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One final pre-Christmas or the day-after-Christmas recipe when you no longer want to cook a huge, fancy meal. This recipe is actually for pulled pork with bourbon peach barbecue sauce. We didn't do the sauce and instead turned it into pulled pork sandwiches. This recipe is from My Recipes and can be found HERE . I actually forgot to take a photo of the actual sandwiches (whoops) but they were good! We don't use salt so I removed the salt and then I removed the entire sauce from the original recipe. Ingredients: 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp pepper Pork shoulder roast Cooking spray 1/2 cup organic chicken broth 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup molasses 2 tbsp lower sodium soy sauce 1 tsp crushed red pepper 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp onion powder Directions: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine paprika and pepper and rub over the pork. Coat a pan with cooking spray and add the pork to pan. Cook 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes to brown both sides.  Place in a slow cooker

With Christmas Day tomorrow (can you believe it??) I thought I would share a few recipes to try when you are done with your "Christmas dinner" (we had ours a few days ago at Kevin's moms house) and ready for something different. This Baked Spaghetti recipe takes some time to make but Jace (he is 12) said this is wayyy better than regular Spaghetti.  This recipe is from AllRecipes and can be found HERE . We replaced the onion with onion powder, we replaced meatless spaghetti sauce with organic spaghetti sauce, and we did not use cottage cheese. Believe it or not, without cottage cheese, it still tasted amazing! Ingredients: 1 package spaghetti noodles 1 pound ground beef 1 tbsp onion powder 2 jars spaghetti sauce 1/2 tsp season salt 2 eggs 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 5 tbsp butter (we use unsalted) melted 5 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded Directions: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook spaghetti noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes and drain. Whi

Another day, another pasta recipe. A few nights ago we made this Cajun Chicken Skillet Pasta meal from Buns in my Oven and it was divine! We used Farfalle pasta (aka bowtie pasta) instead of fettuccine, we did not use bell pepper, we replaced garlic with garlic powder, replaced heavy cream with milk, and parmesan cheese with mozzarella cheese. This was a very comforting meal and perfect on the cooler days. Ingredients: 8 oz bowtie pasta 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter (we use unsalted) 1 tbsp cajun seasoning 8oz turkey smoked sausage 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 1/4 cups milk 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese 1 tbsp parsley Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta to al dente, drain. While the pasta is cooking, chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the water and butter until the butter has melted. Season the chicken pieces with half of the Cajun seasoning. Add the chicken to the skillet a

Wow, I am very far behind on blogs. I had COVID for almost two weeks and I'm still a little bit sick. I didn't start cooking until this past week really but now I have 4-5 blogs to catch up on stay tuned.   Last week we made this Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken recipe from All Recipes and it was really good! The original recipe can be found HERE . For this recipe, I used Rotini pasta instead of Penne and I did not add spinach or sun dried tomatoes. We also added a touch of paprika :) Ingredients: 12oz rotini pasta 1lb chicken breast 3 tsp garlic powder 3 tsp Italian seasoning 3 tbsp olive oil 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup organic chicken broth 1 cup parmesan cheese 1/4 tsp paprika Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Drain. Season chicken breasts with 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cut chicken into strips or chunks and add chicken to the skille

Happy Sunday! I am spending my morning working out, about to watch the Broncos game, and having to work today. Next weekend is my birthday and Kevin and I are going to Colorado. It's our first flight together in the five years we have been dating! I can't believe it. I wanted to catch up on blogging so I don't try and cram it in this upcoming week.  Last week we had these crispy fried chicken tenders. The full recipe is from Yellow Bliss Road and can be found HERE . The only thing we changed was the measurement of cajun seasoning from two tbsp to one because we ran out. Besides that, we followed this recipe to a T and would highly recommend!  Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips or chunks 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tbsp cajun seasoning 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 2 eggs 1 tbsp water Vegetable oil Directions: In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cajun seasoning, onion and garlic powder and set aside. In another bowl, beat the eggs and

With my birthday in one week, like the past few years, I wanted to put together a blog post of deals and coupons you can get for your birthday. Keep in mind, this is updated as of November 26, 2022, so codes, discounts and offerings can change. In order to receive the discounts, all I did was sign up for their eblast/newsletter. I will be adding more as I receive them. If you would like to view past coupons, you can view my previous blog posts here: Birthday Freebies and Discounts - 2021 Birthday Freebies and Discounts - 2020 ---------------------------------------------------- JuneBug Jewelry Designs - $50 off your next order Smart for Life - Free Birthday box on your next order K1 Speed - Free birthday race Chilis - A free dessert  Smart Sweets - 15% off  Ruby Tuesday - A free garden bar entree or a free burger Biotherm USA - 15% off + a 1-week free trial of Life Plankton Elixir  Coldstone Creamery - Buy one get one free ice cream Planet Smoothie - Enjoy a $6 reward El Fenix

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the easiest meal you can make is breakfast. We LOVE breakfast for dinner! These French Toast Sticks are super easy to make and a perfect add-on to your breakfast meal. The original recipe is from Insanely Good Recipes and can be found HERE . We used heavy whipping cream instead of milk. Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tbsp butter, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp ground cinnamon 4 slices bread, cut into thirds Syrup and powdered sugar to top Directions: In a large shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, whipping cream, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Preheat air fryer to 370 degrees.  Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Dip the bread pieces into the milk mixture for one minute, flip for one more minute. Shake off the extra liquid.  Arrange them in the basket so they don't overlap. Cook at 370 degrees for six minutes. Flip and cook for three more minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and syrup if you would l