Buffalo Joe's

I love quick , easy, last minute meals. Sloppy Joe's..... the easiest.

With this huge family and our crazy schedules..... We need quick and easy a lot!! I made these amazing sloppy joe's last night. Thought y'all might wanna give them a try. If you like buffalo chicken wings.You will LOVE these. Best part ...under 30 minutes to complete. Faster than drive through. And I dare say.......yummier!!

Here's what I used.... But let's face it I cook for 4 teenagers, 3 kids, Myself and the hubs. Oh, and any other teen that pops in!!! And funny how they all know when it's dinner time.......

Buffalo Sloppy Joe's

3 lbs.  ground chicken breast

1 32 oz. once can of crushed tomatoes

1 cup or so of chicken broth

2 T. butter

Franks Red Hot Buffalo Sauce

Asst. cheeses

celery 

Buns (sour dough is best if you can find them)

1. Fry ground chicken

2. Add tomatoes, butter  and broth (enough broth that it looks very sloppy). Then add Frank's. We used a 1/2 bottle .We like it hot. You can always add more or less to taste.

3. Cook until thickened on medium. About 15 to 20 minutes.

4.Build amazing Joe. Using thinly sliced celery and blue cheese crumbles.

5. Eat!! It is that easy!!!

Notes: I served the joe's with assorted cheeses and veggies with ranch. The Hubs likes pepper jack cheese and a ranch drizzle. My daughter prefers swiss and mayo. All super yummy!!!

I hope you Love these!!! We sure do!!!!

Update: Okay so........ I was a teensy weensy hungry this afternoon. Opened up the fridge and saw the leftover buffalo joe meat from last night and a head of lettuce. Oh Man!!!! Best lettuce wrap ever!!!

Warmed the meat, rolled in lettuce leaf.

No Carb lunch for me!!!! 

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Last Minute Valentines

Anyone need some last minute valentine ideas???? This is what we came up with..........


Got this Idea from Pinterest. I think it came out cute. Took the pic, added some text, sent it to 1 hr photo, punched holes for lollipops.....Ta-Da.......

This one was also found on Pinterest ....... Print from here.

This one was a creation by SuperGirl and her little SuperSis......Click here if you want to print out your own.

These candy bar wrappers are wrapped around Hershey Bars . We used stickers to seal the back.

So, to all of you out there .............

Have a "Pandalicious" Valentine's Day!!!!!!

P.S. I'm baaaaaack!!

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Long Time No Typing........

Well, Hello Strangers.

It has been toooooo long. I can go on and on with all my excuses for not blogging for so long.

But .....Bottom line. Bad back,big move, new house and this is the first time in 27 years I have not had a child at home during the day. All the kiddos are in school. I have been a little lost.

So, now I am recovered, settled, pampered and over feeling sorry for myself!

Time to get back to the things I love. Blogging, quilting, sewing and sharing !!

To get myself going I have started a new quilt. I am calling it " Bricks and Mortar".

The fabrics are from Anthology. The line is High Society. I love this fabric!!!!

I have a new brown sofa and I am hoping this will be a match.

I am in the process of cutting the "Bricks "from the prints and the "Mortar" will be cut from Kona Charcoal.

I have drawn it out on graph paper as you can see from the photo. I could use a little help in the drawing department. The sewing should go better.  I will share as I go along.  I hope to have cutting instructions ect., for those who might want to try this one, soon.

Have a Fantastic Day!!!

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Oh Man !!! That hurts....

So ...I haven't posted in a while. You wanna know why? Are you sure??
O.K. I was in the closet, after a shower, pulling on my knickers when I felt a stabbing pain in my lower back.That kind of pain that hurts so bad you feel like your body is on fire. I fell to my knees and screamed a little. My next thought was...I am buck naked with my panties half way up on my hands and knees on the floor. Wholly Crappers!!!
If I call for help, I know my kids will come running.See "the all of me" in ALL my glory and laugh like crazy.So, with all the might I pulled my self up, hiked up the unders,got sorta dressed and shuffled out to my bed.....Then screamed really loud.

Since that fateful morning. I have been well medicated and laying in bed.
I could have posted something.But it would not have made ANY sense.
Couldn't have been better timing. The big move to the new house starts tomorrow.
I think my hubby thinks I did it on purpose..LOL.
Wow, I wish I were faking it. It really hurts.
Anyone have any good advice for lower back pain??
My back has done this a couple times over the years ...Oh Man !! But never this bad.
I figure...if you can't put on your undies without throwing your back out. You better get back in shape....hehe.
If only I could sew and run on the treadmill at the same time......

I guess I will sign off for now. Hope to be back very soon!!! Pin It

My inner eight year old boy....

This summer has been a lesson in creative entertaining .
We are moving into a new house. So packing, planning and cleaning have replaced a summer vacation. And by packing up stuff that would otherwise be played with... I have been left with some very bored kids. In a attempt to entertain.. We have found some cute videos and by my surprise, my inner 8 year old boy.....I haven't seen him since I sold my dirt bike when I was 11. This is the guy what lured him out........



The kids and I have watched everyone of the orange's videos. I don't know why I like him......but I do.
And the girl's are smitten. Must be his citrus smile.

Another video my girly's love is this "Sweet" one.





Well, if you have some bored kiddos around your house maybe this will help.
One warning....The fruit does get cut up at the end of each annoying orange video.
Although it cracks me up.....might be harsh for the littlest viewers. Pin It

I am feeling like a slacker.....

Has everyone seen what Jess over at Craftiness is Not Optional did with the "Nakey Baby " patterns???

    This is just a sampling of her amazing work! 

She is a total show off inspiration !!

    Please go check it out!!

Well,  back to the machine for me.....My girls have seen those cute skirts and tops Jess made..

I going to have do some dolly sewing this week!! That is if I want to keep my Super Mama status.

The problem  is once you start sewing these mini-clothes your hooked. Just a warning.....

My quilting has taken a bit of a backseat.

Here are some links to patterns and tutorials I have found to sew up more dolly delights.

Flannel Diaper and Wipers 

 Baby Doll Sling  

Another Version of a Doll Sling

 Twirly Skirt

Baby Doll Bunting

Dolly Pants

Doll Bedding

Fabric Moses Basket

American Girl Doll Patterns

Kimono for Dolly

More for American Girl doll clothes

T- Shirt

"Sew" Many Patterns ..."Sew" Little Time.

I am going to try though. If I come up with any new patterns... I will share of course.

Now , go sew some mini-clothes. 

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Frazzled..........

Frazzled is how I feel this summer!! I can't seem to get anything done. Anyone out there feeling this.Uuuuggg!!
I am starting to look forward to " Back to School" time. And it's still 3 weeks away.

Oh well, enough complaining!!!

I played with strings again,and some triangle scraps too.

This pretty little pile inspired this..

I had so much fun making my first string block....I started trying to find a fun new ways to use strings. I played until I came up with this idea. This block is not perfect I would change a couple things. I like the idea and look of it though.I'd like to make a whole quilt, a quick one that can be sewn  in 30 min. sewing segments( Because my kiddos will have it no other way). I think it If I make a quilt I will use Kona cotton in coal instead of the white.
I dunno ...What do you all think???

On another topic...Nakey Baby has been such a fun,fun,fun project!! I love all the comments,e-mails and questions I received from my SuperSweet readers. It has been so nice getting to know some of you better!!!
I gotta tell you.... I saw this today over at The Amazing Jess's blog.

Are they not the cutest!!!! And Yup, she used my pattern. Thrilling to see someone use something I came up with. I am in the clouds over it!!!! You can read about her sewing the dresses here.

All and all ,even though I am frazzled, it has been a very good day!!
Have a great night Ya'all. Pin It