Tomato Cucumber Salad

DELICIOUS!! FAST!! I'm not a big fan for balsamic vinegar but I tried this recipe and did my own "take in" and "take outs". 

1/2 cup Cherry Tomatos

3/4 cup Cucumbers

1/2 lemon

1t. Balsamic Vinegar

1T. Parmesan grated Cheese

Salt and Pepper

Just cut it all up and mix it all together! Than enjoy! :) 

  

New Place, New Home, Same Family

Since my father passed away my family had to stay in separate houses, until our new one was built for 8 months. Recently we all moved in and it's just awesome and fun! I miss everyone! Crazy house of 8 kids living at home but I've missed the craziness and the adventurous, outgoing family we are! (: 

Today, Savannah, Britton, my Mama, and I went to Walmart just to shop for normal groceries! Right as we got there I hopped in one of the stores carts (by the way, painful! How do little kids do it?!) planning to hop out of it but....

Obviously they didn't happen! They just started putting cereal, snacks, and MEAT  on me...yuck! As I sat in the cart with my body in pain and my feet asleep, while Savannah and Britton made me do "wheelies" in the cart, I wondered what are people thinking of us? A 16 year old in a cart being pushed by her mom and littler sisters? Some people gave us weird looks while others laughed and told me it looked fun. It was (: I enjoy and miss my family and I don't care how weird and crazy we look/are. It's us and I love it. 

New Place, New Home, Same Family (: Hello new home, welcome us Domgaards!(: 

Taco Seasoned Chicken, Bean Burritos

Taco Seasoned Chicken, Bean Burritos

• 2 cans of Beans (Pinto or Black)
• 2 slices of Bacon
• 3/4 cup cilantro
• 2 slices of Chicken
• Corn Torillas (any Tortillas)
• Taco Seasoning
• Sour Cream
• Shredded Cheese

                  Last night we made Bean, Chicken Burritos. DELICIOUS! This is Kasey's recipe. We started by taking the 2 pieces of bacon and cut them into small pieces and place them in a pan to fry and cook. After they were cooked we put in 2 cans of beans and added a handful of cilantro, set there to boil. While the beans were set to boil we cut up 2 pieces of chicken and sprinkled the taco seasoning over them. After they were seasoned we added oil to the fry pan and cooked the chicken. While the food was cooking, I warmed up corn tortillas. When it was all done cooking we rolled up the burritos, topping it with cilantro, cheese, and sour cream! 

Basil Spaghetti with Cheese Broiled Tomatoes

Today, I needed to decide what I was going to make for this week and all the recipes! So, thank you again to the wonderful all amazing Pinterest. I am also grateful for you! (; I searched through Pinterest and ever since last summer when I went down to Arizona to see my Aunt Gagen, I have been a sucker for anything tomato and basil. So I found a recipe for just that! Basil Spaghetti with Cheese Broiled Tomatoes. I liked it, it  was pretty good. I followed the recipe, but in the end I had extra Mozzarella cheese so I added that to the pasta which gave it a little more flavor, & instead of using Olive Oil I used Sunflower Oil, I think it gave it a whole different taste...but dang! The tomato & cheese was my favorite part and was very good. I recommend this recipe. 

I'm excited to try all the other recipes I found and I hope you guys read this and try some of these recipes out! 

Grateful For:

       Over the past week it was Thanksgiving. This past Thanksgiving, I think I noticed many more things I was Thankful for this year than any other year before. Everyday I had to think of something I was thankful for, doing that everyday really helps you notice the blessings you are given, helps you see why and what you stand for, and also everyday it just made me happier, to see what have instead of the things I wished I had or what I think I'm missing.           This year my top things I am thankful for are:

1. Family & Friends & My Counselor ~ These people are always there for you and always will be. They know you and how to work with you when you are sad, mad, or happy. They tend to be what you rely on & I love them and would be lost without them.

2. Memories ~ What would we do without memories? Memories can give you every type of emotion but in the end you are always happy you have them. Some memories help you notice things you learned, made you happy, gave you butterflies, gave you hope and sometimes help you remember someone you love, very much.

3. Possessions ~ Possessions are sometimes the only things that give you those good ol'memories. And they will always be there to remind you of them.

4. Music ~ I would say music is my top therapy for anything. Every song can make me feel better, sometimes you just need to cry, dance, or sing. I LOVE music!

5. Cooking ~ ummmm cooking & baking is just plain amazing..(: its fun and you get food of all sorts! 

6. Prayers ~ I am so thankful for prayers. Oh my gosh. I don't think they have ever helped me so much in my  life and they overall just make me feel so much better.

Pesto Pasta with Chicken Sausage Roasted Brussels Sprouts

  First, I would say I'm sorry! :P Because I went to Zion's this weekend so I did not cook. Well not for the blog, mostly my aunt(s) and Uncle(s). so kind! 
  So I don't know how I came over this recipe. I think maybe my aunt, Kasey, found it and was like "sounds DELICIOUS." So decided to make it! It was a fairly easy & quick recipe to follow, overall taste was pretty good, but I would suggest to add more salt or more pesto. Also the Brussels Sprouts, I mean I love, love Brussels Sprouts I think that they are way delicious, but I don't think i prefer them roasted. Best Brussels Sprouts I have ever had is when they are steamed, but sounds a little risky with this sorts of recipe, so the only think I would suggest about the Brussels Sprouts is to cut them up into smaller pieces for this recipe. Overall, it was a good recipe but I would change it up a bit!

Quesadillas!

Quesadillas! I am the best babysitter! You see, I didn't just make quesadillas, I made "pizza" quesadillas, says Jake.  I started cooking the tortillas, and I couldn't think of anything creative. Than I remember my daddy used to add Oregano, to EVERYTHING he ever made, so I tested it, not so bad!(; Than I noticed the seasonal spices, so again I went for it.....BEST quesadillas I have ever made. So, I started cooking them, than of course you need to have warm Garlic Spaghetti sauce to drizzle over the tortillas. All the kids loved it, not to mention all the music behind them eating. With a side of Apples covered in lemon juice. Great, yet very simple dinner! So, if your ever babysitting or just want a lazy dinner, it looks and tastes delish! (: