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A Blog About Meal Plans, Marriage, & Military Life!

Author: Erin Byal

Hi there! So you've found my blog, i'm so happy you did! My name is Erin and I am married to a Devildog Marine. We are very early on in our journey, we'd love for you to come along and journey with us!
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Bacon Black Bean Tacos

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019Categories Food, RecipesLeave a Comment on Bacon Black Bean Tacos

Bacon and Tacos... Bacon and Tacos... Can you say, YUM! I had been wanting to make black bean tacos recently but thought they might be kind of plain. So I was trying to think of a way to make them unique and a little more flavorful. So I thought.. What if I added bacon?! Boom!…

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Meal Plan Monday #28

December 2, 2019December 1, 2019Categories Meal PlanningLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #28

Happy Meal Plan Monday, Readers! Happy holidays, readers! I hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving with friends and family. We spent it with my husband’s family and had an absolute blast! We even hosted a Friendsgiving and I made my first turkey. It turned out amazing, thankfully! It’s always so fun for us to…

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Meal Plan Monday #27

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019Categories Meal Planning, Meal plansLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #27

Happy Meal Plan Monday Readers! Monday // Greek Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Orzo & French Green Beans This is a new recipe but I love Greek food and am so excited to try this out. This will make great leftovers! Tuesday // Slow Cooker Roast Pork with Rice Pilaf & Broccoli Is there anything better than…

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Meal Plan Monday #26

November 11, 2019November 10, 2019Categories Meal PlanningLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #26

Happy Meal Plan Monday, Readers! I hope you all are having a fantastic week and Happy Veterans day! Thank you to all who have served and fought for our freedom. This week we are trying some old and some new meals. And a meal that I totally skipped a couple of weeks ago because life…

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Meal Plan Monday #25

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019Categories Meal PlanningLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #25

Happy Meal Plan Monday, Readers! Can you believe it’s already November?! Ah! Now all of the Christmas music will soon start playing. But who is excited for Thanksgiving?! I am! We will be trecking East to have some family time. Which will include lots of bourbon and whiskey distillery tours. However, I am so excited…

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Meal Plan Monday #24

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019Categories Meal PlanningLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #24

Happy Meal Plan Monday, Readers! Hi guys! I hope you all are doing well! I am finally starting to get over this weird cold of mine. Feels good to start feeling better! Also, Happy Halloween! I hope you get to eat lots of candy this week. Enjoy the meal plan for this week! Monday //…

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Meal Plan Monday #23

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019Categories Meal PlanningLeave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday #23

Happy Meal Plan Monday, Readers! OH MAN it has been a crazy, busy month for us. We had nine family members come last week to visit and we had an absolute blast with them. However, we are also exhausted. From friends coming, to being sick for a week, and then family coming. No one is…

