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My Favorite Morning Beverage: Homemade Delicious Mocha

Since I started working outside of the home, I drink more coffee in the mornings. As soon as I drop my belongings at my desk after morning devotions, I head for the break room to make my favorite morning beverage. I started getting bored of just a regular cup of coffee so my co-worker mentioned putting a packet of hot chocolate in my coffee. Introducing my cup of energy:

Who needs a fancy cup of joe from the coffee shop? Make your own within minutes.

Ingredients:

1 Packet of Hot Chocolate (I use the Swiss Miss Dark Chocolate Sensation)
Hot Coffee
Favorite Creamer (I use Cold Stone Creamery Hot Sundae Cookie

Directions:

1. Pour hot chocolate contents into your coffee mug.

2. Pour hot coffee into mug.

3. Pour creamer.

4. Stir. Enjoy!

You can see why it is my cup of energy. This is usually the only cup of coffee I drink a day. I drink water the rest of the day at my desk. It is the perfect pick-me-up in the morning and helps me get ready to take on the day. Also, I love that I can enjoy it in my coffee mug that Leanne from Walt Disney World’s Social Media Team mailed me!

Cheers!

Easy Chicken Dumplings Recipe – Gluten Free Option Too!

The weather outside is frightful. The snow is falling outside and the temps are dropping to below zero tonight with wind chills. It was a nice evening to sit by the window with my family and watch the big and beautiful snowflakes fall. We warmed up by eating a big bowl of chicken and dumplings.

When our family from Florida was up for Christmas, they cooked these chicken and dumplings with us one evening. The recipe is so simple but yet the food is very delicious. I did a couple of changes so I could make it gluten free.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken
Gluten Free Bisquick
Milk
Eggs
Butter
Two cartons of chicken broth
Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the whole chicken in a pot on the stove. (You can used boneless chicken if you prefer.)

2. Shred the chicken.

3. Combine the chicken broth from the pot with the two cartons of chicken broth. (I use two pots to cook the chicken and dumplings. This works if you do not have a really deep pot.)

4. Put the shredded chicken in the chicken broth. Cook on medium high.

5. Make the gluten free biscuit dough per the instructions on the bisquick box.

6. Drop the biscuit dough by the spoonfuls in the chicken broth. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. Until dough is cooked all the way through.

7. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Enjoy!

This recipe makes a big batch. We always have leftovers.

How to make snow cream

We are in the midst of a snow day today. If you recall from my post last month, one of my reasons that snow days rock was SNOW CREAM!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for snow cream.

During our adventures in the snow this morning, I gathered up a big bowl of snow cream to bring in for a delicious serving of snow cream. Here are the easy steps:

1. Gather a big bowl of snow cream.

2. Pour 2 cups of milk in the bowl of snow.

3. Pour 1 cup of sugar in the bowl.

4. Pour 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract in the bowl.

5. Stir all ingredients together and Enjoy.

This is such a delicious treat that my parents would always make for me and now I am getting to pass that tradition on to my girls. The recipe is such an easy one but just make sure you do not use the first snowfall of the season.

Great homemade dessert with no processed ingredients. Perfection!

The easiest potato soup EVER!

It is that time of year when the weather outside is getting frightful. This means it is time to heat up the inside with a big ole delicious bowl of soup. Potato soup to be more exact. I was searching online for a really good potato soup and since I am queen of easy meals here in this busy household, I wanted something quick. After doing some searching, I kept seeing weight watchers friendly potato soup recipes all over. Most used refrigerated potatoes though, and I like using my own potatoes. So without further ado, enjoy an easy and healthy recipe of Potato Soup!

Weight Watcher Friendly Potato Soup

Ingredients:

5-pound bag of potatoes

3-cans of Swanson all natural Chicken Broth

2-pouches of Pioneer Gravy Sausage Mix

Directions:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes

2. Boil the potatoes in water until the potatoes are soft

3. Drain the potatoes

4. Pour one can of the chicken broth over the potatoes

5. Mix the other two cans of chicken broth with the two pouches of gravy mix

6. Pour the mix over the potatoes, stir really well and let simmer

7. Enjoy a delicious bowl of soup

Calling All Pillsbury Crescent Cooks Win Up To $6000

Cooking with Pillsbury Crescent rolls is a whole new adventure these days. Long gone are the days when the Pillsbury Crescent Roll was just a bread staple at the dinner table. Now you can have a dessert, appetizer or even a main course meal with Pillsbury Crescent rolls.

What if I told you, you could win $1,000 for your Pillsbury Crescent creation? It is true my friends. Get out your video cameras and roll out the red carpet. It is time for you to make your big debut online. Pillsbury is wanting to hear from you by way of video. The Pillsbury My Crescent Wow contest only has 16 days left and there are very few video entries. We need more entries and the best part is when you upload your entry, you are entered to win $1,000 bucks. Now, wouldn’t that be a wonderful New Year’s Present.

Now all you need to do is:

1. Gather your ingredients
2. Set-up the recipe in the kitchen
3. Pull a family member aside and give them the video camera
4. Prep your hair and make-up haha
5. and… Start cooking!

It is that simple. I can’t wait to see all your new and delicious recipes!

While I have you, don’t forget that you can vote for my crescent wow recipe on the site and with your vote, you could win $5,000. Friends, that is a total of $6,000 that you could win!

Lights, Camera, Action! GO 🙂

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