Giving away these cute Candy Jars. You can change the candy in them each holiday season. They are glued to the candle sticks they are on. They look just like the picture except minus the candy.
How do you win these jars? It is as simple as this....
1. Leave a comment with a ground beef recipes and you will be enter one time to win.
2. Leave a comment with a soup recipe. It's getting winter around here and who doesn't like a good soup recipe. Give me a soup recipe and you will be enter one time to win.
3. Leave me a comment with a crock pot recipe (any kind chicken, beef, soup, pork and etc) and you will be enter one time to win.
4. Also another way to win is to either post about this cooking blog on Facebook or on your family blog. Either leave me a link to your family blog, so I can see that you did this. Or just tell me that you facebooked or blogged about me.
If you do all of the above then your name will be entered 4 times to win. If you only do two then you will be entered twice and etc. You can choose which ones you want to do.
And just a side note. If you do leave a comment with a recipe please take a look at the other recipe that people have left and make sure it's not the same or similar.
I am excited to give away these candy jars and in return get me some new recipes to use. You have until Friday, November 11th at 8:00 pm Pacific time to enter.
This is the next crockpot recipe that I really want to try...thought I would share it with you. http://mmmcafe.blogspot.com/2010/01/honey-sauced-chicken.html
ReplyDeleteanother really fun idea...that I have heard about and think every person needs to know about is...http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/07/09/crock-pot-baked-potatoes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+skiptomyloublog+%28Skip+To+My+Lou%29. cooking baked potatoes in a crockpot!!!! YES it's true...it works and what a time saver.
Suzette!! Those are super cute!! I don't have lots of great recipes, but I love these sloppy joes:
ReplyDelete3 lbs hamburger
1 t salt
1 c chopped onion
1 c ketchup
1 can tomato soup
2 T vinegar
2 T Worcestershire sauce
2 T packed brown sugar
Brown hamburger with onion, then drain the grease. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10-20 minutes. serve over buns. MMMM!
and this is hands down my favorite soup recipe that I've tried so far (from Mel's Kitchen Cafe). By the way... the sloppy joe recipe came from JaNae :)
ReplyDeleteCream Cheese Chicken and Vegetable Soup
2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/2 cup diced carrots (about 2 regular carrots or a handful of baby carrots)
3 cups chicken broth
2-3 potatoes, peeled and finely diced (I like to leave the peels on red potatoes, if using them)
1 cup milk (1% is my milk of choice)
4 tablespoons flour
1 (8 oz. package) regular or light cream cheese
2-3 (about 1 pound) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot, melt the butter and add the onion, garlic, celery and carrots. Saute, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes, until the veggies are slightly tender and the onions are translucent. Add the chicken broth and potatoes. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. In a liquid measuring cup, vigorously whisk the flour and milk together until smooth. Whisk the mixture into the soup, stirring quickly, and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the soup begins to thicken slightly. Stir often to ensure the soup doesn’t burn. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave until it is very soft/melty. I usually place the unwrapped cream cheese on a plate and microwave it for one minute at 30% power. I like it really, really soft so it doesn’t leave lumps in the soup. Add the cream cheese to the soup in small tablespoon-size pieces. Let the pieces sit in the soup and warm through then whisk or stir the soup until the cream cheese melts and mixes in well. Add the cooked chicken and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
Love the jars!! Here is a super easy crock pot recipe. I call it salsa chicken.
ReplyDelete4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can corn
1 cup salsa
1 cup pinto beans
1 cup water
1 packet taco seasoning
chopped onions (as much as you want)
shredded cheese (as much as you want)
Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with Mexican rice if desired.
I just looked at your previous post and saw you had a recipe for salsa chicken! sorry! :D My version was a bit different. Yours looks good, too!
ReplyDeleteCheese and Bacon Potato Rounds
ReplyDelete(my kids call these "Potato Nachos")
4 baking potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 lb or so cooked hamburger
8 oz shredded cheese (cheddar)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
Toss potato slices with oil and place on cookie sheet. Cook at 400 degrees for 30 to 50 minutes, turning once. Top potatoes with hamburger, onion, and cheese and heat until cheese melts.
