New Cookbook Has Arrived!

I was very excited to see that my new Double Delicious cookbook had arrived this afternoon!  It could not have come at a better time either.  Tomorrow I need to sit down and make the menu for the follow week or so and head to the grocery store on Thursday.  Nick and I are very anxious to dig through the recipes and see what we can try first!  I'm sure you will be seeing lots of yummy pics soon!

Slow Cooker Sunday Chicken

I was having a busy day and knew I wasn't going to be able to spend much time in the kitchen so a slow cooker meal was a perfect fit.  Nick pulled out the chicken while I was at work and it was thawed out til I got home.  Threw the chicken and other ingredients in the slow cooker and it was good to go.  Come dinner time I made a pack of Knorr rice and a can of veggies.  (I said it was gonna be a not busy in the kitchen kind of day  LOL)  The boys and I ate while Nick was still at work and it was another hit with them.  It was a huge surprise for me because the rice had 'pieces of green' (broccoli) in it and Rian usually complains.  He didn't tonight though!
No pic.  Nothing too much to look at.

DD Tuna Salad on Pita

It was just Nick and Lee and I for dinner so we just had DD tuna salad sandwiches on pita bread with tomatoes and lettuce.  Not much of a meal but it satisfied us. 
I had some corn chips with mine too :)

Hubby thought this batch looked more watery than last time but it still tasted just as good!

DD Tacos in tortilla cups

This is the second time we've made this and it was a hit yet again.  We combined two ideas into one.  The first time we made the taco shells we cut the shape out of a larger tortilla and shaped it in the cupcake tin.  This time we used a smaller tortilla and shaped them this same way.  I think we will try the corn tortilla next time.  We add tomatos, lettuce, corn, cheese and taco sauce.

This is how we made the shells.  We put beans in the shells to hold the shape as they baked.

Breakfast Cupcakes

I saw the idea on Facebook from one of my friends and I thought I just had to make them.  They were a huge hit and so easy to make!  I made the bacon yesterday so all I had to do today was to assemble them.  Next time I make them I'm going to try it a little differently.
The littles wanted scrambled eggs instead of dippy eggs :)
We had toast or bread with them too.  Hubby and I wanted toast with just butter.  Lee wanted apple butter on his, Rian wanted peanut butter on his and Kavin just wanted a piece of bread with butter on it.

DD Grilled Cheese

Saturdays are always busy for us.  Lee, Rian and Kavin all have bowling in the mornings from 9am until about 1130 am.  Some weeks I work in the afternoon, some I don't.  This was one that I didn't have to work.  The littles do book it with their schools so we decided to use their free pizza coupons to go to lunch.  We went with friends from bowling and had a great afternoon.
So since we planned on eating a later lunch and everyone being full afterwards we did a small and easy dinner.  We had Deceptively Delicious grilled cheese.  Lee had them before and loved them.  The littles haven't had them before so this was new for them.  Kavin ate it with no issues.  Rian on the other hand fought tooth and nail that he didn't want to eat it.  He had an issue with the orange cheese.  Typically we use white american.  He eventually ate it with no more issues.

Last time we had it with homemade bread.  I didn't have enough to do it this time so we used honey whole wheat.  So yummy!

I also did some prep work for tomorrow's breakfast.  We have having breakfast cupcakes!  I'm so excited to try them!

Hamburger Helper and loaf bread

We had another busy evening so simple was the way we went.  I made a loaf bread earlier in the afternoon so we had at least something homemade for dinner.  As usual it was delicious and made the house smell SO good.  I love using yeast, I love having the aroma fill the house.  The smell of fresh baked bread is so welcoming when you go through the door. 

 

 Nothing fancy but every last morsel got gobbled up!