with hike it baby! this time we met downtown at atticus coffee shop and walked around riverfront park. it was a nice loop that took us about an hour and a half to complete and there was a huge group of moms, dads, kids, toddlers and little ones out and about. i guess that's what happens on spring break ;0)

after our walk, we came back and made lunch. i ended up having the same thing i had for dinner last night...a turkey burger with a side salad (i told you it's clean out the fridge/freezer/pantry week).

this afternoon i went in to my dad's office again to help out for a few hours and then came back home to play with the little guy before our night time routine. when i got home i snacked on some sahale almonds.

dinner tonight was delicious! i made a chicken salad with grilled chicken, red onion, peas, chickpeas, gorgonzola, sliced almonds served atop mixed greens and with a side of blue cheese dressing (my favorite!)

now it's off to bed! husband gets in around midnight, so we'll be fast asleep when he gets here but we can't wait for his arrival!

Back to Work I go

hi! how was your day? fabulous i hope!

today was a semi-lazy day, but i did go to work for a while! (more about that in a minute). 

first, i have to tell you all that i think i found the secret to getting the little guy to sleep in till 7:45 (which he's done two whole days in a row!). when he wakes up at 5 am, i make a slightly larger bottle, and bring him into bed with me. feed him, and he usually falls asleep but the time he finishes half of it. around 6: 15-6:30 he starts to stir, and i take the remainder of the bottle and offer it to him, he finishes off the bottle and falls back asleep until 7:45!!!!!! i don't know if i'm on to something or not, but he's done it the past two days, and i'll take the extra sleep, no questions asked! 

i didn't blog yesterday, but i'll tell you i made the best ever french onion soup for the rents and i last night, and it was just as good as the first time i made it. this is the perfect soup to make on a cold day when you have a bit of time on your hands. while it is a set it and forget it kind of a meal, it does take almost 4 hours to cook, so it's perfect for a lazy weekend meal. 

and now for today's recap and eats! 

breakfast was one of my apple "cookies!" i sliced up an apple, topped it with justin's chocolate almond butter (amazingly good) and then sprinkled a little granola on top and enjoyed it for breakfast. 

for lunch, i poached two eggs and ate them atop a slice of whole wheat bread. nothing too exciting ;0) we're leaving for new york on sunday, and i'm trying to clean out our fridge/pantry before we leave so nothing has to be thrown away so meals are a little boring these days. 

after lunch and playtime with the little man, my mom came to relieve me for a bit while i went to my dad's office to help him out for a bit. i stopped by dutch bros and picked up my favorite (americano with a little chocolate and half and half). while i'm planning on staying home while husband is working out of town, i'm lucky enough to be able to go in a few hours here and there to my dad's office and help him out and earn a little extra moolah. 

after work, i came home and snacked on some boom chicka pop popcorn and hummus and crackers before feeding the little man his dinner and then playing with him for the evening. little man is teething like woah, and has been pretty fussy all day, so by the time it was his bedtime, i was more than ready to put him down! 

dinner was simple and easy (and i forgot to snap a photo). i made a turkey burger and had a side salad, which i enjoyed with a glass of chardonnay (thanks mom and dad for leaving behind your wine/champagne!). 

that was our day...i'm off to watch some tv and read my book...husband comes home TOMORROW!!!! 

Japanese Gardens and a Walk with Friends

happy friday! i'm so excited for the weekend, we've got lots of fun ahead of us.

today, little man blessed me with sleeping in until 6:40!!! (well technically he woke up at 5:15 but after his bottle, he fell back asleep until 6:40 which hasn't happened in FOREVER, so I was really appreciative). after we woke up i made him breakfast and waited to make mine.

i indulged in nachos last night from fiesta mexicana and my stomach was still full and still upset this morning, so i didn't actually make breakfast until closer to 9. when i was finally ready for breakfast, i made myself half of an egg salad sandwich and some strawberries.

after lincoln woke up from his morning nap, we walked over to our local coffee shop to meet up with my friend morgan and her little one zeke! i'm sure i mentioned it before, but lincoln and zeke are only 6 days apart and morgan and i have known each other since kindergarten (or maybe even earlier) so it's been fun to have a close friend with a little one the same age as lincoln to go through this whole "new mom" stuff with (and that was the longest sentence ever!). we grabbed coffee and headed out on our walk. by the time lincoln and i got back home, we ended up walking for a little over 2 hours! (much needed and much appreciated after those nachos last night ;0p).

