Taquitos

Original Recipe found HERE.

1-2 pounds of Eye of Round, seared

2 tsp. of each: cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and chili powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 cup salsa

8 oz cream cheese (I didn't do this part because Jeff won't eat cream cheese, I did use some shredded Mexican cheese)

tortilla's flour or corn (I used flour)

2 Tbs softened butter

course salt

In crockpot put in seared roast. Put in all powders, salt pepper and salsa. Cook on low for approx. 6 hours. After 6 hours pull roast out and remove fat and shred, put back in crock pot and cook on low 1 more hour. At this point you can add the cream cheese, see original recipe if you do that, also if you use corn tortillas see original recipe too.

At this point I put beef on tortilla and added some shredded mexican cheese and rolled. Place them seam side down on a baking sheet that is lightly greased. After all are rolled and on brush with butter and sprinkle on a little course salt. Bake in oven at 375 for approx 15 minutes, just watch so the sides don't get too brown.

I did up a huge batch and then whatever weren't eaten I plan on freezing and then we can pull them out and heat them up like we would the frozen taquitos from the store.

Creamy Chicken Vegtable Soup

Original recipe from HERE. I have changed it just a smidge to make it a little easier on my calories, but I will note the original and the changes:

1 cup carrots chopped

1/2 onion chopped (I used yellow, it calls for red)

2 stalks of celery sliced

2 cans of chicken broth (original calls for water and buillion cubes, but I used the low sodium broth from a can)

1/2 Tbs Basil

4 medium red potatoes cubed

1/2 cup frozen peas

2 1/2 cups of milk (I used 1 1/2 cup of 2% and 1 cup of skim, original called for 2 cups of milk but I thought it needed just a smidge more)

1/2 cup flour

Chicken cooked and cubed, I did about 2 big chicken breasts worth

6 oz of velvetta cheese (original called for 8 oz.)

In pot put carrots, celery, and onion and cover with 2 cans of broth, add basil. Bring to a boil and cook until carrots start to tender. Add potatoes and peas and boil for 5-10 minutes until potatoes just start to tender up. In a seperate bowl combine milk and flour and wisk until smooth. Add to pot once pototaoes are ready. Add chicken and cheese and simmer until cheese melts and potatoes are cooked all the way.

This was a super yummy soup recipe!

Easy Caramel Corn

This has got to be the easiest recipe for Caramel Corn there is and it is super super yummy!!

2-3 bags of popped popcorn (about 12 cups popped)
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup white Karo syrup
1 stick butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Pop your popcorn and put into a bowl careful to remove the unpopped kernels. In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, syrup and butter cut up in approximately tbs cubes. Put in microwave and cook on high for 2 minutes, pull out and stir and then put in for two more minutes. Now here is the part my kids love, take bowl out and stir until butter well combined, add baking soda and vanilla, and watch it fizz, then stir and watch it foam up. Pour over popped popcorn and eat.

If you like it more crispy you can transfer to a baking sheet and cook at 300 for approximately 20 minutes stirring every 7 or so. I got the recipe HERE it has step by step pics if you want to see.