Spinach berry salad

I love a fresh green salad and this one sure hits the spot!

1 package of spinach
1 cup berries ( i used blackberries)
1/2 romano cheese
1/2 cup nut clusters ( i used TrueNorth almond pecan crunch, and chopped it)
Wishbone Raspberry low-fat vignette

In a bowl pour in all of your ingredients & toss with your dressing.
then serve, super easy & so so good!

Pizza Bites

This little guys were first introduced to me by a friend of mine's blog. The first time I made them for my family they became an instant favorite, not to mention how Easy they are. I hope your family loves them as much as mine.


1-2 packages of crescent rolls (8count, I buy the bigger sized ones)
a package of mozzarella cheese sticks
1 package of pepperoni  (we use turkey)


Preheat your oven to 350
roll out each of the crescent rolls, full them at the thickest part with half a cheese stick & 4-5 pepperoni
when all of them have been rolled shut, stick them in the oven for the cooking time on the package, I like cooking mine for about 16 mins.
take them out and enjoy them with some warm marinara & ranch.

recipe from:
The Recipe Critic

Its beginning to look a lot like christmas...

What are your holiday plans? traditions? would love to hear them

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Let me just say that this was so so easy to put together and tastes great! Meat is so so tender!

2 pounds cube steak (cut into 1 inch pieces)
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 cans golden mushroom soup
1 tbsp worcestershire
1 14oz can beef broth
1 package of cream cheese (room temp)
1 cup sour cream (room temp)
package of egg noodles
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
(for an extra kick you could add 1 tbsp smoked paprika)


In our crock pot add your cube steak, onion, worcestershire, beef broth, golden mushroom soup, salt, pepper, garlic power, stir to combine.

Cook on low for 8 hours

then add your sour cream & cream cheese and cook for 30 mins.

I used this time to make a salad & cook my noodles

then enjoy all this hearty yummy goodness!

*fiy if you work it won't hurt it for it to cook longer than the 8 hours, but maybe 10 hrs at the max

recipe from heathersbytes

DIY Headbands

Every since I had my little girl I have been looking for super cute headbands for her, much to my surprise they can get pretty pricey. So I searched out on Pinsterest for some inspiration. I am still learning but I think so far they are turning out pretty dang cute :)

Here is a photo of the ones that I have made so far

Some supplies that you will need would be:
a hot glue gun
glue sticks
fabric
elastic ( i found mine at joanns)
buttons
felt or white flannel
cloth tape measure
scissors



I looked online to find a few that I wanted to try to do then got to work.
I will show you how to do the Grey and White one :)

To start I cut out a rectangle size that
I will use to glue all of my flowers onto

Next I take my fabric which I have folded in half
 ( I use 2in wide fabric)

Then I gather up the fabric at the end

Put a dot of hot glue on my base and stick the fabric to it,
thats the starting point

then I start to slowly add hot glue and go around
 and around the base in a circle

I glue all the way around as i am creating the circle,
attaching the fabric to the base as I go. 

I did three flowers, doing the same for the first 2,
You have to just decide as u are going how big you want the flower
that will determine how much fabric you need for it.
mine are roughly 7 inches long
for the last flower i used felt buttons, you can find at joanns

I trim off the extra fabric & then glue on my elastic 

I then glue some extra base fabric over were i added the elastic to
help it not wear on the head :)

the Finished product!! so so cute thats for sure!

Please write me if you have any follow up questions.

here are also a few blogs that give great examples also 

Craftiness is not optional

Tip Nut

Homemade by Jill


Let me know how your headbands turn out

Tara

Crockpot Buffalo Ranch Sliders

How can I even begin to tell you how yummy these are?! not to mention so easy, I love anything from the crockpot because it means less time in the kitchen and more time focused on my kids & hubby.

For this recipe you will need:
5 frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 bottle of buffalo wing sauce ( I prefer Franks)
1 packet of dry ranch dressing mix


Turn your crockpot on High
Place in the chicken then pour the buffalo sauce over the top.
Then sprinkle in the ranch seasoning.
Cover & let it cook for 4 hours on high (or 6 on low)
Remove from crockpot and shred if needed then place back into the sauce.

Prepare your mini buns.
I put the meat mixture in & then added some cheese, tomato & ranch dressing.

This does make for a spicy meal so only me & my hubby ate these, my little man got his own meal :)
Hope you enjoy!
<3 Tara

My recipe was adapted from:
Really From Pinterest

Mini German Pancakes

I dont know why I never thought of doing thing before, Its so so easy and quick for a yummy breakfast!
My lil Mr loved them and asked for seconds.
Only 4 ingredients!
Hope you try them out!

You will need a cupcake pan I used a normal sized one thats what I had on hand.
Spray each hole with cooking butter spray, if you dont spray good they will stick

6 eggs
1 cup milk ( I used 1%)
1 cup flour
1/4 salt

toppings: powdered sugar & lemon or syrup


Preheat your oven to 425
Spray with nonstick cooking spray
Whisk together eggs, milk, flour & salt in a bowl, do not over mix you want the lumps
Pour into your cupcake holes (makes 12-16)
Bake for 18-25 mins, depending on the size of the cupcake tin and amount of batter.
after cooked let cool for just a min or two then remove from cupcake pan onto a plate.
Drizzle lemon juice & sprinkle with powdered sugar & enjoy! Or syrup  if thats what you would like :)
Enjoy!
Let me know what you think
<3 Tara

Recipe from:
Momathonblog