Dinner Tonight! New Recipe: Taco Pasta Bake.

I had 2 pounds of ground turkey and didn't want the usual tacos. I hunted and came across this recipe. Sounded... interesting. Wasn't sure how it would be. Tacos and pasta don't seem to go together very well. But I thought I'd give it a shot. Here's the ingredient shot:

Except NOT QUITE! I forgot to add the cream cheese in this shot.

Ah! There we go! Overly bright ingredient shot with the cream cheese. But wait! Where's the ground turkey?

IN THE PAN BROWNING ALREADY! Drats.

So, we'll pretend that didn't happen and move along. I doubled this recipe, so here's what I did. I browned 2 pounds of turkey in a pan while I boiled my pasta, a one pound box of rigatoni. When the meat was done, I drained it, then returned it to the pan. To the meat I added 2 packets of McCormick, mild, reduced sodium taco seasoning and 2 cups of water. I heated it on medium heat until it came to a boil and then added the cream cheese. Notice, I used Greek cream cheese. SO much better than even the light stuff. I let the cream cheese melt while I stirred it. While I was doing this, my pasta was done. Drain it, rinse it, drain it again. The meat/cream cheese mixture will look like this:

Or an approximation thereof.

Put your drained pasta into a greased (I sprayed it with non-stick cooking spray) 9X13 pan. To the pasta add one cup reduced fat cheddar cheese and mix it around. Like so:

Now, pour your meat mixture on top of the pasta. Don't be shy. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.

Bake this at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

When it's done, serve it up! I topped mine with just sour cream.

You could add olives, salsa, whatever. I was out of salsa.

That was me.

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Taco Pasta Bake  (not doubled)

• 1/2 bag or box large noodle pasta like rigatoni
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 envelope taco seasoning (I used reduced sodium)
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 block cream cheese (I used Greek)
• 1 1/2 cups reduced fat cheese (I used cheddar)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground turkey in pan. While turkey is browning, boil pasta.
2. When turkey is done, drain it well and return it to the pan. Add the packet of taco seasoning and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer and simmer it for about 5 minutes. Add the 1/2 block of cream cheese, and stir until melted. Remove from heat.
3. When pasta is done, drain, rinse, and drain again. Grease an 8X8 pan. Add pasta to pan. Stir 1 cup cheese into the pasta.
4. Spread meat/cream cheese mixture evenly over pasta. Top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes. Top with sour cream, olives, salsa, whatever you'd like!

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I found the original recipe at: http://www.canadianmomscook.com/2012/07/taco-pasta-bake.html

Review: When trying out any new recipe that could be even remotely spicy, I trust my 7 year-old. If she likes it, EVERYONE likes it. Her and I are the only ones in our family that don't do spicy. We're outnumbered 6-2. Well, she LOVED it. Everyone loved it! I was wrong about the taco meat and pasta combination, they worked REALLY well together. I seriously liked this a lot. 3 3/4 stars.

Happy Eating!

Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy. Best cube steak EVER.

I hate mushrooms. Slimy. Their texture is... SCRUNCHY. I used to LOVE mushrooms. When I was pregnant with my Christopher back in '88, I ate a crap ton of stuffed mushrooms. At the time, we lived in Big Bear, which is a GREAT if you're just visiting.We had a friend whose house we visited almost every day and she catered to my crazy pregnancy craving of stuffed mushrooms. One day, I was noshing on these gems and I ate one that tasted like nothing but mold. Like a had eaten a solid ball of mushy mold. Since then I haven't eaten one. Nope. No thank-you.

This recipe calls for 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup. Which makes me go,

So of course I had to tweak it. First up, the gathering of the ingredients.

As you can see, I'm using 1 can cream of celery and 1 can cream of onion. Also, when I went to the store to buy my cube steaks, they only had one left and it was on sale. High five! Anyway, you are going to use 2 cans of cream of whatever-the-hell-you-want soup. I meant to buy 2 cream of onion to be honest. Then I saw the cream of celery and was messing around with things in my head and got the wrong stuff. Oh well. Pour or glop your two cans of soup, 1 packet of onion soup mix and 3/4 water into a bowl. Mix it well. It'll look like this:

Or something. My lighting is terrible as usual.