our walk took us through the Japanese Gardens at Manito Park! this early spring has been wonderful. not only because of the warm weather, but we get to enjoy all the beautiful trees blooming early too!

after our walk, we came back home and i put lincoln down for his afternoon nap, while i made myself lunch. i had some leftover chips and dip from last night's nachos so i made a mini plate of nachos for lunch and may or may not have had another easter cookie. while not the healthiest lunch in the whole world, my lunch was much more "portion controlled" compared to yesterday's cookie and nacho fest. i got to enjoy my food without making myself ill. win!

around 3 i got hungry so i made another egg salad sandwich to tied me over until dinner time. one of the most difficult things is finding time to make myself food or sit down to eat with the little guy. he is not the most independent little one and does not like to be out of my site (or even out of my arms for very long) so i usually wait to make dinner till after he goes to bed. this means i'm not eating dinner till 8, sometimes 9 at night. so making a sandwich as a mid afternoon snack is one of the few ways to tide me over from noon until 9 pm!

dinner tonight was leftover chicken noodle "soup" pasta. not too exciting, but it made a lot so this will probably be making an appearance over and over again for the next few days.

we've got lots of fun planned this weekend! swim lessons, a playdate, a visit from some out-of-town friends, easter mass and finally easter brunch! i'm sure glad we were able to walk every day this week, because it might be tough to squeeze in this weekend.

have a good night folks!

Last Minute Easter Fun!

i'm baaaack! last night was a late night so i didn't end up posting anything, but here's a recap of yesterday and some easter fun we had last night!

our day started off with a healthy breakfast! bananas and multi-grain cereal for little man, and two over easy eggs on one slice of quinoa bread and a side of strawberries. honestly probably one of my favorite breakfasts. i love how over easy eggs taste a little buttery and a little salty and it's kind of the best combination ever. strawberries are my absolutely favorite fruit (pineapple comes in a close second) so the eggs plus strawberries. winner winner!

next up we met up with Hike It Baby for a Manito Park stroll. it was our first time joining the Hike It Baby group and I really enjoyed it. We walked around the park for about 2 hours and chatted with all the lovely ladies. I'll definitely continue to meet up for walks/hikes with this group. it was wonderful.

for lunch i had some leftover chicken "soup." i made a quick chicken noodle soup the other night with carrots, celery, onions, grilled chicken and pasta and a combination of low sodium vegetable broth and low sodium chicken broth, but i didn't realize the pasta i used would soak up so much of the broth....so it turned into more of a chicken noodle pasta. i'm not complaining, it has all the flavor of a yummy comforting chicken noodle soup, but it just doesn't have the broth. little man also enjoyed the soup with me as well! he also had a side of pureed butternut squash. i think he's ready to move onto big people food (cut up into tiny bites of course) so once we're out of my stock of baby food i have in the freezer, i'm graduating him to big kid food (meaning, i'll just share with him whatever i'm having). this will be great for me too, because i really want him to eat only healthy, organic good for him food, so it will force me to really focus on eating those foods as well. (no cookies for breakfast!)

after lunch, we played around for a bit before heading out to the grocery store and to pick up a couple of pizzas from papa murphy's. i invited the fam over for some last minute easter cookie decorating and egg decorating. i'll admit, i'm a sucker for holidays and love to entertain, so anything like this is right up my alley!

i set the table by placing easter grass on top of our dinner plates, and i picked up chocolate bunnies for everyone and placed them in the center. i also picked up some cute easter cookie cutters, m&m's and sprinkles to decorate. my sister, amy, has awesome color mixing skills and she created a ton of different pastel buttercream frosting colors.

i made the sugar cookies from scratch using this recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction. The cookies tasted great and held their shapes perfectly! although my favorite sugar cookies will always be my mama's, these are great when you want to create fun holiday shapes!

dinner was papa murphy's pizza and their mediterranean salad. it went un-pictured (i think i just made up that word) but i had some of the thin crust chicken garlic pizza and a small slice of plain cheese and a small slice of pepperoni as well as some salad. i also ate one delicious frosted easter cookie! i made sure to send the extra m&m's home with my dad (they're one of his favorites) and half of the easter cookies home with my sister and niece. i then froze the rest so i won't be tempted to eat too many all at once (although, i may have had two for breakfast this morning).

lincoln and i don't have much on our plates today, so i'm guess a walk is in our future as long as the weather holds out. it's threatening to rain!

