7-Up Cake

I have seen this recipe A LOT on pinterest....so I figured it must be good. Glad I tried it....it's DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! and sooooo easy to make. I am not a huge baker, so this was right up my alley:-)

Ingredients:
1 box of traditional yellow cake mix
1 box of lemon pudding mix (3oz I think)
4 eggs
3/4 cup of veg. oil
3/4 cup of 7-up


Icing:
milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 juice of a lemon (1 tablespoon)

Directions for cake: Mix all ingredients into bowl. Spray  bundt pan with nonstick spray. Poor batter into bundt pan and bake for 35-45 minutes on 325 or until toothpick comes out clear:-)

After cake is done, let cool then remove from bundt pan. Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and enough milk to make a thick icing....then drizzle all over cake. YUMMY!

This cake is wonderful:-) There is just a hint of lemon, it's not too much. ENJOY!!!!

Mississippi Roast (Crock Pot)

A girl I work with told me about this recipe and she went on about it so much I just had to try it. It is REALLY easy and only a few ingredients. It doesn't get much better than that!

Ingredients:
Chuck Roast (4-6 pounds)
1 stick of butter
6-7 banana peppers (I bought a jar of them)
1 package of ranch dressing (powder)
1 package of Au Jus (powder)

Directions:
Put roast in crock pot, sprinkle the ranch and au jus on top. Place stick of butter on top and put 6-7 banana peppers around the butter. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours (or high 4-5 hours). DON'T ADD WATER!!!! Trust me....just let it do it's thing and you will be glad you did:-)

It's DELICIOUS!!! Great with mashed potatoes and a veggie....or you can make sandwiches with the meat.....another good idea would be tacos...yummy! This is a new crock pot recipe that will stay in my kitchen for years to come:-)

ENJOY!!!
FYI: This is a picture I pulled off the internet because I haven't taken one....but will post my own pics next time I make it:-)

Baked Bacon

I knew that it was possible to bake bacon, but never did it because I didn't think it would be as good as fried bacon. My Mama was baking her bacon while I was at her home in Utah and it was delicious!! I have started baking my bacon and will never go back to frying again! It's easy, yummy and MESS FREE!!!

Line a baking sheet with foil and place bacon on sheet. Bake in 350-375 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until the bacon is crisp to your liking. Remove bacon and transfer to paper towel to drain. Let the foil cool, then crumble it up and trash it! DONE!!! No messy grease to clean up off the stove anymore...YAY!!!!!!!!

Chicken Tenders

These are so crunchy and delicious!!!

Chicken Breasts ( however many you need) 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 pepper 1 tsp lawrys seasoning 4 eggs 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1 cup flour

Directions: In three separate bowls, put flour, panko bread crumbs and eggs. Add some garlic powder, salt, pepper and lawrys seasoning to the panko bread crumbs and mix up. Whisk the eggs a little. Cut the chicken breasts into strips. Each breast usually makes three strips. Dredge each chicken strip into the flour first, then the eggs, then the panko bread crumbs and fry them in hot oil ( I use crisco) Make sure its not too hot or they will burn. I had my burner on 6 the whole time and it was perfect. Brown them on each side for about 4 minutes (or until they are brown) and flip over and do the same on the other side. Pull out and drain on paper towel (salt them again just a little) then serve:-)

Andouille pasta with peas

This dish is super easy and quick to make and is very tasty!! If you haven't ever tried andouille sausage before....you should:-)

Ingredients:
3-4 links of andoulli sausage
fettuccine pasta
2 tomatoes
1 cup of frozen peas
garlic (2 cloves)
olive oil
salt and pepper
parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook pasta according to directions.
Put a little olive oil in a skillet and heat to medium high. Cut up sausage and add to pan....cook until browned...adding chopped garlic right at the end so it doesn't burn. Turn heat to med low to low, add chopped tomatoes and frozen peas to sausage(don't drain grease from sausage...that's where all of the flavor comes from!!)...stir and cover pan. Let simmer for about 15 minutes or until everything is hot. Spoon sausage mixture over pasta and top with cheese!!! Add salt and pepper if desired. YUM!!!

Hash brown Egg Sausage and Cheese Muffins

These are sooo yummy! Super easy to make and easy to heat up on a busy weekday morning:-)

Ingredients:
hash browns (shredded - in a bag)
8 eggs
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
chives ( about 2 tablespoons)
sausage (about 1/2 cup browned)
1/2 bell pepper chopped
salt/pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425. Brown sausage until done....adding chopped bell peppers a few minutes before it's done. Drain sausage and set to the side. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray and put enough hash browns in each tin to cover the bottom. Press the hash browns down in the tin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 15 min. While the hash browns are baking mix in a bowl, eggs, chives, sausage and bell peppers. Pour enough egg mixture on top of hash browns to fill each muffin tin. Top  with shredded cheese and bake another 15 minutes. DONE!!!

Potato & Ham Soup

I had LOTS of leftover ham so I decided to throw this soup together....it is DELICIOUS!!!

Ingredients:
Ham (chopped up - about 1 1/2 cups)
dried onion (about a tablespoon)
celery seed (a few dashes)
salt/pepper (to taste)
garlic powder (about a teaspoon)
carrot (one large - chopped)
4 small potatoes (peeled and chopped)
3 cups of water
3 chicken bullion cubes
2 cups of milk
1/2 stick of butter
3 tablespoons of flour

Directions:
In a big pot add potatoes, ham, carrots, water, dried onion, garlic powder, celery seed, salt/pepper and bring to boil. Let boil for about 10 minutes (until the potatoes are tender). Next add the chicken cubes and stir to dissolve...turn pot down to a simmer. In another pot (small one) melt butter (med heat) then whisk in flour to make a thick paste....once it's thick add the milk slowly, while continuing to whisk. Bring heat up to a med high heat on the milk...and whisk until it starts to thicken. Once it's thick add the milk mixture to the potato soup. Stir together and let simmer for about 15 minutes...add any salt or pepper if needed for taste:-)

Serve with cheese and green onions on top...YUM!!!!!!!!