Long Time No Blog :(

Wow! Can't believe its been a whole month that has gone by. Time really does fly by! Lets see what has transpired in the past month?

Well, my baby girl turned 13, we now officially have two teenagers in the house! (Is this good or bad?..... I'll get back to you on that.)



We went to Mammoth Cave on Friday, went to visit the New Cave Entrance Tour, I can say I survived the 300 + steps descending downward :) But Ashley who is terrified of heights did not care to much for it, esp when people in front of her were yelling "don't look down, don't look down". Where is my duct tape when I need it! But we all made it out in one piece, one was a little shaky but she made it out too.

The weather is finally warming up here today! It's going to be 80+ today! Yeah! I hate winter with the passion, I need sun to live life fully :) So we are in full swing to plant the garden, we have been hunting down all the plants, tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers, the cucumbers were a little hard to find this time, dont know why, but we finally grabbed the last three plants they had at Rural King so we are on our way.

To celebrate spring and summer, here is a recipe for ya, just had one of these a little bit ago, they are super delicious!

Strawberry - Banana Smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup orange-pinapple juice
1 banana
11 ice cubes
2 teaspoon of sugar

Blend it all up in a blender and there you have it! Enjoy!

Blessings all!
Lisa

I'll see if I can add some pictures of the festivities when I get back later.

Taco Chicken in the Crockpot

Had someone ask for the recipe for this so thought I would post it as well. Its super easy to make and super good to eat!

1lb. chicken, raw
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 container of fresh salsa
1 can black beans
1 can of corn, drained

In the crockpot, layer chicken then taco seasoning, salsa, black beans and corn. Let cook on high for about 2 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.

Then:
Shred the chicken and add back to the crockpot and mix everything together.

Then add:
1 8oz. cream cheese
1 cup of cheddar cheese

Stir well and cook on low until cheese is melted in well.

Serve with nachos, over rice or with tortillas.

Blessings
Lisa

Oreo Truffles!

Yum! The whole family loved the Oreo Truffles, they went super fast! But then again, sweets don't last to long in this household.

How about the recipe:

1 pkg. (1 lb. 2 oz.) OREO Cookies, finely crushed, divided

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

2 pkg. (8 squares each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

MIX 3 cups of the cookie crumbs and the cream cheese until well blended. Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls.

DIP balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover melted chocolate can be stored in tightly covered container at room temperature and saved for another use.) Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Store any leftover truffles in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

I used Mint Oreo Cookies and semi- sweet chocolate chips instead of the Bakers Chocolate but it achieved the same results :)

Blessings to all!

Lisa