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Buffalo Chicken crescent

This was supposed to be a buffalo crescent wreath but I only had crescent sheets not crescent rolls.

2-3 pieces of shredded chicken

Buffalo sauce (which ever is your favorite) to coat chicken 

Minced celery (I did not use)

1-2 handfuls of blue-cheese crumbles (optional) 

Half packet of ranch seasoning

8 ounces of cream cheese

2 packages of crescents

Preheat I've to 375

Toss chicken and hot wing sauce to taste

In separate bowl mix cream cheese and ranch seasoning together. (If needed you can put cream cheese in the microwave to soften for 30 seconds)

Mix chicken and cheese mixtures together

Fold in optional celery and or blue cheese

On stone or pizza pan lay out crescents. You could do roll ups, wreath, however you like. I'll post how to and pictures of the rings from pampered chef book. 

For this we will do a ring. Section crescents in squares so you have 8. Place in a circle leaving a hole in the middle.

Spoon filling on to crescents.

Fold crescents over mixture former ring.

At this point you could do an optional egg wash over crescents. 

Bake for about 15 minutes until crescents are golden brown. 

Serve with ranch, bluechesse and optional hot sauce. 

Banana cookies

I found these on Six Sisters Blog. Ellie my two year old didn't like them but Gavin my 10 month old was in heaven. They are so easy and cheap that if they are not a hit its no big deal.

2 mashed up bananas

1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats 

1/4 chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350

Spray cookie sheet

Mix bananas and oats together 

Fold in chocolate chips

Spoon on to cookie sheet

Should make 10-12 (there recipe said 12-16 but I made 11.

Bake for 12-15 mins

Enjoy!!

Chicken bake

4-6 chicken breasts
Red potatoes
Green beans or broccoli
1 packet ranch dressing
1 stick of butter

Cut potatoes place along side of 13x9 inch pan
Open green beans can drain and lay on other side of pan
Place chicken in the middle. I choose to cut mine cause its not 100% defrosted
Sprinkle Italian dressing all over
Pour butter on top
Cover with foil
Cook for 1 hour at 350

Dinner tonight

Made some good ranch cheddar burgers you can find the recipe at onceamonthmom.com/ranch-cheddar-burgers also made Cheesy Bacon Oven Chips with Chipotle Ranch Sauce . I am addicted to the chips an the sauce we add 1 tablespoon extra of ranch and no salt in sauce.
 
 Cheesy Bacon Oven Chips

• 1 large, uniformly-shaped russet potato, scrubbed well and sliced into 1/8" rounds*
• cooking spray
• 3/4 C. shredded colby jack or cheddar cheese
• salt & pepper to taste
• 2 T. crumbled bacon (about 2 slices) - I used real bacon bits
• chopped parsley or chives, for garnish (optional)

 Chipotle Ranch Dipping Sauce

• 1 T. ranch dressing
• 3 T. sour cream
• 1/4 t. chipotle chili powder
• 1/8 t. cayenne (adjust more or less depending on how spicy you want).
• 1/8 t. salt
• 1/8 t. garlic powder

 

Found the recipe original recipe at http://vittlesandbits.blogspot.com/2012/02/cheesy-bacon-oven-chips-with-chipotle.html?m=1

What a week

I have not posted this much because man what a week it has been. Both kiddos up in the middle of the night. We will be working on that this weekend. I am up with our 2 year old sitting at the end of her bed cause she woke to go potty and now won't go back to sleep. Mommy can go back to sleep.
We have eaten a lot of leftovers and throw together food this week. Tonight Ellie and I made Mickey pizzas.
Ellie's almost a sleep, she's such a fighter. Looks like I may be able to head back to bed. Night all

What a week

Wish I would have had time to cook more and blog this week. We could quick food, ate left overs and made recipes we have in the past. Ellie has been fighting sleep every night this week. As I type in my phone I'm at her door waiting for her to crash since she keeps getting out of her bed. Gavin decided he wasn't going to sleep through the night anymore and Ellie wake up in the middle of the night to go potty or cause she has to go. No, sleeping children leads to sleepy mommy, add chores, appts, and school put a fork in me I'm done. We just switched Gavin from his bassinet to porta crib tonight hope he does well. Ellie has been wearing panties since last Saturday and only had 2 accidents during the day. I'm very proud of her. Now, if she would just go to bed. Guess I need to start timing her nap time and wake her up and get her on schedule. Off I go to get lost in Pinterest while I wait impatiently for my lil brat I mean angel to crash I mean fall peacefully a sleep.
Hope all have a great weekend