Put your cube steaks into your crockpot. Spoon the mixture over them, covering them completely.

Remember: I use crockpot liners.

Also, here is my awesome crockpot:

I received this for Christmas from my honey face. It's HUGE. I can put anything in this baby.

Let that cook on low for 6-8 hours. It will smell amazing and fill your house with hunger pains. After it has finished cooking, it will not be full of magical cube steaks that you can take out individually. No. They will be stuck together somewhat. You can try and pick them apart, or whatever, but what you'll get is a cube steak chunk of meat that isn't beautiful, but tastes AMAZING. However! If you don't want them fusing together, after they've been cooking about 3 hours, pull them apart. They'll have just started sticking together and should come apart quite easily. When everything is done, removed your cube steaks and add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the gravy. Whisk the daylights out of that gravy to get that cornstarch all blended in. You can choose not to do this, I have, but the gravy is thinner. Either way, it's good. It'll look something like this:

I told you it wasn't pretty. But neither is John Malkovich and he's pretty damn good.

I served this with some mashed potatoes and carrots. Serve it with whatever you like, but I'd certainly recommend mashed potatoes or rice for all that tasty gravy. Happy eating!

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Crockpot Cube steak and Gravy

• Cube Steak (I used a family size pack)
• 2 cans cream of onion (or whatever) soup
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 3/4 cup water

1. Place cube steaks in bottom of crockpot. Mix together cans of soup, envelope of onion soup mix and 3/4 water in a bowl. Pour mixture evenly over cube steaks. Cook on low 6-8 hours, separating steaks halfway if you'd like. Remove steaks from gravy when done. Whisk 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into gravy. Return cube steaks back to crockpot. Serve and enjoy!

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I found the original recipe here: http://thepost-itplace.com/2012/01/crockpot-cube-steak-and-gravy/

Review: Not a visually pretty dish, but the best damn cube steak we've ever had. It just falls apart. The gravy can be pretty thin, so you can add some cornstarch if you'd like. 4 stars.

2 for the Price of 1! Memorial Day Sweet Treat Potluck Recipes.

First off, I would like to say thank you to anyone reading this that has served our country or has lost a loved one who was serving our country. I am a CRAZILY patriotic person and I really do thank you for your service and sacrifice from the bottom of my heart. My step-father David Ortiz served in the Korean war, and my grandfather Horace Scott Strain Sr. served in World War II. I cannot imagine the courage and fierce pride that it takes to fight for your country. I truly do honor and appreciate beyond the scope of written words, what those who have lost their lives in service have done for our country. Again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making the ultimate sacrifice so that I may do things like sleep well at night, safe and sound.

As most Americans do, on any possible holiday, we barbeque. Memorial Day is no different. We celebrate and honor our fallen heroes by eating hamburgers and potato salad. And that is pretty damn weird. Thank you for dying for our country, please pass the macaroni salad. But we celebrate their memory. We celebrate their courage. We celebrate because we are Americans and that's what we do. 

Today we're having a swim party and potluck at our friend's house and aside from bringing hot dogs and buns and some 2 liters of soda, I'm making two dessert side dishes. I know I should have made some red, white and blue dessert, but I didn't want to. I'll save that for 4th of July. Because both of these recipes looked equally good, and called for a lot of the same types of ingredients, I couldn't decide. Then I saw that they both called for 1/2 bag of mini marshmallows and that made up my mind for me. They were meant to be together, sharing a bag of marshmallows in perfect harmony.

First up, Orange Fluff Jello Salad!

The obligatory ingredient shot.

The first thing you're gonna do is put a large box of cook and serve vanilla pudding, a large box of orange Jello, and 2 cups of water in a pan. Over medium heat, you're going to stir it until it comes to a boil and then take it off and pour it into a bowl.

It will look like this.

Chill that stuff in the fridge for an hour. When you take it out, it'll be all weird. Kinda firmish Jello-ish puddingish stuff. That's cool. That's what you want. Then you're gonna get out your beaters and beat it on medium high until it gets all nice and creamy like.

Like so!

