Nacho Cheese Sauce

I was craving nacho cheese and tortilla chips. I didn't have any so I looked around the kitchen to make something similiar that would ease my craving.

1 can of cheddar cheese soup
1/2 brick of cream cheese
a little cayenne pepper
a little taco seasoning

melt this on a stovetop til heated and smooth then add 1/3 cup of salsa

This tasted way better than the store bought nacho cheese. I ended up eating it with Ritz Crackers because that's all I had  :(    And no I am not pregnant :)

okaaay, off to the gym, ENJOY

whats cooking

Hershey's Chocolate Cake

Hershey's Chocolate Cake

2 c sugar
1 3/4 flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c milk
1/2 vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c boiling water

Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 9 in round cake pans. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on med. speed 2 mins. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans. Bake 350 for 30 mins.

tasty tuesday
fat camp friday

Recipes From Blog Land

I want to start posting recipes that I tried from other bloggers and loved. My kids really loved this if you couldn't tell lol.

Brown Butter Toffee Blondies

We omitted the nuts. Because none of us are nuts for nuts in our desserts, maybe we are nuts?

30 Meals in One Day Review + Giveaway

I have always wanted to do freezer cooking but it can be so intimidating! I have so many kids, and they need me, and they run in and out of kitchen. I couldn't imagine spending a day making a bunch of freezer meals.

30 Meals In One Day is a great system to get your freezer packed full of healthy meals that your family will actually eat.

It's not intimidating at all. I didn't make 30 meals today but I did make 3 meals, and honestly could have easily kept going. The recipes are so easy to assemble and do not take alot of ingredients or prep time. I made 3 recipes and it was so easy I don't even feel like I spent a bunch of time in the kitchen.

Today I made

Chicken Cacciatore
California Dip Meatloaf
Cola Chicken

The cookbook is easy to read and thoroughly explains freezer cooking and gives specific directions for each recipe. You do not need to be some master freezer chef who already knows how to do everything to prepare these meals. All the leg work is done for you, you just have to follow easy to read directions

The website offers cookbooks, recipe software and labels

If you would like to try some of the recipes CLICK HERE

I received the Dinner Is Ready Cookbook, but you can also purchase Lunch Is Ready and On The Side. I hope they add more cookbooks. I'm interested in purchasing all of them.

THE GIVEAWAY

You can win a Dinner Is Ready book and software combo. The full retail price is $40, and is sold online for $32 at website. If you were to purchase the set before the giveaway is over, and just so happen to win, your order will be refunded (or you can choose another set). If you go to the website and order the full set (all 3 cookbooks and 3-in-1 Software) before the winner is announced, you will be refunded $60!

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Hazelnut Mocha Frappe's (like McD's)

When McDonalds ran a sale offering their small frappes for a dollar I treated my kids to them.

Then the sale went off and my kids still wanted them.

So I scoured the net and got some ideas and here is what I came up with. I don't measure because I'm a throw things in the blender kinda gal.

milk
ice cubes
vanilla ice cream
instant coffee granules
nutella
a little chocolate syrup

whip on high in your blender

chocolate syrup and whipped cream as garnish.

Voila, taste just like frappe's you buy at restaurants for $3-4. Add more instant coffee for stronger coffee taste or less coffee for a lighter more milkshake taste.


delectable tuesday
tuesdays at the table
tempt my tummy
this chick cooks
prairie story
full plate thursday

Garage Sale Finds

2 cookbooks $1 each

a pair of earrings .50 cents (I bought the matching necklace for $1.50 but baby broke it lol)

Tropical Traditions Winner Is

4Given

congrats :)