Thursday, August 25, 2011

BFF Chicken Pot Pie

I love my BFF......we've been friends for eleven years.....she knows me well and she still choses to be my friend....it's amazing. Over the past eleven years she has given me wisdom, encouragement, fellowship, and sometimes a swift kick to the pants when I need it. One of my favorite things that she has given me is a good recipe!!!!!!! Tonight my kiddos and I enjoyed her Chicken Pot Pie recipe and I thought it was so good that it needed sharing. So thank you dear BFF!!!! I love you dearly and I will always be amazed that you put up with me so well!!!

BFF Chicken Pot Pie

Crust
2 TB Butter
1 Cup Bisquick
2 TB Milk

Filling
1/4 Cup Butter
1/4 Cup Bisquick
2 TB Chopped onion
1/8 tsp Pepper
1 1/4 Cup Chicken broth
1 Cup Mixed veggies
1 1/2 Cup Chicken

Top
1/2 Cup Bisquick
1/3 Cup Milk
1 TB Butter

Mix crust and press onto the bottom of a pie plate. Back at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Meanwhile melt your butter in a pan and stir in the onion and pepper. Cook until bubbly. Add the chicken broth and veggies Heat to a boil, and after a minute add chicken and bisquick. Stir up well. Pour into your pie plate. Mix up your crust then pour on top. Bake for 25 minutes and enjoy!!!


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

A Family Fav: Poppyseed Chicken!!!!

I just had to share.....this recipe has been a family favorite of ours ever since......well ever since we became a family! I got this recipe from my mother-in-law and I am forever thankful!!!!!!

Poppyseed Chicken

8-10 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
8oz sour cream
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
2 cups of ritz crackers crushed (I always just use one sleeve)
3Tbs poppyseeds
1 1/2 sticks of butter melted

Boil the chicken cubes until tender. Place in a buttered 9 by 13 pan. Mix soup and sour cream together. Pour over chicken and spread evenly. Mix crushed crackers and poppyseeds. Pour over entire casserole covering the top. Melt butter and pour evenly over casserole. Bake at 350 for about 30-40 minutes. Done!!!! See wasn't that easy!??!?! Enjoy Y'all!!!!

Conversations with a six year old...

Last night the kids and I were gathered around the dinner table, enjoying our gourmet meal of taco pizza, and somehow the topic of world religions came up. What followed was a very interesting conversation in which the words in my head and the words coming out of my mouth didn't match up very well. At the end of the conversation I was very aware of how much I need God's grace to raise my children and point them towards truth.......and I was even more aware of the fact that Ellie thinks she is an adult......here is how it all went down......

E: *sigh* I just dont know what I believe
Me: (Thinking that this is news to me.....) What do you mean??
E: I just haven't decided yet....
Me: Well.....do you believe in the Bible?
E: Yeah...
Me: Do you believe Jesus is our Saviour?
E: Yeah.....but.....I just haven't decided what I believe.....I don't have all my options yet
Me: (Thinking.....OPTIONS?!?!!?!? The child wants OPTIONS?!?!?! What kind of options does she want?!?!?!?!?!?!?!......notice the presence of panic) *very calmly* Well babe there are a lot of other beliefs out there in the world.....wrong beliefs mind you but....
E: *looking far off in the distance* Maybe I will just ask my husband
Me: (100% sure that I have failed as a mother....) Um......babe.....I'm pretty sure that by the time you meet your husband you will know what you believe.....
E: *bigger sigh* I just haven't decided yet.....
Me: Who wants more pizza??!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Monday, August 8, 2011

9 Months!!!

Do you see that smile?????? I cannot get enough of that smile!!!!!!! I am so thankful for that smile!!!! It blows my mind just how much I get to see it!!!!! Becks is such a happy little guy...so full of joy and laughs!! This past week he turned 9 months old. We had a great visit with out pediatrician (whom we adore if you are looking). Beckett is 17lbs 5oz......which places him in the 5th percentile for his weight.......obviously he takes after his Daddy. He fell in the 75th percentile for his head measurements.......so I suppose he has a little of my family in him as well. These days lil man motors around the house, and has started pulling up, and cruising!! I think he knows there is another baby on the way, so he is just growing up super duper fast!! He is such a gift to our family. He is our lil miracle baby, and I will never stop giving thanks for him!