Abbie Lynn <3

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! We did. We went to my grandparents house and they hosted. Nana and Papa made a turkey, ham, stuffing, and we had rolls, vegetables, cheese, crackers, and homemade whipping cream for pumpkin and apple pie.  For being the weekend today, I actually felt like I worked all day. I worked my job for three hours, dinner is in the crockpot, I sold three tumblers and sold some headphones so I cleaned out the tumblers, packaged them, printed off the mailing labels, and getting them ready to ship. The best thing about today was that I almost didn't wake up until noon :) I have NO idea when the last time was when that happened!  Earlier this week I made a Crockpot Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe and it turned out SO amazingly good. The recipe can be found from Eating Well which can be found HERE . The full recipe is below. We did not use veal and we used a bottle of spaghetti sauce instead of a homemade one like the recipe.  Ingredients: 1 large bottl

Life looks so different for me now than it did even two months ago. Work has consumed my days instead of checking my thousands of emails and entering giveaways all day ;) Last night I also had my Uncle's wedding reception which was so amazing and beautiful. I love him and his wife so much.  Next week is Thanksgiving and the following week is my birthday weekend. The week after that is my son's birthday and my nieces birthday and my cousins birthday and Christmas...and....*deep breath*...so much. I am also going back to Utah the end of December which I'm SO excited about! I'm going to be surprising my nieces and nephew and I'm taking Jace with me so I can't wait!  Thank goodness for weekends. Jace is at his Nana's until five days so I have time to write blogs and work on tumblers :) Also, it is so nice to have a weekend of just doing nothing.  Anyways, I still manage to cook almost everyday so this recipe was no exception. The problem is just finding the time

Just like I mentioned last night, we are back on track with the healthier recipes. I went from eating pop-tarts (sometimes twice a day) to trying to eat better and it seems like I'm still gaining weight :/ It must be all that Halloween candy that I can't keep my hands off of. I didn't realize that four mini candy bars = one king size candy bar until I talked to my sister about it! Haha. Anyways, now that all the good candy is gone, back on track.  Last night I made this Crockpot Chili Verde recipe from the same NMKidney website that last night's blog was from. You can find the original recipe HERE . When I think of Chili Verde, I think of my Mom's. She made the most delicious Chili Verde - I need to ask for her recipe because that is definitely something that I won't forget! Anyways, with this recipe, we used four pork chop loins (they actually did shred, I wasn't sure but the original recipe called for pork or pork loin chops and the chops worked well) and

If you love chicken and mustard, this recipe is for you. This recipe is beyond easy and I can't say enough how delicious these nuggets were! I like mustard, I don't love mustard, and I still really enjoyed these. We found this recipe on the NWKidney website HERE . We did go to the store and prepared for some healthier recipes this week so I'm looking forward to sharing more recipes this next week.  Also, better than this amazing recipe, my boyfriend and I got engaged! I am SO happy and can't wait to update you guys on wedding and future! Anyways, back to the recipe! I hope you love this super easy recipe! Ingredients: 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed 1/2 cup dijon mustard 1 cup panko breadcrumbs Directions: Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Cut chicken into cubes. Put chicken into mustard and then breadcrumbs. Bake for 15 minutes. Dip in BBQ Sauce. Enjoy like I did! 

It's been awhile since I've posted and I've been so busy and this month and next month are going to be just as busy. Weekdays are super tough to find time for anything because once I get done working, I pick Jace up and it's homework and getting him ready for bed. Surprisingly, I haven't actually made a regular dinner in quite some time. This recipe for the Steakhouse Chili is from a few weeks ago. The recipe can be found from The Magical Slow Cooker HERE .  Ingredients: 1 pound stew meat 2 cans pinto beans Horseshoe sausage 6 oz tomato paste 1.25 oz taco seasoning packet 30 oz beef broth A large can of fresh salsa Garlic Powder Frito chips Shredded Cheese                                        Directions Add the stew meat, pinto beans, tomato pasta, taco seasoning packet, garlic powder, and beef broth in a slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours. After two hours, slice the horseshoe sausage and add to the crockpot. Stir in the salsa and cook for 20 more minutes. Add

The other night my goal was to make Chicken Fried Chicken and I went to the store and got everything I needed.....except the oil. Oh my word. So we decided to combine two different recipes. The coating is from a Chicken Fried Steak recipe that was from the Food Network  HERE . We ended up air frying it since we didn't have oil. The full Air Fryer Fried Chicken recipe is below.  Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2 tsp seasoned salt pepper and salt, to taste 3/4 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half and then sliced thin One packet of mashed potatoes, made by following packet One packet of gravy, made by following packet Directions:  Mix the milk and eggs in one bowl. In another bowl, mix the flour, season salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne.  Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and place in the flour mixture. Place into the milk/egg mixture and then back in the flour mixture. Place the chicken in a 390 degree, preheated

I don't know about you guys but I am definitely behind this year on gifts and this year is literally flying by. As I sit here, I am currently looking up Naruto Birthday Party ideas for Jace's birthday because, as he just reminded me, his birthday "is in 40 days." So yeah, even though I currently am working full-time, it's just in time for all of the holidays which I'm super happy about but it is a little stressful.  A few days ago I made this Shredded Chicken and Gravy recipe. I am definitely making more crockpot recipes lately because they are easier to make working full-time and it's getting cooler outside. It rained a little bit last night and it rained a lot last weekend so these meals are so simple, easy, and delicious. Earlier this week I made this Shredded Chicken and Gravy. Oh. My. Gosh. So good!! I am very picky when it comes to chicken but I love Creamy Chicken, especially this one in the crockpot with gravy. The original recipe can be found HERE