Alyssa Dawson

in the summer saturday mornings are meant for hikes and healthy foods

In the summer time it’s hot. –I think that’s an obvious statement. Saturday mornings in Arizona are sometimes to die for. I mean, they can be simply beautiful. Take this past Saturday for example. Brand and I took an impromptu hike-picnic because the weather was the bee’s knees. The wind was blowing ever so perfectly and there was the best amount of cloud coverage. Brand and I are always ready to change our plans at the drop of a hat, I guess we are just spontaneous like that.. sometimes. We’ve also been on this rabbit… Read More

that moment you wait for, for two whole years.

If you are Mormon and have experienced having a missionary out in the field you will know what I’m talking about when I say I’ve waited for this moment for the past two years. In my religion young men and women serve church missions. They each serve at different ages, young men starting at 18 and young women starting at 19. They serve for a period of 18-24 months in the country they are assigned to, they don’t get to choose where they serve. Throughout the time they serve they invite others to come unto Christ and… Read More

Five Awesome Ways to Use Avocados

Hi Impractical Composition readers! MacKensie from One to Nothin’ here. Alyssa and I share a love of eating, so when delicious food meets healthy bods, count us in. As a kid I thought avocados were gross. Like, guacamole-looks-like-boogers-please-get-it-off-my-plate kind of gross. I don’t think it was until sophomore year of college when I tried my sister’s guacamole recipe that I realized avocados might not be all bad. Of course my domestically challenged self attempted to recreate this miracle guac recipe and promptly bought severely underipe avocados and continued to cut, mash and feel perplexed as… Read More

Fun Foods: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot

picture 6/17/13 Italian Chicken 4-5 boneless chicken breasts 1/4 ounce dried Italian salad dressing mix. (I used the other half of the package from the last recipe) Just less than a cup of water. 8 ounces of cream cheese (make sure it’s soft) 1 can cream of chicken soup undiluted 1 can mushroom and your choice of rice or pasta 1. Lightly spray Pam in the crock pot so the food doesn’t stick once once it is done cooking. Turn the crock pot on LOW. 2. Place 4-5 boneless chicken breasts in the crock pot. … Read More

hello monday

top: tjmaxx, cardi: f21, jeans: nordstrom, flats: target, earrings: the limited Hello Monday, thanks for stopping by; for some reason this week I don’t have a problem with you. Can it be because I’ve gotten over your evil scheme to ruin the first day back from the weekend? Can it be because I’ve got something to look forward to tomorrow, like a brother coming home from his mission per-say? It most definitely is the latter. Hello lovely weekend where we got to sleep in, which is a rare occurrence at this house. Hello hot-hot… Read More