the only thin thing i like

Ha ha ha... gotta
pretzel crisps are the best! i mean it! they pretzels and they are thin and they are so freaking good. i like the original ones with salt on them. i have eaten them with cheese... good... with tuna salad .... good .... with guacamole ... good with peanut butter... good. new project is going to melt some chocolate and dip them in for stella's party!

get some eat some and you will see! best thin thing this year!

http://pretzelcrisps.elsstore.com/

hamburger helper makes a great meal

Don't be a snob! REALLY!
Hamburger helper is cool and if you don't think so then let me change your mind! My new fav is the ASIAN (labeled in purple... if you knew me as a designer you will laugh at this comment). This one is the beef fried rice. Oh and it is gluten free for all those who have issues with that! It has peas and carrots in it. I made ours with ground turkey and you scramble two eggs and add them. I guess if you are a vegi only eater... you could use tofu. I also made some frozen eggrolls and those kids of mine had two helpings. Hubby did too!

check it out and prove me wrong! double dog dare ya!

blogger presents oh my!

this holiday season i received many items from my favorites blog. who knew it would be a hint to get gifts. i got smackers chap sticks, lotion from bath and body works, shampoo and conditioner and bath soap! thank you julie, katie and karen. so my new goal this year is to help everyone out with great things i love and maybe you too will love them....

so first item of the year!

my husbands family loves to amazon. i have started loving it too! we put up our wish lists. i have one, steve and both my girls. kinda fun with a 3 yr old to do. this is not only helpful for xmas, but for the birthdays. this year i had that i wanted battery operated sea salt and peppercorn grinders. my sister in-law karen saw that i wanted them and went on her own and got me an upgrade on the ones i registered for. they are stainless steal, use aaa batteries and get this they have a light on the bottom so if you are eating by candle light you can see what you are salting. ha ha ha... like that is going to happen at my house for about 20 yrs! but i adore them! they are very slim and sleek looking and super cool. everyone loves a little light on their nummy nums!

made by cole and mason

decoration traditions

This is my favorite time of year. I am sure we all have things we do each year. Being a mom of two little girls I have started each year buying them an ornament for the tree. It started when I was pregnant with Stella and got one with a mommy and daddy chicken, the momma was knitting. so cute. Last year Stella was really into Spiderman, and another year was trains. This year will be Little Mermaid and Irene is so into babies or fairies or hello kitty. I date them and save them. Maybe one day they will want them for their own tree's. Something that isn't too expensive to do, and makes memories each year!

apple yummy

A few people have told me about this and I just started making it. OMG it is so easy and SO SO good. I am thinking of new ways and different things to use in it. So far I have made it with peaches and with apples. Today I made it with raisins combined in the apple one.

here it is!

Ingredients

• 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
• 2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew ™ (i like orange juice instead)
  

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.
3. Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.
4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

daytime tv? say what? i have two little kids!!!

ok ok ok! I don't do daytime tv anymore... well until now. I have fallen in love with THE TALK. I liked the view for about 2 days. This show is so fun and just girly. I love Julie Chen and Sara Gilbert. The other women are good too.One of today's guest was Kathy Griffin. She cracks me up. SO now I AM DVRing it!!! Check it out and let me know what you think!!!


http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_talk/

Okay there Momma's. I have now fallen in love with some taco shells. They are so so so good. Very thick and they are whole grain. I made regular taco's with ground turkey meat and used mrs dash southwest seasoning (no sodium) and everyone loved it. I also made some gordons fish (garlic herb) and made fish tacos with it. That one is still a work in progress on the sauce for it. The shells though are fab. Make sure you don't burn them. Only 3 mins in the oven. The kids were able to eat them, because they were thick enough and not to thin.

here is the link
http://www.ortega.com/products/products_detail.php?id=17185