chicken pot pie cupcakes

chicken pot pie cupcakes

by | feature, recipes

In the fall as cold weather approaches, I always tend to cook more comfort food.  And I bet if we were playing Family Feud and had to name a comfort food, chicken pot pie would be in the top five.  I found this recipe last week and boy is a a keeper.  Quick, super easy to make and really delicious.

 

Chicken Pot Pie Cupcakes Recipe

 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of cooked chicken breasts diced
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup frozen mixed veggies
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tablespoon of  dried thyme
  • 1/2 tablespoon of dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 (10 oz) cans Pillsbury biscuits

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, frozen veggies, cheese, herbs and spices.
  3. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin and place the Pillsbury biscuits into each cup, pressing into the bottom and up the sides.
  4. Evenly spoon the pot pie mixture into each biscuit cup. Slide into the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Check at the 12 minute mark.
  5. Let rest for about 3 minutes and dig in!

yoda, madonna or waldo?

yoda, madonna or waldo?

by | fun finds

I have a confession to make.  I am one of those people that buy their dog clothes.  T-shirts, hats, ridiculous costumes.  I think a dog in clothes is hilarious.  And a superman costume?  Even funnier.

Willy (my silky terrier) is such a good sport.  He let’s me dress him up, looks at me like I’m crazy when I laugh hysterically at him and even sits still so I can take photos.  I can’t decide what costume to get him for Halloween this year.  Here are some of my favorites…

Yoda Dog Costume – Costume Craze

Pirate Dog Costume – Funny Fur

Dinosaur Dog Costume – Wag.com

Madonna Dog Costume – BuyCostumes.com

Where’s Waldo Dog Costume – Party City

Elvis Dog Costume – Baxter Boo

Need more inspiration?  Or want to just laugh some more at dogs in crazy costumes?  Check out Huffington Post’s 2011 Best Pet Halloween Costumes.   HILARIOUS!

10 reasons to love october

10 reasons to love october

by | creative tips, personal

October is here!  And here are my top ten reasons to love October…

  1. Halloween – I love costumes.  I actually have a box of props that I keep handy in my house all year round to bust out impromptu for any occasion.  No need to only do this once a year for Halloween!  But at least for this holiday people don’t think I’m crazy for doing so.
  2. Football – Goooooooo Dawgs!  Football is in full swing now and the weather is perfect for tailgating, which is almost just as fun as going to the game.
  3. S’mores – The chilly evenings are perfect for a fire and nothing makes a fire better than s’mores!  Check out these 10 Creative Twists on S’mores Recipes.  Enjoy these last weeks of daylight in the evenings before we turn our clocks back on Nov. 4.
  4. Carving Pumpkins – Who knew you could have so much fun with a fruit and a knife?
  5. More Pumpkin! –  Is it just me or does everyone seem to go pumpkin crazy this month? Pumpkin pies, pumpkin beer, pumpkin bread, pumpkin spiced lattes.  Jenn and Steph are obsessed with pumpkin spiced lattes.
  6. Leaves – I know.  I know.  Raking up those piles of leaves that fall is a pain in the butt, but isn’t the leaves changing is one of the most beautiful things you have ever seen?  Time to take a drive to the mountains and check out nature’s beautiful display of colors.  Check out this map to see when the peak times are in all of the states.
  7. Camping – Perfect weather, the last weeks of evening light, leaves in bright colors, campfires and s’mores…this all sounds like a perfect camping trip!
  8. Sweaters and Scarfs – It’s time to break out your sweaters and scarfs that have been packed away for all of those months – it feels like a whole new wardrobe!
  9. Candy  – It’s impossible to not eat candy in the month of October.  It is everywhere you look and normally on sale enticing buyers to stock up for those trick-or-treaters.  It is hard to resist those mini bite-size candy bars!  Candy corn?  Yes, please.
  10. Oktoberfest! – I almost love beer as much as I love candy.  And in the month of October there are beer festivals everywhere.  Want to find one?  Check out beerfestivals.org for the world’s largest list of beer tastings around the world.

Hey, speaking of Pumpkin Spiced Lattes, be sure to enter in this week’s giveaway for a $20 Starbucks card!  Click here to enter.