Hamburger Pie

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #7

I had an extra lb of hamburger meat so I went to Pinterest for help. The first appetizing thing that came up was a recipe for Hamburger Pie. I made this for Hil & Mo, my pickiest critics and they loved it! Not one leftover :)

I got the recipe {HERE} from a site called MomsWhoThink.com  They have a lot of 30 minute meal options.

Spiced Kisses

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Recipe # 6

I got this delectable bite size cookie recipe from a Weight Watchers magazine, excited to say these cookies are 2 points each. I went into this recipe thinking it would be a lot harder than what it was, BONUS! Such a simple recipe ESPECIALLY since it yields 56 cookies! Perfect party recipe. 

First preheat your oven to 350 degrees & line 3 cookie sheets with nonstick foil

Unwrap 56 {ish} chocolate kisses {I did a combo between Rolos, Hershey Kisses & Hershey Kisses with Almonds}

Spread about 1/2 cup of sugar on a plate

Now, knead together until combined the following ingredients in a separate bowl...

Until it looks like this...

Now form dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls

Roll in sugar until covered

Place 16 balls on 1 baking sheet 2 inches apart. 

Bake for 9 minutes, or until cookies are puffed and just set in the center.

Gently press kisses {or rolos, or kisses with almonds} of each cookie 

*Hershey kisses worked the best, the ones with almonds and the rolos melted, it all tasted great just not quite as pretty

Let them set for 1 hour until chocolate is cool.

Cheddar Bacon Dip

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #5

O.M.Cheesy Goodness! This dip is amazing! It is from the same blog as the previous "Crack Bread" recipe, which can be found {HERE}. I'm starting to think you can't go wrong with a packet of Ranch seasoning....coming from a girl who isn't a huge fan of Ranch dressing. I took this dip to a football watch party {ROLL TIDE!! What a strange outcome! But that is what I love and hate about college football. Its very unpredictable. Plus elephants are WAY COOLER than tigers and the ONLY team that can rock Gold & Purple are the Vikings.}

The only thing about this dip that I did differently was when I refrigerated it for 24 hours, it was very difficult to dip, so I opted to "thaw" it a bit and kind of over did it in the microwave and it came out warm...but delicious. I actually preferred it. I suppose you could use the same recipe and cook it for about 20 minutes with just a layer of cheese on top and go until its melted. I'll try it next time. But in this case I did everything as I was told but just put it in the microwave for about a minute. A PERFECT treat to take to your Superbowl watch party

Crack Bread

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #4

I stumbled upon this recipe {HERE} which I found through Pinterest and I have made 2 recipes from this blog. They are beyond easy. She calls it Crack Bread and so far she is not a liar! I'm sure I'll be using a few more of her recipes throughout the year. 

It calls for a loaf of sourdough bread, so I had an exciting {I may be using that term too loosely...} time going to the bakery section of Target. Normally I'm too tempted by their donuts or muffins to even attempt to go over there, so I just keep it at a safe distance while I pick up my grapes :) 

As I was prepping this, Mo was upset that it required the second heating, haha :) 

Lemon Pepper Chicken

300 Recipes in 1 Year

Recipe #3

Tonight I was cooking for one, so I decided to go easy and healthy. I actually didn't follow a recipe on this one....but its pretty self explanatory. I just looked up online how long to cook chicken in the oven and followed accordingly. 

First I marinated my chicken overnight in Lemon Pepper Marinade. I marinated it frozen and by the time it came to cook it was defrosted. I don't know if that is a proper way at all, but I am not a seasoned defroster, so when I can get around it, I do. 

Before sticking it in the oven I seasoned it with Lawry's, pepper, garlic salt and put a little bit of new marinade (I didn't quite use all of the bottle when originally marinating so that I could put it on my cooked chicken and veggies) on top. 

I cooked each side of the chicken breasts for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. When flipping I seasoned the other side. It cooked perfectly! Super easy....one day I'll try a more DARING chicken dish, but I can't help but be super paranoid with that stuff :/ 

As for my veggies: I'm absolutely obsessed with zucchini, so I always look for it in those frozen packs that you just stick in the microwave. Walmart, where I usually do my shopping (ugh...I dislike it greatly, I wish they had HEB's in OK!!!) never has a California blend...ever! But I can't help shopping there because they are so cheap. Sometimes I go to Target, especially for their grapes. They have the absolute best grapes ever! But I get in trouble because their clothes and housewares are just so cute!! And I always feel like they never have everything on my list (which I don't think is ever too demanding...). There is always Homeland, but I feel like they are so overpriced when it comes to what you get in return. HEB on the other hand is always CLEAN & CHEAP & their selection is great. Well, this blog got off on an unexpected grocery shopping tangent....sorry!! Where I was going with this was....Target has the Cali blend that you can microwave, and it is THE BEST!!! 

We have Zoe right now and she is such a great blog buddy! Her snoring has such a soothing tone :) Molly and I were talking tonight and if I get married before I have a niece, Bry and Zoe will be walking down together. (It may just happen anyway...I mean, wouldn't she be just ADORABLE in a jeweled head piece and a tutu?)