Easy Teriyaki Marinade

Quite awhile ago, I posted a review for slow cooker Chicken Teriyaki. It was pretty good, but not quite the flavor I was looking for, so one night that I was making salmon for dinner I decided to experiment. I'm glad I did, because it was good! It's really easy, hope you like it!

I've stopped measuring when putting this together, but I estimated amounts for this "recipe".

Ingredients:

1 cup Teriyaki Sauce (I use Great Value)
3/4-1 cup Brown Sugar
3-5 cloves Garlic


 Combine ingredients and pour over meat. I pour over meat and bake it until cooked through. It's especially yummy on salmon, and chicken, but we've used it on beef too and liked it! It's a good combination and I love the sweetness of the brown sugar. I hope that you try it and love it as much as we do! I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Stuffed biscuits...an easy breakfast of champions!

So I'm always up for easy, yummy, filling breakfast ideas, and this is a winner in my house! Personally I'm not a huge fan of breakfast foods, (unless we are talking pancakes with sugar and bacon...mmmm!) but I do like to start the day off right for my little family. Goose and Pants request these almost every weekend and sometimes I make a ton so they can have them throughout the week. They are seriously SO easy!

Stuffed Biscuits

1 can of refrigerated biscuits (or more depending! )
Scrambled eggs (I use 2 large eggs)
Cheese (I use sharp cheddar, but american etc works too)
Bacon or crumbled sausage (I use the real bacon pieces)

Scramble the eggs and set aside. Take one biscuit and flatten it, and then top with cheese, bacon/sausage and egg.

Once the toppings are on the biscuit, form the biscuit into a ball around the toppings and place seam side down and bake according to the instructions on the biscuit can.

I don't have a picture of the finished product, because they were gobbled up as soon as they came out of the oven, but they look like a biscuit! I hope you like them! I have a couple variations I am going to try soon! Enjoy!

Well....hello there!

Well hello to the new followers, and to the hubs, he has been checking out the blog! (Hi Pants! LYTM!) I am trying my best to start blogging ona regular schedule....we'll see how that goes!

I have a couple posts in the works, a review, a recipe and a fun one! I am also working on dresses for my girls and a couple more printables for my Etsy shop! Of course I am always up for suggestions :)

More soon! This mumma is tired!

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

I love loaded potato recipes...skins, baked potato, mashed, soup..yum! I've seen a lot of loaded potato soup recipes floating around Pinterest (I've pinned quite a few!) and I decided to try one yesterday because it was cold and gray and dreary and I had all the stuff on hand.

I halved the recipe because they said it made a LOT of soup. It did make a good amount, plenty for us.

Bonus: it's a slow cooker soup!

Ingredients:

2.5 lbs russet potatoes. I peeled them.

Half of a yellow onion

Garlic (I used already minced from a jar)

32 oz chicken stock

8 oz cream cheese

Salt and pepper

Shredded cheddar, bacon pieces and green onion to top with. I used the real bacon pieces you can buy in the bag...NOT crispy bacon bits!

In the crock pot, mix diced potatoes, chicken stock and garlic. The original recipe calls for tastefully simple garlic garlic, but I used about 4 tsp of garlic (half a teaspoon is about 1 clove, I could have put more, depends on your taste) I set it on high for about 5 hours. (7-8 hours on low) once the time was up I mashed the potatoes a bit and then ladled the soup into my blender and pureed it with the brick of cream cheese.

 I poured it into bowls and topped it with all the  yummy toppings I mentioned...and oh my goodness! So good! We each had a bowl with some leftover for lunch! It's one of my new favorite dinners! Seriously so good and easy!  Check out the original pin here.

I'm already thinking of ways to switch it up! I hope you give it a try and enjoy it as much as we did! 

Goodbye 2013!

So here we are in the final hours of 2013, and I'm looking forward to 2014. This year has NOT been an easy one for me. It has probably been the worst actually. It got off to a rough start and then Pants had his accident and post concussion syndrome. That was a scary time and he was out of work for a couple months. When I thought things were looking up, I lost my Toby cat. I've lost close friends, and my grandmother passed away. It has been hard, but there have also been good things. My GirlBaby turned one! My silly Goose turned 6! Pants threw me an amazing surprise party on my birthday. We had an unforgettable trip to Disney. I met my newest niece for the first time, and while tested by the struggles of the year, Pants and I came out on top. Our relationship is going strong and is better than ever. I'm proud of my little family. That being said.....this girl is ready for 2014.

We've had a lot of eye openers this year, so for 2014 I'm not making resolutions. I'm going to say I love you a lot. I want to laugh a lot. I want to play with my girls, see them learn. I'm giving second chances assuming they are deserved. I am going to be happy and take care of my family and do what I do! I'm hoping to get readers for the blog and I'm adding new items to etsy and doing a couple giveaways. Yay...C'mon 2014!!!!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas...(printable!)

It's hard to believe that it's almost Christmas once again! I've gotten just about all of my shopping done, I have a couple small things to make, and a few gifts to wrap and I'm done! I'm enjoying the Christmas music, the baking and relaxing in the evenings by the tree and the fireplace.....it's good stuff.

That being said, I've been thinking a lot about this year. It's been a hard one. Possibly the hardest...I think it's making me appreciate Christmas and the season even more this year. I've decided to savor it. Do what makes me happy. I'm baking, and singing and decorating and wrapping gifts, I'm reading this amazing Night Before Christmas book to the girls each night, soaking up all the Christmas shows, and enjoying crafts....and one of the things I did in my down time was play around with making some chalkboard printables. I have more to add, but get this one here.

Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies

I have been all about cookies lately, and these cookies...oh these cookies... For somebody who occasionally likes a cookie...these were hard to resist! They are made with brownie mix..and chocolate chunks...and oh my! For a soft chocolate chip cookie, try this recipe.

Try them.... Like today... So good!



Here goes:


Ingredients:



1 package (18 To 21 Oz. Box) Fudge Brownie Mix
1-¼ cup All-purpose Flour
¼ cups Packed Brown Sugar
2 whole Eggs
½ cups Butter, Melted And Cooled
2 Tablespoons Water, Or More As Needed
1 cup Dark Chocolate Chunks**


*I used semi sweet because I was sharing these and some people just don't understand my love of dark chocolate!*

1. Whisk together brownie mix, flour, and sugar.
2.Using a heavy spoon, stir in the eggs one at a time, followed by butter and 2 tablespoons water. If the batter appears like there is too much flour, add 1 more tablespoon of water. Batter will be very thick.
3. Fold in chocolate chunks
4. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. Grease a cookie sheet.
7. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough on the cookie sheet. You want pretty thick cookies here to get the brownie feel, about 3 inches apart. Press down slightly. Don’t flatten completely. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven, allow to cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

One word...amazing!