Easy mini cheese cake and pumpkin pies


These were so easy to make and everyone loved how they tasted! I have two little guys ages 8 and 9, I’m in school full-time working on my associates in Human Services, and I work from home and substitute teach at the elementary school! I really have no time for fussing around with timely recipes so things like this work perfect into my schedule!

For the mini cheese cake pies:

Jello brand boxed cheese cake mix(follow instructions)

Pillsbury premade pie crust(2 come in a package in the dairy section of your grocery store)

Roll out and use flour for a light dusting so it won’t stick to the cutting bored

Use a round biscuit cutter to make circles to fit for a mini muffin pan.

Grease the mini muffin pan with butter flavor cooking spray. Line muffin pans with the pastry cutouts. Remove from oven when done and let cool.

Mean while when your baking the mini pie crusts, prepare your cheese cake filling. Pour in pie crust and chill.

You can top with a fruit dressing, caramel or chocolate syrup.

Mini pumpkin pies

I like to use Libby’s  pumpkin pie mix rather than the pure pumpkin. I like the taste better and it’s actually less work.

Follow instructions for pie mix and pour into mini pie shells before cooking them. I also like to top the pumpkin pies with nuts.

These were quick and easy deserts that had a nice presentation as well!

Easy Chicken Divan


If you’re looking for a quick, simple, easy dinner this is it. You can use grilled or breaded chicken. I used my breaded chicken cutlets that I had left over from the night before last.

Ingredients

~ 3 cups of cooked white or brown rice

~ 14 oz of california blend veggies(frozen or fresh)

~ 1 8 oz can of cream of mushroom soup

~ 1 8 oz can of cheddar broccoli soup

~ 1  8 oz bag of sharp shredded cheddar cheese

~ 1 cup of 2% milk

~ 1 lb of cut up cooked chicken breast

salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste.

Combine rice, cream of mushroom,  broccoli cheddar soup, and 1 cup of milk in a medium size bowl and mix.

Mix chicken, veggies, and 4 oz of cheddar cheese in a big bowl.After combine all ingredients together and place in a casserole dish. Cover with the remaining cheese.

  • Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Stuffed chili peppers


Over the past couple of years I have been finding ways to use leftovers to make new recipes. I came up with so many ideas and I wish I had jotted them down or started this blog earlier to keep track of them but I didn’t so here I am now.

Yesterday was a lazy Sunday for us. I was pretty bored and considering the space the men were occupying in the house, I certainly could not do any cleaning, so to fill my boredom I decided to make stuffed chili peppers with some leftovers from dinner two days ago.

~ Grilled chicken and vegetables, and a rice and broccoli casserole mix. I used my little nifty chopper to do the obvious(chop).

After preparing the stuffing mixture for the peppers. I gutted the peppers of the all seeds. Whoa let me tell you they had such a strong aroma I had a coughing fit and my eyes watered. My little guy Matthew who likes to watch me cook geared up when he watched me go through my coughing ordeal.

After cleaning the peppers, place on a cookie sheet and coat with a light layer of olive oil. Bake in the over for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. While these are roasting that is when I chopped my mix up. After the peppers are done, stuff with mixture and top with cheddar cheese. Actually, you can use any type of cheese you prefer.

Bake in the oven at 375º for about 20 minutes. The last 5 minutes I like to broil to give it a little crisp on top.

 They really came out delicious. I was pretty impressed and after cleaning the seeds out and baking them, they weren’t that spicy hot at all.

I’m on a roll or I’ll be a roll


Pinterest is going to have the death of me I swear. I browse, I pin, I do, I eat, therefore I’m probably going to become a roll. Well not all of the dishes I’m making are fattening. I made low to no carb stuffed chili peppers, barbecue shredded chicken, and zucchini muffins. And, to boot, that was all just today of which I will be posting about later on tonight. I have to say I am pretty impressed with myself and how all those recipes came out. Once again I tweaked them because of lack of ingredients and wanted to add my own touch. Is that legal on the internet? Can I call them my own recipe? Hmmm… that’s it for now. Laters bloggers.