Chicken!

 






 
The other day I got my moms old Crock-Pot and Quick Cooking cookbook out. I found a
recipe I have never tried before and it was awesome so I thought I would share.

 

 

Crock-pot Chicken

6-8 chicken breasts, boneless/skinless

12-16 pieces bacon

Salt, pepper, garlic salt, (any other season you want to try)

2 cans cream of mushroom

1 cup sour cream 

 

Cut chicken pieces in half and wrap raw piece of bacon around each piece and
secure with toothpick. Season as desired. When all wrapped, place in baking
dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins. (Meat wont be done) Transfer to
crockpot. Mix soup and sour cream together and pour over chicken. Cook on low
for 4-6 hrs. Serve over rice.

 

*tonight I did high for 2 hrs and low for 3hrs and served with rice pilaf from
2 nights ago

 

Tuscan Kale Salad

In my quest to get Cameron to eat healthier I tried a couple new recipes for lunch today. Here is one I was for sure he wouldnt like BUT he did! Yay! 

(stole picture from google, mine pictures just dont turn out very well)

Tuscan Kale Salad

(from Becky Sauro)

Ingredients:

4-6 cups of loosely packed kale (Italian Black) mid ribs removed

Juice one Lemon (2-3 Tbls)

3-4 Tbls Olive Oil

2-4 cloves mashed garlic

Salt and pepper

1- 2 tsp red pepper flakes

2/3 cups grated cheese Pecorino Toscano, Asiago or Parmesan. (I used Asisgo/Parmesan mix)

1/2 cup freshly made bread crumbs from toasted bread

1-Whisk together:

lemon juice

olive oil

garlic

salt and pepper

red pepper flakes

2-Pour over Kale, then add cheese and toss

3-Let sit at least 5 mins, add bread crumbs and toss. Add more cheese on top if desire.

Baking is the new boredom buster

Chocolate cupcakes + peppermint marshmallows=yummy!


Ok I stole these pictures (my pictures don't turn out very pretty) but I made a regular devils food chocolate cupcake recipe but added 3-5 mini peppermint marshmallows to each cup and a several chocolate chips before I baked them (just the regular box directions). Then frosted them with chocolate frosting (cream cheese frosting would also be tasty). They turned out super yummy! The marshmallows expand so use less batter or bigger cupcake tins. It just added a hint of peppermint.
This is something I do when I am bored and in the mood for baking.
-V

Whats too short?

I need a change...a big one. Can I pull any of these off? I need suggestions....please :)

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

-E. M. Forster

Greg Laswell - How The Day Sounds

Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry

9 days

Royal Crescent

Jane Austen House ~Bath

St. James Park

London Eye

9 to 5

I went to the musical 9 to 5 last night at ASU Gammage. It was AWESOME! Dolly Parton had little cameo's (via video) It was very entertaining and done with very well. It stays pretty true to the movie (1980). The music was fantastic! (especially if you love Dolly!) If you ever get an opportunity to see it, take it!

Better late than never...

For my 30th birthday I made 31 goals to achieve before I turn 31 (it is quickly approaching). My roommate says "it isn't a goal till you write it down", so there they are. I actually have already done a few.

31 before I'm 31

Read BOM 5 x's (*1 down 4 to go)
Grand Canyon-Just hike part of it
Whiskey Row-Half
Full Marathon in a week (26.2 miles)
Go fishing
Get Library card*
Go shooting
Go to Ballet
Go to Symphony/music
Hike Papago Park (big hole)
Read 4 church books
Read 4 classic (see list) *Hobbit
Take some kind of class Institute?dance?school?
Learn how to make bread
Learn how to cook a turkey
Make one new meal a month
New base boards
Finish rod iron bed *
New kitchen sink*
Leave the country
Go to ASU game-any sport
Speak in church*
Go to Disneyland
Learn how to edge lawn/do it
Learn how to make tamales (again)
Ipod hook up for car*
Take class at gym
Temple once a month endowment/initiatory
Visiting teaching every month
Go to farmers market
Make PB cheese cake in Taste of Home
(*= done)

New Goal

My new goal is to actually re-do this blog. I'm pretty sure no one really reads it but I have changed and I think my "blog" should change with me.

I stole this but I dont care!

I saw this on my friend Carly's FB and had to share it. Read it, I promise you will chuckle :)

The big 30

I turn 30 in less 4 months. I keep seeing all the blog posts about "30 before 30". I haven't made a list and don't have a whole year to "do" thirty things. Should I make a list? I really only had one goal and I'm not going to reach it (I wanted to run a full marathon 26.2 miles) I'm wondering if I need a list to help me celebrate my 30th birthday. Any suggestion?

How I feel today

TOMS

I just bought my 5th pair of TOMS. They are a little different...they are wedges! I wanted to get the black and the light green but I thought this was a good place to start.

E + J = Love

Wedding pics from Allison Tyler Jones.

"Daily Affirmation"

**Some mornings we all need to do this**

Erin and James

Here is a video of Erin and James and all the wedding stuff!

HD - MINIVAN RAP - SWAGGER WAGON -

First time for everything

I just ran over my first cat.....