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Chicken & Biscuit Casserole Style !

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I am always searching for new and easy recipes especially with Don being a picky eater. Even though this recipe is not the healthiest, It still was really good. Hope you go and Pin this recipe and try it yourself.

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RECIPE

1 roll of Pillsbury biscuits
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (regular sized)
1/2 cup of Sour Cream
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1 can of peas – I did not use because Don would not eat them
2 cups cooked chicken, (I boiled mine shredded it)
1 cup mild cheddar cheese
3 TBS milk – I actually forgot to use the Milk.. It was a good thing because they mixture was a little runny

Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix soup and 1/2 cup sour cream in 8-inch square baking dish. Stir in chicken, and peas, milk, and melted butter: flatten out, and put the cheese sprinkled evenly on top. I added some pepper into the mixture.

Add the biscuits on top of the cheese. Just layer them in a single layer. If you did buy the thicker biscuits I would probably flatten them out a little, or cut them in half so they are not as thick, they will cook better.

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Her recipe called to bake it for 35 minutes. However mine, only took 22 minutes. Just keep an eye out ! ENJOY !

Just for a little laugh. . .

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A day in the dental office . . .

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A fellow hygienist sent me this video. If you work in the dental field or any medical field you will completely understand the truth to this video. Please beware there is lewd language in this video and does not reflect me and my patient care :)

 

The Date

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With my job, I am constantly writing in people’s chart day after day after day. One of the things I have to write multiple times a day is the date ! For example , Today I had to write 08/21/12 eight times at the minimum ! The funny thing is every time I have to write it ,
I have to look at the calendar until the last patient of the day but then I finally have the correct date down !

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Now in my defense , I am not only writing the current date of the appointment, I am also making future appointments and then writing that date on their appointment card for their reminder ! ahhhhh dates, dates datessss oh the dates …

Around my fourth patient today, I laughed at myself for having to look at today’s date again ! I should probably know the date after writing it four times In a row !!! You would think …

After all it is my birthday ! You would think I would have that DATE under my belt !

Just a funny little blog post …

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Its the little things. . .

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Having your own home is WONDERFUL … but until you actually own a home you really never thing about the little things. I have lived in our home for about a year and never really noticed that the blinds on the front of the house didnt match. All of a sudden within the last week, It has really been bugging me.

Yesterday when I got off work, we went to the store and purchased MATCHING blinds… Woo-hoo! Never thought I would be so excited about that. But wait . . . there is another delimma. Because the original wood blinds have probably been on the window for some time now, the sun has gotten to them. The new blinds are richer in color and we will just have to wait for time to take its toll on them. Good thing the sun hits the front of the house the most! sorry for the picutre, the sun was rising in the back ground. you still get the point !

Yay for new blinds. In addition to that little annoyance, I have also began to really hate all the light switches, the doors, and the bi-folds around the house. We have started to replace all the switches and plugs to a ‘rocker’ style switch instead of the ole’ toggle switch. Not to mention this is some what of a dangerous DIY job !

I look forward to replacing the ALL the doors in the house NEXT ! What are your home improvements ?

Happy Weekend !!!!

Such a sweet FAILURE

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What would a blog be without the good, the BAD and the UGLY… So for the past couple post I have been giving you  these new recipes that we have tried in our house. Tonight we decided to grab a quick and very early dinner since I get off work earlier on Tuesdays. Eating dinner to early can result in a little hunger before bed time. I knew it was going to happen. We both were craving something sweet and we did not have much around the house to snack healthy. Of course, Pinterest to the rescue (maybe) again ! I remembered awhile back that I pinned a recipe for only TWO cupcakes instead of 2 dozen :) I figured I would have all the ingredients, especially for only two cupcakes.

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You can get to the recipe by click here !

The cupcakes came out looking really good. They were peaked and felt good to the touch. As far as the icing goes, I didn’t really have all the stuff to make it. I just through some cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners sugar and some milk together until I got the right consistency. I love cream cheese and peanut butter so I was satisfied.

