Citrus Pork Chops

I want to share a quick recipe with you today.

They are delicious! They have a zesty orange taste! So good..

Citrus Chops

1. Heat 1/2 t. oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

2. Add 4 pork chops (3/4 inch thick) and brown on each side.

3. Reduce heat to low; add 1/4 c. sliced green onions; 1 T. orange peel, 1/2 c. orange juice and 1/4 t. dried basil.

4. Cover and simmer for 7-8 min.

5. Serve immediately

Pom-Poms and a recipe!

Doesn't this look yummy! Its a new recipe I tried today that I found at $5 dollar dinners. Erin is great at keeping meals for up to 4 people for under $5. You should check her blog out! You can click on the recipe below and see for yourself how easy it is. Try it!

Have you ever tried to make these large pom-poms? I have and its fun! If you have a party coming up and need decoration ideas, you have to try these! They look beautiful! You could decide what size to make them.

Here is a picture of 4 pom-poms I made for Mother's Day Dinner. I did not have time to decorate for the dinner party I had for my mom and sister, but I had to have the pom-poms. They actually looked really cute! I found this great tutorial with pictures that shows you how to make them. They are very easy to make! You can also mix colors of tissue paper to give a colorful look to the pom-poms.

Pom-Poms

Here is one of the dishes I made. Everything turned out delicious. This is the first time I cook by myself for so many people. My mom is the one that always helps me, but this time I had to do it by myself. I cooked Shrimp & Garlic Pasta (it was delicious), Shrimp cocktail, Crab Salad and Crab Rice Cake. We had a great time and everyone loved the food! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Your writing into a font

You have to visit Kevin and Amandas Blog. Its awesome! Amanda has some great stuff on her blog. Especially the free fonts! :)

You can send Amanda your writing and she will turn it into a font! I received mine a while ago but it was until today I learned how to install the font to my computer. I wanted the font so I could type and make my own recipe book. I downloaded my font and started typing all my recipes today. Its nice seeing your writing as a font. You can see here, this is the paper with my writing I sent Amanda. After installing the font, this is how my recipes turned out! Isn't this great! Much better than actually writing the recipes with pen! I am just putting recipes in clear protectors and in a 3 ring binder. As an index, I will have pictures! I will post pictures when I have it all together!
So now you know, if you want your writing turned into a font go and visit their blog.


Recipe from $5 dinners

I'm back..

Whew.. those were the longest 3 days ever! Food poisoning, awful! I was 3 days in bed! Thanks to all of you who prayed for me, and that left me sweet comments to get better! I really appreciate it! I'm back to my old self! My mom and brother were so sweet, they came on Thursday to take care of me. What would you do without family? I love them so much. My mom was worried, she brought me medicine, chicken soup ( it was delicious) and Gatorade's. They stayed with me mostly all day Thursday. My brother was so sweet, he got a wet towel to put on my forehead for the fever. He was sitting right next to me. Later on, my sister came to visit. I love my family!

So today, we took our 1 year anniversary pictures in Scottsdale, AZ. It was really fun! Lydene, our photographer was great! We will get to see our pictures in about a week. I cant wait to see them! Lydene was really fun and had great ideas! Thanks Lydene!

Lydene's Blog

So I decided to go with a puffy hair look for the pictures. To my luck, it was so windy my hair was super puffy! I like the look though! I kept telling Lydene, I feel like a model with a big fan blowing my hair! ha.. I had two different outfits. One formal and the other more casual. Pictures coming soon!

Saturday was the first night I went out after being in bed for so long. We went to Dave & Buster's with our family. Oh.. we had the greatest time! My cousin Sara and her boyfriend came from Tucson to visit and they had a great time also. I was just like a kid in a candy store! I was playing , looking around just having the greatest time ever. There I am in the middle!

Here are some of the custom orders I sent out a while ago. I never posted pictures. I think they came out really cute!

This is a project I tried today. I bought 3 paper mache eggs and I decoupaged them using paper from an old novel. I am still not done with them. I want to add some embellishment. I will post pictures soon!

I finally made the laundry detergent! :) It took me so long to make because I couldn't find Washing Soda. I bought it yesterday at Frys. Pink laundry detergent! Isn't this cool? I used a pink bar soap. Wish me luck with this detergent!

Thats all for tonight. Thanks again for your prayers!
Take Care!

Blue Marshmallow Lollipops

I saw this cute idea @ Living Life Patino Style and I loved it! I have been wanting to try it for a while, but I waited for the perfect occasion. We are having a bridal shower today for my cousin Diana. Her wedding colors are turquoise and white. Marshmallow lollipops are perfect to decorate any table at a party. The ones I did today, could also be perfect as baby shower favors (girl -pink- boy - blue-) even birthday parties! No matter what, they look wonderful and taste wonderful too! I dare you to try them! :)
I only spent around $10 for everything! Not bad!

Marshmallow Lollipops

Ingredients

• marshmallows
• clear treat bags
• lollipop sticks
• chocolate wafers (many colors to choose from)
• sprinkles
  
• mugs ( to place marshmallow lollipops)
• plates
• fork
• scissors
• ribbon

1. Place a stick in each marshmallow. At first I used this valentine tin to hold my marshmallow lollipops, but found out large mugs work better.

2. Put chocolate wafers in a bowl. Put plate in microwave for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds mix the chocolate. You might need to put 30 seconds more and mix.
3. Dip the marshmallow in the chocolate and spin. Make sure you don't do it too fast! I got a little excited at first and I made a mess! :)

4. Go crazy and sprinkle the marshmallow lollipop.

5. When you have enough in your mug, place them in the freezer for 3 minutes or until chocolate hardens.

I just couldn't wait and had to have one! They are delicious!

Make sure they don't touch each other when you place them in the freezer! This could happen to you! These are called, "Stuck on You" marshmallow lollipops! hahahaha.. Actually, if you are having twins, this could be the best baby shower favor! hahaha..

6. Place the lollipops in a clear bag and tie with a ribbon. You can make them a little fancier by adding a tag, curly ribbon, cute embellishment etc..

There you have it! So simple, inexpensive and cute! Here is my bouquet of marshmallow lollipops! I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I did making them! If you try this project, please let me know!

Have a great day!

P.S.
Warning! You might end up with sprinkles all over your counter, chocolate everywhere (if you spin too fast) and this in your sink!
I'm kidding, its really not that messy!

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

We have been married for almost 11 months now and I had never made a soup until today. Can you believe it? So today in the morning, I logged in to www.allrecipes.com and started looking for a chicken soup recipe. They have many recipes but there was one in particular that caught my eye (or my tummy). Its a chicken tortilla soup and it is delicious. Here is the recipe if you want to try it.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

* 1/2 pound shredded, cooked chicken
* (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed
* (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
* 1/2 medium onion, chopped
* (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 cup water
* (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
* 1/2 bay leaf
* (10 ounce) package frozen corn
* 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped cilantro
* 3-1/2 corn tortillas
* vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, green chiles, and garlic into a slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth, and season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover, and cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High setting for 3 to 4 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes. To serve, sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.

I spent less than $8 for the ingredients. Its very simple and delicious!
I dare you to try it! :)