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Hamburger Buddy

Here's dinner from the other night.  It was ok.....I forgot to take a picture for ya.  Sorry!!!!

3 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled



2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces


10 ounces white mushrooms, large ones cut in half


1 large onion, cut into 2-inch pieces


1 pound 90%-lean ground beef


2 teaspoons dried thyme


3/4 teaspoon salt


1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper


2 cups water


1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium beef broth, divided


8 ounces whole-wheat elbow noodles (2 cups)


2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce


2 tablespoons all-purpose flour


1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream


1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or chives for garnish




Fit a food processor with the steel blade attachment. With the motor running, drop garlic through the feed tube and process until minced, then add carrots and mushrooms and process until finely chopped. Turn it off, add onion, and pulse until roughly chopped.


Cook beef in a large straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped vegetables, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables start to soften and the mushrooms release their juices, 5 to 7 minutes.


Stir in water, 1 1/2 cups broth, noodles and Worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.


Whisk flour with the remaining 1/4 cup broth in a small bowl until smooth; stir into the hamburger mixture. Stir in the sour cream. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley (or chives), if desired.


 
Next time I make it I'm gonna leave the mushrooms whole & at the end add a can of cream of mushroom soup with the sour cream. 
 
Hope you enjoy!!!!!
 
 

 
 
Hoss had a GREAT day yesterday.  He got to go errand running with mommy yesterday morning.  We went to The Biltmore House and he got to play there for like an hour & half.  Then we went & did mommy's normal Saturday running around.  As you can tell he was pretty tuckered out!!!!!

Date Day

We went to brunch the other day at the Biltmore House.  And goofed off on the grounds.  Ok I shouldn't say goofed off cuz it was COLD!!!! I should say hung out in the warm car just chillaxin on the grounds!!! Yeah that sounds way way better!!!! 

It was brunch time for the horses & the hawk that was there too!!!  

Coffe-Mate Cafe Party

Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh did I tell you that I WON the Coffee-Mate Cafe Party package the other day!!!  I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited cuz Mrs. UPS lady will be delevering it today.  What all is gonna be in my package......

"NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® Piccolo machine and coffee capsules to use and as a gift for the office



Office mouse and photo pad to add flavor to your desk space


“Flavor” Name Tags and Office Award Ribbons


Napkins and cups


Coupons for free COFFEE-MATE® to serve at you event


NESCAFÉ® TASTER’S CHOICE® coffee samples to share with your co-workers"

I MIGHT just have to take the Dolce Gusto Piccolo machine home to test it out before I decide if I want to leave it here at work or not.  This could be a very very bad thing.  I'm gonna be sooooooooooooooo hyped up today considering I already have had 2 cups of coffee, working on an energy drink (that I made from my Soda Stream) PLUS since it's cold & rainy (and supposed to snow YEAH) today I brought extra coffee with me to warm up.....then go home & make more coffee!!!! LOL poor DH could be in for alittle craziness tonight!!!!

Women Living Well Blog: What Sundays Were Like In the 1950's

This morning as I'm sitting behind my desk there are LOTS of things on my mind.  They range anywhere from man it's gonna rain to my wonderful hubby to how much fun we had this weekend & last night to getting back to the basics in my life.  And as I'm reading over some of my FAV blogs I see this entry.  Courtney has hit the nail on the head.  Now  I am SOOOOOO with her....don't really want to go back and live in the 1950's but I truly think if we started applying some of the principles & way of life that they did in the 50's our culture & personally lives would be so much different.  So that's my goal for the next 2 weeks......IF I can continually strive to live like this & pattern my life after the 1950's woman I can make a difference in my home, in my personal life & in my attitude. 

Hope you enjoy!!!!


Women Living Well Blog: What Sundays Were Like In the 1950's: "On the Rachael Ray Show I was dubbed a '1950's Wife'. But my grandmother (pictured above), a mother of 4 (one baby is not born yet in this ..."

Menu Time again

Can you believe it's the start of ANOTHER week!!????  Man time is flying!!!  Here is our menu plan for this week....

Monday....Bratwurst
Tuesday....Pickup night
Wednesday....Pickup night
Thursday....Ham Steaks
Friday...Salmon & Shrimp
Saturday....Hamburger Buddy (I posted the receipe on FB...hope it's good!!!!)
Sunday...Chicken Pot Pie


What's Pickup Night.........it's when we have crazy night schedules & we just pick something up on our way from here to there to there & back to here..

I really didn't think this menu planning would be this fun.  I'm actually working a few weeks ahead & am finding all kinds of receipes on line.  I try to share with you the good ones.......the ones that don't turn out so good......they get throwed in the fireplace!! LOL!!!!

Valentines Goodies

I've been busy this weekend putting together Valentines goodies with some of my Scentsy products.  Giving everyone ideas for their loved ones or themselves.....cuz if I didn't have the stuffed frog already.....it would be on my list!!!

If you are interested in any of them.....let me know.  Happy early Valentines everyone!!!!

My reminder for the day....

I slipped today!!!  Not slipped on ice or anything wet....that was the other day & I have a bruise on the rump to prove it.  No today I slipped backwards & received a big stone thrown from above slap upside the head!!! 

So here is my reminder for the day.....It's for me personally....but if you need a reminder too today you are more than welcome to use it!!!