While you are whipping this, let your fruit drain in a colander. You will drain a 20 ounce can of pineapple tidbits, and 22 ounces of mandarin orange slices. Bananas are optional, but I didn't add them, because they're going in the other salad.

To this now creamy mixture you will fold in 16 ounces of cool whip. Stir it around gently til it's all mixed in. You will have a scary moment where it looks like it's gonna separate, but that okay! It comes together. I promise you. Add your pineapple, oranges and 1/2 bag mini marshmallows. Stir that all around and it will look like this:

YUMMMMMMM!

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Orange Fluff Jello Salad

• 1 large package cook and serve vanilla pudding (4.6 ounces)
• 1 large package orange Jello (6 ounces)
• 2 cups water
• 1 16 oz Cool-Whip (lite or fat-free is fine)
• 1/2 bag mini marshmallows
• 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits (drained)
• 22 ounces mandarin oranges (drained) (I couldn't find this size, so I bought 2 smaller cans)
• 2 to 3  bananas, sliced (Optional, put in before serving so they don't turn brown in the fridge)

1. Mix together pudding, Jell-o, and water over medium heat until it boils. Remove from heat and pour into a large mixing bowl. Refrigerate until mixture has thickened (about an hour). Beat until creamy. Fold in Cool Whip, marshmallows, and fruit. Chill about an hour before serving.

I found the original recipe here: http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/12/orange-fluff-jello-salad-recipe.html

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Review: I don't normally like orange stuff, but this was off the hook! All the kids at the potluck LOVED this. It was SO good! Totally a keeper. Chloe liked it so much, that she asked me to make it for her end of year class picnic. 4 stars.

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Next up, Strawberry Cheesecake Salad!

This stuff is what you need.

Mix 12 ounces of cool whip (I bought a 16 ounce tub and took out 1/2 cup), 3 6 ounce containers of strawberry yogurt, and one small box of cheesecake instant pudding.

I could eat it just like this.

Now set it in the fridge for an hour to set itself up. Before you serve it add 1 pound sliced strawberries, 3 sliced bananas, and 1/2 bag mini marshmallows. It'll look like this:

How good does that look, huh? In this crappy lighting.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Salad

• 12 ounces whipped topping
• 1 small box cheesecake flavored Jello instant pudding
• 3 6 ounce containers strawberry yogurt
• 1 pound sliced strawberries
• 3 bananas
• 1/2 bag mini marshmallows

1. Thaw whipped topping overnight in the fridge. In a large bowl stir together whipped topping, all three yogurts, and pudding powder. Let this set up in the fridge for at least an hour. Wash and slice strawberries (I did this the night before). You can add the strawberries to the salad or wait to add them with sliced bananas and marshmallows just before serving which is what I did.

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I found the original recipe at: http://mommys-menu.blogspot.com/2012/05/strawberry-cheesecake-salad.html

Review: This was AMAZING! The adults prefered this salad, and I loved it ALMOST as much as the orange one. Certainly a keeper. I think the marshmallows made it a little too sweet, but no one else did. So throw those suckers in! 4 stars.

So, everybody liked both of them pretty darn equally. My mom couldn't decide which was better. Side by side they belong together.

Kielbasa Alfredo. Tryin' a new recipe!

I wanted something simple for dinner tonight. This has only six ingredients. That's pretty damn simple. Let's start with the basics:

I'm doubling this recipe, so I'm using two of everything (obviously).

Put your water on to boil for your pasta and cut up your kielbasa slanty-like.

I dunno why. It just looks better. I guess.

By the way, never cut meat up on a wooden surface. Germs get in there. Use a cutting board.

Boil your pasta. Drain, rinse, drain again. While your pasta is boiling, boil your kielbasa in another pan. The original recipe has you frying it in some butter and add salt and pepper. Nope. Too lazy to fry and why add any extra fat? But you can fry it up if you want. If you boil it, drain it. Duh.You'll notice that I'm using light alfredo and turkey polska kielbasa, that REALLY cuts down on the fat and calories. Also, I'll be grinding in some black pepper.

By the way, putting a wooden spoon over your pot really DOES keep it from boiling over.