Saturday Swim Lessons

today was a pretty standard saturday. little man and i woke up and hung around the house this morning till we headed out for his swim lessons.

breakfast was simple. instant oatmeal with coffee and fat free half and half. much better than this peanut butter fiasco i had the other day. ewwww!

at 11 we headed down to our sports club for the little guys swim lessons. it's so cute to watch the little ones in the water. i don't think he quite knows what to think about it, but he doesn't cry so i'll take that as him liking it ;0)

after lessons, we came home and the lincoln fell asleep. i made lunch....a chicken and cheese sandwich on quinoa bread with half a cup of grapefruit.

my afternoon snack consisted of triscuits and two laughing cow cheese wedges. if you haven't tried the rosemary and olive oil triscuits.....do it! they are the best thing i've ever tasted. so good!

this afternoon we headed up to target to pick up a few essentials and i also finished lincoln's easter basket! this is probably the only year i can get away with shopping for gifts for the little guy while he's with me haha!

after our normal bedtime routine, i sat down to dinner. it was the second curry fail for me. the first one was last week when husband and i ordered thai food and it was awful! well, i think i still wanted good curry because i picked up a frozen meal from costco when i was there earlier this week, and while it wasn't bad, it was an indian curry and not a thai curry. i wasn't expecting it, so it didn't really cure the craving.

not to exciting of a saturday, i'm off to catch up on the blogs i love, and watch bad television before bed.

good night!

72 and Sunny!!!!!

you guys it was 72 degrees today. 72 degrees in MARCH. that's insane. and awesome. totally awesome. needless to say, the little guy and i took full advantage.

we headed downtown around 10 am and got breakfast at Method Juice Bar. I tried my first Acai bowl and fell in love. so good. lincoln really enjoyed the bananas on top ;0p

after breakfast, we headed into Riverfront Park to enjoy the sunshine. we walked along the river, over the bridge that shows off the falls, and then made our way over to the swings! lincoln is really falling in love with the swings and his little face lights up every time he gets to go on them. after the swings, we walked over to the mall, where he ended up getting his photo taken with the easter bunny! i'm not gonna lie, i kind of wanted that photo of the kid screaming on the easter bunny's lap. i think those are hysterical! but the face i got instead was even better. PURE JOY!!!!

after the easter bunny, we headed home and made lunch for both of us! the little guy got super green mashies (spinach, broccoli, and pears mixed in with a little cereal) and i got a turkey and cheese sandwich on quinoa bread with a side of veggies.

my afternoon snack (treat) included leftover milk chocolate easter eggs that i had bought for our little girl's night last night. (too bad they didn't all get eaten by my friends, right!)

this afternoon, we ran out to pick up my niece and my sister and after dropping them off, headed home to watch the ZAGS KICK UCLA's BOOTY!!!! #eliteeight!

dinner tonight was leftover blue apron baked fontina pasta with brussel sprouts and a single glass of vino. tasty! (sorry forgot to snap a photo so here's the one from lunch yesterday)

not too bad of a day, but i really need to kick my sugar addiction's butt. sweets everyday is definitely hindering my progress.

Calories came in at 1,665.

They get me every time

hello! today was a fun day and because it was FINALLY nice outside, little man and i got to go to the park! woohoo for getting outside!

breakfast was a little disappointing. i made oatmeal (which i love!)  but thought i'd put a spoonful of peanut butter in it to add some protein. bad idea. i love oatmeal. i love peanut butter. i do not love peanut butter in my oatmeal. i only made it through about half before i gave up and threw it out.

after breakfast, i cleaned up the house a bit while little man napped. after he woke up and had his mid-morning bottle, we packed up and walked down to the park. we're really lucky to live in a city that has so many amazing parks. we're even luckier to live in a neighborhood that is within walking distance to three different parks (four if we're feeling really ambitious ;0p). in my excitement to get out and get walking, i forgot to make myself a mid morning snack, so by the time we got back, it was a little after 11 and i just decided to go with lunch.

lunch was ok. i had our last blue apron meal (baked fontina pasta with brussel sprouts and sage breadcrumbs) and half of a cup of pink grapefruit. the grapefruit was awesome and really refreshing but the pasta was just so so. i don't think i put enough salt in it, and it could have definitely used a little more flava flav if you know what i mean ;0) maybe next time i'll add some garlic powder or something to kick it up a notch.

