So, here is the deal.  Since I almost missed Tempt My Tummy Tuesday today (better late than never, right?!?), I am linking this to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and Crock Pot Wednesday this time!!  I just had this the other day and I haven’t made it myself, yet.  I bought all the ingredients to make it later this week.  This is a super yummy and super easy recipe!! You’re gonna love it!!  *Attention* visit my giveaway post and enter to win a great cookie sheet by Paula Deen!!

Sausage, Beans and Potatoes

What you need: (this should feed 6)

• 6  red or white potatoes, peeled and quartered lengthwise
• 2-3 cans cut green beans, depending on how much you like beans
• 1-2 lbs  smoked sausage/kielbasa/brats, whatever you prefer will work
• salt and pepper to taste
• water, optional

What to do:

• poor beans into crock, DO NOT DRAIN
• cut your sausage into “big” bite size pieces; place on top of beans in crock
• place potatoes on top of sausage and beans in crock
• if bean juice does not make enough liquid, you may want to add a little water or both to ensure cooked potatoes
• season everything with salt and pepper to taste
• cook 1-2 hours or just until potatoes are tender

ENJOY!!

For more Tempt My Tummy goodness…go see Lisa!!  For more Crock Pot Ideas visit Debbie!!

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!  This will also save you money on going out when you just can’t decide what to have AND when you shop, because you’ll know exactly what to get when you go!!!

This is what this weeks menu looks like so far….

• Polish Sausage, Potatoes, Green Beans  (crock pot meal)
• Chicken, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies
• Cheesy Potatoes and Ham, Veggies
• Spaghetti and Meatballs (still haven’t done this one lol)
• Chicken Quesadia’s (sp)
• Tacos (didn’t get to these last week)
• something new and different,  haven’t decided what yet….

Happy Eating!! 

As many of you know, I started this blog as a way to update family and friends on my day-to-day life and to have sort of a journal.  Along the way I have become interested in and actually have done some paid posting.  What I would really like to do is reviews and giveaways on a regular basis.  I have signed up here and there to get involved in some reviews, but never really gotten the results I wanted.  So you can imaging how excited I was when out of the blue,  I received and E-mail from CSN stores wanting me to do a review and/or giveaway on my blog.   They sell everything from bar stools to diaper bags, AND they carry some of the best known name brands out today… Cuisinart, Lego, Kohler, and Pyrex just to name a few!

CSN stores is  an online retailer with headquarters in Boston.  They had a meager start in 2002 with just two employees and one online shop. And now, they have become one of the top 3 online US retail stores of home and office goods now employing over 400 people and running over  200 online stores. They sell cookware, toys, furniture, pet supplies, the list simply goes on and on.  AND most items will ship to Canada.

Now, on to the business at hand…MY VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!  I had a hard time choosing with all the great things they have to offer, but I when I found this item and I knew this was the one.  I make a cookie that has all kinds of stuff in it , including ROLO’s  candies, and they are so hard to get off the cookie sheet, it makes me crazy.  I am hoping that this Paula Deen cookie sheet with the silicone insert will make my cookies easier to get off the pan!!

Isn’t it a beauty?  I can’t wait to get this and use it!! Here is the deal, CSN is sending me one to use and review, but they are also sending YOU one just to have and keep and love and use!!!  Are you as excited as I am??  Here are the details….

THE GIVEAWAY:

If you would like to win the Paula Deen cookie sheet, visit CSN and then come on back and leave a comment on this post telling me  what caught your eye.

Please include your email or have it visible in your profile.

Doing the above earns you 1 entry in my giveaway, to get extra entries in my giveaway you can:

1. subscribe to my rss (1 extra entry)

2. follow me on Twitter and leave me your id (1 extra entry)

3. tweet about this giveaway and send me the link ; you can do this once a day  (1 extra entry each tweet)

4. blog about this giveaway and send me the link  (3 extra entries)

5. add me to your blogroll (3 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian Bloggers!!  Your prize will be sent directly to you from CSN stores!!

GIVEAWAY ENDS MIDNIGHT MARCH 20th.  Please leave 1 comment for each entry you earn, this will make it easier for me to keep track of.  Winner will be randomly picked out of a hat by my daughter on the 21st of March.  Winner will be announced within 3 days of that.  Thanks for participating and GOOD LUCK!!!

I know some people who have a pool in their house.  IN THEIR HOUSE!!! How cool is that?? They have these really nice hardwood floors, and a 52″ tv mounted on a bracket-type thing that swivels between rooms…they have a lot of nice stuff.  They recently bought new living room furniture and jokingly said something about putting in home theater seating in the family room.  I am not coveting their house, but I am very impressed at what they have done with their house, considering it started out as tiny old run down shack and they now live in a GORGEOUS and spacious log home!!

Sometimes I get sick of making/eating the same recipes over and over so a while back I tested out this recipe…and man were they good!!!

What you will need: (adjust for whatever number of sandwiches you will be making, this makes four)

• 8 slices of Rye bread
• Thousand Island dressing
• 4 pieces of corned beef
• 4 slices swiss cheese
• spreadable butter/margarine
• 3/4 – 1 cup sauerkraut, rinsed and drained (about 1/4 c. per sandwich or so)

What to do:

• Spread butter on one side of two slices  of bread
• Put bread, buttered side down on to a skillet
• Add 1 slice of corned beef, one slice swiss cheese and a scoop of sauerkraut; spread over the cheese
• Pour 1-2 Tablespoons of Thousand Island dressing over sauerkraut and spread out a little
• Top with other slice of bread, buttered side up, like a grilled cheese
• Cook over medium heat until bottom is browned to your liking, then flip and cook other side to your liking
• Repeat with remaining ingredients to make a total of four sandwiches

For more Tempt My Tummy goodness…go see Lisa!!

Happy Eating…

Buster and I have a lot, I mean a LOT of game consoles.  We have just about everything from Atari to the Wii.  But one we do not have is the ps3.  We have the first two, but not the last one.  We also do not have Xbox or Xbox 360.  Are we missing out??  Do we need to get one of these or both??  I have heard great things about the 360, but not sure if they have any games I would be interested in.  I know they have down in price a lot, so maybe now is the time to look into getting one…

Be Blessed…

When we get our house sold, we are going to build a nice sized garage here at camp for the truck and also for storage.  Buster wants to put in a loft for storage and it’s going to be nice to get some stuff outta this house!!! When building the last garage we put up, we looked at ideas for the garage floor.  There are more options than you might think and depending on what you are using your garage for, one option might be better than another!!

Be Blessed…

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!  This will also save you money on going out when you just can’t decide what to have AND when you shop, because you’ll know exactly what to get when you go!!!

This is what this weeks menu looks like so far….

• Venison Steaks, Mashed Potatoes, Veggies
• Chili, Rolls, Salad
• BLT’s
• Spaghetti and Meatballs (still haven’t done this one lol)
• Tater Tot Casserole
• Tacos
• something new and different,  haven’t decided what yet….

Happy Eating!!  Be Blessed!!

Sometimes you just need a quick simple meal you can throw in the oven and not worry about for an hour or so and have something tasty and hot to eat!!! Thus, Brats and Kraut night!!

Brats and Sour Kraut

What you need:

• Your favorite brats or polish sausage or whatever you like (I use the Johnsonville fresh ones)
• 1 bag or jar of sour kraut (or if you make home-mde, knock yourself out and use that!)

What to do:

• Spray an 8×8 or 9×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
• Place sour kraut in bottom of baking dish
• Lay your brats/sausage on top of kraut
• Bake at 350° for about 40-45 minutes
• After 40-45 minutes, rotate brats/sausage to brown other side; cook additional 15 minutes or until both sides are golden brown
• Serve hot

For more Tempt My Tummy goodness…go see Lisa!!

Happy Eating…Be Blessed

Laura hosts Menu Planning Monday for us every Monday.  This is a great way to get ideas  to add to your menu and to share your ideas with others, as well.  So if you are sick of the same old thing for supper, join us and get some new ideas to spice up your meals!!  This will also save you money on going out when you just can’t decide what to have AND when you shop, because you’ll know exactly what to get when you go!!!

This is what this weeks menu looks like so far….

• Cheesy Hash Brown Bake with Ham
• Brats and Sour Kraut
• Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine
• Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Pancakes and Bacon
• Chicken Fajitas
• something new and different,  haven’t decided what yet….

Happy Eating!!  Be Blessed!!