One of my favorite snacks to have is chips and Homemade Salsa! Check out one easy, and budget friendly recipe that I love for Salsa!

Homemade Salsa

• 1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro
• 1 (or 2) 10 oz. cans Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
• Sea salt to taste
• Tortilla Chips

Tortilla Soup

This is a great Tortilla Soup recipe that I have made for my family and they love it! Don;t forget to Pin this deal to your Pinterest board to save for later! You can check out the recipe below:

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 Tablespoon olive oil

¾ teaspoon minced garlic

½ teaspoon cumin

5 cups of chicken broth

1 cup frozen corn kernels

1  15oz can of beans, drained and rinsed (l love Cannellini beans)

1 cup chopped onion (optional)

¾ teaspoon chili powder

1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice

10 oz salsa (I like roasted salsa and think the roasted flavor makes this soup!)

Side Options:

Tortilla chips

Cheese, either jack or cheddar works best (optional)

What to do for your Tortilla Soup

In your large soup pot, sauté your chicken in one Tablespoon of olive oil for 5-7 minutes on each side. Add the cumin and minced garlic and sauté for another minute. Remove your chicken to your cutting board and quickly dice into ½ inch pieces. If it’s still slightly pink inside, don’t worry, it will finish cooking when it simmers with the rest of the soup.

If you like a smooth soup, use your immersion blender to quickly blend up your salsa. If you prefer chunkier salsa, leave it as is. Add your chicken broth, salsa, corn kernels, onion (optional), beans, chili powder, lemon juice and chopped chicken back to your soup pot. Simmer on medium to low for 20-30 minutes.

To serve, crush tortilla chips on the bottom of the bowl and pour soup over the chips. Top with cheese and enjoy!

Healthy Christmas Snack

Here is a Crackers and Dip Recipe for Christmas, I have made this several times and it is always a hit! Check out the recipe below!

Crackers and Dip Recipe for Christmas

Easy Chicken Recipe – Here is one of my favorite recipes, its super easy, cost efficient, and everyone one in my household loves this easy chicken recipe!

Easy Chicken Recipe

Then I put the mixture on big, buttery, flakey crescent rolls.
And rolled them up. Oh, and then brushed them with melted butter and topped them with bread crumbs. I guess you could skip the butter part, but you only live once.
Finally, bake them at 350 for 20-25 minutes!

• 1 pkg cream cheese (8oz)
• 1 pkg crescent rolls (6 ct) (note, you can also use TWO packages of regular sized crescents)
• 2 shredded, cooked chicken breasts
• 1.5 C grated chedder cheese
• 1 C grated Monterey Jack
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/4 t pepper
• bread crumbs
• 1/4 stick melted butter

Snack Ideas for Fall – On my goodness this is super easy and cute! Check out this snack idea I found at Steals and Deals for Kids. This would be perfect for school snack day!

Snack Ideas for Fall

Ingredients for your Fall Snack

• Chocolate Frosting or Peanut Butter
• Donuts

• Crumbled Toffee
• Pretzel

What to Do with to Make Your Fall Snack

1. Frost a third or so of a plain or glazed doughnut hole with chocolate frosting or peanut butter.
2. Roll the frosted top in crumbled toffee (look for it in the baking section of grocery stores), then add a small piece of a pretzel for the stem.

Thanks Steals and Deals for Kids!

Here is a super yummy Nutella Recipe that I came across while over on Pinterest! This is so easy and so delicious. With fall right around the corner I thought you might enjoy this Nutella Recipe that seems perfect for the cool fall weather!

What You Need for this Nutella Recipe:

Crescent Rolls

  Nutella

Cinnamon and Sugar

What to do for this Nutella recipe:

Take out the Pilsbury crescent rolls put a scoop of Nutella in each one. Rolled it up and roll it in cinnamon and sugar and then baked according to the package. Easily, one of the best things I’ve ever tasted and SO simple!

Don’t Forget To Pin this Recipe to Your Pinterest Boards!

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How to Make Asparagus – I have recently started a diet and need to eat lots of veggies. I am a fan of Asparagus but wanted to try something new. I came across a great recipe that seemed all too simple but let me tell you, it as so YUMMY!

How to Make Asparagus

What to do with the Asparagus

1 Prepare the asparagus by rinsing them thoroughly, break off any tough, white bottoms and discard. Cut into 1 to 2 inch sections, slicing the asparagus at a slight diagonal.

2 Fill a medium sized saucepan half way with water, bring to a boil. Add the asparagus and reduce heat slightly to a simmer. Parboil the asparagus for exactly 2 minutes. Drain the hot water. While the asparagus are still hot, toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, Parmesan…. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm or room temperature.

Enjoy!!!

Here is an easy and delicious recipe on Baked French Fries

Ingredients
1 large baking potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Cut potato into wedges. Mix olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder and onion powder together. Coat potatoes with oil/spice mixture and place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 45 minutes in preheated oven.

Who does not love Chicken Pot Pie? It is a staple of life right? Here is a super yummy Chicken Pot Pie recipe I came across. I have made this several time and it is so good ad so easy too! You can “Pin” the Recipe and save it for later too!

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

What you need:

2 pie crusts

1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots

1/3 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 garlic clove minced

1 Tablespoon butter

1 cup chicken broth

2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, shredded or diced

1/2 cup frozen peas

1/2 cup frozen corn

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

What to do:

Enjoy your time in the kitchen:

1. Sauté the carrots, onion,other veggies and garlic in butter for 5-6 minutes.

2. Add broth.  Cover and cook for 10 minutes until vegetables are tender.

3. In a small bowl, combine flour and milk until smooth.  Gradually add to vegetable mixture.  Bring to a boil, cook for 2 minutes until thick.

4. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes

5. Place 1 pie crust in pie plate.  Fill crust with filling and top with second crust.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Birthday Cake Ideas for kids – My daughter has a birthday coming up so of course I am searching ideas for the birthday cake! I found a very cute website full of ideas for kid’s birthday cakes! There are 100 Easy ideas and so many are fun, easy, and adorable! Here are some of the ones I really love:

Birthday Cake Ideas For Kids  #1

Birthday Snake

Rattle off this slithery snake cake in just a few simple steps! Using a bundt cake, cut and arrange the pieces in an ‘S’ shape.

Use colored icing to personalize the cake and finish off with a Fruit by the Foot tongue. Your kid is sure to “fang” you for this great cake!

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Strawberry Upside Down Cake – Looking for something yum to make for a summer dessert? Strawberry Upside Down Cake might do the trick, its easy and and so good! Give it a try!

Ingredients
2 cups crushed fresh strawberries
1 (6 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin mix
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix, batter prepared as directed on package

Directions
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread crushed strawberries on the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking pan. Evenly sprinkle strawberries with the dry gelatin powder, and top with mini marshmallows.
Prepare the cake mix as directed on the package, and pour on top of the marshmallows. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the pan to loosen the sides, and turn the cake out onto a serving tray. Store cake in the refrigerator.

Aptapted from Trick Chefs