so lincoln has been sleep "trained" to go down at night sleepy but awake for a while now, and he's almost consistently sleeping through the night (knock on wood) but he's still had to be rocked to sleep for naps. starting this afternoon, i began to sleep train him for naps. i put him down, sleepy but awake and basically followed the same routine we do before bedtime (minus the bath). i read him a story, laid him in his bed, handed him his lovey, turned on the music and kissed him goodnight. i ended up only having to go in their once to comfort him and he fell asleep all by himself! i'm such a proud mama. i'm really hoping he's completely nap trained by the time we go to New York in a few weeks to visit husband, so his room mates don't have to listen to Lincoln's pre-nap temper tantrums ;0p

this is a little off topic, but i will say, i'm 100% behind sleep training, which is kind of a huge shocker.  when i was pregnant, i thought sleep training was AWFUL. how could i let my baby "cry it out?" but after months of no sleep, a battle every night (and during all nap times) to get him to go to bed, and doing it all by myself, i gave in and told my husband we had to try sleep training. it was definitely hard. brutal in fact, to hear the poor little guy cry the first night. and when your little one is crying, 3-5 minutes feels like hours, but i stuck it out, and he has turned into such a great little sleeper. there is definitely something to be said for baby schedules and training. it doesn't work for everyone and it depends on your little one, but for us it works. hopefully the nap training goes as well as the nighttime sleep training.

back to the eats....my mid afternoon snack may or may not have been thin mint cookies. those darn girl scouts get me every. single. time.

dinner tonight was appetizers and wine! i hosted a little mama/baby wine night this evening, since so many of my friends have little ones now. it was just a few of us tonight, but still always fun to get together, watch the little ones play (or roll around), drink wine and chat.

calories for the evening came in at 1,800 (all that wine ;0p)

Errand Day and A "Cookie"

happy hump day! today was a day for errands for little man and i. i really wanted us to get out and go on a walk too, but the rain. won't. stop. boooooo! so after getting soaking wet while we were out and about, we spent the afternoon in.

breakfast was one of my tasty green smoothies. the blueberry banana smoothie, which i absolutely love. i was skeptical at first, blueberries and peanut butter....who does that? but it works. trust me. if you haven't tried it, just. do. it.

the little guy and i were out and about going to costco, the post office, pharmacy, you get the idea. and then my mid morning snack was also a winner!!! i made apple "cookies" with apple slices, almond butter and topped them with a little granola for some extra crunch and they were awesome. if any of you guys have little ones out there and want to give them a healthy "cookie" i highly recommend this snack. i posted the "recipe" if you can call it that below :)

Lunch was leftover pasta and chickpea soup from Eat. Live. Run. This soup is great and it's easy to blend up and give to little man for lunch as well. I ended up blending about half the soup because it made so much and freezing it for Lincon's meals. You can find the recipe here.

My afternoon snack was more of my favorite Boom Chicka Pop White Cheddar Popcorn. While husband was here, he saw me snacking on it, and he was all "you really like that popcorn don't you" and i was like, "what is it that obvious?" needless to say i eat this stuff a lot. ;0p

After putting the little guy down, i ended up eating leftover curry that was not so tasty, and then snuck in a few thin mint girl scout cookies. both went undocumented.

not too bad of a day, my calories ended up coming in at 1,650.

Apple "Cookies"
Serves 1-2 (depending on how little your kiddo is)

1 apple
nut butter of your choice
granola

Slice the apple into "cookies." spread the nut butter of your choice on top and sprinkle with granola.

Other great topping options would be chocolate chips, coconut, peanut butter chips.

Enjoy!

Back to the Grind...FAIL!

today was just one of those days. i was exhausted all day long and any attempts at healthy eating were complete fails! i also neglected to take a single photo of what i ate all. day. long. but i hate posts with no pictures, so here's one of my favorite photos of little man ;0)

breakfast was another half of those ginormous pancakes from yesterday's brunch. i still have another whole half left! and then i headed off to my very last day of work. it was only a half day, since i was just there to train my replacement, but it was work nonetheless.

my mid-morning snack was another reeses easter egg (told you it was a bad day), and then i headed home for lunch. on saturday, i made another blue apron recipe, turkey chili. i made a MAJOR mistake and added an entire jalapeño, and that bad boy was SPICY. i wanted to try and eat some of the chili for lunch today so it wouldn't go to waste, so i stopped by the store to pick up some sour cream in an attempt to mellow out the spiciness. it was a little better, but still SOOOO SPICY.

