Guacamole

I have just recently fell in love with this stuff. My daughter has always loved it and has tried many times to get me to make it for her. So I gave it a shot and I had know idea what I was missing..  Give it a try It might look yucky but it is really very good.....

4 ripe medium avocados

1/2 teas.garlic 

1/2 teas. salt

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 jalapeño chopped

opt. ingredients:

small onion

1 med. tomato chopped and seeded

1/4 cup cilantro

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. I only add the top ingredients but the other can be added to if you like...

Thought of the day

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.....

Coming Today

Nacho Chicken Casserole
Guacamole

Chicken Pot Pie

This is a awesome chicken pot pie. It is so filling and great for a cold day.. I like to make this on Sunday's.


2 or 3 chicken breast (or some dark meat if you like)
1 cup chicken broth
4 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 cup frozen carrots
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup frozen corn
2 frozen pie crust


Boil chicken until tender enough to shred. Boil veggies until tender. Place butter into a sauce pot and melt add flour, whisk until smooth. Add broth whisk until thick. Add milk and whisk until thick and bubbly. Place one pie crust in the bottom of a pie pan. Place chicken on crust then veggies. Pour sauce over veggies and chicken and top with the 2nd pie crust. Cut off extra pieces and take a fork and mash the edges down.  Cut slits in crust and add a few more butter pieces to to of crust. Bake at 425 30 to 40 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Chess Bars

These are so easy and yummy. Excellent for a quick dessert. 

1 stick of butter

1 box yellow cake mix

1 egg

8 oz cream cheese

3 eggs

1 box powdered sugar

In a bowl mix butter,cake mix and 1 egg together. Press in a 9x13 baking dish.  Mix in another bowl the cream cheese, 3 eggs and powdered sugar. Pour over top of cake mix mixture. Bake 350 for 40 minutes. Let cool and sprinkle powdered sugar on top. 

Thought of the day

When you are down to nothing, God is up to something......

Coming Today

Chicken Pot Pie

Chess bars

Easy Lemon Bars

These are the easiest bars I have ever made. But they don't taste like they were easy to make....



1 box angle food cake mix
2 cans lemon pie filling
powdered sugar

Mix cake mix and pie filling together. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
When cool sprinkle with powder sugar..

Pot Roast and Veggies

This is a great throw together meal when you are busy. It can just all be put in the crock pot and let it cook. Its really a great hearty meal and you are not spending a lot of time on it..



1 5 lb roast of you choice
1 pk. lipton onion soup mix
2 cans cream mushroom soup

2 cups water

Place the roast in crock pot. Add lipton onion soup mix, mushroom soup and water. Let cook all day on med until tender as you like. Add potatoes and carrots and cook about 1 hour until soft.. Get some soft rolls and enjoy...

Thought of the day

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.."

Bailey napping......

Coming Today

Pot roast and veggies
Easy lemon bars

Cooking tip for the week

I will be adding a cooking tip once a week on Thursday's.We have all been making something and realize that we are missing a ingredient. Or wonder how to do something a different way that might be work better. So these are some tips that work well that I have tried, that I want to share with you guys to help you out....


Buttermilk-1 cup sweet milk and 1 tablespoon vinegar will make this...
For each 1 cup milk add one tablespoon vinegar....