101 Things in 1001 Days: #26 - Add 50 New Amazing Recipes to My Recipe Book & #28 - Make 25 recipes out of my cookbook collection

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Turkey Stir-Fry

by: Paleo on a Budget

Ingredients  

  1 Medium Onion

1 lb Ground Turkey

1 Box Frozen Spinach

1 Can (14oz) Can Diced Tomatoes

Salt

Pepper

2 Tsp Basil

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat with coconut oil. Toss your diced onion in the pan.
2.  After the onion has softened for a few minutes, add your ground turkey. Let it cook until it's halfway done and then add your spinach, died tomatoes, salt and pepper, and basil.
3. Let it finish cooking. Taste test and adjust seasoning if needed.

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Shopping Your Stash

Now that it's already July I have taken some time to look back at my goals for 2015. I wanted this year to be the year to simplify my everyday life. In my opinion I have both failed and succeeded in taking steps toward a similar life. I have recently stated planning (more on that soon) and that alone has relieved some everyday stresses but I feel that I am still taking baby steps and there is more that I can do. 

In January I went through my entire nail polish collection HERE and purged unused and colors that have gone bad. I realized that for the amount of nail polish I have I could never use up all the nail polish before it goes bad. I would love to say that I finished a nail polish and be able to toss it. I have decided to see how long it would take to use a nail polish up. Thinking about painting my nails the same color week after week did not appeal to me so I made the decision to start with a mini.

From this week on I will be using this little mini nail polish on both my fingers and toes when needed. At the end of t August I will be back to report my progress. I am very excited at the possibility of finally finishing a nail polish (even if it is a mini)!

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101 Things in 1001 Days: #26 - Add 50 New Amazing Recipes to My Recipe Book

As you can see I didn’t get to cook this recipe on the grill because we were having one of our regular summer storms here in New York. Instead of scratching the entire meal I decided to use our iron skillet and make it work. The shrimp came out just as tasty but strangely shrunk dramatically in size. I am excited to try this recipe again and see how different it comes out using our barbeque.

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Grilled Shrimp Scampi

by: allrecipes.com

Ingredients  

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced garlic
ground black pepper to taste
crushed red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

1. In a large, non-reactive bowl, stir together the olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, garlic, and black pepper. Season with crushed red pepper, if desired. Add shrimp, and toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat grill for high heat. Thread shrimp onto skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head. Discard any remaining marinade.
3. Lightly oil grill grate. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until opaque

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