Spices Over Yanda Blog (Previously Allyson's Attempt at Domestication)

I don't know what happened, but I've totally been bit by the CRAFT BUG!!!! :D Here are some of the things I AM working on, some I WANT to work on and maybe a few I ASPIRE to work on. hee hee!! First things first, I'm getting ready to start working on a rag quilt. I found this super easy tutorial HERE and I just bought all my flannel fabric ON SALE at Joann's today so I'm super excited to get going on it. Mine will be for a boy, but I'm not saying whose boy it's for because I can't remember if she reads this blog or not, LOL! I'll keep you posted on how it's going... Last year we had a sink that overflowed in our powder room that is located in our extra living area. We have mostly used this room as a playroom for the kids, but they are getting older so we're slowly changing the playroom over to the game/media room. Since the carpet got ruined in the flooding, it was an opportunity to redo the bathroom and the game/media room. The bathroom is ...

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Here it is! I have a few new things I want to try and I took off a couple things that we got tired of after this month. I might still change a few things around if I find something I really want to make, but I'll keep you posted! :D Week 1 Whole Chicken with potatoes in crockpot - glazed carrots Chicken Noodle Soup - THIS is the one I'll be making, but THIS is the one I aspire to making and am posting it as a challenge to myself... spaghetti with homemade whole wheat breadsticks london broil with rice and asparagus baked chicken with mashed potatoes and broccoli and cheese beef roast in crockpot with rice and roasted green beans grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup with carrots/celery and dip Week 2 grilled bbq chicken with rice and roasted green beans beef roast in crockpot with rice and broccoli and cheese baked potato bar sloppy joes on homemade rolls with raw veggies and dip nachos - ground beef/cheese/pintos whole chicken in crockpot with potatoes and glazed carrots ...

Ok, here is the deal.... I've been searching blogs today and these are the things that caught my attention the MOST... Valentines Day is closing in on us, so the first few are ideas for that. The last idea is a fun project I just might do for my kitchen table. :) Feb menu coming soon - I have it planned, just need to type it up! :D Sweetie Pies Simply Sweet Cannolis Chocolate Cups Homemade Valentines Ideas Table Covering

I'm gearing up for my Feb. meal planning so stay tune for that. Jan has been amazing and I am sooo glad I planned for the whole month. I did need to make adjustments and there were a few nights I messed up and didn't get my meat out the night before and such, but to know I had all the ingredients I needed and knew what I could make, made everything possible. So, I plan to do it again! :D A new month though requires at least a few new recipes, as I don't want to get stuck in a rut of the same o same o - I've also learned what types of things I need more of and I want to find ways to make it cheaper and/or better. With that said, here are some things I want to try soon and I'll let you know the outcome when I do. Lazy Granola Pizza Dough Granola Ba rs Basic Blueberry Muffins Homemade Pretzels I also want to try this recipe I found to use with my Pampered Chef deep dish baker. Did you know you can cook a whole yummy chicken in your microwave in 30 minutes with it? Anyw...

One of my new years "resolutions" is to serve more vegetables for dinner. Most of you that know me, know that I don't really eat too many vegetables...unfortunately the family has been paying the price for the lack of my tastebuds. Sooo...I'm cooking more veggies. :) The problem is that since I'm not a vegetable eater, I'm not much of a vegetable cooker. Tonight I wanted to cook broccoli with cheese. I've always liked cream broccoli or broccoli cheese soup, so this didn't seem like too much of a stretch for me to eat. However, I didn't find too many recipes that used the ingredients I like to have on hand. I refuse, REFUSE to use velveeta, oh yuck! Sorry to you velveeta lovers, but ewwww!!!! I asked a couple people and they had only made the kind that comes frozen that you heat in the microwave which wasn't what I was looking for. Finally, I found this recipe and it was sooo yummy and used ingredients I always have on hand. Perfect! It was a hu...

Yep, I planned for the ENTIRE month and I even wrote out shopping lists for each week. For your viewing pleasure, hee hee: This Week goulash with raw veggies and dip carnitas with diced tomato and avacado beef roast with broccoli and cheese and mashed potatoes london broil with country green beans and rice crockpot chicken with carrots and potatoes veggie soup with cornbread grilled chicken breasts with asparagus and mashed potatoes Week 2 spaghetti with breadsticks baked chicken breasts with roasted green beans/broccoli and mashed potatoes carnitas with diced tomato and avacado veggie soup eat out baked potato bar beef roast with sandy's carrots and mashed potatoes Week 3 chicken and dumplings tacos with diced tomatoes and raw veggies and dip crockpot chicken with carrots and potatoes veggie soup london broil with roasted green beans/broccoli and rice taco soup Week 4 pizza spaghetti wtih breadsticks beef roast with broccoli and cheese and mashed potatoes tacos with diced tomatoes...