Crockpot Brats

I know it's not Oktoberfest or even close to that time of the year but j had a craving for some brats and kraut. Here is a recipe that is simple and you can make quickly for a week night dinner.

Ingredients:
1 package of bratwurst (I buy the 12pk)
2 cans of beer (any kind)
1 large onion
1/4 cup of Dijon mustard
1 can of kraut (optional)

Directions:
1. Grill up your brats or you can fry them in a pan.
2. Cut up your onion in larger strips and place in crock pot.
3. Pour beer in crock pot with onion.
4. Mix in mustard into beer mixture.
5. Place brats on top.
6. Cook on low for a minimum of 4 hrs. The longer you let go the more flavor you will get. Yum!

****top with kraut if you like*****

Day 4 & 5

Day 4--- make someone a homemade dinner (chicken noodle soup)

Day 5-- give thanks to the teachers at his school

Someone thinks....

My currently youngest is always with me. He is attached to my hip 24/7. So it doesn't surprise me when he frequently plays with kitchen items but this time he wanted us to cook him for dinner.

Day 3 of RACK'd

Day 3 was give a treat to unsuspecting neighbors.

Day 1 & 2 of 25 days for Random Acts of Christmas kindness

A few days ago started the Random Acts of Christmas Kindness or RACK'd that we started last year.

Day 1 was donate food to the local food pantry.

Day 2 was write a letter (and colored a picture) to someone who is special in your life and let them know.

He loves to dance

Every time we go to a wedding my husband wants to dance. He is a dancing machine. We went to the most beautiful wedding back in September at the Windows in Minneapolis,MN for my cousins wedding. It was so amazing. They only thing that would have made the day better would have been having my cousin Johnny with us. Miss you!

Fun in Iowa

Iowa....who has fun in Iowa. Guess what WE DO!!

I have a rental car because a drunk driver hit my car. I drive a gas guzzling trailblazer so it's not often we go down to my Dads house because he lives 1.5 hour away. I know it's pathetic but I hate spending $50 plus dollars just to drive there. ;) Sooooo, we went down there the other weekend. Kids played with the goats, in the barn, grilled burgers, and visited. It was very nice!

Halloween came and gone

Halloween came and gone but I am such a proud mommy of my sweet boys. I have to share their super sweet adorable faces.

Country Boil in the crock pot

Ingredients:
2.5 quarts of water
1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning
1 tbsp ground garlic
5 celery stalks (cut in chunks)
1 cubed onion
2 lbs red potatoes
1 smoke sausage (cut in 1" length)
6-8 corn on cons
1.5 lbs shrimp

Directions:
Add first 6 ingredients. Cook on low for 6 hours. Add corn and sausage and cook 2 hours. Next add shrimp for the last 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Eat!

Love this kid

What is Blaked-out??

You ask what is Blaked-out, well it where you fall a sleep in random places at random times of the day. It was invented by my son Blake. See below pics.

Easy Turkey/Ham Stromboli

Kid oldest Has a sports addiction. He loves to play every and any sport out there. Currently we are in tackle football season. Which that in mind we either have to eat within a few minutes or wait until 8:00pm to eat dinner. So quick and easy meals are my safe haven. I would lie if I didn't tell you that we never stop and just grab fast food because we totally do but that gets to expensive and it's not healthy by any means. Here is one out go to quick recipes.

Ingredients:
1-pizza dough
1-Kraft Turkey/Ham sandwich meat pack
3/4 cup-Colby Jack shredded cheese
1/4 cup-chopped red pepper
Dash of garlic
Dash of black pepper
1-egg
1-tbsp water

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Roll out pizza dough onto tin foil.
3. In the middle (evenly) of pizza dough add meat, cheese, and red pepper.
4. Over top on the meat, cheese, and pepper sprinkle on garlic powder and pepper.
5. Fold the sides together and ends. Pinch openings close.
6. Flip over so seam side is down.
7. Mix egg and water together. Brush over pizza dough.
8. Put in oven and bake for 25 min. Remove and let sit for 5min. Eat!