Randomness from the week…

January 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We’re still dealing with car drama around here. Totaled cars, rental cars, lost titles L, trying to figure out a car payment etc….. While it’s a major inconvenience I am trying to remind myself of all of my blessings. The poor people of Haiti would love to switch situations with me right now.

The situation in Haiti is so sad, but thank goodness for those that are giving aid to that country. The United Methodist Committee on Relief, or UMCOR, is a disaster relief agency that is immediately dispatched to troubled areas throughout the world whenever tragedy strikes. They are in Haiti now and a wonderful part of the Methodist Church. You may give to UMCOR by clicking their logo below.

On a much lighter note I took the boys to the park yesterday because it was finally warmer than 32! They had a blast. The poor guys have been cooped up inside for far too long. I was so proud of Luke. He actually navigated the park by himself and went down the spiral slide no less than 20 times. Bless his heart he has always been scared of the big play equipment at the playground, but not anymore. Ha!

The rest of my week would probably bring tears of boredom to your eyes, so I’ll end with a yummy recipe that we had this week. I make it every now and then and it’s so easy and yummy.

Easy Chicken & Dumplings
3-4 Chicken breasts
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
Flour tortillas (around 5 large or 10 small- I just eyeball it)
Salt/Pepper

Boil chicken and shred. Put the chicken back into the water and add cream of chicken soup, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
Tear up tortillas into pot and boil for 45 minutes – 1 hour.
Add a stick of butter a few minutes before done.

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Cute Christmas cookies,cupcakes, and breakfasts…

December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

There are dozens upon dozens of super cute ways to make and frost sugar cookies. Most years we make these:

Here are a couple more kid friendly cookies. I loved this Santas- so creative! And they seem super easy!

A friend of mine made stained glass cookies one year and they were just beautiful. There is a recipe here.

I thought this cupcake was too cute. I think we’re going to try these in my class for our Christmas party.

Here are a couple of breakfast items. I do this Rudolph toast for the boys sometimes during the Christmas season. I use raisin eyes and an m&m nose.

I saw these Santa pancakes the other day and thought they were precious! I think I might have to do a version for the kiddos.

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Yummy Fall Recipes…

October 22, 2009 By 3 Comments

Obviously I read a lot of blogs, because two yummy recipes that I’ve made this past week come from blogs!

I’ve made several different versions of Taco Soup, but this recipe is my favorite. It is a hit with my family.


Taco Soup

Brown 1 lb ground beef or turkey
Sautee one onion in a few tablespoons of oil.
Add meat to onions in a large pot. Then add the following ingredients:
2 8 oz. cans of tomato sauce
2 cans Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 cans black beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can chicken broth
2 packages taco seasoning

I made a couple of changes, but go this recipe from Betsy’s blog. I put mine in the crockpot and let it warm all day. Yum, yum!

The second recipe I tried last night and was also big hit with the family.


Paula Deen’s Hurry Up Chicken Pot Pie

2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/2 cup frozen green peas
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 cup chicken broth
Salt and pepper, optional
1 1/2 cups instant biscuit mix
1 cup milk
1 stick melted butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a greased 2-quart casserole, layer the chicken, eggs, carrots, and peas. Mix the soup, chicken broth, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Pour over the layers. Stir together the biscuit mix and milk, and pour this over the casserole. Drizzle butter over the topping. Bake until the topping is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

I got this recipe from Kelly’s blog, which is also where I got the salsa recipe that I swear I make at least once a week!



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The tale of two recipes…

August 29, 2009 By 1 Comment

I made two yummy recipes last weekend… and made this salsa again today too!  Thought I would share.  The salsa is super easy… the blueberry muffins not as easy. 

I got the salsa recipe from Kelly’s Korner.  It was super yummy!

Salsa
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes and green chilies
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can whole canned tomatoes (plus the juice)
4 teaspoons jalapenos diced
1/4 cup diced onion
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cilantro 
juice from 1/2 lime
1. In food processor place jalapenos and onion and process for just a few seconds.
2. Add both cans of tomatoes, salt, sugar, cumin,cilantro and lime juice.
3. Process all ingredients until well blended but do not puree.
4. Place in covered container and chill.

 

I got the Blueberry muffin recipe from allrecipes.  They were awesome and totally not good for you.  :)

To Die For Blueberry Muffins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.

  1. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
  2. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
  3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

*pics from google images.

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Thanksgiving: Food…

November 21, 2008 By 6 Comments

The card slot on my computer is not working, so I can’t upload the rest of my pictures I wanted to share from the Auburn v. Georgia game that we went to this past weekend! D3 had a ball and loved the cotton candy, if you can’t tell from my previous post!

It’s hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is next week-so, I wanted to post a couple of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes!


Mawmaw’s Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients:

  • Cream of celery coup
  • Cream of chicken soup
  • 1 ½ tbsp. sage
  • 1 can chicken broth
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cake of cornbread

Directions:

  • Crumble cornbread into fine piece in a medium bowl
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and stir
  • Place in casserole dish
  • Cook on 350 degrees for 45 minutes

And I’m pretty sure my husband’s favorite thing that I make:

Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie
Ingredients:

  • 1 deep-dish pastry crust- 9 inch
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 6 cups thinly slice, peeled apples (2 different kinds)
  • 1 recipe crumb topping (below)
  • 1/2cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup caramel topping

Ingredients for Crumb Topping:

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup butter

 Directions for Crumb Topping:

  1. Stir together brown sugar, flour, rolled oats
  2. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until topping is like course crumbs.  Set aside.

Directions:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt
  2. Add apple slices and gently toss until coated.
  3. Transfer apple mixture to the pie shell
  4. Sprinkle crumb topping over apple mixture
  5. Place pie on a cookie sheet so the drippings don’t drop into your oven.
  6. Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil
  7. Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 25 minutes.  Then remove foil and put back in for another25-30 minutes without foil
  8. Remove from oven.  Sprinkle pie with chopped pecans then drizzle with caramel on top.

Yum! These are always the 2 favorite things I look forward to at Thanksgiving.

What are your favorite Thanksgiving foods?

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