Hello Friends

Hello friends and awesome blog readers, I just wanted to take a moment to write a quick post for you guys. I have recently received a lot of emails with requests for certain kinds of posts. While I love posting about daily life, my baby girl, my family, beauty and all of that fun stuff I also love posting things that you are all really interested in seeing more of. Obviously I am not gonna start posting about things that do not interest me, but the fun part about having a blog is interacting with you all and building relationships with everyone. I have had so much fun connecting with other moms and moms-to-be that I also want you guys to introduce yourselves to one another. So here is what I want to do:

1. I have so many mommy followers that I thought it could be fun to come up with our own hashtag for instagram, that way we can all stalk each other and connect with one another. Let's start tagging #zdotsmoms. Take pictures of your littles, yourself, your daily routine, whatever it may be and tag the picture (remember I can only see it if your profile is public)! That way we can all connect with one another!

2. I want to HEAR from you. I have been LOVING the emails I have been getting. I am getting emails asking for advice, emails just to chat, and emails from moms sharing a bit about themselves with me. I love it! Have at it! I enjoy hearing from you. 

3. I want your requests. What do you want to see more of? Makeup, hair, fashion, every day life, videos, fitness, health, baby products, anything, you name it! I have gotten tons of requests recently for many of the above listed ideas so if you haven't let me know yet, I would love to hear from you!

4. Since starting my blog it has grown considerably and I often get questions through email from people who have been following along forever, but have yet to subscribe. I can't reach out to you lovely followers if I can't find ya! So do me a favor and if you have been following for a while or are a new follower! Subscribe! 

5. I have tons of posts planned guys. Things have been hectic but are slowly settling down. I have a whole list for you!

Talk to me in the comments below or even through instagram!

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XO Sydney

Foodie Things and My Saturday So Far

A few meals Zack and I have had this week!

Gluten Free Homemade Pizza with a Mixed Green Salad

 A Yummy Gluten Free Veggie Noodle Dish! (Homemade)

Some Vanilla Ice Cream with Frozen Berries on top for Dessert!

A Yummy Green Smoothie, Always a Delicious SNACK! In the Vitamix Of Course!!!

So today I have just been getting some laundry done and getting the house kinda cleaned up. After school starting up again this last week I needed to get back on track around the house. Zack has been living it up at a 5 star hotel about 35 minutes from our house for a work conference....so its just been the pup and I since last night, but he is choosing to come home to sleep here tonight instead :)....I love that man ;)

I have also managed to get in a low key work out, I didn't push myself too hard today which is fine, but I just wanted to get a work out in....not too bad for an easier day though! I love my polar watch. 

What is everyone else up to today?

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

-Sydney- 

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Neutral Make-up Look

Today I thought I would deviate from my easy go-to eye and play around with some of my other shadows other than my Naked1 and Naked3 Palette. I was just playing around revisiting some of my other shadows. 

Products I used:

Face

Revlon Colorstay Foundation

MAC Pro Long Wear Concealer-NC20

NARS Bronzer-Laguna 

MAC Blush-Peach Twist

Maybelline Lumi Concealer for Highlighting-Radiant

Bare Minerals-Matte (Light) to set foundation

Rimmel Stay-Matte dusted over T-zone

Eyebrows

Anastasia Brow Wiz-Soft Brown

Lips

TARTE Exposed 

Eyes

Primed Lids with Urban Decay Original Primer

Bare Minerals Eyeshadow in Vanilla all over lid

MAC Mulch on outer half part of lid

MAC Antiqued on outer V of lid and lower lash line

MAC Amber lights using my ring finger lightly dabbed on middle of lid

I couldn't help myself I had to use my naked 3 palette for my inner corner, I used the color Dust its a beautiful baby pink highlight 

Waterline I used Rimmel eyeliner in Nude

Mascara- Maybelline The Turbo Volum' Express

Eyelid Liner I used Stila Waterproof liquid liner

It is very neutral and warm toned! It can be worn pretty much anywhere too because I kept the rest of my face really neutral as well. You could dress it up with a bold-lip if you wanted, but because I am not doing anything too exciting today I thought I would keep it nice and simple!

Enjoy your Day!

-Sydney- 

Dinner Time

Blogmas Night 9

Gluten-Free Italian Parmesan Crusted Chicken & Zucchini  

Being gluten free we do not have many "crusted" chicken options and I rarely ever make anything that isn't grilled anyways just because I don't like to make too heavy of meals. However, when we went grocery shopping last week I came across a new product, well new to me anyways.

I chose to use the Italian Bread Crumbs. I bought two different kinds, the Italian shown above and the Original. Both are offered Gluten-Free and also Non-Gluten Free, I will provide the link below. I found them at Ralph's. 

I cracked two eggwhites into a bowl, I really could've done with one really, but I wasn't sure how much I would need. I like to use thin sliced chicken breast because it cooks thoroughly through quickly which is what you need for this kind of meal.

I added olive oil to the pan and let it heat while I added the bread crumbs to a separate bowl. I then dipped the eggwhite soaked chicken in the bread crumb bowl and made sure to turn it over on both sides a few times to cover it completely. I then added the covered chicken breasts to the pan!

 

While the chicken was cooking I made sure to get some veggies on the stove, I just cut up two zucchinis and put them in some coconut oil. I didn't wanna use anymore olive oil with the meal since the chicken was breaded and cooked in olive oil. As the zucchini was cooking I melted some parmesan on the chicken and turned off the pan to let it melt from the heat of the chicken.

