Chicken Bacon Apple Salad (gluten-free, dairy-free, Whole30)

This has become an insanely YUMMY staple food in our house! It’s everything you want-healthy, fresh, grain free, dairy free, sugar free… but tastes delish! I make it with homemade mayo (recipe coming soon) if we are being strict, or off the shelf mayo in a pinch (or whole30 compliant mayo in a REAL pinch, because it’s like $10 for a tiny jar lol).

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (saves so much time cooking in the Instant Pot if you have one!)

2 apples, chopped

1 cup sliced almonds

2 cups grapes, halved

1.5-2 cups mayo, preferably homemade

approx. 10 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

pinch salt (optional)

Directions:

For starters, if you didn’t know, you can totally throw whole cooked chicken breasts in your stand mixer, put on the lowest setting, and have perfectly shredded chicken in less than 2 minutes. You’re welcome. 😉

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Toast your almonds-I used to do this in the oven, but who has the time, and also…it heats up the entire house in the summer! Throw those puppies in a skillet on medium and stir until they look and smell like heaven:

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Combine everything in a big bowl (this makes a pretty big batch), and stir well:

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Serve in lettuce wraps…yum! Super refreshing, yet filling, and also helps satisfy my sweet tooth without caving and eating a candy bar or something lol!

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Enjoy!

Happy Planner Address Book DIY (kind of…ha!)

I love address books. I’m super old fashioned that way.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love to put stuff in my phone, especially if it’s someone I need to call, or need directions to…

But there is definitely something about old-fashioned address books.

Anyway, I love the spiral bound ones, because they’re easy to write in…except you can’t add more pages. And the 3-ring binder styles are great for adding, except they’re a pain to write in.

Enter… the Happy Planner disc system!

I found these lovely free printables:

http://elizaellis.blogspot.com/2014/02/home-organizer-contacts-address-book.html

Resized at 75% fits classic Happy Planner size, so I printed a couple of each page, and it’s nice to know I can just come back and print more if I ever need.

Anyway, here is what you need to make your own:

*Happy Planner punch

*set of discs, your choice size and color

*set of 8 dividers

*cover (you can buy a set of 3 for pretty cheap at Hobby Lobby)

*label maker (optional)

*pocket folder (optional, also in a multi-pack at H.L.)

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Start by adding your discs to the cover of your choice:

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Add the dividers:

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Then break up the address book pages by section:

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Add a pocket folder if you wish:

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Then label (or sharpie) the sections:

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Voila! You have your very own customizable address book! =D

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