Meal Plan for the Week!

 

 

Monday : Leftovers

Tuesday : Meatloaf with Green Beans & potatoes

Wednesday : Chicken wings with rice & beans

Thursday : Tacos

Friday : Chicken Thighs with corn & pasta

Saturday : Christmas dinner

Sunday : Christmas dinner x2

 



 

                        

Mexican Chicken

This is such an easy recipe and most of the family likes it!!   This is definitely a make ahead recipe.  You can always cook your chicken the night before then all you have to do is mix it together.

Pre Heat oven to 375

3 Chicken Breast (cooked and shredded)
2 cans of Rotel
1 can of corn
shredded cheese (however much you want to use) I use a cup mixed and a cup on top
1 can of cream of chicken
1 onion diced
Crush up a few handfuls of tortilla chips

mix everything together and put in a 9x13 casserole dish
crumble more chips and add more shredded cheese to the top and bake for 30 minutes

enjoy!!  If you make this let me know how you liked it and if you put your own spin on it.  This recipe was one I acquired from a coworker who cook could cook like no other!!  I like to call her Betty "Crocker" Abbey.  She can cook and bake so many things.  My very first pumpkin pie that I actually liked was hers. She added cream cheese to hers and it was so good I have never had pumpkin pie since!  We had some awesome meals at work and I learned a lot of neat recipes that my family still enjoys.

Now time to work a little while I enjoy my cup of coffee on this cold day. One of many perks of my job is that I work from home!  We had sleet, freezing rain and snow last night. I can handle snow any day but this ice is for the birds.

Chicken Fajitas

This is a simple simple meal to make! 


Ingredients:

1 Tb chili powder
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
few splashes of hot sauce (optional)
chicken breast
peppers
onions

season chicken place in crockpot on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours depends on how big your chicken breast are. Take chicken out and shred it with a fork or your mixer and put back in the crock pot with veggies about an hour before you are ready to eat.   I wait till about an hour left to throw my veggies in so that they are not soggy.  This time I am going to try zucchini with it I will let you know if that is a yeah or no!! 

Quick easy and no mess really and that is my favorite thing not a ton of dishes lol

try it let me know what you think you can make it even easier clean up by using the slow cooker liners!!  I do repeat to take chicken out to shred if you try to shred it with the mixer in the crockpot it will suck the liner up too then well why use the liner because now your crockpot is dirty!!  Trust me it has been tried and proven to be a bad result by not taking the chicken out lol

Customer Service Call

Let me just start off by saying I am a nice person but holy moly trying to get ahold of a representative is like pulling teeth no wait pulling teeth is probably easier!!!  I made an order online with JC Penney and It is not showing up but has gone thru my account and I should of already received it so I decided to call and check about it.

First number I call is about a joke they are trying to sell so many things to you.  Let's see I called to talk about my clothing order and I was offered a vacation to Disney, a new phone service ( had no idea they sold plans for phone), Direct Tv was an offer, Several different rebates which I am sure if I had pressed the button for one I would have had to take out a credit card or purchased so much for it, State Farm Insurance was an offer well I guess I should of taken out shipping insurance with them since my package has yet to arrive!!  Last but not least if you are looking to find your true love on Singles.com you can just call JC Penney!!!!  Yep that was my favorite lol and you have to listen to each offer twice then hit the # button to skip after all that you get to you need to call a different number for you area and please have a pen ready to write down the number!

Second number is all talking they want you to speak your answer which is fine.  I get thru 3 prompts then it ask me for my city and state yep apparently Potosi is not recognizable I said it 8 times they would ask city and state then just city by this time I am yelling it, then saying it so slow and nothing they still can not recognize it.  I ask to speak to representative and it says we can not help you at this time please call back later and hangs up on me!  Hangs up seriously!!!  I am steaming by now they have no idea they are speaking to a hormonal pregnant woman who is not happy that I have paid for nothing at the moment!!

Third number I am on hold with it took a lot of digging to find it so I call it and I go thru so many prompts and now I am on hold my wait time is 30 minutes!!! lol  30 Minutes later I spoke to a representative who found my order and says it should be here today!!  I had ordered as a guest instead of logging in to my account.  Which I do remember that day having issues with their site I had to add my items to my bag three times because it kept throwing me out of the system or locking up so that is a possibility of me not being logged in.  So If you want entertainment just call the customer service number for Pennies and have fun or not!!   

Taco Soup

This is Paula Deens Recipe and I have tweaked it a little.

Ingredients

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  2 pounds ground beef
• 2 cups diced onions
• 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans pinto beans
• 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can pink kidney beans
• 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes ( I omit)
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can tomatoes with chiles
• 2 (4 1/2-ounce) cans diced green chile ( I omit)
• 1 (4.6-ounce) can black olives, drained and sliced, optional ( I omit)
• 1/2 cup green olives, sliced, optional ( I omit)
• 1 (1 1/4-ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (1-ounce) package ranch salad dressing mix (yep you read that right)
• Corn chips, for serving
• Sour cream, for garnish
• Grated cheese, for garnish
• Chopped green onions, for garnish
• Pickled jalapenos, for garnish

I do not add 2 cups of onions I only add a small onion because seriously that many onions and your family members will be smelling you from the other side ( of the table that is ha ha)

Directions

• Brown the ground beef and onions in a large skillet; drain the excess fat, then transfer the browned beef and onions to a large slow cooker or a stockpot. Add the beans, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, black olives, green olives, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix, and cook in a slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours or simmer over low heat for about 1 hour in a pot on the stove. To serve, place a few corn chips in each bowl and ladle soup over them. Top with sour cream, cheese, green onions and jalapenos.

Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen

Meals for the week!!

Our Big News

So last Halloween I was being wheeled into emergency surgery on my small intestines that was a big shocker.  It is so funny how surgery can change your life.  Here this year I was making it thru my anniversary and just fighting a funk I was in.  I was having night sweats, moody, and then the tired all the time and breast sore. At first I thought I was going thru Pre Menopause but then I went to the Doctor because the symptoms were leaning towards something else!

gfffffffffffffffffghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg ( my ghost writer at work)

On Halloween this year my doctor delivered news that I never in a million years thought I would hear again I mean after all Reganne is 8!!  She told me "Your Pregnant"!  I was in shock!  We
have had some complications since with trying to miscarry but I was put on Progesterone and so far we are doing good!  Week 13!  I am so forgetful and those that know me I was already before lol.  Not being able to workout has really thrown me for a loop as well.  I have been dedicated to working out for almost 2 years so being told not to was hard.  Now I am back in the boat I was in 2 years ago getting started which is the hardest!

Now getting back into it and trying to get my eating back to healthy is a battle but It will be won.  I found out that I am diabetic so this is another bump in the road.  So for now I think we are just treating me with the right foods and no meds.  I have to go do the 3 hour test blah!  I will get back to posting my meal plans and recipes for everyone I have people messaging me and asking when I am out and about so no need to fret I will get back at it.  I have been dealing with the nausea with this one so we have ate out quite a bit but now I have planned out meals for weeks so no excuses to eat out.  Crockpot is my best friend.  Even for stay at home moms.  I know I always thought when I worked oh stay at home moms are so lucky they can prepare this amazing meal for their family but you know what we run out of time as well. 

I find myself excited on crockpot days lol and I still find myself behind on laundry and cleaning.  Running a business and juggling the family definitely has its perks but it also can be overwhelming. I struggle with do I work or fold laundry now and so on.  But I can tell you this regardless if I get all the chores done I am still there for my kids and husband everyday which is so amazing.  We may be chaotic at times but I love our family.  Our expanding family that is.  I tend to get off subject sometimes just ignore my rambling.  The girls are so excited for the new baby.  Reganne cried when we told her no not tears of jealousy or mad tears but happy. She is excited to be getting another sibling.  I personally am fine with another girl.  I kinda know a little bit about them but as long as the baby is healthy that is all that matters.