Friday Favorite Finds: February

Hope your Valentine's Day was special! The blog hiatus once again, we apologize for. But it comes with good news....

I GOT A JOB! I'm an admin/social media/everything person at a Siding/Roofing/Windows & Doors/Remodeling company locally. It's been almost a month, and I started as temporary, but found out this week that Monday I get a raise and start full-time. Praise The Lord.

So in honor of Friday and my lack of blogging, but my surge in nightly Pinteresting... Today I'm linking up with SnoWhite for Friday Favorite Finds.



First comes this Chicken Parmesan Casserole from Emily Bites.

Source: emilybites.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

My mother-in-law's birthday is next week, and I thought she would enjoy this for dinner. Along with salad and garlic knots/Texas Toast.

Next up is White Bean Hummus. Yes. Yum.

Source: kingarthurflour.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

I already bought all the ingredients for this baby. Er, I mean hummus. Lemon, EVOO, Canellini Beans instead of Garbanzos, and a Parmesan Seasoning Blend. Okay I didn't buy everything yet - the grocery store didn't have the packet, but I bet Wal-Mart does. If they don't, I suppose I could blindly throw a bunch of spices in the food processor and pray. Or just use thyme, oregano, some Parmesan, and probably garlic. Definitely garlic.

Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies from Kitchen Trial & Error

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I think of those double-chocolate cookies from the places in the mall. Then I think, yes, oatmeal was a fantastic addition. Then I want to go get all the ingredients and bake them tonight. I just might. Hubby would be happy.


Southwestern Wagon Wheels from Taste of Home

Source: tasteofhome.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Leave it to a food magazine to combine tomato soup with salsa and ground beef (plus a few other ingredients), and make a sauce for pasta. Again, I want to eat this right now. But it's Friday, and it's Lent. No meat. I suppose this could be meatless, but there's no fun in that. It'll be on the menu next week for sure, though. Just not on Friday.

OK. I guess I 'pinned' a lot of non-food items this week, but these are my favorites. And now I'm hungry. You're welcome for the over share.

Don't forget to pin from the original posters, and not my blog. And Happy Friday!

Friday Favorite Finds

First, I'd like to wish my parents a happy 27th anniversary! On this day in 1985, they were married at the Los Angeles Arboretum, in this beautiful gazebo.

Now onto some hot meals that will keep colds and sinus infections at bay. (I could use one of those right about now).


Pioneer Woman's Italian Sloppy Joes. Meat sauce and mozzarella on top of store-bought Texas Toast. I never thought of this - and it's so easy and delicious-sounding. Can't wait for this one!

 

Source: thepioneerwoman.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Garlic Balsamic Vinaigrette. Carole from My Kitchen Escapades says that salad with this dressing is her most-requested dish. Salad dressing of (most) any kind is my favorite "condiment." So excited to make this one.

Source: mykitchenescapades.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Cheesy Onion Casserole - think French Onion Soup, minus the broth. It's all the good stuff in a casserole dish - this is a strong possibility for this year's Thanksgiving menu. I may or may not already have a Word document on my desktop titled "Thanksgiving Menu 2012."

Source: instructables.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Idaho Sunrise Potatoes from Our Best Bites - Omelet fillings inside a baked potato, topped with an egg. My kind of breakfast! I'm thinking this Sunday morning!

Source: ourbestbites.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Geeze, I am really craving a warm, chewy cookie right about now. I recently discovered a nice Analon 14x16 (I think) cookie sheet amongst a few unused wedding gifts I kind of forgot about. (Oops). It bakes cookies really nicely, even if they are store-bought, pre-cut oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

What's on your list this week? This post is linked to Finding Joy In My Kitchen , and all recipes were embedded with Pinterest - so give the original owners/authors some credit!

-Chelsea

Friday Favorite Finds - Happy Month of March!

