Green Chile Fettuccine Alfredo

This is my all time favorite recipe! I am a sucker for Italian food, but with a kick of Mexican this recipe hits the spot every time!

Ingredients
24 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
1 cup butter
3/4 pint heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 dash garlic salt

2 tablespoons of drained chopped green chile
3/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccine and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a large saucepan, melt butter into cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted; this will thicken the sauce.
Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately.

Homemade BBQ sauce

I love to make crock-pot recipes because you can just set it and forget it. I never follow a particular recipe and I usually just make up my own, but here is what I did today.


Place all ingredients in crock pot and mix there with a silicon spatula.


1 1/2 cup tomato sauce or ketchup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
5 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1/4 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste


Once you have made your sauce place crock pot on high and add thawed chicken to it. Allow 7 to 10 hours on LOW or 3 to 4 hours on HIGH. Hope you enjoy it! :)

****Remember***** We all have different taste buds, BE BRAVE! Its okay to stray away from a recipe. Taste whatever you are making as you go along. If you feel it needs more of something add it. Your best and favorite meals/recipes will be the ones you create.

300 workout for busy Mothers

Okay Moms, I know its hard to find time to workout in the day but we need to make time for it. Many of us have made a New Years Resolution to get in shape. Please don't tell me or yourself you don't have 15 minutes in your day for yourself! Wake up 15 minutes early, do it before lunch, at nap time, once the kids are in bed or while they watch their favorite show! You can do it!!! you Feel great and your husbands will love it! Here is a quick modified 300 workout. It takes 15 minutes max to complete and you will feel the burn. :)

Those of you who are not familiar with the 300 workout, it is the workout that the actors used to get ready for the movie 300.

Just do two sets of the following:

15 bodyweight rows (I do these using the bars on the trampoline.)
25 bodyweight squats
15 pushups
50 jumping jacks
20 mountain climbers
10 close grip pushups
15 bodyweight rows

Gingerbread recipe

Ingredients

1 (3.5 ounce) package cook and serve butterscotch pudding mix
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Directions
1. In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.

It's starting to smell a little like Christmas!

Christmas Potpourri

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup fresh cranberries

1 orange

1 lemon

1-2 whole nutmeg

1 tbsp whole cloves

1 tbsp whole allspice

2 cinnamon sticks

2-3 bay leaves

DIRECTIONS:~Cut fruit into 1/2 inch thick slices~Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan and cover with water~Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer uncovered, add water throughout the day as needed~Enjoy the holiday scent throughout your home!

Hand print Christmas ornaments

homemade hand print Christmas ornaments

I made this for Christmas for all the Grandparents and they loved them! I think it will be neat to see them every year and see how fast they grow.

Makes: 12 small hand prints

Ingredients4 cups flour1 cup salt1 1/2 cups waterDirections1. Combine ingredients and knead dough for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Roll dough out and cut around hand or cut circles out for making hand imprints. Use cookie cutters for ornaments or gift tags. If necessary, slightly dampen pieces to make them stick together.
3. Make a small hole for the hanger and prick to prevent air bubbles.
4. Bake at 300ºF about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. You may have to bake considerably longer depending on how thick your items are. They may not feel hard right away but will harden as they cool.tip: make sure to use parchment paper to bake ornaments on.
5. Paint and decorate as desired. Acrylic paints work best and use a varnish to make them shiny.

Food storage- White Chocolate Craisin Cookies

White Chocolate Craisin Cookies


1/3 c. butter, softened
2 T. water
3/4 c. whole wheat flour1/2 t. baking soda1/4 t. salt1 T. dry egg powder1/3 c. brown sugar3/4 c. oats
1/2 c. Craisins1/3 c. white chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 375ºF. Using an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add water. Mix in remaining contents except white chocolate chips. Once everything is well, spoon mix white chocolate chips in. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown