Cookie Crisp Oreo Brownies

Well, the only thing I suck worse at than blogging is daily picture challenges, huh?

Anyway...

I have a recipe!  Sorta.  It's just mostly already made stuff thrown together with brownie mix.  But, it was yummy!

Cookie Crisp Oreo Brownies

30 Day Photo Challenge

*DAY TWO*

Smile

My three babies

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Chili Mac!

One of my favorite things to make in the crock pot is my chili.  HOWEVER, the kids requested since I was making it, that I make chili mac instead.

I slept in a lot later than I wanted this morning and then planted my ass in the chair and didn't move until almost 3PM.  It was liberating.

Since I knew I would not have 4 hours to cook the chili in the crock, I decided to just make it on the stove top and let it simmer on there for a couple hours.  Adjusting this recipe for the crock is easy.  Just put it in the crock pot and cook it on low for 4 hours.  Done.  That's the only difference.

Anyway....

CHILI MAC!

30 Day Photo Challange

I'm going to do THIS!

*DAY ONE*

Your Favorite Food

California Roll w/Spicy Mayo, Vanilla Coke

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Garlic & Dill Skin On Mashed Potatoes

I made deli turkey in the crock pot tonight.  I had the deli cut me up some overpriced turkey at a 4 and threw it in the crock pot with a large jar of turkey gravy and let it simmer on low for about 3 hours.  I had planned on making stuffing and corn, but the kids wanted mashed potatoes.  I wanted something with a little more flavor than that so I decided on this...

Garlic & Dill Skin On Mashed Potatoes

Book Snobbery

I just finished reading James Patterson's "ZOO".

It's a lil'diddy about the end of the world as we know it...

It kept my attention, I actually said the words "...the fuck?" out loud at one point.  All and all I guess it was a good book.  But, I don't really know how I feel about the ending.  I mean, I get it.  But, I still don't know how I feel about it.  Most of the books I've read lately have sucked me in so much that when I'm finished, I feel empty and alone.  This book left me feeling helpless and hopeless and awaiting my impending demise.

**********STOP READING NOW!**********

**********I AM ABOUT TO COMPLETELY RUIN THE BOOK FOR YOU**********

Crock Pot Potato Soup w/Drop Dumplings

OK.  So.  My grandma makes the best homemade potato soup in the history of the world.  Seriously, Panera has nothing on that old lady.  She spends half the year in California though, so that means I would have to wait until NEXT May, at least, to enjoy a bowl.

Or....

I can make it myself in the crock!!

CROCK POT POTATO SOUP

I need this...

In pink.

Mexican Meatloaf...

So, a few nights ago, we were trying to decide on what to make for dinner.  Half of us wanted tacos, the other half meatloaf.

What was compromised ended up being a beautiful marriage of both that turned out far better than imagined.

Mexican Meatloaf with Black Bean, Tomato and Corn Sauce, 

Corn and Mexican Mac n Cheese

Meal Plan / Grocery List 10-21/10-27

Alright.  Gonna start doing this on here, I think.  Here is our meal plan and my grocery list for the week of 10-21/10-27.  Basically, I take recipes I find on Pinterest and make them easier.  I work full time, I don't have time to make shit from scratch.  Live with it.  I also just realized we are gonna be eating a lot of hamburger that week.  Ooh well.  I got 3 kids that like different things on different days and I tried to stick with things I know they will eat.  

I will also be taking pictures and posting them, especially for my steak and black bean chili recipe for that Saturday.  We are having friends over that evening.  Gonna get the fire pit going and I'm making the hot dogs and chili.  Everyone else is bring a dish.  Looking forward to that.  Not looking forward to the 39 degree weather predicted for that evening, but, gotta take the good with the bad, I suppose.

Anyway.  Here ya go...

Hermphhh...

There’s part of me that’s like:

You should really post on your blog, you're just so darn entertaining, and you would feel such a great sense of accomplishment....

But then there’s this other part of me that’s like:

No.

They both make such good arguments.

05.13.12

Mmmk...

Slowly but surely getting this how I want it.  Heading to bed now though.  Gotta work at another office tomorrow allllll day.  Then back at mine on Friday and Saturday.  Then, TWO DAYS OFF IN A ROW!!!!  Work one day AND THEN OFF ANOTHER!!!  I won't know what to do with myself!!  wOOt