Saturday, May 4, 2013

Crock Pot Baked Potatoes- Easy Meal- So Easy!

Love this meal, it is the easiest meal ever! I made this Thursday night.
Look at these potatoes-

Before you freak out and swear you will never eat at my house. After the CAT was done looking at the potatoes, I washed down the counter and washed the potatoes. We are still working on manners and I guess he just had to see the potatoes.

Yes I used the crockpot liner.

Wash and dry the potatoes and toss them in there. No water.
Cook on low all day and they are done when you are ready to eat dinner....

We usually top them with ham, I found this great already cut up ham at crest the other day. Love it. It was good and easy!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Hashbrown Casserole for the Crock Pot

Tuesday was a crazy day. My car broke down, so I got a little upset. Wes was nice enough to take us out to dinner at Don's Alley. Rhi LOVED her cheeseburger! She doesnt like much so this was a huge surprise.

Wednesday since I have no car, I was able to do some cooking. Trying a new recipe- yes everyone hide. These might work better if I would follow the recipe and not add what I wanted to it. I will give you my recipe of what I did, then I will give you the recipe of what they wanted me to do. Big Thank You to Terri for sharing this with me.

Hey mine turned out great! The only downside to it- there was too much for just 2 people and I dont think it will make good left overs.
Wes' reaction was funny. He asked what was for dinner and I responded a new meal...  Goaning...   where is it??  What is it??  Told Rhi, your mother just cant help it.  Then he tasted it and said it was good!!!  

Hashbrown Casserole for the Crock Pot-
1- 28 oz bag of Potatoes O'Brien (cause I wanted onions and peppers)
12 eggs
1 Cup of Milk
1 T ground mustard
Leftover Bacon
Salt and Pepper
1 lb of shredded cheese

Directions-
Spray Crock pot and place potatoes evenly in the crock pot. You know I used my slow cooker bags.



Ok fine I spilled some
Crack eggs in a large bowl, mix well and slowly with a wisk
Add milk and ground mustard, salt and pepper. Stir
Put the bacon on top of the potatoes
Put cheese on top of that
Mix it up
Pour the egg mixture over everything.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Then you get-

The original recipe that I started with goes like this, if you want to try it the other way. 
Breakfast casserole in the crock pot! Cooks while you sleep! Sounds perfect for a Sunday morning and great for company!
Ingredients:
1 bag 26 oz. frozen hash browns
12 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon ground mustard
1 16 oz. roll sausage
Salt and pepper
16 oz. bag shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Spray crock pot and evenly spread hash browns at the bottom.
Crack 12 eggs in a large bowl.
Mix well (and slowly) using a whisk.
Add the milk.
Go ahead and sprinkle in the ground mustard. This might sound like a weird ingredient, but I've come to love (and use) this in most of my recipes.
Add plenty of salt.......and lots of fresh pepper. Mix well and set aside.
Cook the sausage on high heat, drain and set aside.
Add sausage on top of hash browns.
Is this enough cheese? Maybe? Probably. Throw the whole big bag in there.
Mix it up well. Or good, depending on where you're from.
Pour the egg mixture over everything in the crock pot. Using a wood spoon, even everything out so it's spread evenly.
Turn the crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. If you sleep more than that and lack the discipline to get up just to turn off the crock pot (like myself), feel free to make this the day before and keep it on warm all night. That works really well in our house. Now go wash your face, watch some E!, and get in bed. Go ahead and close your eyes, and fall asleep












Monday, April 29, 2013

Monday- I am getting better at left overs! Sloppy Joes

Tonight we had sloppy joes and I used the left over hamburger meat!
Put some french fries on a baking sheet and it was an easy meal. Wonderful since I am very tired tonight for some reason.



Tacos and Bennie Wennies and Pizza!


Friday night we had Tyler's favorite meal! Tacos. I made some cheese dip that we ate all of, that doesnt happen to often. I forgot the flour tortillas so there where no burritos.  I didnt think of taking pictures but will next time.

Saturday- It was a friend of mines birthday so I made more cheese dip and 2 crock pots of Bennie Weenies. I make my bennie wennies with little smokies, pork and beans, a little liquid smoke, some bbq sauce, and a little brown sugar. Mix it all up and then put it on low and you are good to go!

Sunday- we where at the track- Top Slots. I was so tired I forgot to pack the sandwich stuff so we ordered pizza. It was ok but the more we eat at home the less we like to eat out.

BBQ Slow Cooker Chicken


Crock pot BBQ chicken...


4-6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breast
1 bottle BBQ sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2-1 tsp garlic powder
you can put the chicken in the crock pot frozen
Cook on low 4-6 hours.

A friend of mine sent this to me. Thank you Cheri! She tried it and her family liked it. I tried it last night and Wes really liked it! He hates the Crock pot so this is a big win! The CAT was very interested in me making it, but he didnt like it after I cooked it. I dont think he likes BBQ sauce. I like it to, very very easy to make and something different!
It has been put in the keeper pile.
All my stuff 
Chicken in the crockpot- I tell you the liners save me!
 I love that blender thing, glad my declutter mission helped me find it!
 It really is yummy
 Looks a little scary in the crockpot!
 I did make Wes try it first but it was GOOD!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Dons Alley and Breakfast

Tuesday, Wes was sweet and took me out to dinner because he knew I didnt feel good.
The Cat and I fought all day...  You could just see it on his face he was in a bad mood. His fun thing for the day was to hide places and try to jump out and kill me.
He is telling Tyler here how mean I am, and how sweet he is.....  NOT
Wes took me to Dons Alley in Del City. I havent eaten there in about 10 years. Wow, I think it is one of my new favorite restaurants! I am very picky about restaurants, so this is a treat. The place smelled good walking in. Cute and clean. The server was great. It is home style cooking a big plus in my book. The price was reasonable for what we ordered. I LOVED my terr. chicken. It is always hit and miss at places- I am happy to find a place that can cook it correctly.

Wednesday was breakfast night. I bought the wrong gravy mix. The minute Rhi and I took a bite out of it, we spit it back out. We dont like sausage gravy! I had to make some from scratch but it all turned out fine. Biscuits and gravy and sausage cooked in bbq sauce. Breakfast is still our happy meal of the week.

Tomorrow I am trying a new slow cooker meal. We will see how I do with it!

Monday, April 22, 2013

Sandwiches, Freezer Meal, Bread and Rhi Brownies!

I got to spend a rare day at home on Sunday so it was sandwiches and canned soup day. The family is noticing a difference in eating at home. On the way to the slot car track, Top Slots, they stopped and got fast food. They both didnt feel good for the rest of the night. Rhi has been helping a lot when I am in the kitchen. I hope we have enough time to make Brownies tomorrow! 

He wants to know whats up with the food??


Monday- I am doing a store bought freezer meal for tonight- Chicken and Vegetable rice bake from Stouffer's. 




Also bread from the bread machine. I love that you put it in like this- 
And it comes out like this-




We did have time to make the brownies! Stir Rhi Stir!


I use my as seen on TV brownie pan. Yes it does work and I LOVE as see on TV!
Of course I know where you can get one!





Great Job Rhi!!!!