Once your pasta is done, and your kielbasa is done, throw that kielbasa into the pot with the pasta! Pour in the alfredo sauce and mix it all around. Now eat it. There ya go. There's dinner tonight. As this is a new recipe for us, the review will be below. Gimme time to actually eat it.

Fancy paper plate shot.

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Kielbasa Alfredo

• 1 16 oz. package noodles
• 1 pound Turkey Kielbasa
• 1 16 oz jar light Alfredo
• Cracked black pepper to taste
• Parmesan for topping

1. Boil your pasta until the doneness you desire. We like our pasta little soft, so I boiled mine about 14 minutes. Depending on what kind of pasta you use though, that could make it turn to mush. Just follow the directions or do like you normally do. Drain, rinse, drain.
2. Cut up and boil your kielbasa while your pasta is boiling. Drain it when it's done. Pour your pasta and kielbasa in a large bowl, or back in the pot you made your pasta in. Stir in your alfredo sauce. Sprinkle or grind in some black pepper. Stir it up. Serve with a little shredded parmesan. Enjoy!

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Review: Liked it! It was a nice change from chicken alfredo and all three kids gave it a thumbs up! It WAS a LITTLE bland, but the parmesan helped. Could use maybe more pepper. Quick, easy and tasty though! 3 1/2 stars.

I found the original recipe here:http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kielbasa-Alfredo/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

6 Funerals and a Wedding: or The Blacklist, Hannibal and Modern Family finales .

****SPOILER ALERT****

If you watch these shows and aren't caught up, STOP READING NOW. I cannot STAND it when someone tells me something about a show I watch that I'm not caught up on yet. I avoided hearing about the big shocking secret in The Crying Game like the PLAGUE, only to have it nonchalantly revealed to me by a damn radio host. *sigh*

I DVR everything I watch because I can't watch ANYTHING in real time. I don't watch daytime tv, it is boring, I'm not the father, I don't care who is getting back together with whom, and the ONE episode of Dr. Oz that I watched convinced me that he's just out to frighten people into not drinking apple juice. I don't even watch the news. So during the evenings (sometimes during the day if I have a chance), I catch up on my shows.Last night I watched the season finales of Hannibal, The Blacklist and Modern Family.

First up, The Blacklist. WHAT THE HELL?!?! You can't kill off everybody! First Meera gets her throat slit by a thug, then Cooper gets garroted in his car, then Tom gets shot by Lizzie. What. The. F*ck. Meera is DEFINITELY dead. There's no getting around that. There's no, "Well maybe she..." No. She didn't. She is kaputsville. Cooper's hand moved while he lay in his hospital bed. Telling us that he what, might recover? Probably. He'll probably be back with a limp and trusty cane. And then there's Tom. Good ole' Tom. Shot by Lizzie, OBVIOUSLY dead and then they show us where his body WAS. What? I'm sorry NBC, but there is no saving Tom. Tom is one done turkey. And the climax?! The scene we were left with?! Reddington is Lizzie's father! Wait. Lemme sarcastically gasp at that moment everyone saw coming since episode 1. I give your finale resounding "Meh".

Next up, Hannibal! The show that has gotten so freakin' weird that not even the writers know exactly what the hell is going on anymore. The cinematographer has just decided that he's so f'ing confused that he'll just film crap falling in slow motion and fit that in the storyline somehow. Falling cups, tears, blood, glass, rain, knives, papers. Come ON. I understand and like dramatic effect, but this is getting a little nutso. But that's not what bothered me. Anyone who watches Hannibal is used to things happening sloooooooooooowly. What bothered me was that they killed EVERYONE. EVERYBODY IS DEAD. Jack? Dead. Abigail Hobbs? Resurrected and then: dead. Will Graham? Dead. Alana? Ummmmmm, dead? Probably. MAY-be. She was still breathing as Hannibal walked away. Perhaps it's all led up to this. Perhaps Alana will now be the new Clarice. I swear to God, if I hear anybody in that series say, "It puts the lotion.." I'ma freak out in a serious kung-fu style. That is the most over-used expression EVER. There were other lines in that movie, people! Memorize one of those! And no, not the one about fava beans and Chianti either. That one's played out too.

