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Teresa Johns

Motivated Mama

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Teresa is a 28 year old mom, wife, designer, blogger, social media addict, amateur photographer, theater lover, sports fanatic, and reality show junkie. Family is always top priority for this busy mama: she is mommy to Will (born November 2010) and wife to Billy. Teresa is a designer by day and packs her free time with hobbies both she and her family enjoy. Busy as she may be, Teresa still manages to have a lot fun, loves those close to her, and enjoys every day as it comes. With both Billy and Teresa working full time, providing healthy home-cooked meals has been a challenge at times, especially with a little guy in the mix. However, she's accumulated quite the collection of easy/healthy/fast dinners that work for her family and hope that they can help you too!

Posts by Teresa

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Maple Glazed Chicken with Vegetables

I’ve seen a few variations of this recipe floating around the web so I thought I would get our family in the Autumn mood and try it.  This meal gets definite bonus points for being one dish (and a bowl… Read more »

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Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Meatballs

I’m not sure why – but spaghetti squash has always intimidated me.  This week I decided to face my fear – and did A LOT of research.  Some people boil, some people roast, I decided to microwave.  Now, in my… Read more »

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Skinny Meal Planner: Sept.17 – Sept. 21

What a week!  We did it!  As of 8am Friday morning, we no longer own our little home on the hill.  The relief of having packing complete, not having to worry about cleaning for showings or inspections, and not stressing… Read more »

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Skinny Honey Mustard Chicken

I’ve seen this recipe floating around Pinterest from Weight Watchers and thought I’d give it a try.  They were REALLY good – but not as crunchy as I thought they would be.  However, as a replacement for the full-of-fat fried… Read more »

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Skinny Meal Planner: Sept.10 – Sept.14

OOOOOONE more week of chaotic living!  That is my attempt at an optimistic view.  I’m glad we sold our house – it was a long process – but the actual moving out, not so happy about that.  In hopes of… Read more »

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Skinny Meal Planner: Sep. 3 – Sep. 7

I have been kind of MIA lately.   The last three weeks have been a whirlwind.  We went on a family vacation to Florida, and while on our way to Florida we sold our house (after 14-months of having it on… Read more »

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Skinny 3-Cheese Penne

I made this for dinner last night – and let me just say, it far exceeded my expectations. I adapted this from a skinny crock pot recipe and it was divine! In my household, 99% of the time the only… Read more »