getting ready for the party

I just had eggs tonight. I had a bunch of eggs that were going to go bad soon, and I didn't want to put alot of effort into dinner tonight cuz I had to clean up for the party tommorow. I'm soo excited!! I'll let you know how it goes. Kirsten's gonna sleep over tommorow night, so I probably won't post tommorow, but I'll give you an update on sunday. :)

~Later~

Yummy Chicken!

tonights dinner was YUMMY! Salsa chicken & Mexican rice! so I coated the chicken in taco seasoning, poured some salsa over top and cooked for 25 minutes. threw some cheese on top when it was done, let it melt. the mexican rice was just brown rice, tomato sauce & the rest of the taco seasoning. here's the recipe for the Salsa chicken

Chris thought the the rice should maybe not have been tomatoe based, thought there was alittle too much tomatoe. I thought it was PERFECT & Yummy!! :):)

left overs

tonight's been kinda a blah night. we just had left over spaghetti..



but the good news is I finally finished the blanket I was working on!

I'm getting excited for my recipe swap party on saturday! I hope alot of people come! I'll be spending friday night and saturday morning cleaning up a storm.. ;) later

~Ky

Pizza

hey! so tonight I decided we should treat ourselves. :) we've been so good with all the budgeting and hardly EVER eat out. So we decided to go to Happy Joe's Pizza. We've never been there, so I wanted to try it out. It was really good! they had a large w/unlimited toppings including soda for about $15. Nummy Yummy piiizzzaaaa. hehe.

have a great day!
~Ky

quick & easy

I had a really busy day at work today, so I just went with spaghetti tonight. I did use whole wheat pasta. You really can't tell the difference. they say it's way better for you than regular pasta, but I can't really tell a huge difference when comparing the nutritional value's on the box. It is alittle better, but only by a couple percents..

I didn't take a picture tonight. It's just spaghetti.. ;)

In other news, Chris got switched to first shift! I finally get to see my husband during the week again! :) He's working 6:30am to 3pm, monday through friday.

~later~
p.s. thanks for being a follower woowy! ;)

Yummy!

I made white beans and ham tonight. It was really good! Great northern beans, cubed ham, chili powder, parsley, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, half an onion and water. simmered for about 45 minutes and it was YUUMMY! :) Chris added a bit of hot sauce to his and he said that made it just perfect. :)

not so fantastic today

so I wasn't thrilled with the food I made today. for dinner we had black beans and rice. the recipe called for stewed tomatoes, brown rice, black beans, oregano, garlic powder and an onion. I used diced tomatoes, brown rice, black beans, about half an onion, oregano, a teaspoon of jarred minced garlic, and the garlic powder. I didn't really like it at all. Chris thought it was ok, so it wasn't a total bust, but I won't be trying that recipe again..

then I was in the mood for cookies tonight but I didn't want to wait for butter to soften so I looked for cookie recipes that didn't use butter and found cake mix cookies. I had a box of yellow cake mix just sitting in my pantry forever, so I figured why not. the recipe called for the cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup oil and 2 cups of chocolate chips. I used applesauce instead of the oil and only about a cup of chips. I had to add a few tablespoons of water too cuz it was very thick. They didn't turn out fantastic. the first batch was too puffy. they pretty much stayed the same shape they were when I put them on the sheet. the 2nd & 3rd batches got squished down and cooked alittle longer and turned out alittle better. all in all not a bad quick little low fat snack. I'll try different flavor combinations again.

Dinner

It's Aaron's b-day! I just called him, but he wasn't there. hope he's doing something fun, and not still at work! :)

So tonight we're having meatball sandwiches. I made up some turkey meatballs using a recipe I found on kraftfoods.com for Parmesan meatballs. It's kinda funny cuz I'm using pretty much most of the ingredients I used for the chicken last night! Parmesan, garlic, parsley and italian seasoning. I hope they turn out well! I could'nt find any good and inexpensive hogi rolls, so we're going to make due with hot dog buns...I'll try and remember to take a picture. Wish me luck! :)


here's the reciepe


These were yummy!!! I threw alittle extra garlic powder in there and sprinkled some italian seasoning on top before I threw them in the oven. I also took the hot dog buns and put them in the broiler for a few minutes and got them crispy. Very yummy meal! And I remembered to take the picture again! ;)

Dinner-January 22, 2009

I finally got some frozen chicken breasts last night. Cub had them on sale for $5.09, which is FANTASTIC cuz usually they're $7 to $8! The thing I like about the frozen chicken breasts is they're easy to thaw! I can take out a few breasts when I get home, put them in plastic baggies and put them in a bath of cold water. Sit down, relax for a bit and then about 45 minutes later or so we're ready to cook! :) So for tonight I went onto allrecipes.com and printed out a recipe called Garlic Lover's chicken. It's a variation of breaded & baked chicken. Looks good. I'll let you know how it comes out. :) I think we'll have mashed potatoes as a side. I had mashed up and frozen a bunch a few weeks ago when I left a bag of potatoes in my trunk for a few days and then they got all mushy when they were thawing out. So instead of throwing them all away I quickly boiled and mashed them and shoved them in the freezer at like 10pm at night.. ;) Ok, so that's it for now. I'll update you later tonight. Hopefully I'll remember the camera! ;)



update: Ok, that was soooo freaking good!!! here's the recipe Seriously, this is one of my best meals I think! when it was cooking, it smelled devine! :) And I remembered to take a picture! Till tommorow, Good Eating! :)

beginning

Hey there! Well I just wanted a place to chronicle my journey as a cook. I just started cooking real meals in August 2008. Oh, I made hamburger and tuna helpers, spaghetti, that sort of thing, but my meals always started out with a box. :) I decided I wanted to start cooking, so I went onto bettycrocker.com, printed out some recipes, went to the store and started building my pantry. It's been pretty fun. I still do alot of bisquick stuff and haven't really moved too much past ground beef (or turkey) and chicken breasts, but that's about all I can afford right now. I keep meaning to take pictures of my dishes when they're done, but I keep forgetting, so maybe having the blog will intice me to remember. :) In my next post I'll post what we're having for dinner tonight. :)