Will was the good guy, but told Hannibal that Jack was on to him. But, wha...? And now everyone's dead. Ta-DA! There seems to be a defining moment that I missed where Will goes bat-shit and works undercover to catch Hannibal. They never actually covered that. It was just suggested. And apparently Jack was just gonna overlook that whole Will-murdered-a-guy-and-turned-his-dead-body-into-a-creepy-saber-toothed-tiger-thing. Who doesn't overlook things like that in the great scheme of things? I know I do. And Hannibal flies away with his therapist Gillian Anderson! That is just honestly bug shit crazy right there. He talked one of her patients into trying to kill her and now they're off to the French Riviera. Yep. Of course. well, I mean if one can overlook the dead guy cat thing... Perhaps this plot is too complex for me. Perhaps I'm just not as intelligent as I think I am and this story is beyond the meager reaches of my limited understanding. Or perhaps they just need to make things a little more clear and fluent. Overall, I cussed at this finale a lot. A LOT.

Modern Family! I LOVE this show. I really, honestly LOVE this show. Mostly because I'm a cross between Cam and Phil. Scary huh? Ayuh. Throw in a little of Claire and a dash of Jay for good measure. I love this show because it's realistic. Sure, they're financially WAY better off than I am, but the kinds of things they go through are real. In this 2 part finale, where Jay has finally said how uncomfortable he is with the idea of a gay wedding, he and Mitchell are at odds. Jay is an old school guy with old school values and his feelings don't surprise me a bit. They don't even offend me. Why? Because that's how life was back in his time and we can't force people to change. We can hope, we can dream, we can push and shove, we can cry and protest, but until we reach a certain evolutionary point, we don't change. Change is just another word for evolve. And not everyone can or will evolve. We need to be tolerant of those people too. 

As a woman who believes wholeheartedly in God, I am also a woman who has done enough research on religion to know that God did not sit down and write the bible. The bible was picked over and edited until it said what people of the time wanted it to say. The Romans were sexually active with both genders and thought nothing of it. But the Christians wanted to steer people as far away from Roman practices as possible. Henceforth, homosexuality is a sin. Although it doesn't ever actually SAY that, it certainly implies it. But again, I digress.

After a ridiculous amount of hoopla and venue changes, the wedding appears to be about to take place at Cam and Mitchell's house. But Jay, feeling bad, and realizing how unfair he's been, calls his country club and sets up the wedding there. He even walks Mitchell down the aisle. You bet your ass I cried. Good season finale guys! You keep that up!

So two nay's and a yay! I didn't care for the obvious conclusion of Blacklist or the overwrought slow-mo season finale of Hannibal, but Modern Family brightened it all up. All three have been renewed for another season, and we'll see if Hannibal can tighten it's surrealistic belt just a little.

Next up, my opinion on BBC's zombie, uh, partially deceased syndrome sufferers, comedy/drama In The Flesh. Stay tuned!

Crockpot Italian Chicken in my FACEHOLE!

Oooooooooh Nelly! I love this recipe. I could eat it straight outta the crockpot. Okay, I HAVE. Whatever. Don't judge me. Also, I'm not cleaning up my kitchen especially for you guys. It looks how it looks. Normal. Also, I'm taking these pictures on my phone. I'm not buying a fancy camera to take pictures of brownies or chicken or cookies. Who DOES that? Not me my friend. I live in the real world where I'm snapping photos as I screw stuff up.

It's SUPER easy and requires you to do not much. That's my kind of thing for today. Today I took the kiddos to see Little Mermaid Jr. The Musical. Who wants to come home and cook? Especially in the unseasonably hot weather. I'm fairly certain it was at least 900 degrees today. Okay, so it was 95. That's still pretty hot for Sacramento in May. So early this morning (11 am. It's Saturday.), I got out my trusty addiction: my crockpot. I threw in my personal favorite: Italian Crockpot Chicken.

Don't let the name fool you, the only Italian thing about it is the Zesty Italian seasoning packet that you add. Now listen, I like organic and fresh and homegrown and unprocessed, but for some of us, that just isn't an economically viable option. For some of us, we don't care that much. For some of us, we are lazy. This is quick and tasty and that's all I really care about. Except fat and calories. This stuff literally has 4 ingredients.

