Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Meatloaf ~ Super easy!


You will need:


2lb.  lean ground beef
1pkg.  (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken         
1cup  water         
2eggs, beaten                  1/2 cup kraft bbq sauce divided in 2

 
PLACE meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/4 cup barbecue sauce in bowl.  
Mix until blend  
SHAPE into loaf in 13x9-inch baking dish.
TOP with remaining barbecue sauce. Bake 1 hour or until done (160ºF

     

Cheesy-Stuffed Garlic Butter Crescents

This is soooo easy.. and great if your having spaghetti!




1 tube crescent rolls
4 string cheeses, cut in half
2 tablespoons salted butter
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 small clove garlic, minced

:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
In a small bowl, melt butter together with Italian seasoning and garlic.
Pop open crescent rolls and separate into triangles. Brush the tops with some garlic butter. Place half a string cheese at the wide end and roll up. Brush the tops with more garlic butter and bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.

Bacon Ranch Dip

 

This is great for a party! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup (8 ounces) 0% fat Greek Yogurt
1 cup grated reduced-fat Cheddar
4 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
2 tablespoons ranch seasoning mix (homemade or a packet)
chips, veggies, or pretzels for dipping

Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, combine the yogurt, cheddar, bacon, and ranch seasoning. Stir to combine. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
Serve with chips, veggies, or pretzels for dipping.

Special K Bars

Special K Bars
 
1 cup white corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
6 cups Special K cereal
1 cup semisweet chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
 
Over low heat, cook syrup and sugar together, just until sugar dissolves.  Add peanut butter and stir until melted.  Put cereal in a large mixing bowl and pour sugar/peanut butter mixture over cereal.  Mix well and press into a 9x13 pan.  For topping, melt both kinds of chips together in microwave (in short intervals until melted) and spread over cereal mixture.  Allow topping to set before cutting into bars.

How a wedding photographer/wedding planner plans her own wedding....

This is a new series that I wanted to start... I wanted to show you my frustrations, my decisions and my excitement for my wedding day. However I wanted to start it not to early and reveal all my secrets.

I got engaged on June 30, 2012. I instantly started the planning process.. I knew what I wanted... and what I didn't want. I am a wedding photographer. I have been one for almost 7 years now. I am also a certified wedding planner. Its tough planning your own wedding....

Today my topic will be wedding photography. I want to tell you who I chose and why I chose them. This seemed to be the first question everyone asked. Who's gonna do your wedding???

There were a lot of photographers that I loved. There are many in miramichi and a few outside of miramichi that I wanted. My very first choice was my friends and fellow photographers Matt and Chera Yorke (www.yorkephotography.com) I wanted them so bad. However when your ranked as one of Canada's Top Photographers its not that easy. My budget however didn't like them so much.... They are the sweetest couple and recommend them to anyone!!

My next choice and was also one of my first choices too. I really want people to know that. Was my good friend and confidant Tracy Waye Kelly. A few years ago Tracy took me under her wings and showed me the ins and outs of the wedding business. I knew that I wanted Tracy. I knew that my visions of my wedding was safe in her hands.

I looked around at other photographers in MIramichi. I have made so many friends with and loved all their work. But I just kept coming back to Tracy.

While on my search for a photographer I found many other photographers whom I began to fall in love with their work. Then I found this girl and loved what I was seeing! Her name is Allison Taylor. and so I thought maybe because I liked her work that I would get her to take out engagement photos. She did an amazing job!

 
my tips for looking for a photographer
 
1. Look at every one that you like and what you like about there photos
2. Envision what you want your wedding photos to look like
3. talk with the photographers you like and see if they have the same vision
4. Follow your gut!
5. look at their price and make sure it fits yours!!
 
 
 

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

pumpkin... I LOVE pumpkin... here is a quick and easy and delish recipe for pumpkin cake! Enjoy!!



2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
4 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup cooking oil
 
 
Frosting:
 
11 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. almond extract
2 cups powdered sugar
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.  Set aside.
 
In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, pumpkin, sugar and oil.  Add flour and beat until well-combined.  (I just used a whisk for this.) Spread batter into jelly roll pan.  (I sprayed the pan with cooking spray).  Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool completely.
 
FROSTING:  In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy.  Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Frost cake and store covered in refrigerator.