day 191.....

day 190..... just in case

day 189..... Birthday Cookies!!!!!

day 188.....

day 187..... Maddie Made Toffee

day 186..... COTTON CANDY!!!!!

day 185..... Christmas Dinner!!!

day 184..... annual cheeseburger soup

day 183..... Tuscan Italian Roasted Chicken

day 182..... Peppermint Sticks

day 181..... Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin

day 180.....

day 179..... Birthday Cupcakes

day 178..... Sophie's Birthday Dinner... Meatballs and Mac & Cheese

day 177..... Ice Wine

day 176..... Pork Chops, Smashed Potatoes, and Peas

day 175..... Cheesy Chicken and Rice Soup

day 174..... Caitlin made Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

day 173..... Everything But the Kitchen Sink Soup

day 172.....

day 171..... Yule Log

day 170..... Paradiso

day 169..... Tacos in foil :)

So... there is a Snow Ball next weekend that the 2 older teenagers are going to. Caitlin had ordered her dress online. Should have fit perfectly according to the size chart. Well, it came in the mail today. Needless to say, it didn't fit. So we had to make a quick dash to Grand Forks to get a different dress. Long story made short... no time to make supper when we got home at 5:15. Thank goodness that yesterday I cooked up 18 pounds of burger. Tacos it is... or was. Anyways, I am sending tacos to the teenagers that are working tonight. We haven't had them in a while and they are a BIG favorite around here.

day 168..... Meatloaf and Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

day 167..... Beef Stew and Biscuits

166..... Butterscotch Cheesecake Bars

day 165..... Chocolate Snowball Cookies

day 164..... yummy breakfast

day 163..... Chicken Enchiladas

day 162..... Asian Market Find

day 161..... White Bean Chicken Chili (made with turkey)

day 160..... Another Leftover Hit!!!

day 159..... Repurposed Cheesy Broccoli Rice

day 158..... my favorite leftover... turkey salad

day 157..... Let the Leftovers Commence

day 156..... Swiss Colony

day 155.... Thanksgiving!!!!!

day 154.....

153..... Tamale Pie and Calico Beans

day 152..... Pork Chops and Hash Browns Smothered in Country Gravy

day 151..... Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts

day 150..... Enchiladas

day 149..... not my pizza

This is Green Mountain Pizza from Fargo Extreme Pizza Kitchen. It is on their gluten free crust. It is Alfredo sauce, chicken, spinach, bacon, and diced red onion. It was AMAZING!

day 148.....

day 147..... Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

day 146..... Pumpkin Gooey Cake

day 145..... Italian Skillet Dinner

This was made with the rice macaroni that we got the other day. It was amazing!!!

day 144..... and then there was one

This may look like an ordinary bowl of chili to you, but it isn't. It is the last one out of the pot. And we aren't talking a small, normal sized pot. We made a HUGE pot of chili in the big cast iron dutch oven. We all had some for lunch. Then we had some more. Football day you know. Well, then around supper time, Brian went to get a bowl. That sounded kinda good. I decided to go get a bowl. Can you believe this? There was only 1 bowl left. And it was mine. And I took it to the bedroom so I didn't have to share, because I always share. But as luck would have it, I had to share after all. Hazen. Enough said.

day 143..... yummy drink stuff

day 142..... Italian Chicken Breast

day 141..... Yummy Soup

day 140..... Yummy Cheese Omelet

day 139..... Betty Crocker Cheesy Hashbrowns Hamburger Helper

The boys gave these 2 thumbs up.

day 138..... My New Favorite Magazine

day 137.....

day 136..... Smokehouse Chicken Special

day 135..... what to make first

day 134..... and she's at it too

day 133..... Birthday Nachos!!!!!

day 132..... MY DONUT PANS CAME!!!!!