 

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I was really excited that we were going to be able to satisfy our sweet tooth with out having to bake a bajillion cupcakes or having to leave the house. The look of the cupcakes were VERY deceiving. They were H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. The look and sound that came from Don I knew they were not edible. I tore the bottom off of my cupcake to taste it without icing and I could not even chew it before it came out of my mouth. Something was wrong. Don said it was very eggy. It even smelled eggy. I followed the recipe exactly . Oh well, calories well saved here. Atleast the icing tasted good :0)

 

CUPCAKE FAILURE! I will stick to baking 2 dozen instead of 2 !

Cheddar Cracker Chicken

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I can’t even think of how to start this post. Maybe its because I am still thinking of how yummy our dinner was. I was supposed to make this recipe last week,  but I actually pushed it the side because it sounded really bland. Was I wrong! It was cooked perfectly ( which I was thrilled with, because I am still figuring out this oven after using it for a year…) and Don ( the picky eater ) LOVED IT! I hope you find this recipe as easy and delicious as we did. Its definitely a keeper! Check it out :)

 

Cheddar Cracker Chicken

Ingredients:

16 Ritz Crackers crushed ( about 3/4 cup )

6oz of sharp cheddar cheese

1 clove of garlic – finely chopped

1-2 stalks of scallions – thinly sliced

1/4 tsp of black pepper

1/4 tsp of salt

4 tbsp of of unsalted butter melted ( WE DID NOT USE BUTTER, INSTEAD I USED ONE EGG )

Directions:

Heat oven to 350° F.

In a bowl, combine the crackers, cheese, garlic, scallions and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. ( I omitted the scallions simply because I did not have them on hand )

Pound the chicken to about 1/4 – 1/2 inch thickness with a meat mallet. Dip the pounded chicken in the butter ( I used a whisked egg instead) , then in the cracker mixture, pressing gently to help it adhere, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Sprinkle any remaining cracker mixture on the chicken and drizzle with any remaining butter. Bake until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through, 20-25 minutes.

ENJOY !!!

The cheese melted in a way where it was not runny, nor burnt. It almost formed a thick, firm crust. I also seasoned my chicken before dipping it in the egg with Morton nature seasoning. Don typically always has an opinion about my food and tonight his comment was, ” I am trying to think how you can make this chicken better, but its already so good.” Yipee for me ( well actually for who ever came up with this recipe )

Go Pin it, and make it for your family !!!

 

Engagement Photo Sneak Peak

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Today our photographer emailed us a few photos from our engagement photo shoot. Here is how our day went…

We arrived in St Augustine around 5:00pm . Of course as soon as we got there a storm started brewing. We met with our photographer and begin our walk to start shooting. We had planned to change into two other outfits but because we were walking and walking and walking we decided to leave the outfits behind. This was a horrible mistake on my behalf because the first outfit I had chosen was the worst possible outfit for my body type. Oh well, I cant do anything about it now. Our photographer was great and took us to places I would have never imagined taking a photo in front of . Here are a few of the engagement photos. Enjoy !

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265 Days till we get married! Happy Sunday !

All photos were taken and provided by Mark Bass Photography

Happy August 1st !

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I can hardly believe AUGUST has arrived. This exact day, ONE YEAR AGO, Don and I sat down and signed our mortgage agreement for our new home. Still today I feel like we moved in only a month ago. We have put alot of time and effort into our home to make it ours and we still have alot to do. We had to paint every inch of the inside of this home… I ll even admit we aren’t even finished with that. I will also admit I currently am sick of painting ( PAINTERS WANTED!! hehe ) and probably will be for sometime. This sounds weird and wrong, but I wish a small, nondamaging hurricane would pass through so we are stuck inside and forced to paint… ehhhhhh! Don and our oh so wonderful neighbor (brad ) spent alot of time completely re-doing our back yard. It looks fantastic.

I will tell you home owner ship is a wonderful thing ( most of the time ). As a 24 year old, It makes me feel very accomplished and successful. I can only hope the next several years of us living here will be just as great as the first year.

Happy August !