chapters of our life

Friday, August 6, 2010

bacon cheeseburger roll-up

Last night for din din I made a bacon cheeseburger roll-up, it was quite easy to make and tasted SO yummy!

What You Need:

1 lb. lean ground beef

4 slices Bacon,

Chopped 1 small Onion

Chopped 1/2 lb. VELVEETA cut into 1/2-inch cubes

One Refrigerated pizza crust

Make It:

HEAT oven to 400°F.

1. BROWN ground beef with bacon and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet. Add VELVEETA; cook 5 min. or until melted, stirring frequently. Cool 10 min.

2. UNROLL dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Press into 15x8-inch rectangle; top with meat mixture. Roll up, starting at one long side. Rearrange if necessary so roll is seam-side down.

3. BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown.

What I did different:
Add a large onion instead of small
I put in at least 6 slices of bacon, num!
Did not use a 1/2 pound of velveeta.
Added garlic and onion powder to the mix
Spinkled some garlic salt on top of the roll-up before baking it.

The Kraft website suggested serving it with a salad but who eats a cheeseburger and a salad?! I made sweet potatoe fries & I was actually hungry for a salad so we had that as well, yes I am a lil piggy. The Pioneer Woman is always serving her food with iceberg wedges so I decided to do that as well. I had my wedge with some fat free italian and low fat cheese. Everything tasted perfect to me! Billy was all "how do I eat this giant chunk of lettuce"....and when I asked him if I should ever make the roll-up again he shook his head no :( I don't know if he was crabby or what but I LOVED the roll-up, it was very flavorful and quite simple to make. Next time I make it I'll just eat the entire thing myself!!

Recipe found here ---> BACON CHEESEBURGER ROLL-UP

Well ladies, it's finally Friday!!

I am only working until 2:00!

I hope you ALL have a wonderful weekend!!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

new $10 dress and my current food obsession...

while in south dakota over the weekend we ran into tj max and i found a dress on clearance for $10!

i couldn't pass it up, it is from limited and perfect for work.

i felt guilty about the purchase but i had to have it.

it buttons down and has a belt...

now i'm not trying to brag about my purchase ;)

just decided to share pics with bloggy friends because it was only TEN BUCKS!
crappy pictures, boo!

it's black and slimming...

i'll take it!!

i would take one in every color actually.

if only my legs were longer....i'm only 5'2

this pic was to show ya'll my necklace but yeah, it didn't turn out that well. it's a bunch of different silver chains all mixed together. i LOVE jewelry.

last pic just cuz um, it appears i should stop running and pumping iron at the gym, my calf muscles are growing at an incredible rate...

okay, maybe i'm a weirdo for taken pics of myself but whatevs.

current food obsession

pretzel crisps! luv, luv, luv em...

my new fave is garlic parmesan! so yummy!

i love the plain ones as well. i mix honey, mustard and a little onion powder to dip them in.

it's a very low fat/calorie snack.

the yellow bag below is supposedly a three cheese.

i have never seen them but must try, i love cheese!

check out the new crisps that are coming out soon!!

dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel and peanut butter/chocolate!

i can not wait for to sample some of these!

images found on --> snack factory

well....happy wednesday ladies!

enough from me today, i just ate way too much spinach tortellini...

i feel a food coma coming on and the guilt for over indulging.

ya know, i do have a wedding in 10 DAYS!!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

one day road trip...

hello pretty ladies!

i feel so out of the blogging loop lately.

between work, staying busy at home and intense workouts i've just kinda fallen off the wagon.

i feel bad posting when i can't keep up with ya'll but at the same time my blog is like a journal and it's mine so i'll do what i want ;)

i am going to attempt to start playing catch up today and the rest of the week on some blog readin'!

over the past weekend i made a day road trip with my parents and sister. we hit the road around 6 a.m. and got to sioux falls, south dakota around 10 a.m. we stopped by my aunts to visit for a few minutes and get ready for the day. then we had some errands to run, i got to visit hobby lobby for a few minutes. when you make a day trip you only get a few minutes everywhere you go ;) i had a giant butter burger from culver's for lunch, it was just what the treadmill ordered. actually saturday was my one day off from the gym and it was a perfect day off. although i might have eaten too much of everything i got my hands on, including more than one cupcake...ha!

more errands after lunch and then we went to visit my grandparents, dad's parents.

my grandpa has been sick for quite a long time now. he coughs so hard he has broken ribs but there is nothing to do to fix them. he's only got about 15% of his lungs left and he seems to be withering away. it was hard to see him like that. he gave me a hug and kiss and told me he loved me and that was all i needed to hear and feel. i don't want to say it was like me making peace with him knowing he could be gone soon but in a way it was. he has to fight to breath and eat and just live daily. i pray for him all the time, i know life is tough for him right now. my grandma is in tip tip shape and she is there for him when she can be. it was a short and sweet visit, i love my grandparents so very much. my brother, sis and i actually lived with them for a while. i'm very greatful for everything about them! :)

after visiting my grandparents we headed to my cousin's baby shower.

it was an all family shower, both sides of their family.

the shower was at a park and it was about 95 degrees outside.

thankfully there was a shelter to eat and hang out under.

here are the only pics i have from the day...

my cousin's wife's mom got a puppy and for some reason had it there, we felt so bad for the little lady since it was so hot out...she was SO cute and we needed pics with her...