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One of the things I really enjoy about cooking is learning and trying new cooking methods. • Last night I cooked Salmon fillets on cedar wood planks. Normally you would cook these on a grill but you can also cook them in the oven. • Not going to lie, I was definitely afraid that something was going to burst into flames- that’s why I literally watched it like a hawk. • And fun fact about salmon- did you know you don’t have to *fully* cook your salmon? It’s treated like steak now a days, where you get a much better flavor when it’s a little rosy pink in the middle instead of fully done. However, I prefer my salmon almost fully cooked (it’s a texture thing for me, not taste). • And the final product of the meal turned out amazing! With tri-colored Couscous, baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar, it was DELISH. • I’ll definitely be trying this method again soon! #theshortchef
Military life is about to throw us for a loop, I can just feel it. • Let me explain a little. All my #milspouses know what I’m talking about. There is a VERY large chance we will move in the near future. There is a very good chance we know where it is BUT there is also a very good chance we have no idea where it is. Things could go our way with new job changes or they could not go our way. In either case I will probably cry. • Papers were sent in this week for us to find things out really soon and it hit me like a brick wall. I am getting my hopes up for something I have ZERO control over. • I mean that’s kind of life right? But military life man, that’s a whole other level of no control. I realized it (again) when I was looking at puppies and houses in a different state last night. I thought to myself, “Erin you have to stop looking at this right now or else your hopes will be crushed.” • And yes I was looking at puppies because we want another one🐶 #crazydoglady • So, here is to hoping I won’t get my hopes up, but also hoping for the best yet expecting the worst. • The short wife will keep you updated soonish, or not. Whenever the military tells us something. #militarylife
Happy Tuesday 👏🏻 Who is ready to get back to a normal week with normal eating after thanksgiving?🙋🏼‍♀️ • We flew back on Sunday and we were so excited to get back to our “home”. Also because getting a stomach bug over thanksgiving wasn’t fun🥴 thankfully feeling much better now! • We are much looking forward to flying to our Midwest home for Christmas. I even got out all of our winter clothes & coats today from suitcases that haven’t been opened in 2 years 😂 • I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!
Happy thanksgiving to everyone! From the Short Chef and my family to yours! May your turkeys be moist and your potatoes not be lumpy, enjoy the blessings of today!
Honest Thoughts This Morning... Anxiety. • I have struggled on and off with anxiety in my adult life. I have spoken about it a little bit before, but this morning, and the last couple of weeks, it’s revealed itself quite strongly. . I have pretty bad travel anxiety, and once I’m in the car, plane, or at the final destination I am able to slowly calm down. • But today, and even as I write this, it’s nagging me. Do I really know why? No. Do I like it? No. Do I wish I could straight up ignore it and act like I’m fine? Wish I could, trust me. • One of the things I hate most about it is, I felt like I conquered it once we were settled in Pensacola. I felt like I could handle all of life’s twists and turns and uncertainties. The other thing I hate about it is, when you’re in the midst of anxious thoughts, heart racing, deep breathing, aimless walking around, or whatever it is, I feel like I can’t escape it. • But then once it passes, the peace, the calamity, and breathe of fresh air makes me feel like “what just happened? Where did that come from?” • I do have ways I deal with it, but sometimes even those ways don’t do anything anymore. So now I am navigating new ways to feel more at peace. • I was going to post about how excited I am for today, but I would have been lying. • Okay. Those are my thoughts. Somehow writing is therapeutic for me, so that’s why I wrote. I hope you find a way to find peace today❤️ #honestthoughts #anxiety
🙋🏼‍♀️ Raise your hand if you’re ready to see how this Short Chef’s first Turkey Bird turns out today! • Trust me, I am secretly very nervous inside but mostly excited because I just love the entire cooking process. 🍗 Stay tuned in my stories for the finished product! • Who is excited to celebrate thanksgiving this week?! I am! I am very thankful that we get to fly out to see family this week. Not exactly looking forward to it being colder than Cali🤔 but still excited. • What are you holiday plans this week?
Dinner turned out terrible last night- so that meant we ate all of our calories at Cold Stone Creamery last night 😂 #noregrets • Am I the only one who gets unreasonable mad when dinner turns out bad? I told Brendan last night that “I just want to throw everything away.” 🤨 • HOWEVER. I got a new apron. It has POCKETS, and it’s super cute. • You win some, you lose some. Happy Friday 😄
When Kylo wants to try and get in on the mirror pic😂. • Thank you again, @nikkic_beauty for the hair! I LOVE it. And if you’re near San Diego, go see her 😄 • Okay now back to more Christmas decorating🎄
Happy Monday Instagram Fam!! • Who is ready for this week? I am👩🏼‍🍳 We’ve got a busy day today but on the docket is starting to decorate for Christmas! (Sorry all you grinches out there, can’t kill my Christmas Spirit!🎄😜) • I watched the first Christmas movie this weekend which then lead to watching the 1st two Home Alone movies😄 so I am here for it! • It’s also #MealPlanMonday 👍🏻 which means you should go take a look at the meal plan on my blog! Click the link in my bio to check it out👉🏻 • I hope you have a wonderful Monday!
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