Thought of the day

The ones that love us never really leave us. We can always find them in our hearts

Coming Today

Chicken Noodle Soup
Easy Cherry Cheesecake

Chicken Noodle Soup

This is the perfect soup for a chilly rainy day. They always say feed a cold, this is what you feed a cold with....

1/2 lb. chicken breast

1/2 cup chopped celery

1 cup carrots

4 cans chicken broth

1 1/2 cup egg noodles

1/2 teas. basil

1/2 teas. oregano

2 chicken bullion cubes

salt and pepper to taste

Place the chicken and broth in a stock pot. Boil chicken until it will shredded with a fork. After chicken is shredded add the carrots, celery, basil, oregano, bullion cubes, salt and pepper. Let boil until carrots and celery are tender. Then add the egg noodles and boil until they are tender. I like this with a nice crunchy bread. 

Easy Cherry Cheesecake

 This is a yummy cheesecake. It is so easy and quick everyone will think you spent hours on this....


1 8oz. cream cheese softened
1 can eagle bran
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teas. vanilla
1 graham cracker pie crust
1 can cherry pie filling

Mix cream cheese, eagle bran, lemon juice and vanilla together until smooth. Pour into pie crust and refrigerate until chilled. You can use blueberry, strawberry or blackberry pie filling instead.

Meat Loaf

Meat loaf is a great comfort food.  I love to make this ahead the night before, so that it is ready to cook as soon as I get home. Which means more time with the family.

2 lbs. lean ground beef

1 pk. onion soup mix

1 can rotel

1 can tomato sauce

2 cups Italian bread crumbs

ketchup

Mix the meat, onion soup mix, rotel,tomato sauce,and bread crumbs together. Form into a 9x13 baking dish leaving room on eat side. Spread ketchup on to top and bake at 350 for 1 hour. With meat loaf I have got to have mash potatoes and green beans...

Thought of the day

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.....

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

If you are a peanut butter lover, you will love these.  These are great to make for your kids.



1/2 cup butter softened
2 cups creamy peanut butter
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips



Butter a 9x13 baking dish. In a bowl stir butter, peanut butter, and confectioners sugar. Press evenly into pan. Melt chocolate chips until smooth. Spread over bars and refrigerate until set up. Enjoy...  You can add crispy rice cereal to these too..

Mash Potatoes

These are so good. I made these at Thanksgiving this past year. Not one speck was left in the pot. You will love these.

6 lg. potatoes peeled and quartered

4 oz cream cheese

1 cup shredded cheese 

1/2 cup sour cream

2 teas. salt

1/2 teas. pepper

Boil potatoes for 25 minutes or until fork tender. Mash potatoes and add cream cheese,shredded cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper. Mash all together. I always add more shredded cheese. :) 

Coming Today

Meat Loaf
Mash potatoes
No bake peanut butter bars

Bailey and the hose

Whoops....  I guess getting into the plants gets you squirted with the hose...  :)

Thought of the day

I doesn't matter how many breaths you take, its how many moments that take your breath away..

Gooey Butter Cookies

These are so good and easy.. My kids love these..

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup butter softened

1 egg

1/4 teas. vanilla

1 18.5 oz yellow cake mix

1/4 cup sugar powered

Mix all ingredients together and roll into balls. Then roll into powered sugar and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 for 10 to 13 minutes.

Pasta Salad

I love this salad in the summer especially. But since the weather has been warmer lately, I have been wanting this. My daughter makes this all the time, Just to have has a quick meal. We usually just add what veggies we have around the house at the time to this.

8 oz spiral noodles

1 small bottle italian dressing
tomato's sliced into

broccoli

olives

Cook and drain noodles. Mix the veggies and dressing with the pasta. Refrigerate for a few hours to let the flavors blend.  You can add any veggies that you like to this. Or even deli meats like ham or turkey.