Sing Off ~

Ok...i'm usually slow to see shows. Mostly i catch them after they are off on netflix cause i can view at my own time. Today i was flipping thru the channels and stumbled upon this show called The Sing Off. Have you seen it?? I'm watching it on Oxygen but i'm seeing old shows. It is on NBC live. The reason i stopped is i heard acappella singing. I don't know about you but i love hearing songs in acappella. Something about it gives me chills. It is an amazing gift that some people can sing like this. The first song i heard on the show was by the group Pentatonix. They were doing "Love Lockdown". I have to say i loved it. They did such a good job. I had to rewind and watch it again. They delivered this flawlessly. Again...chills! I finished watching the show and they had some amazing talent. Sorry...way better than american idol. :P If you haven't seen it....check it out. If you have seen it....let me know who is your fav.!! :)

Happy Friday!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner ~

I have been trying out alot of new recipes lately. ;o) The hubs is loving it. Seems as though we get stuck in a dinner rut and make the same things over and over. And i still have my favs that i like to make on friday night. In our house friday night is usually taco or pizza night. But lately i have been making a point to try new things. So this weekend i made two new chicken dinners. One was a winner and the other was a bust. So i thought i would share my new chicken {winner} recipe.

What you will need:

8 ounces uncooked rigatoni
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped purple onion (about 1 medium)
1 (10-oz.) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 cups cubed cooked chicken breasts
1 (14.5-oz.) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (8-oz.) container chive-and-onion cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese


Preparation
1. Prepare rigatoni according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, spread oil on bottom of an 11- x 7-inch baking dish; add onion in a single layer.
3. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or just until tender. Transfer onion to a large bowl, and set aside.
4. Drain chopped spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels.
5. Stir rigatoni, spinach, chicken, and next 4 ingredients into onion in bowl. Spoon mixture into baking dish, and sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.
6. Bake, covered, at 375° for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.

And this is what you end up with.....a big dish of Yummy! :o) Add and salad and your done. Easy and pretty healthy. This would be a great dinner to make, double and freeze.

Are you trying any new recipes lately? Got any winners....please share.

Fall Bucket List 2011 ~

Lots of great weather here in the South. Mid 70's most days and a few 80 degree temps still popping up. How about your neck of the woods? Is it getting cold? I have been in fall food overload. HA! Pumpkin Spice coffee, pumpkin pie, apple cider, caramel apples....oh the love of fall foods! The leaves are a falling and i can't wait till the yard is full! I have a family portrait in mind for us and i need leaves and possible sunny 60ish weather. I made out my Fall Bucket list the other day.....so i thought i would share.

~FALL BUCKET LIST 2011 ~

Family Portrait in the leaves

Apple Picking

Go on a Hay Ride {check}

Make Leaf Art with the kiddos {check}

Play in Leaf Piles with kiddos {check}

Make Fall Art for the house with the kiddos {check}

Bonfire with s'mores

Make caramel apples {check}

Pumpkin Patch {check}

Make fall cookies

Go on Nature walk with the family

Bake Pies

Trick or Treat

Drink fancy coffee {check}

Drink Hot Apple Cider {check}

Carve or paint pumpkins

Go on a picnic

Watch Scary Movies till Halloween

Do you have a Fall Bucket list? What is on your list? We took off to the local Pumpkin Patch last weekend and had so much fun. First time we took the kids anywhere sans stroller. I was terrified we would loose a child. HA! But also knew it was high time we let our 2 year old enjoy running around like the other kids.

I can tell you that this little man was so excited to run around and find a pumpkin just his size. :o) Times like this warms a mothers heart!

We had dinner with some friends over the weekend too and i brought dessert. I just had to make these cute little donut holes that look like acorns. Found the idea on pinterest. They turned out so CA-ute!

I found a new Blog i'm loving. Faithful Provisions! She not only has a blog that helps you save money...she has a book out that i'm dying to get my hands on. Right now she is advertising a website that is new to me. Restaurant.com. Have you heard of it? I'm slow when it comes to finding things like this. Just not on the computer enough. Anyhoodles...right now there is a great deal on Gift Certificates at local places. I'm going to be buying some of these for sure! You need to check out this site if you haven't already....HURRY GO!! :o)

New Fall Outfit ~

Ok...quick post today. Remember the brown polkadot ruffle pants that i posted about. Well i finally got around to making the top to go with them. :o) Check out these terrible pictures i took with my daughters kid camera! HA! Hopefully you can see the cuteness of the outfit though.


Front view. She is so happy with this new outfit. And so am i. So much so that i'm going to be making me a matching skirt in the material i used for the top. OH MY it is GAW-jus!!!

Here is the back. I can't tell you how many complements my daughter has got. Which makes a mommy proud. :o) Just wish i had a few extra of these made up to sell.

What do ya think?

V is for Vacation ~

AHHHHHHH!!!!! Va. ca. tion time !! This year the kids were UBER excited to go to the beach. They just couldn't wait to play in the sand and swim in the BIG water. :o) My kids may look and act just like their daddy....but they got their love of the beach from me. HA! The hubs was excited to go fishing and i was excited to be in the sun. F.U.N. times! Sand castles, sand angels, diggin' holes to splash in, listening to the waves come in, feeding the birds, going canoeing in the bayou.

I always try to get our family picture in on these vacations. Noting like white and khaki with a beach background. :o)


This is one of my favorites this year. Makes me want to cry every time i look at it. Can't wait to get these printed and framed and on my wall.

This one is also a fav!

Little girl was so excited to plop down in the water as SOON as we got there.

The view from my chair......

Now we are back home and it is getting cold out. That is OK i guess. Made my first Chili of the season and the hubs built our first fire.

I sat down and wrote out my "Fall Bucket List". So much i want to do in what seems like a very short period of time.