Here is the Ian website: http://www.iansnaturalfoods.com/

If Gluten Free isn't your thing and you have no reason to eat Gluten Free (lucky you ;)) then they also offer non gluten free, just some yummy, natural, easy foods and great options to add to your recipes!

How is everyone's Monday Night?

-Sydney- 

EASY Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven

I have been wanting to make hard boiled eggs for a while, but I really hate boiling them because half of them crack during the process, you have to clean the pot afterwards and there is still a chance they didn't turn out right...

So when Zack insisted on egg salad sandwiches this week I thought I would try out the oven method.

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees 
2. Place as many eggs as you want in your muffin tray 
3. Put the muffin tray with the eggs in the preheated oven & set timer for 30 minutes
4. After 30 minutes, place eggs in ice cold water (I let mine sit for about 20 minutes while I did laundry)
5. Peel and enjoy!!!

* Depending on your oven the cook times may vary, but 30 min. worked perfectly for me*

Right out of the oven!

These hard boiled eggs can be used to make deviled eggs, egg salad sandwich, or just a quick snack and are PERFECT and READY right after soaking:)

Soak the eggs in ice cold water...even just cold water worked for me...I just kept some cold water running on them for the first five minutes while the temperatures equilibrated. 

Came right off in one peel! No messy pieces of egg shell everywhere!

I hope this helps simplify the messy process of making hard boiled eggs and maybe even saves you the frustration of trying to crack them open!!!

Have an amazing Fall day! I can't believe we are already in November:)

-Sydney- 

Our Extra-Long Weekend!

HEY READERS!

We had a long weekend that started on Thursday last week...in short, I cleaned the house, did laundry, packed our stuff up in the car and drove up to San Clemente on Thursday afternoon around 2:30 pm. We went to visit my mom's boutique and see my brothers and then drive over to my dads house. Zack, Oak, and I stayed in the spare room at my dads house. 

Friday morning, we woke up, had breakfast with my dad, got ready for the day and went and walked around del mar where my mom's store is located. I got my hair trimmed next door at the salon and Zack walked Oak down to the pier. We then went to visit Zack's parents and went to dinner with them. We were exhausted and just wanted to sleep in our own bed so we drove an hour back down to our house in San Diego to sleep!

We woke up on Saturday morning, got showered and ready and all three of us jumped back in the car to head back up to San Clemente to watch my brother's soccer game that started at 1pm. We love watching him play and it is always more enjoyable when it isn't so hot out! Especially for those poor lil' guys out on the field. 

So here is kind of a few pictures of what our weekend entailed....

Zack was hosing down my mom's patio and Oak, being the water-hater that he is, hid in the bushes...totally camouflaged. Can't even spot him;).

Trying to sneak a picture of Oak and I at my Dad's house on Saturday morning....wasn't gonna happen. This pup senses the camera and bails!

Driving back up to visit our families on Saturday morning and to watch my brother's game. Giving the puppy some lovins'.

Oak facing the wrong way guarding Zack and I at my brother's soccer game.

Just a quick picture as the boys are all on the other side of the field:)

Saturday night, Zack, Oak, and I came back home and Zack and I watched some of "This is the End" and we stopped it half way through and went to sleep because I was exhausted. He had already seen it, but I hadn't so we finished it in the morning. Seriously, so funny! I love all of those actors and it was hysterical!!!

Sunday morning, we woke up and finished the movie, got ready, went grocery shopping, put groceries away, took a nap (which we never do) and woke up and just relaxed, had dinner, all those relaxing Sunday chores....you know how it goes. Then we got in bed around 10:45 pm and Zack started Iron Man 3 on his lap top. I swore I was going to go to bed, but I had to watch it. I made him stop it about an hour into the movie so we could finish it tonight! Haha!

Let me know what you guys would like to see next, I always get some email requests but feel free to also comment below and let me know! 

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What did you guys do this weekend? Let me know! I love to hear from you! 

Quick & Easy Gluten Free Enchiladas, Lazy Friday Night!

QUICK GLUTEN FREE ENCHILADAS

Tonight we made enchiladas for dinner. Not our typical enchiladas, we normally like to make our own tomato sauce with jalapeno and habenero chiles, blend it in the vitamix add some rice flour, chicken stock etc., but I will save that recipe for another time! For now, it's just the quick and easy way because we had a long day at school and wanted to relax.

Ingredients:

McCormick Enchilada Sauce Seasoning Mix

8 oz. can tomato sauce

corn tortillas

shredded cheese

salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, etc.

chicken breasts 

So, the McCormick seasoning package suggests you use beef, but we had chicken and so I just boiled and shredded the chicken. I followed the instructions on the seasoning pack...threw the chicken in with the sauce, added some cheese into the tortilla, poured the rest of the sauce on top with cheese, plopped it in the oven and there ya go...

The enchiladas are by no means pretty to look at, but it was a lazy night for us and we wanted to take a break from cooking something that would take longer

Not what our enchiladas typically look like before heading into the oven, but the quick way will have to do for tonight!

Add some avocado, green onions, and cilantro to make guacamole....

Smash it all up! :)

There you have it! Our fast dinner for tonight before we relax and watch a movie...

What is everyone else up to on their Friday night?

Let me know what you guys want to see next, I have gotten emails for recipes, outfits, and everyday life and more so be sure to let me know:) 

- Sydney -