Life as an Aced

I have seriously found the easiest way to make Baked Potatoes. . . Put them in the CrockPot!!! I found this tip on Pinterest a while back and seriously haven't made baked potatoes any other way since CrockPot Baked Potatoes Need: CrockPot Foil Potatoes Directions: 1) Wrap Potatoes individually in foil 2) Place in CrockPot and cook on low all day

Monkey Bread is the big new thing on Pinterest. Everyone has their own version ranging from sweet to savory and everything in between. All of the recipes are pretty similar: Get a can of biscuits --> cut them up --> toss in butter and other ingredients --> then bake until its done. Eddie has been craving both garlic bread and cheesy bread so I joined the trend and created my own version of monkey bread Cheesy Garlic Monkey Bread Ingredients: 1 can of Biscuits 1/4 cup Butter (melted) 1/2 cup Shredded Cheese 1/2 tsp Greek Seasoning Parmesan Cheese Directions: 1) Pre-Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) Open Can of biscuits and cut each one into quarters 3) Toss biscuits in butter, shredded cheese, and greek seasoning 4) Put mixture in baking pan and top with parmesan cheese 5) Bake for 20-25 minutes

For the Last 2 years we have been in our house we have hosted Christmas Eve at our house. Growing up we always went to my Aunt's house Christmas Eve so I feel like its just as important of a holiday as Christmas and it would feel super weird to not do anything that night I LOVE themed parties and use Christmas Eve as my excuse to have a themed party last year we did A Very FRIED Christmas and this year the theme was Merry LITTLE Christmas It night filled with food that was mini, small, bite size, finger food. . . If you needed a knife and a fork it was not welcome (lol) Most of the food we made has all been featured before but we did do a few new recipes and here they are for you   Mini Mint Fudge Brownies Ingredients -Box of Brownie Mix Prepared -Mint Chocolate Chips -Frosting Directions 1) Preheat oven to recommended temp on box 2) Spray Mini Muffin Pan and add brownie mix about 3/4 full 3) Cook for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick...

Not sure if any one has tried the pretzel rolls at Trader Joe's yet but those are the inspiration for Eddie's Choice Dinner this week. I saw them at Trader Joe's the other day and we used them  as rolls for a sandwich for lunch and they were soooooo good I had to go back the next day and buy more so I could make these burgers Pretzel Bun Burgers Ingredients: -Trader Joe's Pretzel Rolls (sliced for use as a bun) -Ground Beef  -Bacon -Cheddar Cheese Directions: 1) Prep Ground Beef with your favorite burger seasonings then shape into long ovals 2) Cook Burgers and Bacon 3) Top Burger with Bacon and Cheese 4) Let cheese melt while still cooking 5) Prep burger with favorite toppings and enjoy! NOTE : -I was able to get 3 long burgers out of 1 pound of ground beef but they were a little small if you like bigger burgers I recommend about 1/2 pound per burger Ham and Cheese Pinwheels Ingredients: -Seamless Crescent Dough -De...

I'm really starting to like our tradition of Eddie choosing dinner for Tuesday night. Last week he choose Pepper jack and Bacon crescent Roll up Appetizers and Bacon Cheeseburger Roll ups for dinner. We had our first total FAIL with the cheeseburger roll up that ended up being more of a calzone than anything else . . . Here's the picture (I am going to try and perfect this one before posting a recipe) HOWEVER the Crescents were awesome!!! Pepper Jack and Bacon Crescents Ingredients 4 good size pieces of Pepper Jack Cheese (think 1/2 of a string cheese size) 4 pieces of bacon (cooked and crumbled) Can of Crescent Seamless Dough Sheets Directions 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2) Open Dough Sheet and cut into 4 rectangles 3) Sprinkle each rectangle with bacon 4) Add a piece of cheese at bottom ends and roll up 5) Place Seam side down on baking sheet 6) Bake for 15-20 minutes NOTE: Adapted from parsleysagesweet.com

Sometimes Pinterest makes you dig for what you are really looking for but with a little work I did FINALLY find the Christmas Chalkboard like Printables I was looking for . . . Not quite done with my project yet but I did want to share this link with all of you from Mothertime Marketplace

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! This year we didn't celebrate with full on Mexican food but we did do Chips, salsa, and margaritas to go along with our BBQ!!! I have been doing homemade chips for a while but have been wanting to make salsa . . .after see this recipe on Six Sisters Stuff  for Copy Cat Chili's Salsa on Pinterest I knew that this was going to be my starting point. We are obsessed with chili's salsa and while this recipe isn't exact it is pretty darn close. Copy Cat Chili's Salsa Ingredients: 28oz can of tomatoes drained 4 whole jalapenos (canned) 1/4 of an onion 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons lime juice Directions: 1) Drain the can of tomatoes 2) Cut the tops off of the jalapenos 3) Throw all the ingredients in the blender or food processor and blend NOTES: -For the jalapenos make sure that they are the canned version not fresh - you can find them in the M...

In my quest to actually make some of these recipes I have been pinning on Pinterest I came across a recipe for "Avalanche Bars". Apparently theses are sold at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and are sooo addicting that a Copy Cat Recipe was created . . . After making them last Sunday for family dinner I now know why . . .they are like rice krispy treats but totally knocked up. If you love the taste of Peanut Butter - White Chocolate with the crunch of rice krispies this is totally something to try. Copy Cat Avalanche Bars   Ingredients 1 bag of White Chocolate Chips 1/4 cup Peanut Butter 3 Cups Rice Krispies 1 1/2 Cups Mini Marshmallows 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips     Directions 1) In 30 Second Increments melt White Chocolate Chips in Microwave until smooth) 2) Add Peanut butter and microwave for 15 more seconds 3) Stir in Rice Kripsies 4) Let sit for 5-10 minutes 5) Stir in Marshmallows and Chocolate Chips 6) Place into a greased p...

Since getting a fryer as a wedding present - Fried Naked Wings have definitely made their place into our favorite dinner/party foods. Here in Utah we have a restaurant called Wingers that has one of the best sweet, sticky, spicy sauces that we have ever tried. Wingers does sell their original sauce at the various grocery stores in the area but being the spice lovers that we are we prefer it a little bit spicier (AKA Rebel sauce at the restaurant) which is not sold in stores. However thanks to Pinterest I have found a few copy cat recipes on  Chef in Training  and  Six Sisters Stuff  that feature the original recipe and have adjusted them into a spicier version. Copy Cat Wingers Rebel Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Original Hot Sauce 1 cup Brown Sugar Directions: 1) On low heat brown sugar and hot sauce until combined 2) Heat on Medium for about 5 minutes to thicken the sauce NOTES: According to ...

Today I ran across a website called Pinstrosity where the blogger herself along with her readers share things that they have tried on Pinterest that haven't gone quite right - This website has inspired me to share with you my Pinstrosity that happened while trying to make Taco Shells last night Here is the original Pin From eattingwell.com Directions: Ccarefully drape each tortilla over two bars of the oven rack. Bake at 375°F until crispy, 7 to 10 minutes. Here is how mine turned out They don't look bad but totally tasted like a cracker!!! There are two things that I am going to do different the next time I try this 1) Bake for only 5 minutes - I baked for 7 and they were almost inedible at that point 2) Going to drape over only one bar - draping over 2 made them too wide However one thing that I did do right was the chicken for the tacos - If you haven't tried Lawry's Santa Fe Chili Marinade I highly recommend it! As you can see I didn'...