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Thursday, January 31, 2013

More Valentine's Printables (8x10)


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Here are some more printables I made for Valentine's Day .... as always, remember these are for your own personal use - You may not claim the image as your own, re-sell, or redistribute it.

I find it works best to download the printables you want and have them printed off at a place like Staples (or any place that does printing - Staples just happens to be convenient for me) ... it saves your ink and the prints are very good quality! I hope you enjoy! 

Just a note - all of these will fit an 8x10 frame. Click the link below the print you want!



All You Need Is Love





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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars


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I recently shared this over at Mom's Test Kitchen. I'm reposting it here for anyone who missed it. 

Today's recipe combines chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake - and satisfies two cravings at once! Using prepared cookie dough makes this a breeze to throw together, but feel free to substitute your favorite homemade dough in it's place!



Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
Yield: 16 servings

1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (or 2 cups of homemade cookie dough)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut the cookie dough in half. To make the crust, press half of the dough into the bottom of a greased 8-inch square baking pan. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until the mixture is smooth. Spread over the crust. Crumble the remaining cookie dough over the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center tests clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate any leftovers.


It doesn't get much easier or better than that!

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

All my Bloggy Friends #31


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Thank you to everyone who linked up last week!

The 3 most viewed links last week were:

Source: Crazy For Crockin'. Please visit the website provided under the picture and link from the original site!  Thank you!

Cool Whip Cookies from Crazy For Crockin'

Source: Sew Much Crafting. Please visit the website provided under the picture and link from the original site!  Thank you!

Meal Plan Monday's from Sew Much Crafting

Source: The First Year Blog. Please visit the website provided under the picture and link from the original site!  Thank you!

Chevron Print (The Easy Way) from The First Year Blog

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Liebster Award


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Have I ever told y'all that having bloggy friends is wonderful?! Ana from Carpe Diem passed this Liebster Blog Award onto me. I love these awards :) I appreciate this Ana! Thank you so much!


-      Answer the 11 questions posed by the person who nominated you
-       Give 11 facts about yourself
-       Nominate 11 other bloggers for the award
-       Post 11 questions for your nominees to answer
-       Tell them you have tagged them and pay it forward

Ana asked that we answer the same questions she answered ... so here it goes!
  
1. Happiest moment of your life?

I have had many happy moments .... it's very hard to narrow it down to just one. I will go with the day I met my husband. As cliche as it is, I knew that very first day, that he was "the one". Aside from accepting Jesus as my Savior, marrying him truly was the best decision I have ever made. I love that man bunches and cannot (and do not want to) imagine my life without him! 

2. Which season of the year you love the most?

Spring – I love watching everything turn green again :)

3. Veg or non-veg food?

Non-veg. My folks were from the Midwest. That means lots of pork and beef! We ate a "meat and potatoes diet" growing up. I have tried incorporating more vegan meals into my family's diet though - at least once a week!

4. Your most favorite color?

Green! Although, I love most earth tones .... greens, browns and blues.

5. Which movie star you would like to date?

Oddly enough, I've never really wanted to date any movie star. When I was a teenager, I had a huge crush on George Strait though. My friends and I even chased down his tour bus, got to meet him and got his autograph. ;) True story!

6. Your favorite one-liner?

Note to self .... or I didn't get the memo

7. Any new thing/craft you want to learn this year?

Hmmmmm ....... maybe a little more of the blogging stuff ... that does count, right?!

8. Coffee or Tea?

I can't choose! I drink both .... and I drink both hot or cold! I don't believe in limiting my choices lol

9. Coke or Pepsi?

I'm not really a soda drinker .... I prefer Sweet Tea with no lemon. If I go somewhere that has really bad sweet tea (in other words , they offer me sugar packets for my unsweet tea - aka "chunky tea"), I usually order Dr. Pepper ;)

10. Your favorite holiday destination?

My favorite place to visit is St. Augustine, Florida. I absolutely love the history and all of the old buildings! I have many good memories there :)

11. You were obedient as a child or a rebel?

Obedient, as far as I am concerned. True rebel, by my family's opinion!

Now my 11 random facts .....

1. I'm right-handed

2. I absolutely, positively do not like the cold or snow. I don't know how y'all Northerner's do it .... and I will never understand why some of y'all actually like it?!

3. I have a slight addiction to Google. Google is my bff. I Google everything!! (I know a few bloggers who can confirm this random fact lol)

4. I believe I am a very open-minded person. I believe people are entitled to their own opinions and I also believe we can all still get along :)

5. I have a class-B CDL .... and I love driving those big vehicles!

6. I hate wearing shoes ..... or socks. Period.

7. I once had a woman offer me $200 to cut my hair and sell it to her. I was 18 or 19 year old and a little freaked out ... I told her "no, thanks".

8. I love listening to the rain ....... and I love the smell of the air right after it rains.

9. I dream big ..... and I believe anything is possible with God. I also believe I have been blessed way more than I deserve. I am amazed, and continue to be amazed, at His grace, mercy and unconditional love.

10. I don't know if anyone else ever does this ..... but it seems like I notice the clock at certain times .... like 1:11 .... 2:22 ... 3:33 ..... 9:11 .... 12:34. Does anyone else do this .... all the time?!

11. I go blank trying to come up with 11 random things. You wouldn't think it would be that difficult, but for me, it is!

I love finding new blogs to read and all of my nominees are blogs that I have been following for less than one month. Here are the 11 blogs I am nominating ... in no particular order .....


