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Stuffed Bell Peppers - Slowcooker Style

I have been craving stuffed peppers for a while, but don't really have the time to make them in the oven with working full time. So, I decided to try them in the crockpot.

Here's what I used:

4 - Bell Peppers

1 - Large Egg

 1lb of Ground beef or (ground turkey would work)

2 Cups Minute Rice

I can of tomato soup

2 cans of tomato sauce

1/2 cup water

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First, cut the top off your bell peppers and gut. Discard the top and the insides. Rinse the bell peppers set aside. In a large bowl combine with your hands, the ground meat, egg, and 2 cups of rice. Add salt & pepper if you wish. Stuff peppers with rice/meat/egg mixture you just mixed with your hands.

In slowcooker, pour cans of tomato sauce, soup & water. Stir. Then place the stuffed peppers into the crock pot, I spooned some of the tomato sauce over the pepper then just cover on low for 4 hours.

(I put them on at 8 am - came home at 12 for lunch they were done, but I left them on "keep warm" and the peppers were just perfectly tender when i got home from work at 5p)

Prep was less than 15 minutes!

 That's my kinda dinner! Let me know if you try this recipe. :)

Shabby Inspired

I love country, shabby decor. I'm not one to like straight lines or wood finishes that are all the same. I want a mix!

Yesterday was the local quilt and art festival in which The Aroboretum hosted and Stitchin' Heaven's customers sponsored the quilts hanging in the park. It was a beautiful day. The beautiful flowers and green everywhere was gorgeous. I woke up today refreshed and ready for something new. I didn't go out and buy anything new, I just rearranged what I had.

So, from a previous post, where I showed fabric pictures on the entry door wall, I have taken those down and now have this:

The girls then brought in a gorgeous Magnolia. How beautiful!

That's it! My weekend inspiration!

Tomorrow I'll put up my Slowcooker Stuffed Bell Pepper recipe. Prep time is less than 15 minutes!

Where I Create

I just love thumbing through magazines and surfing online, admiring crafters' rooms.  My favorite places online are Pinterest & Flickr and then any magazine from Architectural Digest to Country Living. Inspiration is everywhere.  I love, love, love Karen's sewing room from Sew Many Ways... blog.  You know, when it comes to your crafting or sewing space, I'm pretty sure that design laws don't have to apply. Afterall, it is your room and you can do with it whatever you want....As I have.

Here's is just a glimpse inside my Mom Cave, where I create...What do you think? (you can click on the image to view it larger)

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Before & After: Stools

I get these urges every so often where I just randomly want to do something...These stools were one. We just moved into or house this last summer and the house is amazing...We got lucky. The stools go around the jacuzzi and are alittle aged. I thought about stainging them again, but then....Decided to do black and monogram our initial with white paint. Didn't turn out too bad for an afternoon project :)

Before

After

What are you doing this weekend? Oh, oh! I did fabric flowers. Im hooked! Gonna work on a bunch this weekend will be sure to post..maybe a tutorial?? :)



Bird Nest Cookie

IDK where I found these cuties but I attempted this this weekend and they're pretty good.
Ingredients:

2 -  12oz. pkgs of Chow Mein noodles

1 pkg butterscotch baking chips

1 pkg. malted easter eggs

You just melt the butterscotch as per the directions - about 3 - 30 second intervals in the microwave stirring in between each interval until smooth. Mix in the chow mein noodles. Drop onto wax paper and place 3 candy eggs right away so they will stick to the warm butterscotch. Cool for about 15-20 minutes. They should be hardened and ready to eat!

 Simple enough,. right? And super fun with the kiddos...When we ran out of candy eggs we just put chocolate chips! :D

Chicken. It's What's For Dinner

Mmmm....We've had chicken almost every day this last week, and I figured by the end of the week when I had already made the "usual" chicken meals, I'd try something new. I found a recipe in a magazine for stuffed chicken breast. I didn't have most of the ingredients they were calling for so I improvised. And so I gove you my version.

Niki's Stuffed Chicken Breasts

8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

roccotta cheese

shredded mozzerella cheese

Grated Parmesean (topping)

1 cup Mayo

2 cups corn flakes cerial - crushed

garlic salt

2 cups spagetti sauce

1 lb spagetti

Preheat oven to 350 degree. Heat spagetti sauce in sauce pan. Prepare noodles as per package instructions. For chicken:

Smother a thin layer of mayo over chicken breasts then rub breasts in crushed corn flakes on both sides. Lay flat and spoon in a teaspoon of rocotta cheese, mozzerella cheese toward the bottom of the breast (long ways) and roll up from the same end. Use a toothpick to hold the breast rolled up. Sprinkle rolled breast with garlic salt. Place in baking pan - lighty greased with butter or Pam. Repeat with all breasts. Place in oven for about 45 minutes. Take out of oven. Immediately dribble heated spagetti sauce then sprinkle with mozzerella and parmesean cheese. Serve over a bed of spagetti.Voila!

 Dessert!

I just used a box of brownie mix and topped with chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts! (only 1/2 w/ cocnut 'cause only two of us like it)

Easy enough, right?

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Featured item:

Cottage Garden Bowl w/Ornate Iron Stand