We hope everyone is well and that you're enjoying the beginning of March. I'm excited to tell you that we tried the Corn Dog Muffins from Iowa Girl Eats for our 3rd annual Oscar Party this past Sunday, and they were a hit! For someone who has issues almost every time I bake, and normally uses cornbread mix, the actual cornbread-making process turned out great - Iowa Girl was right, the buttermilk really does make this recipe!

So here you have it; Friday, March 2nd's Friday Favorite Finds, linked up with SnoWhite's Blog.

Senate Bean Soup from Food Network Magazine 

This was dinner Wednesday night and boy was it good! I will add more celery next time, since it kind of disappeared with the amount of onion I had. I also left out the parsley. 

  

Lazy Sunday Casserole from Kayotic Kitchen

Sausage and veggies baked together. Lazy, easy, and delicious-sounding.

Perfect Pot Roast from Pioneer Woman on Food Network.com

I saw this recipe on TV, and it just looked to-die-for. I love roast, and while I usually make the Crock Pot version with the Lipton Onion Soup mix, I definitely want to try this version.

Well, it's 11pm and Friday is almost over. I slacked on my weekly blogging duties, so I will leave you with the thought of these three comforting, soul-warming recipes. Enjoy them if you try them!

Friday Favorite Finds

 Happy Friday Folks! It is with an empty stomach that I post this week's favorites. I have to get an endoscopy this afternoon to check out my stomach - nothing major, the doctor just needs to look around, and all will be well around 5pm, but I can't eat until then. So, without further ado, here are some Pinterest finds that are making my tummy growl.

Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas from How Sweet It Is via My Pinterest 

I love Buffalo anything. I really can't wait to make these.

Cheesy Garlic Bread from Savory Sweet Life via My Pinterest

This was so delicious and easy. After we didn't [totally] read the directions and had to scrape the cheese off before baking, it came out great. I used all 6 cloves of garlic.

 

Mini Corn Dog Muffins from Iowa Girl Eats via My Pinterest

I'm making these for our annual Oscar Party. We assign Best Picture nominees to the guests, and each person has to make a dish that corresponds with the theme of that film. Corey has Moneyball and I gave myself  

The Help. It has really become one of my favorite movies. I think Minnie Jackson might have made these, but they also seem baseball inspired. What do you think?

Restaurant Style Salsa from The Pioneer Woman via My Pinterest

This makes a monster-sized batch, so 1/2 it, or make for a party. I must say this is a yummy salsa, and to me needed a little extra salt, and even with taking out the ribs and seeds of the jalapeno, it still had a kick to it. If you like an easy-to-make, spicy salsa, this one is for you.

Now for dessert...

Two Ingredient Lemon Bars  from Practically Living via My Pinterest

Two. Ingredients. Mix and bake. Sign me up.

Hope you enjoyed today's Favorites. I'm linked up with Finding Joy In My Kitchen this week for

 Friday Favorite Finds - check it out.

First Friday Favorite Finds

Thanks to Rachel for the inspiration for today's post; she links up to SnoWhite's Blog every week for Friday Favorite Finds, and I have so many recipes saved on my Pinterest account that I thought it would be a great time to share some of those and others with you.

Diary of a Recipe Addict  

(via Pinterest) 

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Chicken

 Recipe Diaries

(via Pinterest)

WW Crock Pot Potato Soup

We made this last week and it was really delicious! 

Betty Crocker

(via Pinterest)

Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix

I still might make this for Super Bowl Sunday (but I will probably hold off until Oscar Night)!

 Family Kitchen

(via Pinterest)

15 Minute Macaroni and Cheese

I love this because it looks SO easy.

Umami Girl

(via Pinterest)

Salt and Vinegar Broiled Fingerling Potatoes

I am the biggest fan of Salt and Vinegar-flavored anything.

In fact, there is now Salt and Vinegar Popcorn. (99 cents a bag)! Anyway, Corey took one bite and made a funny, and unforgettable "that's gross" face, so I get that to myself, but generally, he likes salt and vinegar, so these would be a great addition to grilled chicken I think.

That's all folks for Friday Favorite Finds. Check out SnoWhite's Blog to link to FFF. Happy Weekend!

-Chelsea