Pillsbury Crescent Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
As everyone knows, I am a southern gal. Born and raised in the south with the southern accent to boot, that is what makes up me – Jen Houck. I could not imagine life any other way.
Ever since I was a small little girl, my brother and I would be in the kitchen to see what we could create to surprise our parents. My love of cooking has grown even stronger over the years and most evenings, you will still find me in the kitchen. This is why it is an honor to be asked to be a Crescent Cook Pillsbury Ambassador and share my easy and delicious recipes with all of you… busy parents!
Let’s back up here and tell you the time line of how this all took place. Back in June, I filled out an application about why my love for Pillsbury Crescent Rolls was so big. I did not have any expectations, so when I received a call to say I was in the top 100 out of 3600 applicants… there was lots of grinning ear to ear. I had to submit two recipes to see if I could make it to the next round and I DID! It was then telephone interview time, to my surprise, I was not nervous at all. More than likely, it was because I was speaking of a subject that was very dear to my heart. Cooking! I didn’t hear anything for a couple weeks and then the day of L’s surgery, I received the call that I was one of the 4 finalists. I wanted to scream from the roof tops, but I have had to keep it quiet till today. That was hard.
Now fast forward to the winning recipe.
As we all know, us southern ladies really do love our comfort food.
So let’s take Comfort food + Pillsbury
and we have Pillsbury Crescent Chicken Pot Pie that will make your mouth water.
Now does that not look delicious?
Go ahead and click here now to view the recipe. It is so easy that you will want to try it tonight for dinner. While you are there, could I ask you with my sweetest best southern charm, to vote for my recipe? If you do vote, you could be entered to win a cash prize of $5,000 as well! Now, I know you would love that!!
Ok… go on… what are you waiting for? Let’s get to cooking 
And The Next Broadway Star Is
A special little 5 year old in NC! My precious little L loves to perform and she has been singing songs in the last month from her big sister’s community theater production of Willy Wonka. I caught her in the bedroom doing these songs and asked her if she would do them again so I could video her.
I now present you the next Broadway Star!
Isn’t she great? I have to get her into theater and dance. This girl loves all things art indeed
New Raleigh NC Mom Blogger
Stop the presses people, Jen has left her beloved mountains for the big city living in Raleigh, NC.
It is true my readers, I had to break off the relationship with the Blue Ridge Mountains. We just couldn’t take it any longer as I kept cheating and driving down to Raleigh throughout this year…. it became more apparent that Raleigh, NC would be our new hometown. Mountains, I still love you though and you are only 3 hours from me, so now I can cheat on Raleigh and visit YOU!
Here is to a new journey for our family. Better job opportunity for my husband, better school system for our girls and a better environment for L and her asthma. Also a better area for green and organic living. Trader Joes is definitely all that and a cup of fresh cheeries. We have already bonded tight!
So here we are… stay tuned on this new ride as I am sure we will have plenty of tales from a county girl living in a big city with a super thick southern accent. It’s all good!
Let’s get you all started on this journey with the girls’ first day of school. My babies are growing up. L started kindergarten and M started 2nd grade. L had a bit of anxiety but with some great pep talks from mom (more coming on that) she had a wonderful first day. M said everyone kept wanting to talk to her… maybe they are just enjoying her southern accent as well
Aren’t they just the cutest, stylish girls on the planet? Of course they are!
We did unfortunately already have our first ER trip and wasn’t even here a full 2 days. My precious L got spider bit. I of course naturally freaked out but all is well again and L’s foot is back to normal. It wasn’t looking so great when it first happened.
You would have had a panic attack too… or maybe I am just a overly worried mom. Yes… that’s what it is I am sure.
Here we go on the rest of our big city journey. Now let me go charge my GPS so I can find my way back to Trader Joes! They do have more than 2 stop lights here you know 
We are Having a Party for You Grandma
This is Grandma and I on her 96th Birthday last year. Today is exactly one year ago and something is missing from this picture very badly 
– My Grandma… oh it hurts so much to write that.
Grandma the days are going by so fast but that doesn’t mean that I don’t stop and go pick up your picture and talk to you. Do you hear me? I hope so because I have been getting little signs and I want to believe they are from you. Do you remember when I flew back from Chicago last year so excited I was going to be with you on your Birthday?
The girls and I were so happy to celebrate with you on your Birthday, Grandma!
Look at all those smiles. Grandma, the girls and I are going to bake you a cake today and have a big celebration here on Earth for you. Will you please look down and be smiling too?
I look back at this picture from 2008 on your Birthday and just remember so much of the joys of the day.
And I know you were pretty proud I finally lost all that weight for your birthday 2009 that you were on me about every time I saw you .
