Crock pot pasta sauce
I attempted to make this sauce in the fall. I thought how nice would it be to make pasta sauce in the crock pot, simmering all day, how wonderful it would taste. All I would have to do is just make the pasta when I …
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crock pot recipes
Make ahead chicken enchiladas!
I’ve been getting a lot of use out of my crock pot this fall! Yesterday I decided to make ahead enchiladas by cooking the chicken first WITH the enchilada sauce (I just used the packet kind of enchilada sauce) so that when I got home …
Crock pot chicken tacos/getting back to basics
This recipe couldn’t be easier! What you need: 3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless rub(recipe to follow) 1 jar of your favorite salsa fixins to go with the chicken: tortillas, lettuce, cheese, black beans, hot sauce, etc… My rub was 1 TB. chili powder 1 …
Recipe Round up!
It’s been a busy week, and later nights due to my high schooler with after school things and a concert last night that didn’t get us home until almost 10:00 p.m. I didn’t really make anything fun yesterday, so today I am pulling out old …
Best baked potato soup ever! + Inspiration video Ben’s 120 pound journey!
I’ve posted this recipe already, but it’s worth posting again. As soon as it starts turning into fall, I start getting out my soup and stew recipes, I can’t wait to make them again! The best part about this …
I thought this was funny/Artisan white cheddar corn soup
Someone sent me this via e-mail today and I thought it was funny. Nothing like tempting someone who’s on the fence….which door should I go into?! I thought I would mention a blog called “The Food Blog Diary”, here you can find up to date …
Awesome weekend/Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup/Awesome weekend coming up
It was a great time this weekend! We celebrated my Mom’s 70th birthday with a huge party at her house. My brother flew in from Austin, Texas and my Mom’s sister and my cousin flew in as a surprise to her! By the time the …
Cumin/Chili/Garlic powder chicken
First off, I have to give a shout out to TJ from TJ’s Test Kitchen!! I profiled her weight loss story a few months ago, you can read my interview about her HERE. She’s lost over 70 pounds and on her most recent weigh in, …
Bolognese Sauce
I somehow got on the mailing list for Williams-Sonoma and if I ever win the lottery, I would like to have every pot, pan, knife and kitchen gadget they sell! Their catalog is gorgeous, AND they throw in a few recipes too! Bolognese Sauce is …
Healthy in a Hurry – Turkey & White Bean Chili
I’ve been going through binders of recipes I’ve copied from magazines, or gotten from friends during my time off from work over the Holidays. I wish I could get paid for reading cookbooks/recipes I would be a millionaire!! During the fast paced Holidays and people …
Great day!
I want to give a big thanks to Molly at POM Wonderful for sending me two new flavors of POM that will be coming out next month. POM Kiwi and POM Peach. Both were excellent!! I’ve been kind of eating the same thing for breakfast …
Long work day/chicken fried rice/open face bbq pulled pork sammy
I have been super busy at work lately, and since I have been working out at lunch, I am totally behind on reading blogs. I have to catch up! After a busy work morning, some friends at work and I went out for a nice …
1st day of school!
This summer went by so fast! But all three of my kids were happy to get back (mostly!) My youngest just started 2nd grade… And my oldest son is starting 8th grade, with my younger son starting 6th grade This was a picture of my …
Jumbo Blueberry Muffins
Thanks to Jen @ a2eatwrite@blogspot.com for inspiring me to make these muffins. I visited her site yesterday and saw her blueberry muffin recipe. We exchanged a few e-mails, and I was excited to make them last night. Of course, when I got home, I didn’t …
30 day shred+ yummy dinner
I’m trying to stick to a program where I work out as soon as I get home from work. I only work about 5 minutes from my house, so I am home by 5:05 and by 5:15 I am ready to go to work out …
Easy Chicken tacos
When I got this months issue of Cook’s Country, I immediately saw this recipe and had to make it. I love the articles about the recipes the most, because the person creating the recipe tries so many different variations to come up with the perfect …
Tortellini Soup!
I printed out a recipe from Spark People for what I thought was tortellini soup, but it turned out to be a recipe for a side dish that was just called “tortellini with vegetables.” Since I still had soup on my brain, I read the …
Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
I’m so excited because for Mother’s Day I got two Topsy Turvey Tomato plants. Have you seen the infomercial about it? It’s a hanging bag, you put the seeds at the bottom, fill it with soil, hang it from a hook, and the plants grow …
Slumgulion
Guess who rode her bike to work today??? Yep…Me! I woke up later than normal because my kids are off school, so I didn’t have time to walk, so I jumped on my bike and 15 minutes later, I was at my desk! It’s a …
Chinese bbq pork crock pot recipe
One of my favorite things to get at Big Bowl restaurant is their chinese bbq pork. It’s tender, the flavors are amazing, and its just fantastic. I was trying to find a recipe for it, and I found one on Cooking Light. Since its still …
Pulled pork sandwiches
My Mom was raised in Virginia, and the way they do pork barbecue is totally different than the midwesterners do. There is no barbecue sauce, its just vinegar and crushed red pepper flakes. The recipe is super easy, and low maintenance, but worth the time invested. …
Enchilada Crockpot Casserole
When I got home from work last night, I made a totally deluxe dinner of a huge stir fry with lots of veggies and homemade won-tons which my sister had made the other day which inspired me. It took me like 1 1/2 hours to …
Zesty Crock pot meatballs for Meatball sandwiches!!
Occasionally when its been a pretty busy weekend, we will order out from a restaurant in our neighborhood called Leona’s. It’s an Italian restaurant, great pastas, pizza etc… but every time we order, my son and I will split the meatball sandwich. We split it, …