Lumberjack Chili

Lumberjack Chili
this is from Mel at sisterscafe.com

Ingredients:
2 lbs of ground beef (or 1/2 ground pork)
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 can tomato juice, 46 oz
1 can diced tomatoes 15 oz
2 15 oz cans red kidney beans or chili beans or pinto beans
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp italian seasoning
1/2 tsp pepper
garnish:
shredded cheddar cheese
frito corn chips

Instructions:
saute onions and beef/pork, drain well
combine all ingredients in slow cooker
cook for 3 hours on high or 6 on low
serve with shredded cheese and corn chips
enjoy!

Jenna's famous chicken

Jenna's famous chicken

I am going to make this tonight! Jenna says it is yummy yummy and I believe her:

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup BBQ sauce
1/4 cup zesty Italian dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 TBLSP Worcestershire sauce

Jenna says she adds liquid smoke cuz she has it on hand and that she just dumps all this in a crockpot and cooks until tender!

Jenna's coleslaw

Buy the prepackaged cole slaw mix and then mix together:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tblsp white sugar
1 1/2 Tblsp lemon juice
1 Tblsp vinegar
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
 pour over cole slaw!

Strawberry Spinach Pasta Salad with orange poppy seed dressing

Strawberry Spinach Pasta Salad with orange poppy seed dressing
found this at Creme de la Crumb blog page, all the recipes look divine, for a picture go here: I am going to try it, will let you know

INGREDIENTS

• 8 ounces penne noodles, cooked according to package directions
• 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves
• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 cup pineapple chunks
• ¼ cup dried cranberries, or dried blueberries
• ½ cup salted cashews, or other nut like pecans or walnuts

orange poppy seed dressing

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons honey
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• optional: pinch of salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar, cover, and shake well. Set aside.
2. Combine penne, spinach, strawberries, pineapple, cranberries, and cashews in a large bowl and toss with the prepared dressing.
3. Serve immediately or cover and chill for 1 hour before serving.

Shauna'sFamous Chocoloate chip pudding M&M cookies

Shauna's famous chocolate chip pudding M&M cookies

These are my new favorite cookies.  And they are wonderful to make and give away as gifts as you can roll them in balls, freeze them and then give them to friends with instructions on how to bake at home.  so fun and so yummy.  Make great Christmas neighbor gifts!


Cream together:
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar

Add 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla

combine these ingredients and cream together for 4 minutes, then add rest of following ingredients

Add:
2 cup flour
1/4 cup pudding mix
pinch of salt

Stir in :
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cups M&M's

Form dough into 15 mounds add M&M's to top and chill for 2 hours

Bake at 350 for 11 minutes

so so so yummy! You will get compliments when you make these!

and for the thought for today:
I saw this  :

should (crossed out)   
would (crossed out)
could (crossed out)
did

I love it , cuz we it goes with the just do it theme.  you can say I did it! (instead of I should have done it, or I would have but, or I could have but) 

also here is another saying:
things that don't change remain the same.
so if you don't like where you are at in life, then you must change some things or it will all remain the same!