Honey Garlic Porkchops

Honey Garlic Porkchops..    YES PLEASE!

This recipe is FANTASTIC.   The ingredients are a little out there and make you hesitate, but it works so well together!

If you know me, you know I absolutley LOVE to grill and I LOVE my Food Saver.    Seriously dont think I could live without either of those!

1 cup of ketchup
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup Lite Soy Sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 4oz pork boneless porkchops


Salt and Pepper

So, pretty easy peasy...  mix everything together to use as a marinade.

I of course poured mine into a Food Saver bag with my porkchops and threw them back in the freezer.   

You can double or split the recipe and even throw in as much garlic as you want..  IMO, the more garlic the better.. I used about six cloves.. minced.

Marinate for a minimum of two hours, overnight or even longer is best!

DONT THROW THE MARINADE AWAY.

When ready to prepare, oil your grill to avoid the chops from sticking.      You can use a George Foreman grill or an outdoor grill.  

The extra marinade can be used as a dipping sauce.. BUT you MUST bring it to a boil in a sauce pan before it is safe to eat.      Don't want to mix raw meat and you belly or else you'll be spending an awful night in the loo!

Meatball Minestrone Stoup

Meatball Minestrone Stoup

Yes, a "Stoup".   It's not a stew.. not a soup.   Stoup.

This is another favorite in our house.   Plus, it makes such a big batch that I of course portion, freeze and seal portions with my Food Saver.    Pop a bag in the microwave and in 5 minutes you have a great, home-made meal!

I make this dish in the Crock Pot..  LOVE Crock-pot meals!

6 cups hot water
2 cans Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 pkg of fozen mixed vegetables
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 TB dried minced onion
1 Bay Leaf
1 tsp dried Basil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 pkg fully frozen Homestyle meatballs  (or 16oz of home-made)
1 can stewed tomatos
Pasta of your choice


Pasta: I use Rigatoni.   The original recipe calls for Spaghetti noodles but since I modified this for the crock-pot, Rigatoni holds up a lot better and wont turn to sloppy mush like the thin noodles will.

anyways..

Combine the 6 cups of hot water and the beef bouillon cubes in the crock pot.  Stir til cubes are disolved.   

Add all the other ingeredients (except pasta) to crock pot, turn to High and let cook.    Stir after 4 hours, continue to cook.    If you're not home to stir, it's okay.   Just stir well before you add the pasta.

If you're using a hardy pasta like mine it'll take about 20 min to cook through.   Make sure the pasta is submerged and stir so they ALL get in the party.  :)

Voila!   Dinner is ready!

Stock picture of course..

And to freeze, I portion it out into Tupperwear and freeze FIRST then vacuum seal.      Sometimes, I seal soups when theyre still hot but when it's late, this is the easiest way to go.

WOW.. this picture is AWFUL!   lol  But the food is so good.   And, if you have a Vacuum Sealer like me, You've got a meal handy for up to a year.   A YEAR!      this would be GREAT for a sick friend to family member or a quick meal on the go!

The perfect night light..

So, today I spent the evening cleaning our bedrooms.   I feel like I can never keep-up with the kids, my household responsibilities and trying to make some income..

But I feel accomplished.    Mallory is as addicted to Scentsy as I am.    *high five me!*  lol

She has the Dotty Full Size Premium warmer in her bedroom and currently has Sticky Cinnamon Bun warming.. So strong, but one cube does it's job.

It's so pretty at night and is THE BEST night light..  looks pretty AND smells great.   I'm just glad Maleah is as smart as she is.   She knows better than to mess with the warmer/wax.   
Love my girls!
   Anyways, look how pretty it is!

It's sitting kind of twards the end of her dresser, right next to her fish tank.

And it sends a really pretty flare through the middle of her tank lighting it up just a little bit.. 

Maleah loves to see her "feeshees" right before bed and tell them "Night Night"  

Maleah is a big girl now!

So, Sunday night Maleah got to spend her first night in her 'new' Big Girl Bed..  and I'm so damn proud.    Ellie wasn't feeling so well so while I was putting her to bed, Brittany put the big girls down.

She went right to sleep... without a peep.   Funny, because I was honestly terrified that she was going to be running around the house in the middle of the night getting into EVERYTHING.    

Second night, she woke around midnight calling for me.. only because she twisted too much in her covers and got tucked in too tightly.  So, a quick un-tuck and kissing her forehead and she was out like a light.

Third night, tonight...  she went down like a sweet angel at 9pm and was out cold again.


She's so sweet too.. she'll wake up in the morning get out of bed and comes to snuggle with me and Ellie for a little bit  <3  

My babies sleeping in their big girl room together..

They're so adorable.. even when they're sleeping.  <3   I love my girls!

My Big Girl surrounded by her babies.

Next, weaning her from milk at night and then potty training.. woohoo...  let's get rid of these diapers.. well, for atleast one of these kiddos!

Creamy Chicken Sandwiches

Creamy Chicken Sandwiches

So today, I made Creamy Chicken Sandwiches for dinner.   Always a hit in this house and so easy to make.

I however didnt take any photos before we all stuffed out faces..  so Here's my recipe.


3lbs boneless skinless chicken breast (you could use thigh also, but I love white meat)
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 can water
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper

I throw everything in the crockpot on high for 6 hours.
Shred the chicken breast and throw it back in the crock pot.

I usually let it merry for another two hours and about 30 min before serving, take the lid off and let the sauce thicken a little bit.

I prefer mine served on an extra soft white hamburger bun..  MMM oh, and salt and pepper to taste!

Ellie UPDATE!

My baby is getting SO BIG.
She's 11 months as off 11/12/12..   trying to walk, but really not sure of herself yet.

AND, tonight I noticed her 7th tooth popped through today.  

I can't believe she turns ONE in a month.. this seems insane.  I wish she would stay a baby forever.

She's still BREASTFEEDING.   and although I feel like a creeper when I say this, i LOVE BFing my little girl.   I can't even imagine weaning her anytime soon and think I'll keep nursing until shes ready to quit.   It's a bond stronger than I can even explain..  it's amazing.   I love my little princesses.  <3

Feeling pretty good..

So, I finally did my hair the way I've wanted to for a while.    Top half is bleached out, bottom half is black.  IN LOVE with my hair.
Too bad that since all my hair was blonde, the bottom half I dyed black is fading awfully quick..  guess I need to get some more black and stain stain stain my hair away.