Menu Monday

Erica's Menu
Hi, Everyone!  Hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  Mine was alright.  We got 2 snow storms, and it makes me excited for the cold weather.  I truly enjoy it when I don't have to be out driving in it. 

I actually did pretty good on my menu last week.  Only skipped 2 days where I just didn't feel like cooking.  Ever have those nights?  After church yesterday, I just felt emotionally, mentally, and physically exhuasted.  I went to bed super early, and now i'm feeling pretty good this morning.  So, here's to an awesome week!  :o)

Monday
Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Tuesday
Cheesy Chicken Lasagna

Wednesday
Good and Melty English Muffins

Thursday
Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Friday
Meatloaf and Au Gratin Potatoes

Saturday
Whatever night, I'll be heading out on a girls day, and don't know if i'll be home in time for dinner.

Sunday 
Taco Salads

Monica's Menu

This is going to be a busy week. Aaron has finals this week for his fifth quarter in medical school. So exciting! Only two more to go! We are also headed West this weekend to spend the holidays with family. We are super excited to see everyone. So, I'm giving you Monday through Thursday this week, after that, who knows. :) 

Monday

Tortellini Sausage Soup

Tuesday

Spaghetti Squash with Chicken

Wednesday

BBQ Chicken Pizza with Sweet and Sour Onions and Smoked Gouda Cheese

Thursday

Crockpot Green Chili Chicken and Rice

Okay, have a great week!

Digi Day

Hello Friends! Happy Thursday! The weeks are flying by, right? Makes me excited and nervous at the same time! Okay, today I have two layouts for you and a couple of cool announcements.

First, last week JessicaSprague.com announced that Becky Higgins would be joining the team with Project Life. This week they announced that Pink Paislee will be joining the design team too. For all you traditional scrappers, you know who Pink Paislee is. They have beautiful papers and elements. There products debut on Monday so check them out!

Also, registration is open for Jessica's FREE webinar coming up on Friday, November 18th! If you or a friend or family member have been thinking of dipping your toes into the digital scrapbooking world, join Jessica for a live webinar where she will walk you through creating a digital scrapbooking layout using Photoshop Elements. She'll even provide a free quick page to get you started.  When you are through, you will have a beautiful layout, with photos and journaling that will wow your family and friends! There are two times available, so hopefully one will fit your schedule. And feel free to pass this on to anyone you think would be interested. Space is limited, so reserve your spot. You can register HERE.



Yay! Lots of exciting stuff going on. Okay, here are my two layouts for the week.

I know, I know, this is a teeny tiny picture for such a big page. This is a photo taken with my old phone I just had to document. I love the relationship between my oldest and youngest. He makes me pretty proud and I didn't want this photo to get lost on my hard drive. Also, the white splatters will be available Monday. They are by LivE Designs. Full Credits Here.

I love these pictures. In June I told you about our little blueberry farm adventure. It was such a fun time to have Aaron's parents here all to ourselves. Loved it. This title was done using LivE Designs' Alpha Stampede. So cute. Full Credits Here.

Have an awesome Thursday!! Sign up for that Free webinar if you are even a little curious about digi scrapping. :)

Pumpkin Vanilla Sheet Cake

Pinterest!  The most amazing website out there!  Besides our blog, of course.  I have discovered so many yummy recipes and food blogs.  This is one of them.  It was awesome!  My hubs enjoyed it the most and has been taking it with him for breakfast until it was all gone.  1 sheet pan is way too big for my little family, so if you make this, make it for a big crowd. They'll be happy you did.

Pumpkin Vanilla Sheet Cake

1 box yellow cake mix

4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
3.4 ounce box Vanilla Instant Pudding
1/2 cup sour cream
15 ounce can pumpkin
1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a big sheet pan with cooking spray. 

In your mixing bowl add cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, pudding, sour cream, and pumpkin.  Mix until well combined.  Pour into prepared pan and spread it out evenly.

Melt butter in microwave safe bowl.  Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon.  Stir until combined.  Drizzle over cake batter evenly.  Then take a knife and run it through to swirl the cake. 

