weekend of treats

This weekend was a blast with my mom and grandmother. We did a lot of running around, with our dentist and doctor appointments. We did some shopping and got to stop at my favorite places. We stopped at My Favorite Muffin in Des Moines. It's a deli place with sandwiches, muffins, coffee. I hadn't been there in years and it's still my favorite.

We also got to stop at Orange Leaf in West Des Moines. It's a soft serve yogurt shop that you can add any topping you can imagine. I swear there is yogurt on the bottom of my candy.

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cookie in the microwave

Let me tell you how to make the easiest, quickest, and yummiest cookie ever. It's world famous in my apartment! The only tools you need is a tablespoon.

1 tablespoon of melted butter(last night I didn't have butter, so I used applesauce)

1 tablespoon of flour

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 tablespoon of brown sugar

1 egg yolk

pinch of salt

2 tablespoon of chocolate chips

I'm doing this now by memory, but I think I got it all. ENJOY! 

what's for dinner? cheesy potatoes and ham

I finally, got myself a crock pot(a purple one) 

Sunday I woke up, bought one and started cooking. 

Potatoes: I bought and cut 10 small potatoes.

Ham: I bought turkey ham Jennie-O brand.

Cheese: I wanted to make my own cheese sauce. When I was at the store, I could not find Velveeta to save my life. So, I bought cheese soup in a can.

Extra: I had some left over sour cream, about a half a cup that I added. A triangle of laughing cow cheese. And had left over green onions from my stuffed shells

YUM!

chocolate chip cookies

made chocolate chip cookies saturday. they were healthy, but still delicious. 

what's for dinner? buffalo chicken bread

Pizza dough, buffalo sauce, chicken, cheese, ROLL!

I wish I would have used more cheese, so load it up

what's for dinner? taco stuffed shell

How I made it:

• I cooked hamburger meat first. I always use my micro cooker. 

• Then I used my pasta boat to cook my jumbo shells. I made 14.

• While my shells were cooking I added my taco seasoning to my meat. I make my own taco seasoning(TOP SECRET) you can use any store bought kind.

• Next, I added 1/2 a cup of cottage cheese into the meat mix. (healthier than cream cheese)

• I stuffed the shells with the meat mix. I put them in a tiny casserole dish. 7X11?

• I topped them with salsa and taco sauce. Covered it with tin foil and put it in the oven. 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

• Added taco cheese on top, uncovered it and cooked for another 10 minutes.

• Chopped up some green onions and ate it with a little low fat sour cream!

It does take some time to make it. I think next time I will prepare it on the weekend and freeze it for the week!

Iowa State Fair

I love this time of year! The Iowa State fair. Food Food Food

Foot long corn dogs and turkey leg

We got to listen to some good music. 

No one plays the banjo anymore. It's a shame

I register these big boys!

These were carved from a chain saw. I must have

 We had such a good time at the fair. The best thing I ate was a Pickle Dawg. It was a pickle spear wrapped in ham with spicy sour cream fried!

 Food heaven...

been gone.

Hello followers, 

I have been MIA from here for some time now. Oops! Well good news. I'm back.I have been in the market for a denim vest and haven't found one that I liked or one in my budget. Then the fashion Gods shined down at Goodwill. I found a jacket that I liked and turned it into a vest. All you do it cut off the sleeves at the seam.

I finally came around to cooking this weekend also, chimichangas and spanish rice. YUM!

 Took this with instagram last night. Had natural curly hair for date night with the boy! We went to Noah's Ark, in Des Moines. It's amazing Italian food. 

(instagram account is missjackib)

I will be crafting some this week so stay tuned.

Memorial Weekend

Hope everyone is having a good short week. I had the best Memorial Weekend! 1/3 of my family from Oregon came to visit. The weekend was full of outdoor stuff and KIDS! We got to enjoy the pool, hit the horse races, and enjoy plenty of beverages.

I did get a chance to get some things done around the apartment.

Like potting my flowers.

I needed a watering can, so I poked some holes in the milk carton and called it good

+ I spoiled myself with DQ and getting my nails done!

I miss them so much already. We cried like always when we had to say goodbye to each other. My boyfriend and I talked it over and we decided a trip to Oregon is a must this year. 

