July in Review

It's that time again - to wrap up the month with a pretty little bow! I've revamped my look a little and changed things around a bit. There are now picture categories on the left sidebar, my header is full of social media icons and categories, and a few things are moved around. I will be updating my blog love page and bucket list pages soon! They are in dire need of updating :)


I am also utilizing Passionfruit Ads for sponsors - there are 3 large and 10 medium spots open. Annnd lastly of all "announcements" is that I am celebrating my TWO year blog birthday with a giveaway starting August 2nd. :)

 

The Recipes
Favorites are noted with an asterisk!

Breakfast

• Puff Balls {Guest Post}
• Giant Gooey Cinnamon Biscuits

Desserts

• Coconut-Pineapple Cake {Guest Post}
• Cowboy Cookies
• Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies*

Main Dishes

• Mexican Casserole {Guest Post}
• Southwest Grilled Stuffed Burritos {Guest Post}
• No Peek Chicken {Guest Post}
• Taquitos {Guest Post}
• Pretzel Ranch Chicken
• Crispy Chicken with Scallion Waffles*
• Tennessee Pride Country Chili
• Easy Crockpot Pork Carnitas*
• Pasta Primavera
• Mom's Goulash*
• Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Chicken Bites
• Grilled Chicken & Pasta with Basil-Cream Sauce*
• Pizza Braid*

Side Dishes

• Jalapeno Ranch Pasta Salad {Guest Post}
• Twice Baked Potatoes*
• Avocado Fries with Garlic Lime-Chili Aioli
• Southern Style Collards

Snacks

• Hot Dog Stuffed Pretzels
• Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls*
• 3-2-1 Funfetti Cake Batter Dip*
• Frozen Yogurt Berries

Misc

• Homemade Italian Dressing Seasoning Mix
• Menu Planner Freebie

I participated in both the Crazy Cooking Challenge and Secret Recipe Club this month. I posted Pretzel Ranch Chicken for CCC and Grilled Chicken & Pasta with Basil-Cream Sauce for SRC.

I want to revisit my resolutions again and update on how well/awful I'm doing on them:

• Eat more fruit - As long as I continue with my yogurt & granola with fresh fruit snacks - I'm good!
• Get on a schedule - Getting in this month - again hope to continue next month and be able to cross off this tick!
• Catch up on adding the printable feature to old recipes. - IN AUGUST! Swear.
• Work on emptying bookmarked recipes. - this too.
• Leave reviews {comments} for recipes I've tried where I got them. - Work on more of this.
• Look for duplicate recipes in the ones I have in the binders - Still need to do this.
• Update Blog Love page. - Doing this in August too.
• Use breadmaker, cake pop maker, and KitchenAid pasta attachment. - I still need to get the missing piece for my breadmaker. I didn't use the pop maker or pasta attachment yet.
• Organize kitchen cabinets. - Obliterated this one! I'm so happy about it too!
• **NEW** Update Bucket List page.

If you missed them, you can find Sunday Social, Oh, How Pinteresting Weds., and Tasty Thursdays by scrolling all the way down and finding the little label cloud. Click on whichever you want to see :)

I really enjoy doing these monthly wrap ups - you can find January {here}, February {here}, March {here}, April {here}, May {here}, and June by clicking the links!