30 day drawing challenge: Day 1

I know, I know I'm a few days late but I promise I did draw this on the day  I said I was going to start! Anyways, this is not the greatest drawing and I half-assed the coloring but it got me drawing, which is an accomplishment. Hand drawn and colored on Photo-POS pro.

30 Day Drawing Challenge

I found this on pinterest and I am going to do it! Starting today, I am going to do each one of these drawing challenges. One each day for 30 days. Mind you, I'm no great artist, this is just for fun fun fun!

Big ol' quilt project: Part 1

For the last week or so, I have been working on this lovely quilt-along-quilt from crazy mom quilts. I am planning on making this for my friend for her birthday. (don't worry, she doesn't even know this blog exists... I hope!) Anyways, I am using a lot of green and blue fabrics in my quilt. and a lot of floral patterns!


Here is what the quilt will look like when it is finished (but with my fabric, of course!) Isn't it cute?!
I'm so excited for this project! Currently, I am cutting all of the fabric for the nine-patch pieces and then I will begin piecing the patches together!

Lemon butter shrimp with lemony rice - pin tackle

Last night for dinner I made this lemon and butter shrimp with a lemony rice. (shrimp recipe found on pinterest.) I did not take my own pictures because my camera charger is missing and my camera currently has a dead battery :(
But here is the picture from Pinterest:

And here is the recipe: SO EASY!

• 2 lbs. fresh, raw, medium or large shrimp.
• 1 stick of butter, melted
• 3 baby lemons or 1 big lemon, sliced
• Italian seasoning packet (But I used salt and black pepper)

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line a baking sheet with an edge with tin foil
3. Pour melted butter into baking sheet
4. Place sliced lemon in baking sheet
5. arrange shrimp on top of lemon
6. Sprinkle with italian seasoning packet (or salt and pepper)
7. Place in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes
8. ENJOY!

I also made some delicious lemon rice (no picture, sorry)

I just cooked 2 cups of rice in lightly salted water and then added the zest of 2 baby lemons and the juice of 1 1/2 of the baby lemons and about a table spoon of olive oil and mixed it all together. (I ended up squeezing the extra 1/2 lemon over the shrimp)

And here are the remaining recipes (I have A LOT more pinned now, but I am too lazy to put them all here, so I will add them to the list as I do them. Lazy, I know)

Jalapeno poppers with bacon and cream cheese in a crescent roll

Healthy Baked French Fries

Tie Dye cake

Buffalo chicken rolls    (I am about to do a post on these, but no pictures for this, either)

Vanilla bean cheesecake with chocolate crust and salted caramel topping (OH, YUM)

Make ahead breakfast burritos

Loaded potato and buffalo chicken casserole

Garlic Parmesan pull apart bread

Crock-pot apple sauce

Homemade pizza pockets

baked mozzarella sticks

Shrimp, pesto, and goat cheese pizza

Frosted soft sugar cookies

Soft pretzel bites

Buffalo chicken pasta salad

Baked apples with oatmeal streusel topping

Baked breaded mushroom caps

crescent rolls with spinach and feta

zucchini fritters

S'more filled chocolate chip cookie

crockpot mac and cheese

baked pumpkin spice donuts

cookies and cream filled chocolate cake

bacon wrapped smokies

Baked lemon butter shrimp

mac and cheese casserole

Chocolate chip oreo brownie cookie bar

loaded potato rounds

snowmen cupcakes

nutella cookies

Warm roasted potato salad

mango lemonade

waffle iron hashbrowns

iced coffee concentrate

baked strawberry donuts

baked donuts

pretzel chocolate chip cookies

stuffed pizza

mini meatloafs

pineapple banana pops

wonton tacos

cinnamon chile roasted sweet potatoes

shrimp and bell pepper quesadillas 

Creamy, Delicious Southwestern Mac and Cheese

Last night for dinner, I made probably the creamiest, cheesiest, most delicious mac and cheese that I have ever made! WARNING: this post contains a lot of yummy, mouth watering pictures that will make you crave some mac and cheese!
Here are the ingredients you will need:

• 1 Jar Salsa con queso (I used a jar and a bit)
• 4 cups pasta of your choice
• 4 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup cheddar jack
• 1/4 cup mozarella
• 2 cups milk, divided

Step 1: Cook pasta in salted, oiled water until just under cooked. Drain into strainer.

Step 2: In pan that pasta was cooked in, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir well. Pour in half of the milk and reduce. When sauce is thickened, add other cup of milk and cook down until sauce is thick and creamy. Salt and pepper sauce.

Step 3: Pour in jar of Salsa con Queso and stir until it is well blended into the white sauce.

Step 4: Stir pasta and cheddar jack cheese into sauce. 

Step 5: Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese on top. 

Step 6: Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Step 6: Serve up in a bowl and enjoy!

(I am obsessed with black pepper, in case you were wondering what those specks on top are)

Tackling those pins

Recently, I joined Pinterest and it has become a bit of an obsession for me. Currently, I have around 35 recipes pinned that I want to try and have tried none of them. So, Let's change that! I am going to try and make every one of these recipes eventually. Here is my list of recipes that I have pinned. I will post every time I try one of the recipes with a review, pictures, and an updated list!

1. Jalapeno poppers with bacon and cream cheese in a crescent roll
2. Healthy Baked French Fries
3. Tie Dye cake
4. Buffalo chicken rolls
5. Vanilla bean cheesecake with chocolate crust and salted caramel topping (OH, YUM)
6. Make ahead breakfast burritos
7. Loaded potato and buffalo chicken casserole
8. Garlic Parmesan pull apart bread
9. Crock-pot apple sauce
10. Homemade pizza pockets
11. baked mozzarella sticks
12. Shrimp, pesto, and goat cheese pizza
13. Frosted soft sugar cookies
14. Soft pretzel bites
15. Buffalo chicken pasta salad
16. Baked apples with oatmeal streusel topping
17. Baked breaded mushroom caps
18. crescent rolls with spinach and feta
19. zucchini fritters
20. S'more filled chocolate chip cookie
21. crockpot mac and cheese
22. baked pumpkin spice donuts
23. cookies and cream filled chocolate cake
24. bacon wrapped smokies
25. Baked lemon butter shrimp
26. mac and cheese casserole
27. Chocolate chip oreo brownie cookie bar
28. loaded potato rounds
29. snowmen cupcakes
30. nutella cookies
31. Warm roasted potato salad
32. mango lemonade
33. waffle iron hashbrowns
34. iced coffee concentrate
35. baked strawberry donuts
36. baked donuts
37. pretzel chocolate chip cookies
38. stuffed pizza
39. mini meatloafs
40. pineapple banana pops
41. wonton tacos
42. cinnamon chile roasted sweet potatoes
43. shrimp and bell pepper quesadillas 

BEST Chocolate muffins ever!

Last summer, I was craving some chocolate cream cheese muffins and could not find a recipe that looked like what I wanted! Finally, I came across this lovely recipe. It is so good! I didn't put the chocolate chips in the cream cheese but I bet that would be delicious, too!
NOTE: When I made these muffins, it only made 12. not 20 like the recipe says.

The Cooking Blog: Cream Cheese Chocolate Muffins Recipe