Hello, I would like to first say that I hope you weren't expecting DIY things! Oops. (slacker) I have however had a very exciting week(end) First, I was very excited to see a balloon out early last week. The town I live in is very big on balloons, they are a big to do every year. When I was a kid they used to take off in our yard and so it has a corner place in my heart. 

Later last week my co-worker made us all ankle bracelets. Which was perfect because I was in the market for some more. On my right ankle I have had the same ankle bracelet on 2+ years. It does not come off. So, I'm happy to have another one. 

In the same week I had a work visitor, my nephew. He is my little buddy <3

Last Friday I got to see the newest addition to the family. My youngest nephew Dalton. His big sister loves him, until the toy stealing happens.

My best gal and I finally got to make it golfing for the first time this year with our friend Michael. We have a plan to go every other weekend! Hope we can stick with it.

Mother's Day was a blast. Every holiday my family gets together, plus some! We are a close knit family. Our grandmommy and great uncles came to hang out as well. The kids blew bubbles, watched Oliver and Company, and played Buzz & Woody. It was the most adorable thing to watch. When I watched the movie with them some of the songs came back to me. When I started singing my niece said "don't sing that song"... I apologized and stopped.

Yesterday, I finally cooked. I had been slacking for awhile because we have been so busy. My dad gave us some wild turkey that had been marinating in italian dressing. So I covered them in breadcrumbs and fried them up! I also made cheese fries. 

 This is what you need to make them. If it takes you more than 30 seconds to figure out how to cut potatoes into fries, you are not alone. 

• Potatoes, green onion, jalapenos, salt and pepper, oil, cumin, garlic, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, cheese, and bacon. 
• After you cut the fries throw them into a bowl. 
• Mix in a tsp of all the seasonings and oil
• Place on cookie sheet with sprayed foil and bake 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
• After they are to your liking. Top with (I used 3 slices of) cooked bacon
• And as much cheese, japs, and onions as you like

They turned out delish. We ate all of it, and by we I mean ME!

long blog.

hello friends! it has been over a week since my last post. (oops!) 

I have an excuse though, I've been sick... :( Don't worry, I am getting better. 

• First, I would like to share with you a project I am slowly doing. I am converting my recipes from my little box to a binder. I have too many and my box is overflowing. My binder isn't pretty, but it gets the job done!

• Secondly, I got a free tote (Victoria's Secret addict) soo cute! 
• The little town I am from has started their "farmers market" once a week. Which means you can bring any foods you grow, anything you make, or whatever you want to sell. So a few gals from my work are going to buy a table and sell things! I decided to make a few necklaces...

... I ordered material from Hobby Lobby, and these are my goodies. including bubble wrap I had a blast popping. I will let you know how those turn out! 

• Found this little gem on a trip to Goodwill. Not sure what I will do with it, but I couldn't pass it up. Suggestions would be lovely.

• Bonus, everyone kept telling me how long my hair has gotten last week! It's always thrown up in a pony tail during the work week so I haven't noticed how long it has gotten. 

So happy to catch everyone up. I will be HOPEFULLY be doing some gardening and crafting this weekend. 

--Until we meet again! 

pizza dip. tanks. skirt

yesterday us girls were going to do a little patio sitting, but it turned out to be a really cloudy day :| so instead I went to goodwill, did some grocery shopping, and made PIZZA DIP!
 my mother has made this dip before and it is delish.

 great for when you have people over. it was perfect because we had something to eat when we came home from the bar ;)

what to do:

you can either eat this cold or you can bake it, eat it with crackers or chips! in a bowl, mix the cream cheese,1/2 c sour cream, and a tsp of oregano. put this mixture into your pie tin. top it with pizza sauce, as much cheese, green pepper, and crushed red pepper as you like. I'm not much of an onion eater but my boyfriend loves them, so when the recipe calls for them I just use minced onion. bake it on 400 degrees for 15 minutes

             

I bought some shirts at Goodwill and cut them into razor backs. 

I'm ready for summer!

I also bought...

we needed wine glasses, $2.99! These earrings, which I love $.75! I needed a basket for Easter Sunday to bring my goodies for the fam. not sure how much it was!

I didn't take any pictures Satruday night, but I did get a shot of my outfit!