2.02.2011

Blog Challenge - a place you'd like to go!


Day 2- On the wings of Love/(Bachelor theme song)Jeffrey Osborne - blog about a place you'd love to visit!
Although I've already been on a 7 day tour of Italy, I would totally LOVE to go again! This time, I would spend more time soaking in the culture! It's a fabulous place if you haven't been! There is so much to see and do.

If I could go somewhere new it would be a cruise to Alaska!! I would LOVE to see Denali National park, go whale watching, tour the quaint towns and see the aurora borealis first hand! Have you been? Got any suggestions?

Breath taking!

1.30.2011

Trouble!

If you followed me before you have to follow me again due to the address change. There is no way around it! So, delete the old me, follow the new me.

www.Ihearthicks.blogspot.com

Olive You-Blog Challenge!

Get ready! I created a song lyric blog challenge leading up to Valentine's Day! Each song title has to do with love in some form or fashion-old and new! You don't have to be married to play along! Starting February 2nd I will blog about each song title. You can too! Awww...come on, it will be fun!

February 2nd- On the wings of Love/(Bachelor theme song)Jeffrey Osborne
- blog about a place you'd love to visit!
February 4- Amazed/Lonestar
-blog about a product you can't live without!

February 6- Kiss from a Rose/Seal
-blog about your favorite flower!

February 8- I'm not a player I just crush a lot/Big Pun
- blog about your celeb crush..or crushes!

February 10- One Sweet Day/Mariah Carey
- blog about your favorite sweet recipe!

February 12- I had the time of my life/(Dirty Dancing) Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
-blog about your favorite memory with your significant other!

February 14- blog about your wedding day/dance song!

XOXO
*** Let me know if you play along so I can read yours too! ***

Recipes we liked!

Last week I posted a few recipes I was going to try and here are 2 that we liked the best!
Chicken pot pie
3 chicken breasts
1 large can of VEG-Al (unless you want to make your own lima beans, corn, celery, etc.)
1 package of roll out dough (for the top/bottom)
1 egg
1 small can of Cream of Potato Soup

While your following the directions cooking your chicken breast roll out your 1st dough and press it into a sprayed 9 inch pie pan. Crack the egg and use the yolk to "glaze" the pie dough so the veggies don't make the bottom soggy and it helps keep the pie shape while serving.
In a bowl pour the Veg-Al, cream of potato and stir. Once your chicken is done you will either dice or shred your chicken and add it to the bowl mixture. Of course you can salt/pepper to taste at this point. When you like the consistency, pour ingredients into the pie pan.
Use the 2nd dough to place over the entire dish using a fork to press the top and bottom layers together. Slice 5 slits in the dough just like you would a pie.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes
We loved this meal and it is SO easy!


Crock pot BBQ honey pork
3 lb. boneless pork roast
1 bottle of barbecue sauce (your favorite kind)
3/4 cup honey
Salt/Pepper to taste
Rice of choice

Place pork roast in the crock pot. Pour the bottle of barbecue sauce and honey in. NOTE- you need to cover your roast. Then, salt and pepper to taste. I cooked ours on high for 4 hours due to time constraints. However, I bet you could cook yours on low for 8 hours while at work. We just don't trust the crock pot.

Then, serve over rice. It really made the rice taste good. While we liked this meal, we couldn't help but think what could we add to it? One of the websites said carrots, but I actually did that and we picked out all the carrots. So, if you have a suggestion let me know.

Got a 5 ingredient recipe or less that your family enjoys? Share!



1.28.2011

TGIF


TGIF! Check out the blinged-out laptop!
I wish my weekend plans involved fist pumping of any sort. Sadly, it's a low key work weekend around here! Pizza and Redbox tonight! Enjoy your weekend!

1.23.2011

5 Ingredients or Less Dinner Week!

I'm really excited about dinner this week! I really love cooking and working with meat. ( I am not a fan of baking for some reason) Each of these recipes involves 5 or less easy ingredients!
In no particular order this is our menu:
Crock pot Caribbean Honey BBQ Pork Tenderloin over rice
(this has been simmering all day)
Jumbo Shrimp and veggie kabobs with rice
(I try to use the same sides so things don't go to waste)
Home made chicken pot pie
(the kind that you make and roll your own crust-- I'm excited)
Jumbo stuffed Italian (Turkey) shells and garlic bread (this has more than 5 ingredients) -click link to take you directly my recipe
(we eat this all the time and everyone who tries it, loves it)
These foods will probably last 2 nights each or make for great lunch left overs! I will post the recipes later because I alter them to our liking.