My 11 questions for them to answer:

1. Why did you start blogging?

2. What is your favorite meal?

3. Favorite vacation place?

4. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when "you grew up"?

5. What's one thing that other people do that drives you nuts?

6. Do you think you are like your mother?

7. What's your favorite color?

8. Do you have any odd habits?

9. If money were no object, what is the first thing you'd want to do?

10. If you could have dinner with anyone - past or present - who would you like to have dinner with?

11. How many states have you stepped foot in?

There you have it :) Thank you again Ana! Be sure to stop by and check out some of these blogs I've just discovered!

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Menu Plan Monday {1-28-13}


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Here's what we're having at our house this week:

Brian - (B) Ham and Egg Burritos (L) Chicken Sandwich

Monday - (B) Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal or Smoothies, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Chef Salad, Rolls

Tuesday - (B) Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal or Smoothies, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Chicken Buns, Pasta Salad

Wednesday - (B) Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal or Smoothies, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Broccoli and Cheese Soup in Bread Bowls

Thursday - (B) Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal or Smoothies, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Rouladen with Gravy, Spaetzle, Corn, Rolls

Friday - (B) Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal or Smoothies, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Pesto Chicken Spinach Pizza

Saturday - (B) Breakfast out
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Pancakes, Sausage Links, Fruit

Sunday - (B) Cinnamon Rolls, Fruit
     (L) Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese or Tortilla Pizzas
     (D) Salisbury Steaks with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Biscuits


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Let's Get Social #5


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Welcome to Let's Get Social Sunday!

This party is for bloggers who wish to make new friends and gain new followers. It is also an opportunity to link up all your social media sites to gain more followers for blogging opportunities and it increases traffic to all your sites.

Please:)

(1) Follow your hosts and co-hosts in as many ways as possible




and



Evelyn @ My Turn for us
and



 Jen @ Finding Momtopia
and


Tonya @ Momma's Sunshine

(the first three to four links links in each category)

(2) Grab our button and share it on your blog

(3) Let us know if you followed in the comments, so we can return the follows!

(4) Find some new blogs to follow and let 'em know you found them from the Let's Get Social Sunday party. 


*Just a note - If you would like to co-host, we are accepting spots in the future for co-hosts. Please, email Evelyn or Jamie and we will send you the information on scheduling. :)

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Weekend Round-Up {1-26-13}


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This week on Facebook, I reached 2,500 fans and had a "Some Like It Hot" party to celebrate. I asked my bloggy friends to share some of their favorite summer dish or anything hot or spicy! I made a Pinterest board specifically for the party and if you're interested, you can find it HERE. Throughout the week, we also played that old childhood game of "Would You Rather", we told some of the things we've always wanted to try, but never have, noted what food comes to mind when you think of "stinky food", shared some of our favorite food combos and truthfully answered when was the last time we cleaned our refrigerators! My bloggy friends also shared how you know you're a food blogger! How many of these comments can you relate to? You can join us on Facebook every Monday-Friday at 3:30 PM EST for our Random Question of the Day. 


My bloggy buddy, Evelyn from My Turn For Us and I, hosted Let's Get Social Sunday #4. If you're looking to find new blogs to read or gain new followers, be sure to stop by this Sunday to join us - the party starts at 6 AM EST.

This week's Menu Plan Monday consisted of a few Mexican themed dishes. I am trying really hard to not let it happen again this week. Although I love it, I think my family wants something else. LOL. I am trying to be a little more fair and think of them too. ;)


This week's All My Bloggy Friends #30 is still live. If you have a post you'd like to share, be sure to stop by and link up! The party closes at 11:59 PM EST. It's also a great place to find inspiration so stop by and check out the links!


Wednesday, I was a guest post over at LeMoine Family Kitchen. I shared these Butterfinger Pudding Cookies.


With Valentine's Day just around the corner, you know I would have some Valentine's Printables for you! Pick your favorites and print them off!


These Homemade Mexi-Melts posted yesterday. They're better than the fast-food place and just as easy!

Five things I pinned this week:
   How to add a "Pin-It" mouse-over button to your blog photos from Kevin and Amanda
   Cajun Chicken Alfredo from Cajun Delights
   Chocolate Overload Brownies from Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate
   Creamy Spinach & Sausage Pasta from Budget Bytes
   Italian Herbs & Cheese Flatbread from Couponing and Cooking

Most pinned post this week: Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Most popular post this week: Kit-Kat Cake

Biggest referring site this week: Google

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Friday, January 25, 2013

Homemade Mexi-Melts


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This post shouldn't come as a surprise to any of y'all who have been following along. Many of you know that I have had Mexican food on the brain ... and it continues today with these Homemade Mexi-Melts. They're easy enough for weeknights ... and super flavorful!


Homemade Mexi-Melts
Printable recipe
Yield: 4-6 servings

1-1½ lb. ground beef
1 recipe Homemade Taco Seasoning or 1 pkg. store-bought taco seasoning
⅔ cup water
1 recipe Pico de Gallo
1-1½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Small tortillas

Brown and crumble beef over medium-high heat and cook until beef is no longer pink. Drain, if necessary. Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until desired consistency is reached. Top tortillas with the beef mixture. Add Pico de Gallo. Top with cheese. *(see note) Microwave on HIGH power for 20 seconds or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot.

*You can place the topped tortillas on a baking sheet and bake in a 400°F oven for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese melts.

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