Paper Towel Drawer

Spicy Oven Roasted Chickpeas

Galatians 6:17

There is something within each of us that values how we look on the outside sometimes more than who we are on the inside. It causes some people to pad their résumés or embellish their memoirs. But it has no place in our lives as followers of Jesus.

The inward reality of Christ is what counts, because it will produce the outward signs of faith.

From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. - Galatians 6:17

Orange Creamsicle Martini

Sugarless Treat

Right Tea

Cheeseburger Burritos

Cheeseburger Burritos

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 cup Mustard
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/2 cup dill relish
1 cup chopped tomato
Shredded lettuce and diced onion
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 flour tortillas (10-inch) 

Directions:
Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Stir in Mustard, Ketchup and relish and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in tomato and cheese. Divide mixture evenly among tortillas. Garnish with lettuce and additional tomato, onion and cheese, if desired. Fold in ends and roll up tortillas.

Rules For A Healthly Living

Samoa Brownies

These gooey delicious brownies will make your taste buds dance.

Samoa Brownies

Ingredients:
1 box of brownie mix
1 3.4oz can La Lechera
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
Prepare and bake your brownies as directed on your brownie box in a 9x13 baking pan and let chill
Spread your coconut out on a baking sheet. Toast your coconut by baking on 350 for about 10 minutes (or until your coconut turns golden brown)
In a microwave safe dish, cook your 13.4oz of La Lechera and 1/4 cup evaporated milk for 2-3 minutes and mix. Now combine your coconut and caramel mix and mix well
Pour your caramel mixture over your cooked brownies. Now melt your chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 40 seconds until melted
Pour your melted chocolate into a zip lock bag, cut the tip off the corner and begin drizzling your chocolate over your caramel covered brownies
Set in the fridge for about 30 minutes and enjoy.

Psalms 139:6

Did you know that our heavenly Father is intimately acquainted with each of us. He is aware of every thought, emotion, and decision we make. From morning till night He gives personal attention to our daily affairs.

Not only does this evoke our praise, but it should also bring great comfort to our hearts. We are of so great value to God that we are assured of His constant care.

How wonderful it is to be such a well-loved, “well-known” person.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. - Psalms 139:6

Penicillin Cocktail

Gremolata Butter

Coke Bottle Gum Ball Machines

Thought these would make an awesome gumball machine craft. You can whip up these cute little babies in about a minute. These would make an  great craft for a school function or birthday party.

Coke Bottle Gum Ball Machines 

Materials:
Coca-Cola Christmas ball bottle
red solo cups
glue
gumballs

Directions:
Grab your Coca-Cola bottle and remove the label. Wash and thoroughly dry the bottle.

Fill your Coca-Cola bottle with gumballs.

Turn your red solo cup upside down and cover the bottom with glue. Stick your Coca-Cola bottle on top and allow to dry.

Chicken Enchillda Rice Casserole

All the makings of a Chicken Enchilada but with rice. It’s simply delicious.

Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole 

Ingredients:
3 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
2 cups dry Basmati rice
2 cans Enchilada sauce
1 can refried beans
2 cups Monterey Jack, shredded
1 can corn kernel, drained
Cilantro for garnish
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions:
Cook the rice. I cooked it with 4 cups of water and ¼ cup of butter.
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Mix the 2 cheeses together.
In a large bowl mix the shredded chicken with the enchilada sauce, refried beans and half of the cheese. Add rice, season with salt and pepper if needed, and mix well. Pour rice mixture into a large casserole dish. Top with corn then with remainder of cheese. Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes or until cheese melts and is bubbly. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve warm.

Bacon Caramlized Mushroom, Onion Spinach and Swiss Fritta

What a delicious and versatile idea for a romantic Valentine's breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner.

Baked Carmalized Mushroom, Onion, Spinach and Swiss Fritta

Ingredients:
1 tbsp of olive oil
1/2 sweet yellow onion, chopped
8 oz button mushrooms, sliced
2 cups of baby spinach
1/4 cup Swiss cheese, diced
8 eggs
2-3 tbsp milk
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a tart pan with cooking spray.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions and mushrooms then cook stirring often until caramelized, about 15-20 minutes. Add the spinach to the skillet then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Toss until well combined.

Place some of the mushroom and onion mixture and Swiss cheese into the bottom of the tart pan. Combine the eggs with the milk then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk the eggs until they are mixed thoroughly.

Pour the egg mixture into the tart pan then add the remaining onion mixture and Swiss cheese to the top.

Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the frittata cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy.

*Add meat if desired

Valentine's Day White Chocolate Popcorn

1 John 4:7

Love is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy.
Gods intention was for us to show love one to another as He loved us.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7

Love At First Sip

Loves me, Loves me Not Cupcake

People will love picking off the petals to find out if they end at Loves me or Loves me Not.