• 4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 1-2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup (I use 2 cans Fat Free)
• 8 oz Cream Cheese (I use Greek)
• 1 packet Zesty Italian seasoning (I use Good Seasons)

First off, get out your crockpot. That's a good place to start. I line mine with Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners. These things are AWESOME. I used them for pulled pork once and because of all the stabbing and shredding, holes got poked in it and some juice leaked through. Big whoop. I'd rather wash out a little juice then have to soak and scrub.

Next, you put 4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of your crockpot. I bought everything at Wal-Mart. I know, I know. Wal-Mart is a terrible corporation, blah, blah, blah. I feed a family of 8 people every night. Suck it. I also shop at Winco when I can. It's kinda far from me. Anyway...

Just like that.

Next up, soften that cream cheese! If you planned ahead, you set it out and it's nice and soft. If you kinda spaced like I did, you pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so. I use Greek cream cheese.

It's higher in protein, and lower in fat and calories than the Weight Watchers cream cheese. No joke. Once that cream cheese is soft, put it in a bowl and stir in 2 cans of fat free Cream of Chicken soup, and 1 packet of Zesty Italian seasoning. Like so...

Mix it all together. If there's small clumps of cream cheese, that's fine. They'll melt.

Spoon it over your chicken breasts. Cover them completely.

See that cream cheese clump. It's FINE.

Now, you're going to cook this on low for 6 - 8 hours or on high 3 -4. I've done both. It comes out the same either way. Full of DELICIOUS in your FACEHOLE.

Lemme digress for a moment. Facehole is what I call a mouth. Deal with it.

After your time is up, shred it. I use two forks and pull it apart so there are no big chunks left. 

Likea dis...

Then you need to boil some noodles. I'm using bowtie pasta. It was the pasta they used in the picture on the blog where I first found this recipe, so I used it. It works great. Any pasta would. 

I need to interrupt my blogging for a moment to let you all know that while my noodles were boiling, I had to pull one of my male dogs off my other male dog as he was trying to have relations with his head. All the while, my 7 year-old was singing "Let it Go". Typical daily life. Back to it.

Normally I make Texas Toast with this, but I found these Savory Garlic Knots on sale. I'll see if we like them. Normally, I buy Great Value Texas Toast.

When your pasta is done, drain it, rinse it, drain it a little more. 

Put some on a plate, put some delicious Italian Chicken on top, plop your garlic bread on the side, and experience the wonderful things going on in YOUR facehole.. 

Yeah, that's right baby. It's THAT good. 

I found the original recipe here: http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2009/07/crockpot-italian-chicken.html 

Welcome to Fantasy Island.

Hola! I'm not Latino. Or Mexican American. Or whatever we call it these days that doesn't offend anybody.

I created this blog almost a year ago and have yet to post a single damn thing. Today I was on Pinterest, and while in the midst of my frenzy of pinning, I thought to myself, "You REALLY should do something with that blog." So why not? Now's as good a time as any! That exclamation point there expresses WAY more happiness than I actually feel. lol

So, what's this blog gonna be about? Everything. Things I do every day. Recipes, crafts, TV shows, you name it. I LOVE Pinterest, but unlike most people, I actually DO the things I find on there. I cook the recipes and make the crafts.

I'm a fiancee, mother, and Girl Scout leader. I'm honest and smart and funny in a painful way. I'm not going to try and write to be witty; I'm going to write like I talk. Hopefully you will enjoy my blog. If not, we coo'.

Right now I'm going to share with you that I'm baking brownies (from a BOX) and I was typing this and wondering how long those suckers had left. I went into the kitchen and saw that I never actually put them IN the oven. Go, me! I have 6 8th graders at my house for my step-son's birthday party sleepover video game pool foosball running around crazy party. They have so far consumed TWENTY TWO cheeseburgers, 12 liters of soda, and 3 party size bags of chips. Holy crap. I'm REALLY glad I didn't get pizza. I'd be broker than I already am. The upside is, he's having a BLAST. And now they're outside on the front lawn screaming about Spiderman. Of course.

I'm gonna go upstairs with the man and watch In The Flesh now. Thanks for calling in.