Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Today's Special: Chicken Noodle Casserole (Old School)

Today's lunch was brought to me courtesy of yesterday's lunch. Yesterday I baked two big breasts of chicken with brown rice and broccoli. Healthy? Yes. Yummy? You bet.

However, I only ate the one chicken boobie and the other one was cubed and baked into this tasty delight I took this Tuna Noodle Casserole (for real) recipe and modified it (Click on picture to view recipe) First of all, I halved the recipe. I only had one can of cream of mushroom soup and seriously, how much chicken noodle casserole can you eat? I didn't have peas, so I used corn and green beans. I threw in the left-over chicken tata, tiny bit of melted butter and some egg noodles. Mixed it all together and baked it. (Ah, you can see my cute napkin holder that my PaPa made and painted for me.)

I topped it with a little shredded cheese instead of bread crumbs. (I didn't have those either.) Oops. Forgot to add the milk. Oh well. It was still really good without it, but the extra creaminess would have been nice. This yummy comfort dish was so much better than the burger and fries I may have gotten in lieu of. Sometimes it sucks being a girl if you know what I mean, but then it's ok when I remember I can cook up something wicked awesome to eat!!!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009

Shoulder Pad Sunday!

I had the best day yesterday spending time with my ladies watching Golden Girls and cooking. I made sausage and peppers: and pasta with clam sauce: Everything turned out amazing. For desert, I made my NaNa's apple pecan cake.
This was the first time I've ever made this recipe and it turned out amazing. My NaNa passed away when I was one year old so I never got to taste anything she ever made, but I have a feeling that her cake was incredible.

(Thank you to my sweetheart ladies who came over and spent the evening with me. I cherish you all and somehow at the same time hate you all for making me drink so much. *Insert recipe for bitter bundt cake here*)

Friday, March 13, 2009

Number 9, Number 9, Number 9

Really? Today's #9 top search ....

Who on earth is... you know what.. I don't even want to know. (Shaking head)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Granny Square: Not Just For Grannies Anymore

I'm so excited I could poop!

First off, last night I taught myself, with the aid of About.com how to crochet.... oh my goodness.... A GRANNY SQUARE!! Cupcake Pink Pink is posing by my very first granny square.


Second, I have discovered something... someone... grand. She's genius. She's giant. She's gem studded!!

Leslie Hall or Leslie & the LY's


Lady Leslie Hall is what's playing in my car. All the way to the bank!!

(oh snap!)

Girl Scout Thin Mint Cupcakes!

Happy happy thursday! Today, it seems is the 97th Birthday of the Girl Scout organization. So in honor of years and years of stuffing my face with box after box of Thin Mints and Samoas, I made cupcakes. (Whoo hooo!!)

I give you... The Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcake with cream cheese frosting:

This cupcake is very easy to make. Just take your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe (or... I hate to say, chocolate cake mix) follow normal instructions. Once mix is all whipped up add 18 crushed thin mints to the batter and presto!! Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes, yo.

Eeeek!! Naked cupcake!! (Spreken zie sexy... Heraus schauen! Es ist die Geschlecht Polizei!)
Yummy fluffy cream cheese frosting...

Topped with a little piece of thin mint cookie.

The minis...

There is a tiny little cupcake streaking my kitchen! Here are her cupcake panties! (ew)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Have You Ever...

...seen a baby snail? Is there anything cuter?