Loves me, Loves me Not

Cupcake 

Ingredients

Strawberry Cake Mix

Mini Cupcake Liners

White Frosting

White Sugar Sprinkles

Flower Petal Candies

Green Stir Sticks

Card Stock Paper

Green Pipe Cleaner

Directions:

Start out by making your mini cupcakes according to the package directions.

Let your cupcakes cool then add your frosting on the top and leave some room on the edges.

Poor your sugar sprinkles in a bowl and dip.

Add you feather/petal candies around the sides making sure you use 7 of them. 

Snip a small area on the side of your cupcake liner using kitchen scissors.

Cut your green stir sticks in half using kitchen scissors.

Wrap the green pipe cleaner around the stir stick half and then cut the end to look like stems. Add petals with Love me, Love me not.

Easy Valentine's Bag

Perfect for kids to bring to school for Valentine’s Day parties.

Easy Valentine Bags

Material:

Paper lunch bags

Pink and Purple paper

Scissors

Tacky craft glue

Large wiggly eyes

Black and red markers or colored pencils

Directions:

Cut 1 large heart from the paper. Draw a face on the heart. Cut out 5 strips of paper, folding 4 of them into small accordions. Glue the accordion folds to the back of the heart. Glue the entire heart to the paper bag. Trim the top of the bag with scissors to match the outline of the heart. Create a handle for the bag by gluing the last strip of paper to the inside of the bag. Allow the bag to dry completely before using. Write their names on the front of the bag. Fill will treats.

White Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

This cake is the perfect accompaniment to any meal and
sure to satisfy any craving.

White Chocolate Cherry
Dump Cake

Ingredients:
21 ounce can Cherry Pie Filling
15.25 ounce Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
Non-Stick Cooking Oil Spray

Directions:
First, you’ll want to spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Spread cherry pie filling into the bottom of the slow cooker. Then add the yellow cake mix on top.
Drizzle the melted butter over this cake mixture. Then top it off with white chocolate chips.
Cook on high for 2.5-3 hours, or until the cake is set in the middle. Set slow cooker to warm until ready to serve.

Valentine’s Candy Train

Valentine’s Candy Train

Materials:
Valentine M&M’s Minis
Rolo’s
Hershey Cupid Mix
Toothpicks
Tape
Cardstock Paper

Instructions:
Press a toothpick in between two Rolo’s and two Reese’s. You will need 4 Rolo’s for each train and 2 Reese’s for each train. Place the toothpicks with the candy on the ends on top and place a long piece of tape down the middle to secure.

Flip the train over. Add tape to the bottom of a Rolo and place it on the back side. Add more tape on the bottom of a Krackel and place it on top of the Rolo.

Cut a small hole in the top towards the front using a knife. The M&M’s package is very thin so this will be easy to cut.

Press a toothpick in the tip of a Hershey Kiss and then press the other end in the hole that you cut out.

Print on cardstock paper. Cut around the edges and tape a toothpick on the back.
Once you have attached a toothpick on the back, press the other end on the flat side of your Hershey Kiss. Then add your Kiss back into the hole that you cut out.

Perfect Heart Shaped Cake

Philippians 3:14

🏈Physical competition is a great way of thinking about the discipline that should be a part of our spiritual journey towards God.  Athletes are an example of the sort of things that can be achieved when you couple discipline and control. Parts of sports can exemplify the best parts of humanity: the drive to push towards your best self.🏈

📖I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 3:14📖

Super Bowl Punch

Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Bombs

These are super easy to make and are the perfect comfort food for game day fun or a get together with friends.

Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Bombs

Ingredients:
1 tube biscuit
6 ounce mozzarella
16 ounces cooked bacon pieces
3 large jalapenos, minced

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°. Cook up bacon set aside cooked crumbled bits. Split each of the 8 biscuits in half to make 16 flat disks. Divide cheese into 16 equal portions. One biscuit at a time, add chunk of cheese and about 1/2 a teaspoon of bacon and jalapeno on dough and then wrap ends around to create a ball. Be sure to fully seal.
Once all the balls have formed, dip each ball in any remaining bacon and jalapeno. Place on a baking sheet with the extra bacon and jalapeno pieces facing up. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10-15. Serve immediately.

Hemlich for Dogs

Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Have some leftover sloppy joes. Here's another great way to serve it.

They really are pretty fabulous and kind of hard to stop eating.

Sloppy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Ingredients:
1 lb. Leftover Sloppy Joe's
10-12 slices Texas toast bread
6 tbsp. butter softened
3 - 4 cups shredded cheese (or more if you need it)

Directions:
Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. To assemble sandwiches, place one slice of bread, butter side down onto griddle or skillet. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, a scoop of the beef mixture, and top with some more shredded cheese. Place a piece of bread on top, butter side up. Cook over medium heat until browned, carefully flip over and cook other side until browned.