I should seriously make this picture GIANT sized. That is how good these donuts are. I ordered regular and mini sized donut pans and they came in the mail today. Needless to say, I quickly set to work converting and tweaking a "regular" chocolate cake donut recipe into a Gluten Free one. The results were amazing. We are planning to make pumpkin donuts with cream cheese glaze and also some peanut butter ones this week.

day 131..... Halloween Cupcakes

These are the few little remains that survived the carnage otherwise known as Halloween. Their party to be exact. You see, they get the best of both worlds. They get to party it up all day with games, coloring pages, you name it... then they get dressed up and go trick-or-treating. And let me tell you.. the candy does flow freely around these parts. In about 2 and a half streets, they had completely filled 2 fabric shopping bags. Then they got cold. So, back home we go to have their party. More games, movies, food, more food, and oh yeah, did I mention food. And then the candy.

day 130.... What a Haul

day 129.....

day 128..... Pinwheel Steaks and Baked Potatoes

day 127..... Pizza Potato Casserole

day 126..... Flourless Peanut Butter Cupcakes

day 125..... New Gluten Freee Chicken Nuggets

day 124..... Betty's doing it again

I am really not receiving any compensation from Betty Crocker. I am just loving the fact that a major company like that is finally taking notice of the plight of gluten intolerant people. So many times, we have meandered through the grocery isles saying, "Oh, I wish Betty Crocker would make this or that gluten free." They have finally started listening. The kids love the fact that they can go into the "regular" stores and find more snacking options available to them. Heck, we can find many of the items here in our tiny town.

day 123..... Honey Mustard Pork Loin Roast in the Crock Pot

day 122..... another Betty Crocker yummy

day 121..... birthday dinner

day 120..... Betty Crocker does it again!!!

day 119..... Spaghetti again

day 118..... Sydney's Goodies

day 117..... Pizza Pinwheel Meatloaf

This was a meatloaf with a roll of ham and cheese inside and then smothered with pizza sauce. Had a cheesy hash brown casserole on the side and a yummy salad.

day 116..... turkeys

day 115..... Mexican Lasagna

day 114..... Yummy Ice Cream

They say good ice cream can fix the worst of moods. Imagine how darn good it tastes when things are going pretty good :)  Hubby went to the store and bought some for ME! He hates coffee, so this is really, really mine. Unfortunately, the kids LOVE the the taste of coffee as well, so I have to be stealthy with it.

day 113..... Peach Dessert Pizza

day 112..... Sloppy Joe Casserole

day 111..... Chicken and Rice with Dumplings

day 110..... Cheeseburger and French Fry Casserole

complete with pickles.

day 109..... BBQ Pork Sandwiches

BBQ Pork sandwiches with baby dills and ripply potato chips.....  enough said.

day 108..... Lasagna with Homemade Noodles

We made Lasagna with homemade lasagna noodles tonight. It was delicious and now I am never going to be able to use noodles out of a box again. There is another picture of cake. We have had this cake on here before, but tonight Maddie made it.

day 107..... pumpkin

day106..... double yum

Yummy meatballs and potato casserole.... can't get much better than this.

day 105..... Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole

This was delicious. Stewed chicken meat, so tender and juicy. Brown rice. A creamy chicken sauce. Topped with bread crumbs and baked. Served with peas and carrots and a salad. But you know what stole the show tonight for me? On the very left of the picture is a blue bowl with little brownish things in it. Homemade garlic basil croutons. They were amazing!

day 104..... Beans and Cornbread

day 103..... National TACO DAY!!!!!

day 102..... Nachos

Long day in Fargo. Football night. Con Queso for the grownups, but as it was quite spicy tonight, the little ones got nice, cheesy nachos.

day 101..... Southwest Beef Casserole

day 100..... Homemade Shake n Bake

We made another 100 day mark!!!!! Tonight we had homemade shake n bake style chicken with scalloped corn casserole and sliced tomatoes. We had to cover tomato plants tonight as we are calling for a freeze warning with temps near 31.

day 99..... Philly Cheese Steak Casserole

day 98..... Beans on the Camp Fire

day 97..... lunch on the go