Bake cake for 30-35 minutes, or until cooked through.  In a medium bowl combine powdered sugar and heavy cream.  Start with a 1/4 c. and if the glaze needs to be thinner add more.  I think I could have got away with a double batch of the glaze.  Let it cool before cutting into squares.

Enjoy!

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I have my daughter's birthday party to plan!  She will be 12!!!  She is inviting a few friends over for pizza and a movie this weekend.  I'm super excited for her.  Think i'll be making her favorite chocolate sheet cake.  Mmmm...that's all I need is more sweets.  O'well.  I think I've given up the diet until after New Years.  Yeah!

Have a fantabulous day!!

Menu Monday

Happy Monday! Sorry I'm late today. It turned out to be a very busy day!

Monday
Spinach Bacon Quiche

Tuesday
Taco Soup

Wednesday
BBQ Chicken

Thursday
Minestrone Soup

Friday
Honey Sauced Chicken

Saturday
Homemade Pizza

Sunday
Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Have a great week!!! :)

Erica's Menu-

Monday
Hotdog Boats

Tuesday
Cheddar Broccoli Soup


Wednesday
Cheesy Chicken Lasagna

Thursday
Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Friday
Tacos

Saturday
Pizza Night

Sunday
Sloppy Joes and Chips

See you tomorrow!!!

Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies

I've been wanting to make sugar cookies for awhile. Halloween came and went so on to the next Holiday right? That's what is so wonderful about sugar cookies is the fact you can make them anytime of year. I know there are a million sugar cookie recipes out there but this one is my favorite. I discovered this recipe years ago while teaching special education in Logan. My students would make these and sell them at the school store. It is a soft sugar cookie. The best kind. Plus they are really quick to whip up. You just need to refridgerate them for a few hours. So it's best to do them at night for the following day or first thing in the morning for the afternoon.

Erica posted this recipe last Fall. You can find it here.

This is a big cookie. Super soft and yummy. I used a butter knife to spread the orange frosting, then a pastry bag with Wilton tip # to make the stem and leaves.

This is a variation on a cookie done by Pillsbury. I couldn't find candy corn at my local grocer. Seriously. So I used sour patch kids. I love sour patch kids but my kids pick them off. I also used mini M&Ms for the eyes and then Wilton tip #4 to pipe the beak and feet. Quick, easy, and cute!

Sugar cookies are so fun to give away. Put this on your to do list to do with the kids sometime this Holiday season. Have a great Thursday!

Lemon Burst Cookies

I know these aren't much of a fall flavor, but I seen the picture and the recipe and my brain kept thinking about them.  I had to try them!!  I actually baked them up this morning, and have already eaten a few...or 10!?  Ha ha!  My Coy loves them too.  They didn't come out as puffy as I thought they would, but they were still tasty and very easy to throw together. 

Lemon Burst Cookies
1 box lemon cake mix
1 egg
1-8 oz container of cool whip
1/2 c. powdered sugar for coating

Mix together cake mix, egg, and cool whip until well combined.  Put the powedered sugar in a seperate bowl.  With a cookie scoop, or spoon, spoon your batter into the powdered sugar and roll it around to coat.  Put it on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake on 350 for 10-12 minutes. 

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I'm sure you could change up the cake mix if you want too.  Experiment!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Digi Day

I don't have any layouts to show you today BUT JessicaSprague.com made a big announcement last Friday that I wanted to share with you. Jessica Sprague is partnering up with Becky Higgins to bring Project Life to you in the digital format. This is so exciting in so many ways. I have been a huge fan of Becky Higgins since she started with Creating Keepsakes many years ago. Lately I've had my eye on her Project Life products. I love how she documents the everyday. If scrapbooking seems insanely silly and overwhelming to you then you need to check out Project Life. Whether you do the traditional, digital, or even hybrid format, it is an awesome, simple, make sense way to get all your photos, your life, into a book. You really need to check it out.


Here is an article about the partnership. Read more about Project Life here. Coming to JessicaSprague.com the end of this month!! Woohoo! Can't wait. :)