Life as an Aced

I LOVE Ranch - - I don't eat it as much now like I did before I met Eddie (he hates ranch) but when I do I eat it by the spoonful Especially my Ranch Veggie Dip Over Easter I made my ranch dip and the end of it was sitting in my fridge when I decided to go UnProcessed. While the dip itself consists of Greek Yogurt and Cottage Cheese it was the Ranch Dressing Packet that was killing it for me HOWEVER after seeing a post on  Gimme Some Oven  it was actually super simple to make that little packet myself Homemade Ranch Seasoning Ingredients 2 Tbsp. dried parsley 1 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed 2 tsp. garlic powder 2 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. ground black pepper 1 tsp. salt Directions 1) Combine all ingredients NOTES -Use 1 tbsp mixed with 1 cup greek yogurt and 1 cup Cottage Cheese to make a dip -Add about 1/4 cup milk to dip to make a dressing

With Vegas and Summer coming up I have decided to start eating a little bit healthier and rather than going low carb or no bread which works but doesn't last with me I figured I'd give the No Processed Food Diet another go around The first thing I decided to change is something that we eat all the time at our house SALSA. While I do make my own salsa rather than buy it BUT I use canned tomatoes and canned jalapenos in the recipe. It wasn't as easy as just swapping out the tomatoes and jalapenos for fresh -- I also had to adjust the seasoning a little bit . . . all and all I was pretty impressed with this salsa and will totally make it again!!! Sabrina's Salsa Fresca Ingredients: 1 1/2 Big or 2 Medium Tomatoes 1/2 Jalapeno 1/8 Onion 1 and 1/4 tsp Garlic Salt 1/4 tsp Salt 1 tsp Cumin 1/4 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Lime Juice Directions: Place everything into a food processor (or blender) and blend till smooth I usually make more than one batch ...

The Gluten Free Diet has been awesome for me and Eddie - we both have more energy, are losing weight, and has lead to pretty creative ways to keep our favorite foods in rotation (AKA Corn Tortilla Sliders) The other day I was listening to my favorite Morning Radio Show - Wake Up with Taylor on COSMO Radio and they were talking about diets and some one mentioned a 30 day- No Processed Food Challenge. Lately I've been feeling like all we eat is processed food so I looked it up when I got home and totally thought "I can do that" So starting today I am doing the No Processed Food Diet EatingRules.com  has been an awesome resource for me and I really like his way of looking at Processed and unprocessed food. According to the site UN-Processed Food = any food that could be made by a person with reasonable kitchen skills in a home kitchen with whole food ingredients. According to the site even beer, wine, and alcohol is included because you can make it at home!!! Wi...