Fashun Chronicles

A mini vacation to the beach was definitely needed this past weekend!  Seeing endless posts on social media of legs on beaches, sunglasses strategically posed with cocktails, and ocean views I can now add to this mix…hooray!  Ok, so it is no south beach bringin the heat (props to Will Smith and Gettin’ Jiggy with it””), but our excursion to Ocean City, MD did the trick!

Ocean City is in the Mid Atlantic Region with beaches for miles and a lively boardwalk to match!  Little did we know that to try and even book a beach house in the surrounding area the weekend before was like asking if I could schedule brunch with the Queen of England, pretty much impossible.  But, with a lil faith and a lot of calls we were able to book a stay at the Clarion Resort.  With rooms available made us a little leary at first since there was such short notice, but our expectations were totally met!  Clean rooms, nice staff, and reasonably priced!  Also, there was of course your loud, colorful, make you want to sing Jimmy Buffet songs galore all along the boardwalk!

Wanted to also highlight my look Saturday evening with my scuba fabric, aztec printed, cocktail dress from Target for under $40!  This look was perfect for a night on the beach and super unique with the high sinched in neckline.  Also, for those spillable moments (aka food and drink on dress) a dab of water on this material immediately takes it off!

Here all the windy outtakes…enjoy the akwardness…

Not only are enchiladas an amazing and versatile food that you can literally make in any fashion depending on your taste buds, but who doesn’t love food that reminds you of tiny sleeping bags for my beans and peppers.  This also reminds of of literally the cutest video on earth for your viewing pleasure, a tiny hamster eating a tiny burrito, your welcome.

Now that we got chatting about rodents and sleeping bags out of the way onto what my post is all about today, enchiladas! Last week I came across a Buzzfeed article about 18 Make Ahead Meals to and Snacks to Eat Healthy Without Even Trying which was all about how to plan your week for meals and for those who are short on time taking a night to knock out making meals for the week this is the perfect site!  When anything says “without” and “trying” in the same sentence…my ears perk up like “wait, say wha?”

This recipe I tried out is from this adorably titled site, “two peas & their pod.” I would definetely recommend using the flour tortillas as stated in the recipe since corn has a tendency to tear apart a bit easier, definitely have experienced this literal “#hotmess.”  I love the addition of Greek yogurt as well for a bit of a healthy twist, but I will admit I hopped on the sour cream train for this recipe.  Pretty sure I literally said “treat yo self!” as I scooped a heaping dollop into my dish.  This recipe is also perfect if you have any leftover veggies you need to use by the end of the week just toss them in with the onions and sautee them up! See pics below for start and grand finish of this amazing recipe for summer!

Here I go head first or spoon first I guess into a new phase of my blog, Dreamy Realist Cooks!  I promise there will be no posts about Lady Gaga style meat dress circa early 2000’s, but I can’t make any promises. Also, did I use the word circa correctly? Anywho, my posts will be all about recipes I have done from other food bloggers, online recipes, or those that I conjur up myself after a glass of liquid confidence (aka wine).

My first post I want chat about is the trend of muffin pan meals!  Who knew muffin pans could go viral like when Kim Kardashian dyed her hair platinum blonde!  If you don’t believe me just search muffin pan meals on Pinterest.

The one I wanted to share with you was from a post I came across on Pinterest by the Secrets of a Dietician.  I would definitely recommend to be generous on the no stick spray and I actually had no milk so I left it out of this recipe, but they still turned out great. The recipe on this site was quick, easy, and you can mix it up in terms of the veggies and other savory mix ins you want to add! For sure a keeper, happy eating!