We kicked off September with a fun and tasty Labor Day BBQ and my mouth is still watering over the perfection of our meal. My husband, master griller and smoker of meats, pulled out all the stops by smoking up a tasty beef rope sausage from Southside Market and Barbeque out of Texas and a brisket we bought locally. If meat is a love language for you too, you’ll want to read on.
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Three hands on toys for fun indoor and outdoor play
in #AD, 2021giftideas, balls, entertainment, football, hands on toys, robot, STEM, by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, December 09, 2021
My husband and I have bought our fair share of toys over the years, and most of them are girl themed since we have two daughters, with the exception of the toys we get for our extended family which is full of boys. Recently, I was asked if I’d like to review a trio of NSI toys and I happily agreed. While these toys aren’t gender specific, I do get a boy vibe from them. No matter who you’re shopping for though, I think these three hands on toys can provide fun indoor and outdoor play.
Hands on Fun!
February has finally arrived, which is cause for celebration for so many of us. There is just so much to look forward to and celebrate this month. For those fortunate enough to live in warmer regions, you may start feeling the call of spring by the end of this month. Then there’s love to celebrate in its many forms on Valentine’s Day and a whole new line up of drivers will be greeting us at Nascar's Daytona 500 on the 18th. Today though, we are talking about appetizers for the BIG GAME! Are you ready for some football this Sunday? Here are some tasty crowd-pleasing Jalapeno Cheddar Bacon wafers we whipped up recently that are a perfect game day appetizer.
Jalapeno Cheddar Bacon wafers
Hello from Tennessee Titans territory! Are you ready for some
football this Sunday? We are heading into week six of seventeen and our Titans
are starting to come together after a nice win last weekend!I thought it
was a good time to show our team some love and share this great recipe my
husband I came up with for the super bowl last year. Our hearty buffalo blue
cheese dip is our take on the classic entrĂ©e, it’s a dip that eats like a meal
and is easier to clean up after.
Doesn't this look tasty? Here's what you'll need to add to your shopping list:
Ingredients:
Makes 3 cups
- 1 Large can of Chicken Breast meat in water
- ¾ jar Blue Cheese Dressing
- 2 tablespoons (or more to taste) Cayenne based Hot sauce (think Tabasco®, Franks® or Texas Pete®)
- 1 cup celery, diced small (reserve celery greens for garnish)
- 1 package Neufchatel Cheese or softened Cream cheese
Directions:
In
large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together until Chicken breast meat is
broken apart and ingredients mixed in.
Garnish
with celery greens and chill for at least an hour before serving.
Serve
with your favorite chips, crackers, carrots, celery sticks or any dip-able
veggie.
My husband
loves this dip best with big dipper corn chips and celery sticks. He’s
requested it for this week’s game and since it takes just 5 ingredients and
about 10 minutes to make, I’m happy to oblige his request! Another great thing about this recipe is it is easy to double, or even triple the serving amount to feed a crowd!
Whether
you watch the game from home, or are heading out to do some tailgating, try
making and serving our Hearty Buffalo Blue
Cheese Dip. It really is perfect football fan food!
Do you watch
football games with your family? Do you have a favorite NFL team, or do you
enjoy college games more? Please let me know in comments!
Football season is heating up all over the country and here at Casa Kinsman, you can hear us cheering touchdown on Saturday and Sunday afternoons as we root for the VOLS and the Titans. If football fever has struck you family too, you’ll want to take a look at this crowd pleaser of a meal I served this weekend- Easy Pollo Verde Tacos with sides and Guacamole. True Game Day Favorites!
If you’ve read my blog for long, you know I’m a fan of family dinners and tasty snacks. I try to plan out my meals for the week well ahead of time, so when I saw that Old El Paso dinner kits and Avocados from Mexico were on sale at Publix, inspiration struck and I knew I’d be serving tacos on game day. Not only would I be saving money with the dinner kits being BOGO’s, I could stock up on the best tasting Avocados in town. That is a budget touchdown!
Once I told my husband and kids that I planned on serving tacos, they chimed it with helpful ideas and the meal grew from there with everybody pitching in. My girls have helped me with making guacamole and sides before, so we started there. Avocados from Mexico make the best tasting, creamiest guac! I served mine with blue corn chips for a fun pop of color.
The delicious Poblano Avocado soup my husband made is a true labor of love! I’m going to be sharing a fall soup recipe round up next month and will be sure to share his recipe.
After we’d all snacked on the chips and guacamole, I got started on my Pollo Verde Chicken, which really is easy to make once you’ve assembled all your ingredients.
Ingredients:
Serves 6
- 2- pounds chicken breasts
- 2- 10 oz. cans Old El Paso Mild Green Enchilada Sauce
- 1- 4.5 oz. can Old El Paso mild green chilies
- 2- small gloves garlic
- ½ large yellow onion
- ½ cup water
- 1- tablespoon Canola oil
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- 10- Old El Paso soft taco size tortilla’s (from soft taco dinner kit).
- Red Taco Sauce (from soft taco kit).
- Cilantro for garnish
Pollo Verde tacos taste fantastic served on warmed corn tortillas’ as well.
Directions:
In lightly oiled frying pan, sear chicken breasts on both sides to just light brown color. Season chicken with salt and pepper prior to turning.
Reduce heat and continue to cook chicken breasts, until no longer pink, about 20 minutes depending on thickness of breasts. While chicken is cooking, chop garlic and onion.
Once juices run clear from chicken breasts, pull from pan and place on cutting board.
Next, saute garlic and onions in chicken pan until lightly brown, making sure to scrape up any chicken happies' left on the bottom of the pan.
Cut or pull apart chicken breast meat and add back to pan. Add green chilies and enchilada sauce.
Bring to a low boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Place tortillas in oven to warm for 5 minutes.
Serve your tacos buffet style, with refried beans, making sure there is lots of cilantro, limes, onions, sour cream and guacamole condiments available. Enjoy!
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Good Luck!