Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl

chicken sausage veggie bowl {recipe via simplyhappenstance.com} #chickensausage #veggiebowl:: Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl ::

If you happen to follow Simply Happenstance on Instagram… you may have already seen pictures of my favorite lunch! I’ve showed a couple variations, but haven’t actually shared the recipe on our blog. I thought it was about time to do so! 

A few months ago, I embarked on the Whole30. Basically, it’s an eating plan where you eat primarily lean meats, veggies, fruit, some nuts, and healthy fats. {Are you wondering why I would do such a thing? Ha! To torture myself, of course! No… I’m only kidding! If you have questions about it, just leave a comment below and I’ll gladly get back to you!} 

chicken sausage veggie bowl {simplyhappenstance.com}

While on that particular eating plan, I had to get rather creative for my meals {since typical lunches like sandwiches were out due to the bread, condiments, etc.}. I spent the first couple of weeks eating salads, but found that I needed to add more protein to stay satisfied without snacking. I then came up with this tasty meal! {Although, the Sweet Apple Trader Joe’s sausage I used for this particular recipe is not Whole30 approved… I actually ate the Aidells Chicken and Apple Sausage.} [Read more…]

Spring Garden Boxes

Spring Garden Boxes. Updated DIY Garden Boxes for Spring. Backyard gardening.

:: Spring Garden Boxes ::

It’s spring! It was high time I got to work on my Spring Garden Boxes.  Last year my husband and I made DIY Garden Boxes.  Last year, was our first time we grew our own produce and well, we learned A LOT!  Yes, some plants were a challenge and some did well.  The hardest part I would say, was preparing for the our endless summer that we experienced in 2013.  We are still begging for a little bit more rain, but either way we are moving forward with our updated Spring Garden Boxes. 

The first thing I had to do was evaluate what we planted last year.  I kept all of the garden tags from the plants we planted so that I could remember what worked and what did not.  I also kept the tags as they gave me complete instructions on the type of sun needed for growing each of the plants.  From what I experienced, some of these tags were off a bit. So I wanted to make sure to jot this information down so that we did not make the same purchasing mistake. [Read more…]