my afternoon snack ended up being more blue apron leftovers. we had lots of leftover potatoes and cabbage from last night's dinner, so i warmed some up and snacked on that this afternoon. i also may have snuck in some more easter candy that i bought on a whim while picking up the sour cream this afternoon. i topped the potatoes with a little sour cream and they tasted like a baked potato.

dinner was a complete FAIL. husband and i wanted thai food, but we wanted to try someplace new. we typically order from bangkok thai or thai on first, but we thought we'd branch out and order from linnie's thai on the south hill. so bad. so so bad. i ordered the massamam curry and i literally had a few bites and was like, this isn't even worth it. i did end up eating three of the vegetable spring rolls we ordered instead. i'll probably slowly make my way through the leftover curry, only because i HATE throwing away food, but it really isn't that good. note to self: stick to what you know and love ;0)

again i forgot to weigh in, but i'm pretty sure i either gained weight or am the same as last week after our night out and today's easter candy binge.

Calories for today came in at 2,091 :0(

off to watch a move with husband before he has to fly back to new york tomorrow :0(

Weekend Recap

Back from my night off and more importantly, DATE NIGHT!!!! husband and i got to enjoy a night away from little man and we went out and celebrated like we were 21 again...until 10:30. And then we went back to the hotel and passed out like the 30 year olds we are ;0p it was a great night!

this morning, we woke up, hung around, showered and headed out to brunch. the line was so long, i ended up running home to pick up the little man so we could relieve my parents and brought him back with me to the restaurant to enjoy brunch as a family.

for breakfast i ordered buttermilk pancakes and a side of bacon. i ended up eating all the bacon and made it through not even half of one pancake for breakfast. they were GINORMOUS!! we also shared a little bit of my pancake with the little guy (without butter or syrup of course) and the owner brought out a little bowl of blueberries for him to enjoy as well. his first taste of blueberry pancakes! i think he was a fan ;0) i didn't snap a photo of my food, but here's the little guy enjoying his 'cakes.

after breakfast, we headed up to the dog park so poor porter could get some much needed exercise. i've been a pretty bad dog mommy since husband's been gone, and he really doesn't get to enjoy the dog park unless kevin's here.

for lunch, we stopped by huckleberry's and picked up some fruit juices. husband and i each got the berry refresher which had mango, oranges, strawberries, blueberries and banana. i also ate another half of one of those giant pancakes (i forgot to snap photos of both).

this afternoon, i made a bunch of baby food for the little guy and am working on stocking up the freezer again, and afterwards, we walked over to my parents house to watch the Zags play in the NCAA tournament (THEY WON!!!!) well, we intended to walk the whole way but we made it about half way there and it started to rain pretty hard so we had my dad come pick us up. and of course, by the time he got there, the rain had stopped, but we took the ride anyways ;0)

while watching the game i snacked on a veggie platter with ranch dressing (again no photos!).

after the game was over, headed back home to get little man fed, bathed, and ready for bed and husband cooked us another delicious Blue Apron meal! Corn Beef Seasoned Flank Steaks with cabbage, potatoes and carrots! I also enjoyed two glasses of champagne my mom left in our fridge. So good.

i didn't take very many photos of my food today, mostly because i was just soaking up family time, but my calories for today came in at 1,626 after burning 200 calories on our walks.

i forgot to weigh in today, but i'll do it tomorrow! i'm not expecting much of a loss this week after enjoying my night off saturday (think cheeseburgers and lots of adult beverages ;0)) but my night off is over and it's back to the grind. cross your fingers Saturday night didn't make me gain anything!

Guess Who's Back...

Back again...daddy's back!!!! husband got in late last night and we couldn't be happier!

needless to say, i was a little preoccupied soaking up family time to take photos of some of my eats, but i can at least write 'em up to keep me accountable ;0)

breakfast was my go to, yoplait greek yogurt with granola and a cup of coffee with some fat free half and half.

after breakfast, and little man's morning nap, we headed up to the grocery store, to pick up ingredients to make little man so more food and stock up our freezer. we're making chicken veggie soup from the fitnessista, chicken, kombucha squash and broccoli from Eat, Live, Run, and all of these yummy looking recipes from sprouted kitchen (side note: Sprouted Kitchen's blog is BEAUTIFUL!)