Grandama,
I hurt
I miss you
I want to talk
It is so hard
I know you are smiling
but I am still selfish
I want you here with us
celebrating on this special day
I pick up the phone to call your number
and then I think I wish it was transferred to heaven
You were such a solid rock and I am
trying to be that for others
You were my comforter and now I am
trying to do that with others
You taught me so much and you know
you are my HERO.
Happy Birthday Grandma. Your pride and joys and singing a big Happy Birthday Wish to you as well. I can see the picture now of you smiling.
Wasn’t it great that L loved you so much and shyed away from others so much. She loved her Grandma Houck!
Grandma we are off to bake you that delicious cake that you were always wanting us eat each time we came to visit. I will say bye for now… but not forever. Come visit me in my dreams please!
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Happy Birthday to Grandma!
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Forever and Always,
Your youngest granddaughter…. Jennifer
Helping Others While Down
Do you ever feel so down that you just think the world is crashing in on you? I am sure we have all felt that way some time or other. We can do one of two things.
1. Keep drowning in our own pity
2. Get up and do something positive to turn that pity into a smile
My precious daughter L, has chosen number 2. This beautiful girl has definitely been through a tough time medical wise through her very short years on this Earth. You would think she would be sad and just not a fun person to be around with all that she has been through, but actually it is the totally opposite. Over the past two weeks of her recovery from her surgery, she has not once put herself first. She is just wanting to do for others.
While M, was at theater practice last week, she wanted to surprise M and daddy with some brownies. So we got to work or should I say L got to work. She can make some mean brownies now
She set the table with little plates and put a brownie on each plate for daddy and M to have as soon as they walked in the door.
The very next day, she looked out the window and saw her daddy sweating up a storm by mowing our lawn and she said mommy I need to go to the kitchen. I sat and watched her to see what she was up to now. She proceeded to take down the peanut butter jar and get out two pieces of bread and make her daddy a peanut butter sandwich. She grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge and went and put both items on the table. She marched her cute little self to the door and yelled out “Daddy, you have to come in right this minute.” Hubby came running in really fast thinking something was wrong, and he just got the biggest smile on his face to see what his little girl had done for him. He said honey are you taking pointers from your daughter? HAHA!
The next morning, I was trying to finish up some work assignments before heading out the door to an appointment and she showed up in the bedroom with two pieces of toast and a cup of milk for me! She honestly just keeps on giving and giving to others each and everyday all the while she cannot eat because her throat hurts too bad.
We can learn from this. Instead of L dwelling on the bad and the pain she is experiencing, she is helping others to keep her day more upbeat. We need to turn the downward spirals and make them upward just as little L is doing.
Let’s make life a positive experience!
No tags for this post.Enjoying Summer Nights With Your Family
Summer is a special time as there are more daytime hours, sun, warm air and just that extra spark in the air. I love creating fun summertime memories with my girls that I hope they will remember for years and years to come. I thought I would share some with you to give you some extra fun ideas for these warm summer nights.
1. Make homemade ice cream. My girls love this and enjoy helping add the ingredients into the machine. We will sit and just laugh at the girls dancing, singing, and etc. and then all enjoy a delicious bowl of ice cream once it is done.
2. Catching lightning bugs. Once the sun sets these little lights start showing up in our yard . It’s fun to go throughout the yard with the girls and see who can catch the most lightning bugs.
3. Bonfire. Get your chairs out in a circle. Gather some wood and create a bonfire. Let the kids roast marshmallows or hot dogs and just sit and listen to your child’s stories. Believe me they have some funny tales .
4. Take a walk or bicycle through the neighborhood. Kids love getting outside so take time to just take a stroll or a bike ride and enjoy the summer air.
5. Water Balloons. Fill up several water balloons and just get wet! Do parents vs. kids and have a blast to see who can break the most balloons or get the most wet.
There you go… easy fun family times that will create lasting memories! What does your family do on these warm summer nights? Add your ideas below.
No tags for this post.Sports Diva is in the House
Summer sports have come to an end. I cannot believe summer is already halfway over. Where has the time gone? I do have to report on our Sports Diva M. She really rocked the sports this summer. I can definitely tell she is going to take after her Mommy and her Yay-Yay.
Softball is definitely a generation sport that I am so proud to say that M is definitely going to continue on the legacy in the family. She absolutely loved and kicked tale in her first year of playing softball. This will be her sport of choice I am safe to say as she was always eager to get out there every time it was game time. I am proud of you girl!
Another sport that she has been involved in a little over 2 years is soccer. She totally is very involved in this sport but I really believe this is going to be her “for fun” sport as she does not treat it as competitively as softball. It is always still so much fun to go and watch her and see the look on her face when she is determined that she is going to kick a goal. Great job on a another wonderful season M!
I love seeing M so excited and being such a go-getter in sports. I really want to keep the girls active and sports is such a great way to do that. I know sports is not for everyone so I am just following M’s lead on sports but so far she is rocking the sports in this household .
