This blog is all about...

This Blog is all about...
Well my family of course! My babies are growing up way to fast and I want to remember everything. This helps, when I remember to update it.

But I also love to cook, take pictures, get crafty, and try new things.

My boys get tired of the same thing over and over again so I am constantly trying new recipes. I have started keeping up with them here. The original links are in each post to give credit to the creators. I add my reviews, changes, and pictures (sometimes).


Thursday, April 26, 2012

#12 - 19 New Recipes...

  My goal for this week was to use some of the recipes I found on my new favorite site....Pinterest.  There are a few that I found other places but for the most part they are from here.  I've linked them all below from the blog / website they were linked to.  I'm working on a rating system to make it easy to follow.  So over the next few posts I'll get one set.

So far I've made:
Grilled Balsamic Flank Steak
Pretty good / Everyone ate it
Zesty Italian Chicken
Pretty good / Made it on the stove instead of the crock pot / Jared didn't care for it (he's not a casserole kinda guy though)
Cake Batter Cookies
Dangerously good / Super easy / Everyone like them
Country Potato Salad
Super Good /Easy / Finally one that Jared liked
Buffalo Chicken Roll Up (Stromboli)
Super Good / Just a little too much spice for the girls / an easy recipe that you can do anything with
Pretty good / Easy / I didn't slice them thin enough so they were a little mushy for me (I'm not a squash girl)

  And today I've got Mac & Cheese in the crock pot and I'm making Sloppy Joes.  The Mac and Cheese is new and I'll post what we thought later.  However, the Sloppy Joes we've made before and I loved them.  I didn't have bell peppers but no one missed them.

  I'm really enjoying having a new place to go and get other peoples opinions on what they cook.  It's easy to find a recipe but not so easy to know if your going to like it or not.  So the fact that all of the "testing" is done for me....makes me love it even more.

  One of the many ways we've been trying to save money is to cook more instead of taking the easy route and getting take out.  It gets hard to find good easy recipes that are kid friendly and Jared friendly.  He gets burned out easily so I have to mix it up and spread out the times I make it.  Another way I've been trying to do better for us is by using Bountiful Baskets.  They have been pretty awesome.  Jared likes the veggies, the kids and I like the fruits, and the price is right.  So it's a good mix for all of us.

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