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Pick Pocket Tacos

So, let it be said that I totally get the fanny pack thing. I’m not going to wear one, but I get it. I don’t really want any excess stuff hanging around my middle – in fact, don’t most people spend time trying to get RID of excess baggage around the waist? But anyway, I get why you would want your money and personal belonging attached to your body in your front. Because really, no one is going to start messing with your front and YOU NOT NOTICE.

I always have this lingering fear in the back of my head when we go somewhere in a large crowd that I’m going to be pick-pocketed. I usually wear a back pack with all the kids’ stuff in it – and how easy would that be to open and take off with my baby butt wipes? Come back, diaper thief! So, anyway…fanny packs make sense to me, even if I don’t wear them…I’m having flashbacks to the 80s, y’all. [Read more…]

Crock Pot Teriyaki Boston Butt

I think I shall rename this post and call it: Don’t – stuff you shouldn’t do when trying to make a blog post.

1. Don’t make a blog post about butt.

Why? Because well, there are entirely too many jokes to be made about a big butt. Case in point: Fat on your butt. There’s a bone in your butt. Juicy butt. Rub your butt with honey. Make sure it’s big enough to fit your butt in. A little butt rub makes everything better. I’ll stop while I am ahead. [Read more…]

No Junk – No Peek Chicken

You know how you see those recipes all over Pinterest and the Internet and store magazines? The ones that have the easy chicken dish – the one with rice mixed with a bunch of cream-of-whoknowswhat soups and onion soup mix? Then you put the chicken on top and it’s all done in one hour? It’s like some kind of Amazing Super Duper Kitchen Meal!

Well, I won’t lie. I always skipped over those recipes in the magazines and church cookbooks. Because really, I don’t buy those things any more. I move right on to the recipes calling for bacon or chocolate…or bacon AND chocolate. But today, today my friends, we are going to CONQUER THE CHICKEN DISH!!!! Step aside cream-of-whoknowswhat. Stacy is in town. [Read more…]

Oatmeal – 50 Ways to Eat It

It should come as no surprise that I love oats. Hardly a day passes where I don’t have it in some shape or fashion, be it in traditional oatmeal, smoothies, or granola. Speaking of “passes,” ahem – you should be eating it more often if you’re having problems with “passes.” Hahahahahaha!

I announced last week that I’m working on a new cookbook – one all about oatmeal. Because, as I already mentioned…I love it. It’s so versatile. I’ve already posted a ton of oatmeal recipes here, but really – is there such a thing as too many oatmeal recipes? I think not! I even have oatmeal as its own Pinterest board. [Read more…]

100 Crock Pot Dessert Recipes: Whole-Foods Style

With the popularity of my 100 Days of No Processed Foods: Crock Pot Style post, I’ve realized there is a huge need and desire for crock pot recipes that don’t call for pre-packaged foods. When glancing through Pinterest, it’s evident that most crock pot recipes call for mixes, boxes, and cans of stuff from the grocery store. That’s why I so enjoy posting wholesome, whole-food crock pot recipes each Friday.

I got an idea in my head that wouldn’t go away. I have a dream – my dream is a huge list and resource of crock pot desserts that don’t call for cake mix, pudding, and canned pie mix. Did you know that before today, there isn’t such a list (at least not one that I can find). Well, BOOYA, BABY! I spent hours compiling this list for you. And it was a lot of fun hours, because as we all know, I love list making. [Read more…]

Doughnut Scones

I’m really enjoying cooking through my cookbook stash…and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Especially when you consider that I have eBook cookbooks as well. Is there such a thing as a cookbook hoarder? On the next TLC: Cookbook Hoarders – Try to pry those cookbooks from their cold, dead fingers.

First off, let’s get something out of the way. The correct way to spell it (according to me) is DOUGHNUT. Not DONUT. Using DONUT makes it sound too much like “Do Not.” Do not what? Eat this? I don’t think so, pal. You better believe I’m going to eat that DOUGH, NUT. Ha, ha! [Read more…]

Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie Stew

Instead of a normal “this is how I do it” type of post, I thought I would do a more “behind the scenes” type of post. This way you can see what’s really going down around the Myers house. As you know, I’m all about keepin’ it real. I’m also all about chocolate and coffee…and sleep. But not dusting.

First off, I got the idea for this recipe when my friend Karen told me she was making it…and I said to her, “I bet I could make that in the crock pot.” And I DID. I love it when I get ideas from friends. So, go ahead…you can always ask me if there is a new recipe you’d like to see in the crock pot. I like getting fresh ideas – I also like getting a haircut. My college major was Random 101. [Read more…]

Crock Pot Roasted Red Pepper Pork Chops

When Barry and I brought home 231 pounds of pork, I was a weeeee bit overwhelmed. I mean really – I knew the pig was big, but maybe he should have been working out a bit more. My uncle raised the pig for us on the family farm – my neighbors have been cool with the chickens, but I really didn’t want to press my luck with a hog in the back yard.

We turned the 18 pounds of pork belly into homemade bacon, which is utterly fantastic. Now I’m working my way through the other 213 pounds. So…you might be seeing lots of pork recipes in the next year. You’ve been warned. [Read more…]

Crock Pot Stuffed French Toast

What do you do on Christmas morning? Do you sleep in? (Not if you have kids, you don’t.) Do you plan a huge breakfast? Do you eat Toaster Strudels because you’re too busy doing other stuff to think about cooking breakfast? Either way, I’ve got you covered today. If you hate spending Christmas morning cooking, this dish is prepared the night before – before you start assembling all the, “some assembly required” toys that will take approximately 4 hours of what would otherwise be your precious slumber.

But, if you LOVE cooking then this dish is great for you too – because it can cook in the crock while you prepare other things…like scrambled eggs, bacon, and hot cocoa. And while the kids make sure to ask you approximately 1.5 million times if you’re finished yet. Oh wait – maybe I was the only person to ever do that. [Read more…]

Monster Cookies

Why do they call them Monster Cookies? I’ve made them several times and my mom used to make them occasionally when I was little, but I still don’t know the answer. Is it because it makes a monstrous amount? No – that can’t be it…4 ½ dozen isn’t exactly a monstrous amount (at least not to me). Is it because they’re large in size? Well, maybe…but I make mine in tablespoon amounts – so it’s only a monster sized cookie if you’re a dust particle.

I know the answer. It’s because when you make these, you feel like Cookie Monster. Shoving one after another of these into your face, “NomNomNom!!!” But don’t forget there are raisins and oatmeal in there! These are HEALTH FOOD! [Read more…]