Steamer Bags

I don't know if ya'll have seen these Ziploc steamer bags or not, but they are awesome! My friend Sarah brought one over tonight for dinner. She put fresh green beans, minced garlic, butter, salt, and pepper in the bag and microwaved it for the specified time. They were so yummy. On the bags it has all the different veggies and even potatoes that you can do with the cooking times out beside them. They are so easy and quick! Perfect for weeknight dinners! I will for sure be getting some of these next time I am at the grocery store!

No Bake Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake

I borrowed this picture form the website I got the recipe from because I figured if you saw the picture of the one I made it would probably not speak to you as this one does. Mine was not very pretty, but it was very yummy! I have to give credit to Sarah, because I started making it and she finished it so it was a group effort!

7 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
8 oz cool whip
1/2 cup pureed pumpkin (The reason I even thought about making this was because I had a lot of pureed pumpkin left from the cream cheese recipe. I hate wasting stuff!)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup brown sugar
9 inch graham cracker crust

In a bowl mix everything but but the cool whip until fluffy. Add cool whip and mix until smooth. Spoon into graham cracker crust and let chill for a couple of hours until firm. When you are ready to serve top with a little cool whip and maybe even a sprinkle if pumpkin pie spice if you really like that pumpkin taste!

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese

This is the perfect recipe to get you in the mood for fall! It makes a pretty good amount so find someone to share with!

8 oz cream cheese (I used 1/3 fat)
1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla
1tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin spice
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp agave nectar (I did not use this b/c I do not know what it is or where to begin to find it. I just used a little extra brown sugar)

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat until smooth. Enjoy on your favorite bagel!

Butter Chicken

I have been wanting to try this for a while now. Mine does not look anything like the picture from the original recipe, but it was still very good!

• 4 pieces Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (cut Into Bite Sized Pieces)
• 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
• ½ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
• ¼ teaspoons Ground Coriander
• ¼ teaspoons Cumin
• ¼ teaspoons Cardamom
• 1 whole Lime, Juiced
• 1 whole Onion, Diced
• ¼ cups Butter
• 1 can (14.5 Oz. Can) Tomato Sauce
• 1 can (14.5 Oz. Can) Petite Diced Tomatoes
• 1 pint Whipping Cream
• 1 bunch Chopped Cilantro, to taste
• 2 cups Basmati Rice (or However Much You Want) or white rice (I used white rice)

Preparation Instructions

Combine first 9 ingredients and marinate overnight. I did not do this and it was still good, but I think the chicken would for sure be more flavorful if you let it marinate over night.

Saute the onion in the butter until soft. Add marinated chicken and cook about 10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Cook for 30 minutes over medium-low heat with the lid on. Add the whipping cream just prior to serving. In the original recipe the author said she has used light cream or half and half instead and it turned out fine. 

After cooking this I realized you could probably make this in the crock pot also. Just throw the first 9 ingredients in the crock pot and add the whipping cream at the end just as the original recipe stated.

Grilled Panko Chicken Skewers

So Yummy!
2 chicken breasts
your favorite marinade
Panko bread crumbs
whatever you like to used on your kabobs ( we used pickles and it was soo good!)

Cut chicken up into cubes. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes. Skewer your kabobs. Coat chicken in bread crumbs. Once grill is ready, spray grate with cooking spray. Grill chicken about 12 minutes. Try and not rotate too many times, because the crumbs will begin to fall off. We get so tired of eating juts grilled chicken and this changes it up a bit. The crumbs hold the juice in and give it an extra crunch when you bite into the chicken. Hope ya'll enjoy!

Guacamole and Homeade Potato Chips

The first time I had ever tasted this was at Bunco. Sam made it and I fell in love! I am not sure I had ever had fresh guacamole until this point. We paired this with homeade potato chips. Divine!

2 large or 4 small avocados
cilantro to taste
hot sauce of your choice to taste (we use Louisiana and Sam uses Tabasco)
salt to taste
1 large or 2 small tomatoes
1 large purple onion

Chop avocados, tomatoes, and onions leaving them in chunks. Add remaining ingredients and mash together with a fork.

To make potato chips start by washing your potatoes. We used 4 Russet potatoes and it was plenty for 4 people. Use a mandolin to slice potatoes thin. Fry them in veggie oil. Remove from oil and let cool and drain on a plate with paper towel.

Homeade Oreos

You must try this! It is so oooey and gooey and you will absolutely love them!

1 box of devil's food cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup of oil

8 oz cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup of butter
4 cups of powered sugar

Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil. Roll the dough into balls (a little bit bigger than a quarter). Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Let cool to warm on cookie sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack. To make the cream use a mixer to combine butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla. Then add powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached. Pour cream into a piping bag (or a ziploc and cut a whole into the tip) and cream half of the cookies. Take the other half of the cookies and place on top of cream. Get a large glass of milk and sit down and enjoy!