I just finished reading my last post and I must say that I do honestly feel bad that I never got to that crock pot soup recipe...in fact, I am trying to remember what it may have been! But today is the first day of summer vacation for me-HOORAY!!! It has been a great day already and I am already sitting down to my blog again. I know you are excited, too, and that you missed me!
Back to the first day of summer vacation now. My garden was ready to be planted this morning. The Man of the House and Bubba took off to build corral and left Nannie and I to fend for ourselves. We decided that if we were going to be out all morning planting garden, we didn't want to have to come in and cook lunch, so we put lunch in the crock pot. What a little helper Nannie is-she cooked and gardened right along side me all morning!
When we all got back to the house for lunch, what a relief it was to know that it was already finished! And would you believe that it was a Bubba hit! Those are few and far between in my house, but I'm learning that pretty much anything with the word "pizza" in it is golden.
Crock Pot Pizza
1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
onion, chopped
1/2 a big bag of noodles
sliced pepperoni
16 oz. pizza sauce
mozzarella cheese
cheddar cheese
Brown beef and onions. Drain.
Layer half of each of the following, in the order given, in crock pot: beef, noodles, pepperoni, pizza sauce, cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers.
Cover and cook on Low for 3-4 hours.
I used spiral noodle, but use whatever you have handy. I also just used enough pepperoni to make a layer-use however much you want. I also didn't tell you how much cheese to add on because cheese is a personal thing, I say. I myself have a bit of a love affair with cheese and I'm pretty sure you can NEVER have to much of it in your life! But, to each their own... Oh, and just as a little side note, here is a little crock pot secret I always use-spray cooking spray in your crock pot before adding anything. It makes cleanup SO much easier in the long run because the food doesn't stick quite so bad. I know they make crock pot liners, but they are expensive and I use my crock pot a lot, so I just do a quick spray and I'm good to go!
Now, as I read over that last post I had written, I was talking about my oldest nephew being a senior, right? Well, he is now a high school graduate and boy, am I proud of him! His list of scholarships was like a mile long! Anyway, for his reception, his mother, AKA my sister, asked me to make a salad. And me being the kind of person I am, never make something to take to a public gathering that I've already made. That would be too calm and easy. No, I like the suspense of whether or not that new recipe is going to work out. Will I have to quickly whip up one of the tried and true recipes when the new one flops, or is it going to be a hit. Crazy, I know, but I guess I live on chaos!
Anyway, I was meandering around on Pinterest, my new obsession, and found an amazing recipe that I just had to try out for my nephew's reception. And would you believe that it was a hit, a really big hit! It was such a hit that I made it again to take to the in-laws for Mother's Day and it was an even bigger hit there! Here it is, in all it's glory!
Cheesecake Salad
1 1/2 small tubs whipped topping
18 ozs strawberry yogurt
1 package cheesecake pudding
1 lb strawberries
bananas
miniature marshmallows
Mix the first three ingredients together and let sit in the refrigerator for an hour or so.
Cut up strawberries into whatever size you want and add to cooled mixture.
Right before serving, add cut up bananas and marshmallows.
Then, stand back and watch it disappear! :)
P.S. If you aren't already on Pinterest, send me your email address and I will get you an invitation, because you NEED to be on Pinterest. It is simply one of the more amazing internet concoctions they have come up with recently!
