Crescent Sausage Bites

Crescent Sausage Bites

Ingredients

 1 lb. sausage (pork or turkey)

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese

2 packages crescent rolls

Dash salt & ground black pepper

Directions

In a saute pan, brown sausage; drain. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Blend in cream cheese until the cream cheese is melted.

 Unroll one package of crescent rolls and place on a baking sheet. With your fingers, gently press the seams together to seal them. Spread the sausage mixture evenly over the crescent roll dough, leaving about a 1/2-inch border along the edges.

 Unroll the remaining package of crescent rolls and place on top of the sausage mixture. Press the edges together to seal. Gently press the seams together.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until crescent roll dough is golden brown.

 Cut into small squares and serve. (A pizza cutter makes really quick and easy work of the cutting.)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=298349953629630&set=a.216048455193114.52575.215958091868817&type=1&theater#!/photo.php?fbid=298349953629630&set=a.216048455193114.52575.215958091868817&type=1&theaterI found this recipe on Pinterest and this is a link to the recipe on her Pampered Chef Facebook page.

 

 

After I browned the sausage and drained it, I added the cream cheese and stirred this up together.

All mixed up

I took one roll of crescent rolls and spread them on a cookie sheet pressing the seams together.

Added the sausage and cheese mixture leaving about 1/2 inch of the edges clean

Then I put the second can of Crescent Roll dough on top of the cheese mixture, pressed the edges together real good and then pressed the triangle seams together.

                 Popped it in the oven and baked it at 375 degrees for 20 min.

               It was super easy to cut with a pizza cutter like she suggested. Jonathan and I both gave this a 2 thumbs up!

Very easy and very good! We had it for brunch today with leftovers for Sunday breakfast before we run out the door to church. Bobby is out driving the bus again. This recipe would be super easy to cut in half to serve less people.

The Colors of Spring

Today when Jonathan and I left the house I took the camera with me. I used to have one in the car all the time but found out that the extreme cold and the extreme heat weren't good for the camera so when I received this new camera I haven't been taking it with me. Anyway, Jonathan was very patient with me as I drove around and took random pictures of all the beauty that is Spring!

 

I could have taken a million or two more pictures but didn't want to press my luck. As it was we got a few strange looks as we were doing "drive by picture shooting". Do you see a theme to these pictures?

 

                                          Yellow and PURPLE...

                                                      PURPLE

                                                     PURPLE

This picture by Jonathan

PURPLE

 

PURPLE

 

There were so many more tulip pictures I wanted to take but didn't want to go on private property...

Well, hope you enjoyed today in pictures!

Banana Pudding Cookies

I found this really great recipe for Banana Pudding Cookies and thought I would give them a try. There are all kinds of recipes for pudding cookies. The sky is the limit on the different combos you might like to try. Just use this basic cookie recipe and then change the flavor of the pudding and the chocolate chips to whatever flavor you think would be good. Next I think I will try Butterscotch pudding, a combination of butterscotch chips and chocolate chips and crushed pretzels. I saw that recipe and thought that looked good...or chocolate pudding and crushed Oreo's...

Anyway, the recipe says to use room temperature butter and eggs. I let my butter sit out on the counter for several hours and it was still hard so I used the microwave to take the chill off.  This web site has some very helpful hints on how to bring the butter and eggs to room temperature.

http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/how-to-bring-butter-and-eggs-to-room-temperature/


Banana Pudding Cookies

 Yield: 3 dozen cookies

 Ingredients:

 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

 3/4 cup brown sugar

 1/4 cup granulated sugar

 1 (3.4 oz) package banana cream instant pudding mix

 2 large eggs

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 2 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour

 1 teaspoon baking soda

 1/2 teaspoon salt

 1 cup chopped vanilla wafer cookies

 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

 Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat and set aside.

 2. Using a mixer, beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add in pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the vanilla wafer cookies and white chocolate chips.

 3. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges and set. Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheet for two minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/banana-pudding-cookies/

 

 

 

I thought my dough was VERY stiff. Next time I will soften the butter a little more.

I used my cookie scoop  and put the cookie dough on the cookie sheets and put the first batch in the oven. They didn't spread at all. So I took them out and mashed them down a little and baked them.

 

 The cookies TASTED delicious all though they didn't look like the picture that came with the recipe. I also made them smaller then was recommended so I got more than 3 dozen cookies out of the batch and had plenty to take to work and share.

 

Everyone that tried them said they were fantastic! One lady said she would pay me to make a batch for her to take home!! Yeah!

Quick and Easy Ranch Chicken

 After cooking all day at work today, Jonathan mentioned that his bake sale for school was in a couple days. So, as soon as I got home, I threw a load of clothes in the washer, whipped up 2 batches of brownies and threw them in the oven and then remembered reading this recipe on the Internet. I think it was on Pinterest..seems like all of my recent recipes come from there. This recipe was SO stinkin quick and easy!!

