Taco Soup

This week with the weather being cold but no snow :( I decided to make some soup. Taco soup is definitely a favorite of mine and I love it even more when I make it in the crock pot so that it is ready when I get home.

Ingredients:
1/2 lb hamburger meat
1 can corn (drained)
1 can kidney beans
1 can rotel
taco seasoning

I cook the meat the night before. Then the next morning I throw every thing into the crockpot. I cook it on low all day and it is ready when I get home!

Pizza Cupcakes

I received this recipe in an email and it sounded good. Since I am always looking for a new recipe I thought I would try this. It was semi easy to make and very good. This recipe was great to cut down for just me. I also think it would be easy to change depending on the toppings you want on your pizza.
Here's what you need:
1 can of crescent dinner rolls
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/4 cup diced pepperoni slices
1/4 lb sausage, cooked and drained
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 375. Spray cupcake pan with cooking spray. Unroll dough; separate 8 triangles. Press into muffin tin. Then add the sauce mixture. Cook for 16-18 minutes.

These turned out great and were wonderful for lunch at work. I might make these again and freeze them for lunches.

Catching up

Well last week became a lot busier than expected. I was not home much in the evenings so cooking at home did not happen.
I already have my plan for next week. I have attached the two tools I use to help me plan my weekly meals. The first is the weather for the week. If it is going to be cold then I plan for lots of soups. If it is going to be warm then I definitely don't want to plan cold weather comfort foods. The second tool is the notes section of my phone or iPad. I keep it in there all week so I can see what is planned. It also helps as I am planning my shopping list.
I'm looking forward to getting back on track this week.

Last week

So last week got a little off plan. I made chili Monday night and it was great! Tuesday I tried making stew in my crockpot. It was a fail! I have no idea why it didn't turn out.i have made it before and it was great! The rest of the week was busy and I ate out.
Friday was my favorite meal out. I had dinner with two friends at Zio's. Then we went to see Safe Haven. I really liked the movie. It is based on Nicholas Sparks's book. They did a great job keeping it similar to the book. I would definitely recommend it.
Today I am going to Stillwater for Bedlam Basketball. I love the games in Gallagher Iba! I heard it is a sold out game so it should be very loud and fun! Then tonight my family is getting together to celebrate my brother's new job. I plan on getting back on track with eating more at home tomorrow :)

Weekly plan

As I have said before I love chili, soup, and stew. Since this week looks cold and possibly snowy (keeping my fingers crossed for a snow day) I will be making lots of warm meals.
Sunday- Grilled Cheese
Monday- Crockpot Stew
Tuesday- Chili
Wednesday- leftovers
Thursday- chicken noodle soup
Friday- leftovers

Crockpot Roast

I made one of my favorite things today...roast, potatoes, & carrots! I don't make it often because it is really hard to cut down for just me. So I asked my brother and his fiancé if they wanted to have dinner together this week. The roast turned out great! I am a little sad they liked it so much because there aren't very many leftovers for me ;)
Here's the recipe:
Place the roast in the crockpot. Add a packet of brown gravy mix, a packet of ranch mix, and a packet of Italian dressing mix. Then add about a cup of water. Finally add the potatoes and carrots. Let cook on low for at least 7 hours. Mine cooked for 10 hours and it was still great!

I can't wait for the next time I can make it!

Huge Fail!

Tonight's dinner was a big fail! I tried spicy sausage pasta. It was not good at all! So far for my Pinterest week I have been successful with 1 out of 2 meals!

Sunday Cooking

Sunday night I made new recipe from Pinterest. It was a success and I will make it again. I was most excited about using my new iPad from work as my recipe book.

Rotel Chicken Skillet- As I frequently do I changed the recipe to what I like. I also reduced the ingredients so that I don't have a lot of leftovers.


I cooked one chicken breast and then cut up the chicken breast into bite size pieces. The chicken breast then goes back into the skillet and I added the corn tortillas (5) that were also cut into bite size pieces. The cooked for about 5 minutes. Stir frequently.

Then add a can of rotel and a can of enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup of cheese. Next time I would drain some of the liquid from the rotel. It was a little watery, but overall fine.

I also cooked rice in the microwave. This is some of my favorite rice and it is soooo easy! You just put the bag in the microwave for 60 seconds.

Here is the final product. It was very good and I can't wait to have it for leftovers this week!

Scripture 3

Here is the verse I am doing for the beginning of February, "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

Pinterest week

This week I am going to cook recipes I have pinned on Pinterest. I have all these great things pinned but have only tried a few things. I will definitely be branching out this week so it should be interesting!
Sunday- Rotel Chicken Skillet (new recipe)
Monday- roast, potatoes, and carrots. I have made this before and it is amazing! However it is really hard to cut down for just one person. So I will be taking to my brother's for dinner with him and his fiancé.
Tuesday- spicy sausage pasta (new recipe)
Wednesday- leftovers
Thursday- garlic pesto Chicken with tomato penne (new recipe)
Friday- leftovers
Stay tuned to see how all these new recipes turn out. :)

Tuesday-Thursday

Tuesday- nachos. Super easy and quick! Cook taco meat. While the meat is cooking I preheated the oven to 350. Then put refrained beans on the chips. Once the meat once done I spread the meat over the chips and the sprinkled with cheese. I put it in the oven for about five minutes. Like I said it is very easy and quick. I can also make this easily for just me and not have a lot of leftovers.
Wednesday- I had dinner out with my parents.
Thursday- I went to bunko and dinner at my church. It was so fun and I hope they do it again! There was a great turnout over 150 women.

I will have my plan up for next week soon.