Recipes

One of my New Years resolutions is to try to cook more new recipes. I always feel so in a rut with my cooking. Here's one I tried last week. This was so so good. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception that I used boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of bone in.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/main-courses/rosemary-gorgonzola-chicken/

Tonight I am making BBQ shredded chicken. It is so yummy and easy. Here is the recipe:

In the crockpot combine

1/2 cup ketchup

4 TBS brown sugar

4 TBS red wine vinegar

2 TBS dijon mustard

2 TBS worsteshire sauce

2 cloves garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp liquid smoke

1/4 tsp black pepper

I also add some pepperoncini rings and some of the juice from the bottle, but you don't have to.

Add boneless-skinless chicken breasts or some type of beef roast to the crockpot

Cook all day on low

Shred meat before eating

We eat it on buns with pepperjack cheese or over baked potatoes.

My house smells so good right now!

Started a new book last night called The Bright Side of Disaster. I'm really liking it so far. It is a really easy read, which I needed since the last few books I've read have been really serious.

Car Wash (12/365)

We went though the automatic car wash today. It was only Sage's second time. As you can see, she is still not sure about it.

My Kindle (11/365)

My Kindle...the best purchase I have ever made (well, other than my camera). I seriously read all the time and the kindle has made it so much easier. I finished a super good book tonight called "Shiver". Like Twilight, it was labeled young adult, but it was still so so good. I highly recommend it. Now I'm off to pick another book from my list......so many choices.

Pooper Scoopers (10/365)

Sunday afternoons at our house are all about pooper scooping the back yard. 3 dogs make lots of poo poo over the span of a week. Sage is the poop spotter...she spots it and Scott scoops it. She's really bossy about it too. He lets her touch worms while they are out there too. Gross!

Saturday (9/365)

Today was a very lazy day. We just lounged around...as you can see, Sage wore her jammies all day. I did make a quick trip to Michael's and bought a bunch of clearance Christmas crafts for Sage to play with. She has been busy with them all day. Homemade Zuppa Toscano for dinner. It's cooking now. We even made rice crispie treats with M&M's in it. Yummy :)

3 In A Row (8/365)

This is what happens when I have to work 3 days in a row. I have a little one who does not want to get out of bed and go to daycare. Sage is NOT a morning person (just like me and her daddy). So, 3 days in a row of getting up at 6:45 or 7:00 is really difficult for her. It's difficult for me too because by day 3 she is a complete monster. She finally got up (with the promise of hot chocolate) and we made it to work and daycare on time :)

For those that asked, edamame are soy beans. They look like a really round green pea. You just boil them in water and then salt the shells. You eat them by popping the beans in your mouth and the salt gets on your lips. You don't eat the shell. They are a yummy, healthy snack. We eat them at work a lot.

Snacks (7/365)

We had a very busy day at work today (9 patients!), so I brought snacks to help us make it through the day. 3 of my favorite things! Put lots of kosher salt on the edamame!