Breakfast...the most important meal of the day!

You've heard it as much as I have... Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!  I really do love breakfast food but I love laying in my bed in the mornings more so I needed to figure something out that could be fast and easy but much better than fast food.  So... I started making up breakfast burritos and freezing them.  Surprisingly, I'm not tired of them yet and I've been doing this for several weeks.  They are just too easy to make.

Breakfast Burritos:

3 eggs
1/2 c cheddar cheese
6 slices cooked bacon (or sausage, diced ham etc.. or all)
2/3 cup shredded hash brown potatoes
1/4 c milk
salt/pepper to taste (I like to add Creole seasoning)
Small flour tortillas

(These measurements  for the milk, potatoes, and cheese are approximate because I just usually put in what looks good - it's how my grandmother taught me! LOL)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Mix milk with eggs and beat with a fork.  Tear bacon into small pieces and add to eggs.  Add cheese and potatoes.  Mix well and add seasonings.  Spray a 9 inch pie plate with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture into pie plate.  Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until eggs are set well. 
When cooked scoop a couple of spoonfuls of egg mixture into flour tortilla and fold.  Repeat.  This usually make 10-12 burritos (depending on how heavy handed I get).  Wrap each burrito in foil and store in a gallon sized baggie in the freezer.  In the mornings, I remove the foil and put the burrito on a paper towel and heat for about 1 minute 5 seconds!  PERFECTION!

What's for Dinner???

I am such a planner.  I love to plan anything and everything!  I started planning menus so Steve would get the right things at the grocery store LOL and there wouldn't be that age old question of "What's for dinner" when I do cook for him.  I have my tried and true favorites but I have tried a lot of recipes from Pinterest (of course).  We have loved most every one! I thought I would add some of my favorites as I cook them so my friends can enjoy them too! :)  Tonight I tried the Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole posted by Plainchicken.com.  It was YUMMY!!!  I will post the recipe here as well.

Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole

2 (8 ounce) cans Reduced Fat Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese or swiss cheese (or any cheese of choice)
1/2 cup milk

Filling
4 ounces cream cheese (very soft) * I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese*
2 tablespoons butter (very soft but not melted)
1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tsp minced onion flakes
2 large cooked chicken breasts, finely chopped (or use about 2 cups, can use cooked turkey)
1/2-3/4 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper (or to taste)
2 Tbsp. milk
1-2 cup grated cheddar cheese (for topping)

Set oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 dish with cooking spray. Mix together milk, 3/4 cup cheese and undiluted chicken soup (can season with black pepper if desired).

For the filling --- (make certain that the cream cheese and butter are very soft) in a bowl, mix the soft cream cheese with butter until very smooth, then add in garlic powder. Add in the chopped chicken, onion and cheddar cheese; mix well until combined. Add in 2 tablespoons milk; mix to combine (add in a little more if the mixture seems too dry). Season with seasoned salt or white and black pepper to taste. Unroll the crescent rolls. Place 1 heaping tablespoon chicken mixture (or a little more) on top of each crescent triangle, then roll up starting at the thicker end. Drizzle a small amount of soup mixture on the bottom of the dish. Then place the crescent rolls seam-side down on top of the creamed mixture in the casserole.
Drizzle the remaining sauce on top (you don't have to use the full amount of cream sauce, just use as much as desired) and sprinkle with 1 cup (or more) grated cheese, or amount desired. Bake for about 30 minutes.

Addicted to the "P" word

Steve just looks at me when I start a sentence with, "Hey-- Look what I found on Pinterest!"  But he will be the first to say that we have had some great meals and home decor because of this fabulous site.  I am very seasonal and love to add it to my home.  I took several ideas to make this table decoration for "the month of Love".  I got 2 small frames, scrapbook paper and and "X" and "O" applique from Hobby Lobby.  I bought a large vase and a smaller vase and the conversation hearts are  between the two.  This was 2 bags of candy hearts.  I bought a bunch of silk daisies and then added the hearts to the center.  The candles are wine glasses upside down with a string of pearls (from my Christmas decorations) inside with white candles on the top.  There it is... my Valentine center piece.  We are going to be painting Steve's dining room in the next couple of weeks and then I will have a centerpiece that is in the works (in my head that is).  Will post....

Times passes....

I have not been a great blogger.  I started my blog more than 6 months ago with every intention to writing regularly.  Well, here we are and I'm just writing a new post.  There has been so many wonderful things that have transpired over this time and definitely learning experiences too.  I started at a new school and it has been an eye opening experience.  I have found that I was very fortunate to have worked with a group of people that had the coworkers best interest at heart and not a heart of jealousy and ready to throw anyone under the bus to make themselves look better or keep their status.  It has been a hard lesson.  I have appreciated the more positive leadership that this school has.  I have been able to gain a lot of insight of things I will want to do and not do if given the opportunity to be part of the leadership of a school.

I was in the musical 9 to 5 this past fall.  It was an amazing experience.  I played Violet, the Lily Tomlin role.  I would have NEVER seen myself in that part, but I feel like I finally "got it".  It was so much fun.  Garland Summer Musicals is doing it in July and I'm toying with auditioning.

The most amazing thing that has happened is that I fell in love.  I did a show with him the year prior.  We became friends and hung out for a while.  I wanted to move forward but he didn't and I couldn't understand because we had such a great time together.  This lesson taught me that timing is EVERYTHING!  He was also in 9 to 5 and we started spending time together and then started dating.  He was ready. :)  We have been dating 5 months now and it has been amazing.  He has taught me so much and is so kind and patient.  He is my heart.  I will keep the posts updated as this wonderful chapter of my life unfolds.