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Hoss he really doesn't care about my reminder.....he's wore out cuz he played with his uncles & cousins tonight PLUS saw an adorable little baby for the first time.....and scared the cutie cuz of course he barked at him.  Then couldn't understand why we didn't let him lick & love all over the baby!!!!  It was all enough to wear Hoss out & send him to bed early!!!!

Templates

So one of my very sweet friends asked me this morning for the Menu Planner Template I use......I bet she thinks I forgot.  But I didn't......just got around to it.

If you'll go here this is a great one to use.  And IF I was good I'd go here to get a monthly planner....but trust me I just go week by week.

And here is an Emergency Phone List I found to that was pretty cool.  I thought everyone with kids might enjoy printing this off & putting it on the fridge.

And this Daily To Do List is AWESOME!!!!!!


Hope this helps out. 

Dinner Tonight

Did you go here alittle over a year ago & find out how to make these easy pleasy Philly Cheesesteak Subs???  I'm tellin ya they are the BOMB!!!! 

And just to let you know something alittle funny.......today is 1/20 & for dinner we had the Philly Cheesesteak Subs & homemade soup...........and 1/7/10 we had the same subs & homemade soup!!!  Alittle over a year to date the same meal!!!  And what's sad is that I haven't had either since 1/7/10!!!!  Must remember to make this more often!!!!!

Hope ya enjoy!!!!!!

Why I LOVE this little jewel.....

I'd like to take a moment to introduce to you my FAVORITE coffee cup!!!!  If I lost this little jewel I'd probably cry for days & wear black for atleast 6 months!!!!! 

Why do I LOVE this little cup???? 

1)Dude it's metal....keeps my coffee warmish hot for HOURS!!!!

2)See that little lid beside it.......you lock that bad boy closed and it wouldn't spill anything even if it was in a tornado!!!  And that's a good thing cuz look who the cup has to deal with.............

Yeah that's Hoss telling me to hurry up he is ready to go on his walk......and if I don't hurry he is gonna pounce on me!!!!

3) It's that cool purple color!!!!  I take it to my Scentsy parties cuz of the color....and people think it's from Scentsy and it's not.

and last but not least.....

4) when you get up at 12:45 AM cuz above dog wants out and won't go back to sleep til 1:30 AM on your bed so you have to sleep on the couch......then up again at 2:30 AM cuz your DH is crazy and then AGAIN at 5:30 AM cuz you have to send DH off to work & get the laundry started, take the dog for a walk, run by & drop off a present for your great nephews & nieces (yeah I have GREAT nephews & nieces......I feel so old!!!). My WONDERFUL cup holds my coffee with such care & love even if it is my 2 full cup cuz heaven knows that I need some ump today!!!!! 

And now I am at my last stop for awhile......and am still drinking from said jewel!!!!

PS. It's a Starbucks cup!! and no Starbucks didn't send it to me cuz they love me....really they don't know who I am.  I bought it probably 4 years ago!!!!

A gift

To whoever was the kind person or persons that left this on our porch!!!  Thank you!!!!  DH is getting a kick out of it!!!!

pssstttttt...please ignore the stuff on the table.....it's what happens when I have the idea to take a picture of something in the middle of dinner/cleaning out my daily go to work bag!!!!! THANKS!!!!!

And the cool thing is that when you push the little Try Me button........It opens up & plays music!!!  We are enjoying it!!!  Thanks again!!!

Today......

Today is Monday!!!!  I dealt with zoo people, people ignoring me right to my face, going to a Scentsy Open House for one of my GREAT team members, snow, taking a wrong turn & having to reschedule for one of my customers, freezing rain, soggy hotdogs, leaking shower heads, texting from a phone that I hate, ice, laundry, carrying wood in for the heater, getting my feelings hurt, learning that my skin isn't to thick, a DH that makes me smile, kisses that seem sweeter & sweeter everytime I get them!!!!  It's been a GREAT day!!!  I'm just thankful that we are all here in our house safely & that I get to lay down on my pillows tonight snuggled up under the covers with DH & the Hosser!!!! 

Hope you had a wonderful uneventful Monday!!!!!

Chicken-n-Noodles

Did you go here and check out the Chicken-n-Noodles?????  You need to cuz I PROMISE you....you won't be sorry!!!!  They are REALLY REALLY good!!!!

P.S.........Please don't judge the fact that EVERY food picture is on styrofoam plates!!!!  Here in Hoss's World mom HATES doing dishes!!!!!!

My sugar rush....

The upside of my wonderful cupcakes was the sugar rush that they produced.  Considering I HAD to taste test the creamcheese/powdered sugar inside & then HAD to taste test the icing!!!!!  The downside was the 2 pounds I know I have put on cuz I've eaten probably 3 or 4 yesterday & then atleast 2 today!!!

BUT DH did enjoy the sugar rush they gave me last night......when he got home from work this is what dinner was.......

Boiled shrimp, salad, Steak, greens & a baked potato.  All made within like an hour!!!!!  Plus had a rip roaring fire going & had most of the kitchen cleaned up!!!!! 

And had worked on wearing Hoss out!!!!!!  I'm thinking might have to have a sugar rush EVERY WEEKEND!!!!!  What do you think!!!??????