Girls First Lake Experience
One Moms World family is continuing their road trip. We have arrived in Gainesville, FL to visit more family. We were here briefly in February but due to unfortunate circumstances with my Grandmother, we had to cut the trip short.
I was excited to see how family friendly the area was this time to see if we would be willing to call this our new home. So far, I am really impressed with it. It is not such a HUGE town like Fort Lauderdale and Miami, so this is definitely on my scale for this mountain girl.
First day out, we took a trip to a near lake. This was the girls’ first experience with the lake and I will go ahead and tell you that this mommy was definitely having anxiety about it all. M was all set and ready to go jump in the lake but I started freaking out. In a lake, you cannot see the bottom and with her being a new swimmer, well you get the picture on how I reacted . Once I calmed down and realized that I needed to let M enjoy this new experience, then all was well in the world.
L on the other hand was not too thrilled with it unless she was right next to the steps!
She is such a ham indeed! Hubby and his son were enjoying fishing so we had to go join in all the fun on the dock. Here is M with the beautiful Ashley!
The girls were so fascinated with daddy fishing so I know what this means… Its time to get the girls some cute little pink fishing poles.
The day started out with such a big prize fish for hubby. Can you believe how big this fish was?
I still love teasing him about that. That was just warming up practice for him. As the afternoon went on, the fish would get bigger that he would reel in.
It really was such a fun and family friendly afternoon! The storms started rolling in and with water/lightning not exactly mixing well, we decided to get the heck out of dodge.
The girls and I are on our way to our next stop… Disney World :=)
No tags for this post.My Little Ham
We were out and about last weekend and I thought an impromptu photo shoot would be great with the girls. Let’s just say that L was having no part in smiling for the camera. She is such a ham. Let’s take a stroll through the many faces of L.
Isn’t she a little ham with her smirks and all? We were all just laughing because these pictures are so L. Guess what though? I finally got a smile out of L! Look what it involved in order to get that smile.
I so <3 my girls. They truly make life so much more fun
Summer Fun Activities for Your Kids
Ring Ring… School bell just rang for the final time of the school year. The kids come running and mommy goes running the opposite direction. Kidding…
Here at the One Moms World household there were lots of high fives and lots of big smiles. We are ready to take summer on full blast. One of the big things is that TV and electronics will be limited. Hey, I am a huge tech geek so I am all for the girls loving technology but I just do not want the summer swept away with all the time focused on technology. Just as I did last year, I have compiled a list of ideas to keep kids from turning to TV and electronics all day. Also, it will help keep the “Mom, I am bored” comments away!
1. Kids Bowl Free – Children are able to play 2 games of bowling a day at participating bowling centers all across the U.S. You will need to pick one location that you want to bowl at all summer long. You cannot change locations throughout the summer. Adults are given the opportunity to purchase an adult family pass for $24.95 that includes two bowling games a day.
2. Free Family Movie Time – Regal Cinemas are holding a summer movie time for kids and parents at participating movie theaters on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am. The movies are different from location to location so be sure to check the movie line-up on the website.
3. Free Park Days at U.S. National Parks – Mark your calendars for certain days this summer, there will be no fee charged on National Parks that usually charge entry fees.
4. Free Apple Technology Camp for Kids – Different Apple retail locations across the U.S. are allowing children ages 8 to 12 to come in for a free filmmaker camp. After 3 days at camp, the kids will debut their masterpieces.
5. Summer Reading Programs – All local libraries and even Barnes and Noble are holding summer reading programs to keep the kids excited about reading all through summer. Our local library is actually offering prizes and several fun day events for the kids.
6. 4-H Camps – Check your local 4-H Camp for a full summer schedule. They offer camps from anywhere from $3.00 to $15.00 for 3 hour fun events for the kids. They will learn things from cooking, gardening to technology.
7. Summer Bridge Activities – This is a cool and educational tool that my girls have enjoyed for 2 years now. It is simple 15 minutes a day activity that will get kids ready for the next school year.
8. Vacation Bible School – Are you a VBS junkie? It is ok to admit it . Vacation Bible School is so much for for all kids and several different churches hold them throughout the summer either during the day or night. Check your local newspaper for dates and details.
9. Swimming – Swimming is so much fun and really lets kids release all the excess energy they need to. Most county recreation departments will offer summer family pass so the whole family can swim all summer for really cheap.
10. Craft Time – I have two huge bins filled with all kinds of craft and art supplies. Each morning we will have craft time and they girls get to use their imagination to create a new craft for our family billboard in the hall. Kids can make books, cards, artwork for Grandma and Grandma and etc. The list is endless.
Just have fun. That is what summer is all about. Get out and explore your area and you will be amazed at how much you can find outside the walls of your house. Here is to a great summer to everyone! :::CHEERS:::
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