Egg Muffins

•  This makes 12 muffins you can make this on Sunday night and have these for the whole week:
• 1/2 pound pork sausage OR bacon (which ever you want)
• 12 eggs (I've used 11 and had enough)
• 1/2 of a white onion
• 1 whole red sweet pepper (or 5 little ones)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese

 Cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, then drain. Or if using bacon cook and then drain fat.  In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add the onion, green pepper, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Stir in sausage and cheese. Line the muffin tin with cupcake paper, (I lightly spray the paper with cooking spray) then spoon by 1/3 cupfuls into muffin tin. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 1 dozen

Enjoy! I've made these 3 times so far and they keep coming out better every time! Very convenient and nutritious for a quick breakfast. 
*I also add Tabasco sauce just before I eat mine! YUM :D

Dutch oven beef stew

small or medium size Dutch oven:
1 box of Jiffy cornbread mix
1/2 lb of sirloin (finely sliced)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
3 potatoes (large ones) or 5 smaller ones (diced)
3 carrots, 3 stalks of celery (cut like matchsticks)
1 medium onion (diced)
2 cayenne peppers (seeded) minced
In a regular pan brown the sirloin, with your onion, and cayenne pepper. Throw your meat and onion in your dutch oven with your chopped veggies. Add salt, pepper, & Mrs. Dash. Cook up 3 cups of brown gravy and add to your dutch oven. Cover and put in the oven at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. At the last fifteen minutes mix your cornbread in a separate dish and turn the oven up to what the box says for cornbread leave the dutch oven in there. This is my husband's favorite meal especially on a cold day!

Dijon Garlic Chicken

Marinade for the chicken:

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup soy sauce

1 oz. of lemon juice

1 1/2 Tbsp dijon mustard

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder (or about 4 garlic cloves chopped)

Whisk everything together really good and pour over 3-4 chicken breasts.

Refrigerate 4 hours for a good flavor!

Cook in an oven at 350 degrees for 30mins put down aluminum foil first then put chicken on top for less clean up. Or you can use a george forman grill/normal grill I've tried all 3 ways and they all work good.

Make a side salad and a vegetable and your good to go for dinner!

Baked Potato Soup

This is a little long about 1 hour total for everything to finish:

4 strips of bacon OR breakfast sausage ½ lb

6 scallions chopped (set aside the white part)

4 cloves of garlic minced

1 Tbsp of flour

8 chicken bullion cubes and 8 cups of water + 1 can of chicken stock (about 10 cups of liquid total)

5 potato's red skins diced leave the skin on. (or use 2-3 russet's)

about...... 1 cup of potato flakes or more if you want it a little thicker

1/2 cup of half and half

salt and pepper, Tabasco sauce couple shakes, and shredded cheese.

Heat a large soup pot (medium heat) cook bacon until crispy, remove bacon leaving the grease. Add scallion whites & garlic cook for 2 mins, add flour and coat. Pour in stock, whisking to help prevent lumps.

Add cubed potato's simmer for 30-40 mins. Throw in potato flakes (just to make it a little thick add more if need be), half and half, bacon, green scallion pieces and tabasco last, then serve. Serve in bowls then add cheese as a garnish.

What I'm doing to stay fit!

Last week I finally rejoined the gym I was going to a couple months ago. It really helps when you have someone to go with! I'm officially going 5 days a week with my neighbor in the early morning (either 7:30 or 8:00am) we're both doing about 40 minutes total. We do 20 minutes of cardio (treadmill or elliptical or bike) afterwards we stretch. Then do four different machines, we're working day 1 arms , day 2 stomach, day 3 legs... you get the idea.
Anyways it's nice and I'm glad I started going again!

Garlic-Lemon Chicken Skewers

Servings 4 Adults:
12 skewers (wood soak these in water for 1 hour before using)
1 lb of chicken or 3 large chicken breasts (cubed)
1 white onion, 1/2 of a red onion
1 red pepper, 1 green pepper
1 carton of mushrooms if you want (I just didn't have any)
Marinade:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup lime juice
4 cloves of garlic (smashed and diced up) *when you smash them you get more flavor*
Large handful of parsley *If you don't grow this I recommend highly that you do!* much cheaper =D
salt/pepper and Mrs. Dash
Whisk all the marinade together and pour over chicken and veggie's in a zip lock bag, refrigerate 1 hour.
Cooking on the grill: Put down tin foil over the grill grate. (prevents burning)
Place skewers on medium heat on your tin foil and cook 15 minutes. Flip over skewers and cook another 5 minutes. Make sure you cover your grill while this is cooking.
Takes a while to put all the veggies/chicken on skewers (1/2 hour) but it's well worth it!

Inside out chicken pot-pie

1 can of cooked chicken
1 chopped white onion
2 stalks of celery
2 carrots chopped
1 bag of frozen peas (about 2 cups)
4 Tbsp of stick butter (unsalted)
1/3 cup of flour
1 and 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 and 1/2 cups milk
1 can of small (or large) biscuits
1/2 tsp of sage or 6 whole sage leaves (just take out after done cooking)
salt/pepper and Mrs. Dash
*Melt butter in large frying pan (with high sides) add onions, celery sautee (7-8 mins on medium) Add flour to this and stir until the flour browns 2 minutes. Slowly add chicken stock (whisk this constantly) until it thickens up then slowly add the milk keep whisking! Add everything else and cook for 6 minutes.
Turn on your oven to biscuit directions.
Then get a glass pan (with high sides) that works in the oven add everything from your frying pan into the glass pan and put your biscuits on top. Put in the oven for biscuit directions and (usually 400 degrees for 15 mins) enjoy!