Peach Salsa Pork

Compliments to my friend Heather Burns for giving me this recipe! It's super fast, easy, and a great crowd pleaser.

Peach Salsa Pork (or Chicken)

4 pork chops (or 4 chicken breasts), cut into bite size chunks
Taco seasoning packet
Salsa (any variety of your choice)
Peach jam or 1 can of peaches, drained and cut into bite size pieces


Coat the meat in the taco seasoning. Cook in a heated skillet until done. Add equal parts peach jam/peaches and salsa. Stir and let simmer for 15 minutes.

Optional: you could add some bell peppers or other vegetable of your choice.

Peanut Butter Corn Flake No-Bake Cookies

These are one of my husbands favorite treats! He has the recipe written on an old envelope. I have no idea where the recipe came from, but we've personalized it to become even more delicious. Super easy, super quick, and super yummy.

1 cup white sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
6 cups corn flakes

Bring the sugar and syrup to a boil.
Remove from heat and add the peanut butter and butter. Stir until melted.
Pour over the cornflakes in a large mixing bowl. Mix together thoroughly.
Spoon a heaping scoop onto wax paper. Allow to cool.
(Or eat them after 5 minutes, once they have melded together but are still a bit warm and gooey. Yummmmm)

Tonight's Dinner: Chicken and Bean Enchiladas

I love to find sneaky ways to add beans into our diet, because we personally don't like to eat beans as a plain-ol' side dish. This was a great way to have both black beans and red kidney beans!

Chicken and Bean Enchiladas
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can of red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 small can of diced green chilis (optional)
1/3 cup of chopped onion
1 1/4 cup of cheese (I used cheddar and a taco blend, but any kind will do!)
1/4 cup of taco seasoning (or you can use enchilada seasoning)
2 cups of salsa (OR 1 cup salsa and 1 cup enchilada/taco sauce)
6-8 tortillas (wheat)

Combine the chicken, black beans, kidney beans, cream of chicken soup, optional green chilis, onion, 1 cup of cheese, taco seasoning, and 1 cup of salsa in a large mixing bowl.

Swirl 1/2 cup of salsa (OR enchilada/taco sauce) in your 9x13 baking dish. Fill each tortilla with the mixture, roll up, and place in baking dish. Once all enchiladas are in dish, drizzle another 1/2 cup of salsa (OR enchilada/taco sauce) on top.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Optional: add an additional 1/4 cheese on top and place back in oven 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Tonight's Dinner: Quinoa Pizza Bites

For a New Years resolution, my husband and I decided to add more superfoods to our diet, one of them being quinoa. After some searches on Pinterest, I came across this yummy recipe: quinoa pizza bites. You see, we love pizza, so the combination of quinoa and pizza is just a lovely mix!

Here is my modification (adapted from Once A Month Mom):
Ingredients:

• 2 cups of cooked quinoa
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped onion (chopped on the smaller side)
• 1 cup of shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
• 3 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 cup of chopped turkey pepperoni (which is nearly the entire 6 oz package)
• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1 Tbs pizza seasoning (basil, oregano, marjoram)
• Optional: pizza sauce for dipping

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl (except for pizza sauce).
• Spray muffin tins (mini muffin tin, regular muffin tin, or bar pans all work great!)
• Fill each cup about 2/3 of the way and gently press to compact together. This is an important step so they don't fall apart when you try to remove them from the pan!
• Bake for 15-20 minutes (less for mini, more for regular)
• Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Enjoy!

Not Your Ordinary Toothbrush!

I went to visit my grandmother the other day and she is always loaded with new, unused toothbrushes! (Don't ask me where she gets them from, I have no idea!) But I usually take a few home with me for cleaning. They are the perfect size to clean those hard to reach places, or even effective to clean fabrics rather than buying a cleaning brush.

Here are a few great uses for toothbrushes, other than to clean your teeth:

• Carpets/Rugs. My carpet cleaner requires me to spray the stain, let sit for a few minutes, and then brush away. Considering most of my stains are small spots, a toothbrush is a great size.
• Sinks. Right around the faucet and drain, a bit of baking soda with a toothbrush wipe hard water buildup all away.
• Jewelry. I have a special brush just for my jewelry cleaner! (See my previous post, How To Clean Your Wedding Ring)

And for organization, I label each brush with a sharpie on the handle and store them in an old toothbrush holder in my linen closet. Note: after each use, be sure that your hand didn't wear off the sharpie writing!

Happy toothbrush cleaning!