Stovetop potato Soup

If you are like me when you are feeling down you want something comforting.  Today was that day for me so I decided to make potato soup.  After looking through MANY recipes I just decided to make my own.

1 can of cream of Chicken
16 ounces of Chicken stock
1/2 a package of cream cheese
3 lg potatoes
garlic and onion to taste
Bacon 6 strips crispy
3 green onions

Add your can of cream of chicken and chicken stock into a big pot.  Peel and cut your potatoes into cubes and add to pot along with seasoning.  Let this cook on med till potatoes are almost soft, occasionally stirring. Then add your cream cheese.  Let that melt all the way. 

While this is cooking cut up your green onions and crumble your bacon.  I add half to the soup and save the other half for garnish.  I like lots of bacon :). 

You can add shredded cheese to this if you like after it is all done but it is not a must.  Loved this!!!

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Pork Chops

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients:
Boneless Porkchops
Thick Cut Bacon (you can use Peppered)
Cream Cheese
Jalapeno (i use pickled) 
Asparagus
Onion

You are going to take your cream cheese and mix it with your jalapenos. 1 pkg of cream cheese is enough for 4 chops. I add 2 tbl spoons of jalapenos and 1 spoonful of juice
Cut onions into Strips

Take the pork chops and hammer them out until they are very thin.  Once done spread the cream cheese mix on the pork chop. Take your onion and add a few strips. Next add your asparagus.  I put two stems in each chop.  Cut them down to fit.  I add a little bit of Garlic salt sometimes.  Roll up the pork chop.  Take the bacon and wrap everything up.
 I added Parsley to the top of them and added what was left over of the Onion and Asparagus

You can now put them right in the oven at 350 degrees for 60 to 90 mins and they will look likie this when they come out.

You can also take them out to the Grill and cook them that way for a few then put them in the oven.  I like to grill them so the bacon is crispy ;)

Lemongrass & Rosemary Vinaigrette

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a jar, close lid, and shake thoroughly to mix.  

Serves about 8 people with 2 tablespoons each.

Approximately 72 calories per serving and 7 grams of fat.  If you want to cut down on the fat content, reduce the amount of olive oil.

I am actually going to try this as a marinade for some chicken instead of a salad dressing.

Benefits of Lemongrass and Rosemary.

 

•Lemongrass Essential Oil: Supports healthy digestion, soothes aching muscles, purifies and tones skin.

•Rosemary Essential Oil: • Supports healthy digestion, soothes muscle aches and pain, helps reduce nervous tension and fatigue

 

 

 

 

Retrieved from:(I changed the dill to rosemary)

  http://www.terra-thrive.com/lemongrass-dill-summer-salad-dressing

DORSEY TACO STEW

This recipe is a mix of several different friends recipes.  I had to play around with it till it was mine and perfect.  I'm not saying that theirs were not good it always seemed like it needed something else.

Dorsey Taco Stew
Ground Beef I did 3 pounds (I like mine meaty) browned
3 -1oz  packages of Ranch dressing
2 -1oz packages of taco seasoning
2 -15oz cans of corn
2 -15oz cans of rotel
2- 15oz cans of ranch style beans
1 -28oz can of tomato sauce
1 -small onion diced
I add water after all this is done just to thin it out a bit.

Add all ingredients to a pot and let it cook for about 15 mins on a low simmer.
Picture to come!  Enjoy

Love of a dog!

You have never truly experienced unconditional love until you have had the love of a dog.  I may be partial to the Bully breed because they are fierce with their love.  Unending loyalty and they have a 6th sense when they are needed.
Poor Damage does not know how strong he is and his love sometimes, well he tends to cause damage lol.  Reaper just wants to love you and you love him back. He is a big ol cuddle bug.

This baby!!

This baby of mine!!!! She hated school last year and was being bullied all the time!!  This is a picture of her this morning as she left for her new school in a new town.  She loves getting up to get ready.  She talks nonstop all day after school about how she loves her teachers and how she is making friends.  This mothers heart could not be happier for her.  Emily is a bright young girl and can be a little bossy at times but her heart is pure gold.  Moving out of Irving and down to Waxahachie was the best thing my family could have done, not only for Emily but for Kris and I.  Your stress level is just gone!   

being sick and still attending school

I know I may sound like the mean mom but with our venture in school we can be sick and still do our work.  Emily is currently not feeling well and has been running a fever but we are still doing school work.  We are behind a bit because we did not get our books and computer on time.  so we need to catch up a bit.  Currently today she has to online lessons with her teachers and she enjoys that because she gets to talk to her classmates a bit.   Have I said I really like this new way of school!!!!  If you are able as a parent I think we should all do this!