More to come...
Monday, March 21, 2011
Operation Chicken Run!
We started operation chicken house yesterday. Those birds are growing fast and will need a place to stay other than our garage! Marc ordered a hoop building from FarmTrek. We (okay, mostly him with me just hanging around!) started putting it together. Its not completed yet, but I'll pass those pictures on when it is.
More to come...
Projects to Practice
I've been working on sewing some "crayon rolls" for some gifts. Its a neat idea that my friend gave me. I went on the Internet to see if I could get more ideas on how to make them. The website www.skiptomylou.com had some good ideas for how to make these rolls as well!
My latest one... Still needs some work, but not bad!
My first attempts made from scrap pieces I had.
My latest one... Still needs some work, but not bad!
More to come...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Philly Cooking Creme - House Party
This weekend I hosted a Cooking Dilemma Philly Cooking Creme House Party. If you've never heard of House Party, you should take a few minutes to visit their website (http://www.houseparty.com/) for more details about parties that you can apply for. They have some really awesome new products that they'll send you for you and your friends and family to try!
This is my second House Party. The first was in November when I hosted a Making Seasons Brighter Shutterfly House Party. It was a lot of fun! This time Philly Cooking Creme sponsored the show. We were able to try all four flavors of the Cooking Creme. The recipes were great and I'll include them below! It was nice to also have a party that they guys could (and wanted) to be a part of. The party favors were really generous and I'm grateful to Philadelphia Cream Cheese for being a big party of Saturday evening!!!
I'll post some pictures of the cuter moments of the evening, followed by the recipes we chose for Saturday's dinner.
The Little Bug doing her dance!
Maddie and Zeke listening to the Easter music
Abby holding a little chick
They were so excited to play with the little chickens....The birds didn't share those feelings...
Recipes:
Ultimate creamy beef stroganoff
1 lb beef sirloin cut in strips
1/2 C chopped onion
1 T butter
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tub Philadelphia Original Cooking Creme
1/3 C beef broth
2 C hot noodles (I used egg noodles)
1 T parsley (optional)
Cook meat and onions in large nonstick skillet. Remove and drain fat. Add butter to skillet and melt. Add mushrooms and pepper. Cook until tender.
Add cooking creme. Cook for 2 min. Return meat/onions to skillet. Stir in broth. Cook 5 min. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 min.
Serve over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley
Easy tomato-basil pizza
Ready to use baked pizza crust
1/2 C Philadelphia Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme
1 tomato, thinly sliced (I used two)
8 fresh basil leaves, torn
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
Heat oven to 425
Spread cooking creme on crust. Top with remaining ingredients
Bake 10-22 minutes or until cheese is melted
Santa Fe chicken casserole
3 C shredded cooked chicken
1 can black beans rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes
2 green onions, sliced
1 tub Philadelphia Santa Fe Blend Cooking Creme
3 flour tortillas (6 inch)
3/4 C Mexican style shredded cheese
Heat oven to 375
Combine first four ingredients add 3/4 C cooking creme
Spoon 1/3 of the chicken mixture into a 9 inch pie plate, top with a tortilla, half the remaining chicken mixture and 1/4 cup of cheese. Over with second tortilla, remaining chicken mixture, 1/4 cup cheese, and remaining tortilla. Top with remaining cooking creme and shredded cheese. Cover.
Bake 20 min. Uncover, bake an additional 5 min.
Creaming chicken & broccoli casserole
1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 pkg of frozen broccoli florets, thawed and drained (14 oz)
1 1/2 C shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tub Philadelphia Savory Garlic Cooking Creme
1/2 C milk
24 Ritz crackers crushed
1 tbsp melted butter
Heat oven 400
Combine first 5 ingredients in a 9x13 cover
Back 25 min. Meanwhile mix crackers and butter
Stir chicken mixture and top with crumbs. Bake uncovered for 10 min.
More to come...
This is my second House Party. The first was in November when I hosted a Making Seasons Brighter Shutterfly House Party. It was a lot of fun! This time Philly Cooking Creme sponsored the show. We were able to try all four flavors of the Cooking Creme. The recipes were great and I'll include them below! It was nice to also have a party that they guys could (and wanted) to be a part of. The party favors were really generous and I'm grateful to Philadelphia Cream Cheese for being a big party of Saturday evening!!!
I'll post some pictures of the cuter moments of the evening, followed by the recipes we chose for Saturday's dinner.
Zeke playing in the kitchen (or Zekes as Maddie says)
The Little Bug doing her dance!
Maddie and Zeke listening to the Easter music
Abby holding a little chick
They were so excited to play with the little chickens....The birds didn't share those feelings...
Recipes:
Ultimate creamy beef stroganoff
1 lb beef sirloin cut in strips
1/2 C chopped onion
1 T butter
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tub Philadelphia Original Cooking Creme
1/3 C beef broth
2 C hot noodles (I used egg noodles)
1 T parsley (optional)
Cook meat and onions in large nonstick skillet. Remove and drain fat. Add butter to skillet and melt. Add mushrooms and pepper. Cook until tender.
Add cooking creme. Cook for 2 min. Return meat/onions to skillet. Stir in broth. Cook 5 min. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 min.
Serve over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley
Easy tomato-basil pizza
Ready to use baked pizza crust
1/2 C Philadelphia Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme
1 tomato, thinly sliced (I used two)
8 fresh basil leaves, torn
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
Heat oven to 425
Spread cooking creme on crust. Top with remaining ingredients
Bake 10-22 minutes or until cheese is melted
Santa Fe chicken casserole
3 C shredded cooked chicken
1 can black beans rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes
2 green onions, sliced
1 tub Philadelphia Santa Fe Blend Cooking Creme
3 flour tortillas (6 inch)
3/4 C Mexican style shredded cheese
Heat oven to 375
Combine first four ingredients add 3/4 C cooking creme
Spoon 1/3 of the chicken mixture into a 9 inch pie plate, top with a tortilla, half the remaining chicken mixture and 1/4 cup of cheese. Over with second tortilla, remaining chicken mixture, 1/4 cup cheese, and remaining tortilla. Top with remaining cooking creme and shredded cheese. Cover.
Bake 20 min. Uncover, bake an additional 5 min.
Creaming chicken & broccoli casserole
1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 pkg of frozen broccoli florets, thawed and drained (14 oz)
1 1/2 C shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tub Philadelphia Savory Garlic Cooking Creme
1/2 C milk
24 Ritz crackers crushed
1 tbsp melted butter
Heat oven 400
Combine first 5 ingredients in a 9x13 cover
Back 25 min. Meanwhile mix crackers and butter
Stir chicken mixture and top with crumbs. Bake uncovered for 10 min.
More to come...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Some Spring Chicks!
Marc brought home the chicks we ordered last night. We're still waiting on our coop, so we thought we'd let the little gals live with us for the time being. That was an approved choice by our little bug. She loved touching them. She wasn't crazy about holding them, but she really enjoyed chirping back and feeling their fuzzy little feathers! I can't wait for my niece and my cousin's little boy to come over to play with them!!!
Enjoy the pictures!
Enjoy the pictures!
More to come...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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