Life as an Aced

I am always surprised what recipes take off and which ones don't . . . especially when the ones that don't are some that me and eddie make all the time!!! lol but to each their own and really I am just happy to see that more people than just me and my mom actually check out my site :) Anyways we got some new contenders in our Top 5 Most Viewed Recipes and here they are . . . #5 Cheesy Bites Pizza #4 How to Make Frozen Fries Awesome! #3 Oven Tacos #2 Baked Mac and Cheese #1 Chile con Queso

Its getting to that time and me and Eddie are trying to get rid of all the food in our house before purchasing any more and while sometimes that calls for weird dinner/lunch combinations todays was anything but!! We always have stuff in our house for making pizza or sandwiches and today for lunch I combined them together for a little pizza cupcake. Served on their own or with marinara sauce on the side for dipping these were pretty Awesome :) Ham and Cheese "Cupcakes" Ingredients: -Pizza Dough (any kind) -Olive Oil -Greek Seasoning (or Italian Seasoning and Garlic Powder) -Ham -Mozzarella Cheese Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 375 Degrees 2) Spray inside of a 12 cup muffin pan 3) Roll out pizza dough 4) Brush Dough with olive oil then sprinkle on seasoning, Ham, and Cheese 5) Roll up then cut into 12 pieces 6) Place each piece inside muffin tin 7) Bake for 25 minutes 8) Broil for 2 minutes

If anyone has Windows 8 and hasn't opened up the Bing Food and Drink App you need to NOW!!! I love this app and usually spend my lunch hour flipping through all the articles and recipes that get updated daily (during the work week and occasionally on weekend) As I was reading an article about NASA using 3D printers ( Click. Print. Eat - By Leah Eskin -Chicago Tribune - ‎Monday‎, ‎January‎ ‎13‎, ‎2014) as a possible new space food option the article was ended with a recipe for easy homemade pasta with cheese and butter and I couldn't stop thinking about it all night Luckily Eddie had a work event so I was only making dinner for me so of course I had Pasta with Butter and Cheese but the easy way Pasta with Butter and Cheese Ingredients: -Pasta (I used Whole Wheat Spaghetti) -Butter -Parmesan Cheese Directions: 1) Cook Pasta according to directions 2) Drain Pasta and cover in butter and Cheese As an FYI here is Leah Eskin's Recipe from the article ...

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