Slow Cooker Potato Soup
ReplyDelete6 slices of bacon, cooked
1 small/medium onion, chopped
2 cans chicken broth
5-6 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/2 cup flour
1 pint half and half
1 can evaporated milk
Cook bacon and set aside (refrigerate). Cook onion in a little bacon grease. Place onion in crock pot. Put potatoes on top and cover with chicken broth. If needed, add enough water to cover potatoes. Cook on low 6-7 hours, or high for about 4-5 hours. 1/2 hour before serving, use a potato masher to mash up about 1/4 of potatoes in soup. Whisk together half and half and flour then add to slow cooker. Pour in evaporated milk and add bacon that has been cut into pieces. After 1/2 hour it will be thick and yummy! Serve with shredded cheese on top and a hot loaf of bread.
Crock Pot Candy
ReplyDelete--bag of chocolate chips
--bag of mini marshmallows
--bag of chopped walnuts
--aluminum foil
The Directions:
--pour whole bag of chocolate chips into stoneware
--turn on high, set timer for 30 minutes to check
--stir chocolate after 30 min, re-set timer 15-30 minutes as needed.
prepare two cookie sheets with Release foil.
when chocolate is all melty, stir in a bunch of marshmallows. Mix with a big spoon and add chopped walnuts (or whatever nuts you prefer).
Remove stoneware from heating element.
Use two spoons and drop mounds of chocolate-marshmallow-nut onto the aluminum foil.
Place cookie sheets into the refrigerator to cool and harden.
Here is my soup recipe! We love White Chicken Chili at our house!!
ReplyDelete1/2 pound dried navy beans, picked over
1 large onion, chopped
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 cups Half & half
1 teaspoon Tabasco (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
two 4-ounce cans chopped mild green chilies, drained.
5 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves ( about 2 pounds), cooked & cut into 1/2 - inch pieces
1 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese ( about 6 ounces)
1/2 cup sour cream
In large kettle soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches overnight. Drain beans in a colander & return to kettle with cold water to cover by 2 inches. Cook beans until tender, about 1 hour & drain in colander.
In skillet cook onion in 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until softened.
In a 6-8 quart heavy kettle melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat & whisk in flour. Cook 'roux' whisking constantly, 3 minutes. Stir in onion & gradually add broth & half-and-half, whisking constantly. Bring mixture to a boil & simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in Chili powder, (Tobasco) cumin, salt, & pepper. Add beans, chilies, chicken, & Monterey Jack & cook mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, 20 minutes. Stir sour cream into chili.
Here is my crock pot recipe. It is our favorite dessert..it is very similar to Chili's molten chocolate lava cake.
ReplyDelete1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup water
2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups packaged brownie mix
1 sm. pkg. instant choc pudding mix
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
2 eggs, beaten
3 T. butter, melted
grease inside of crock pot. in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, water and cocoa powder; bring to a boil.
combine brownie mix, pudding, chocolate chips, eggs and butter in a medium bowl; stir until well blended. spread batter into prepared stoneware; pour boiling sugar mixture over batter. Cover cook on high for 1 1/2 hours.
turn off heat and let stand for 30 mins. Serve warm (we of course add a scoop of vanilla ice cream!)
and if you are serving a lot of people you can double the recipe! :) ENJOY!!
Here is my ground beef recipe. It is nothing fancy, but definitely a fave at our home!
ReplyDeleteNavajo taco's
bread:
6 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/8 cup baking powder
1/2 cup powdered milk
2-4 cups warm water
tacos:
2 lbs ground beef
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can black beans or pinto beans (we like black the best!)
mix flour, salt, baking powder, powdered milk and warm water. knead until very well mixed. let set for 30-60 minutes. roll out sections and fry in vegi oil until golden brown.
brown beef. add taco seasoning and beans. you can blend the stewed tomatoes to liquify them or you can add them right into the beef. put on fry bread and top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, sour cream, guacamole etc. :)