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Jul17

Taste it Tuesday: Super simple and yummy slow cooker chicken tacos

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Super simple and yummy slow cooker chicken tacos

Super simple and yummy slow cooker chicken tacos

Super simple and yummy slow cooker chicken tacos

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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• Project: Taste it Tuesday: Super simple and yummy slow cooker chicken tacos
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1, so easy!
• Time: I did a major short cut and just used a rotisserie chicken, so basically the crock pot was just to warm everything up together and incorporate all of the goodness 😉 so really it only took me about 40 min 😉
• Would I do it again? most definitely! We love Mexican food in our house and have it at least twice per week, so this was a HIT!
• What I would do differently: see above, and I would do it that way again- why not!
Don’t you just love how much sour cream I put on mine…oh yes I did that 🙂
• Items used: super easy and delicious recipe from:   Tasty Kitchen    Head on over to her site for all of the details, you will like it!

Have you done any recipes from Pinterest lately? What’s worked or not worked for you?
I hope you were inspired as much as I was. If not, click on “Recommend a Pin” above and I would love to hear any suggestions you might have!
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Until ipinterest again!

Karie J

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Feb16

day 78: cooking it up/ crock-pot dessert mac and cheese? A bad attempt, not the recipe…me :(

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MY “PINTERESTING” TAKE:

“PINSPIRATION”, FROM PINTEREST:

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• Project: day 78: day 78: cooking it up/ crock-pot dessert mac and cheese? A bad attempt, not the recipe…me 😦
• Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 1 (yes, it actually was easy, even though I messed it up!)
• Would I do it again? well I might have to since I totally botched this one up!
• What I would do differently: ok, so let me serve to remind you that I cannot cook (only under direct supervision from my husband). So obviously he wasn’t here, and I thought I could substitute sweetened condensed milk for evaporated milk (yes I know now). So not only did the end result turn out a touch too sweet for a savory mac and cheese, but it also ended up not a bit creamy or cheesy as you would expect it to. Now I can’t blame it on the recipe since I totally messed this one up, so I’ll have to do a redo soon to see if this one was a keeper or not!
• Items used: below is the recipe from: http://whiskandaprayer.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazinecookbook-monday-slow-baked-mac.html

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups milk
One 12 oz can evaporated milk (I used skim, evaporated milk keeps the egg and milk from curdling)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled to room temp
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups (12 oz) shredded cheese (I used an Italian blend, recipe calls for Italian fontina cheese)
1/2 pound elbow macaroni or mini penne tubes, par cooked and drained (this means cook them for about five minutes until tender but not completely cooked)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:

Spray the inside of your slow-cooker with cooking spray or grease it with olive oil. Combine milk, evaporated milk, eggs, butter, and salt in slow-cooker and whisk until until smooth (or you can use an immersion blender to do the whisking for you).

Add the shredded cheese (not the Parmesan) and macaroni, sprinkle with black pepper (and whatever other spices you want to use). Stir gently with a spatula to coat evenly.

Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, reduce the temperature to LOW and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until custard is set in the center and the pasta is tender. The macaroni and cheese may sit in the cooker on the KEEP WARM setting for 30 minutes before serving. Before dishing it up, I sautéed some bread crumbs with olive oil and sprinkled them over the top to make it a little fancier.

Until ipinterest tomorrow!
Karie J 🙂

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Dec7

day 7: Cooking it up/Crock pot lasagna with Herbed Garlic Bread

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  • Project: day 7: Cooking it up/Crock pot lasagna with Herbed Garlic Bread
  • Difficulty rating (1=easiest, 5= way too hard!): 2
  • Would I do it again? Yes! It was so yummy. The herbed garlic bread was probably the best home-made garlic bread out there, and the lasagna was a hit with the whole fam. I also added the italian sausage, but next time I will also add the garlic and onions :). For the bread I also moved it toward the broiler for a few additional minutes, post recommended cooking time.
  • Items used: see recipe links above by clicking on the pictures.

until ipinterest tomorrow!

Karie J 🙂

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