after the grocery store, i had a quick appointment downtown, so daddy and lincoln got some bonding time, and then afterwards came home so husband could run some errands. i snacked on popcorn, and then around 3:00 pm, we walked down to Perry Street Brewing where husband and i enjoyed some adult beverages ;0p and we split a chicken burrito from the taco truck. we also snacked on some pretzel sticks and spicy honey mustard. i had one full beer plus about 3/4 of a second.

afterwards, we made the 20 minute walk back to our house and got little man his dinner, followed by bath, bottle and bedtime. the little guy was so tired he fell asleep before story time.

dinner for both the little guy, husband and myself was this tasty pasta and chickpea soup recipe from Eat, Live, Run. super simple and really tasty. topped off with a little parsley and parmesan and it's the perfect way to end a good day.

my final calories came in at 1,345. WOOHOOO!!!  Hopefully those late night munchies don't hit, but if they do, it's nice to know i have a little wiggle room tonight ;0)

i'm taking tomorrow off from blogging (and calorie counting) because husband and i are getting our first night away from baby since he was born. it's also my first night out to enjoy some drinks and tasty dinner since before the little guy was born, and i plan on taking full advantage! but i'll be back to healthy eats, and accountability come Sunday morning ;0)

happy weekend everyone!

TGI...Almost Friday!

heyyyyyyy! happy almost friday! i'm in a pretty good mood today, because husband arrives home tonight!!! we haven't seen him in a month, and last time he was here, i left to go to wine country for my little sister's big 30th birthday bash so we didn't get to spend a whole lotta quality time together. so i'm super excited for his arrival.

so last night drinking a hot drink totally worked! i made myself a cup of this yummy trader joes peppermint hot cocoa and it hit the spot! only downside is this bad boy had a few more calories in it than i hoped for, so i'm going to have to pick up one of this low cal hot cocoa packets to have around for those late night munchie cures.

breakfast this morning was simple and sweet. some yoplait 100 calorie greek yogurt, 1/3 cup of granola and some green tea.

little man and i had a playdate this morning and met up with an old friend from high school and her little one. before we left to walk up to our local coffee shop/bakery to meet her, i had a morning snack of yummy homemade banana bread topped with a little bit of butter. i wanted to make sure to eat a tasty snack before we met up, because this particular coffee shop and bakery has my favorite cupcake on the planet, and i didn't want to be tempted to buy one.

lunch was awesome. i prepped it last night by making a sweet potato, brussel sprout and onion breakfast hash and then re-heated it in the microwave and topped it with two over easy eggs. super filling and so good (the recipe was a little bit of this and a little bit of that, but i've posted it down below for you!)

my afternoon snack was a reeses peanut butter easter egg (not pictured).....easter candy is the DEVIL!!!

husband comes home tonight (YAH!!!!) so my mama came over this evening, so i could do a mini clean session. our house was pretty nasty and it felt good to clean up a little. by the time i was done, it was bedtime for little man, so we did our normal routine, bath, bottle, book and bedtime! and then dinnertime!

dinner was quick and easy. a turkey and monterey jack cheese sandwich with a little mayo and mustard with a side salad of peas,corn and black beans. it hit the spot! i also sipped on half a glass of champagne my mom left me before she left.

Calories came in at 1,588.

off to ward off the late night munchies! don't forget to check out the sweet potato hash recipe below :0)

Sweet Potato Brussel Sprout Hash

1 large sweet potato, rinsed and diced
1 bag brussel sprouts, stems removed and cut in half
1 sweet onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
salt
pepper
oregano
red pepper flakes
garlic powder

first of all, if you don't like garlic, this recipe is not for you....but i love it and put loads into it!

preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

while the oven is preheating, bring a pot of water to boil and toss in the diced sweet potato for about 10-15 minutes. you want them fork tender but not mushy. drain the potatoes and set aside.

in a medium size bowl, toss the brussel sprouts, 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder together till the brussel sprouts are evenly coated. lay out on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, flipping half way through.

in a large saute pan, put remaining 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter. toss in the onions and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes before adding the sweet potatoes. season with salt, pepper, oregano and red pepper flakes. (when it comes to these seasonings, just eyeball and taste and get it till the flavor is right for you!)

sauté the onions and potatoes for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the potatoes start to brown and crisp up. once they're done, toss in the roasted brussel sprouts and stir together.

serve up with some breakfast eggs or ham or both!