Quick & Easy Ranch Chicken

Chicken Breasts/Tenders

Ranch
Progresso Bread Crumbs - Italian Style
(Optional) Parmesan Cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Pour ranch into a shallow dish and bread crumbs into a separate shallow dish.

(Optional): Sometimes I like to mix shredded Parmesan cheese in with the bread crumbs.

3. Spray baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

4. Trim fat off of chicken.

5. Dip chicken into ranch and cover with ranch on both sides.

6. Dip chicken into bread crumbs to cover on both sides.

7. Place chicken in baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes depending on thickness of chicken.

Then serve with a favorite side!  The ranch layer around the chicken keeps the chicken super moist and super delicious.  And owing to the spices that are already in the ranch and in the bread crumbs, no extra spices are needed.  Super simple yet super delectable

http://www.mommapack.com/2013/04/quick-easy-ranch-chicken.html

            I was in such a hurry I forgot to take pictures at first.

            First you dip the chicken in Ranch Dressing then in the bread crumbs.Make sure you coat both sides.

 

       I didn't need much since I was just cooking for 2.

 

 

 

Then you bake it at 400 until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees which for me was right at 30 min. This was very tasty! Jonathan and I both really liked it. I served it with what we call boxed noodles and a salad.

So, 2 batches of brownies with walnuts and chocolate chips done, laundry in the dryer and dinner on the table. Yeah! Thanks for the great recipe MommaPack!

☆.•♥• EASY Delicious Crock-Pot BBQ Ribs Recipe! •♥•☆

I found this recipe on my Facebook page and thought I'd give it a try.


☆.•♥• EASY Delicious Crock-Pot BBQ Ribs Recipe! •♥•☆

 The meat falls off the bone as you take them out of the crock pot!

 Ingredients:

 4 pounds Ribs of your choice

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoons vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

1 bottle of sweet baby rays BBQ

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoons oregano

Directions:

In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients except for the ribs themselves.

 Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.

Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.

Hubby and Jonathan ate these and I asked them to compare the ones I usually make (posted the recipe in January) with these and tell me which ones they liked better. They both liked these but said they liked the ones I usually make better.  I thought this sauce was very good.

 

Breakfast Casserole

My parents came to visit and I wanted to have a nice hot breakfast for them on the day they were leaving to go on the rest of their trip. I browned the sausage and assembled this in the crockpot the night before. I did use a slow cooker liner and I sprayed that with a little cooking spray. I HIGHLY recommend this step as the liner was a huge mess after this was done cooking!

Yes, this is another recipe from Six Sisters Stuff!

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/search?q=breakfast+casserole+slow+cooker


Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients:
1 (30 oz) package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
1 lb ground sausage (I used Italian sausage), browned and drained
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
12 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
Spray a 6 quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray (you cannot make this recipe in a smaller crock pot because it won't fit). Layer 1/2 of the potatoes on the bottom of slow cooker.
Top with half of the sausage, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, onions, green peppers, and red peppers. Repeat the layers again.
Beat eggs, milk, and salt and pepper in large bowl with a wire whisk until well blended. Pour egg mixture evenly over potato-sausage mixture.
Cook on low setting for 8 hours or on high setting for 4 hours or until eggs are set.
Top with green onions, salsa, tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado- whatever you like!


I choose this recipe because it didn't have a lot of ingredients that we don't eat. I try to make recipes the way they are written the first time and then make changes if I want. I don't think  it's fair to critique a recipe if you make changes and then don't like it...but that may just be me...

These pictures don't do the recipe justice but I can explain....

The recipe said to cook this for 8 hours on low but ours cooked more like 9 and then was on warm for 3 so the top and edges got a little brown. I forgot to take pictures along the way. I wanted to visit with the family so I just threw the stuff in and started it.

 
I know I said i like to make recipes as they are written the first time but well, i left the peppers out of this one. I really think it would have been better if I had not cooked it for so long and if I had included the peppers. As it was, I thought the potatoes were over cooked and *mushy* but everyone said it was very good. I thought it was a little bland with too much of an onion taste. i will make this again but i will include the peppers and not cook it so long. This recipe makes a lot! It fed 4 of us with enough  left over for at least 3 or 4 more servings.

 

 

Be sure you take their advice and top with green onions, salsa, tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado- whatever you like! 

Snow?? Really???

So, I'm a little behind on blogging but i have been taking pictures...does that count? Maybe not. *Sigh* I will get better at time management..someday...

In Weather news, here in Virginia we had rain, sleet and then snow on April 4th. I think it surprised a lot of people including me. Jonathan was inside picking up the pizza and I was waiting in the car when I heard this *ping* *ping* *ping* sound and I'm all  like..wow..that is sleet? Really? and it really was. Jonathan got in the car and we headed home and then I said..that looks like snow..and it was..LOL It snowed for awhile but since the temperature had been in the 60's the ground was too warm and it didn't stick. There were some accidents around since the sleet started during rush hour and I think people just didn't realise that it was slick! Anyway, just a little bit of excitement.

 

I guess i should say that we really don't get much snow around here at all during Winter and hardly ever during Spring.