BiG tOoLs MiNi PiEs

This morning I hit the floor running at 4:30am YES 4:30AM! 

to get Robert out the door at 5:15.

working 6-6 for the next few weeks

 

my hubby works extremely hard, uses BIG tools and gets REALLY filthy

 

                  BIG-O nuts and bolts                           BIG BERTHA, now THAT’S one big air wrench!

  

Oil refineries

So, every morning I make him a HEARTY breakfast YES, EVERY MORNING! and I’m not talkin’ about a poptart and milk, I’m making breakfast burritos, ham and eggs, baked grits and turkey sausage, etc.! Then I prepare a lunch that the other workers will swoon YES SWOON! over.

This manly man doesn’t take samwiches and Cheetos but

yumalicious

lunches like chicken pot pie, baked pastas, fajitas, etc.

granted, some of these are from the previous night but hey, sometimes things get better with time

like cheese, fine wine and ME

So, today I COOKED. I don’t usually share my recipes but this one is too good and too easy to keep to myself.

MiNi HaM & ChEeSe PiEs!

  ~said like Oprah when she’s giving everyone a car~

Now these are no ORDINARY pies…

When I took them to teachers’ luncheons, they would be out in the parking lot with binoculars preparing for the attack when I drove in.

NO KIDDING!

Ingredients:

2 unbaked pie crusts

2 cups cubed ham, sautéed enough to get the water out

2 cups cubed CoJack Cheese

2 Tablespoons chopped green pepper

3 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese

2 beaten eggs

dash of Tabasco, to taste

dash of pepper, to taste

(You can add chopped onion, green onion, mushrooms, etc)

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together except the crusts.

Cut 2½” circles from the crusts

Push crust circles into mini-muffin tin.

(I spray mine lightly with canola oil)

Fill with cheese mixture.

Bake for 20 minutes at 350° or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.

Let them cool for a few minutes.

Slide thin knife around the edges to loosen before removing them from the pan.

Serve warm. Makes 18 pies

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for all you sweetsaholics out there, here’s another filling

shhhhhhh I got this from my favorite TV cook, Paula Deen

Pecan Tassies

½ stick of butter, melted
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped pecans

10-ounces Heath toffee bits (sold in 8 oz. packages)

Bake the same as Mini Pies.

This is a party favorite! 

Enjoy!

 

Do you have a favorite “mini” food? 

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now for my favorite part of every post…

Welcome New Followers!

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You make my day!

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Blessings Y’all!

1.11.11 at 11:11

What time is it?

Gosh, I’m not sure, let me check with Robert…

hey Roberto…what time is it?

when I didn’t hear a response, I peeked into the living room and what did I see???

?

?

?

now this is just TOO much…

ONE laptop for Facebook

ONE laptop for a football game

ONE big screen TV for who knows

good grief!

I thought this was supposed to be a “simple” life…

‘nough said~

I don’t know if there’s any real significance to the numerals today

nothing weird happened, no “ah-ha” moments, no lottery winnings…

guess I’ll have to wait for 11:11 on 11.11.11

Did anything weird happen to you today on 1.11.11?

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I did find an interesting community close to our campground

note the suspended bike

   

super creative imaginations or smokin’ something wacky

but wait pawdner…

I DID find something

♪♫WONDERFUL♪♫

just around the corner

cue the music

Hark, I hear angelic voices …♪♪♪Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh♪♪♪

cue the lights

this is puttin’ me in my happy place

for the next four weeks!

 

Blessings Y’all!

Welcome New Followers!

sorry I preciously missed you

barbedwire

Homeiswheretheheartis

bjneuhaus

Danielle

d.erick

JoAnn

 

 

 

Showers of Blessings

I watched it rain today.

It made me GRATEFUL .

GRATEFUL for my father’s incredibly fast recovery. He had EXCELLENT care! Centennial Medical Center nurses in 6Tower are superior!

Thanks K.J., Ashley, and LaTonya!

  

 

His physician, Dr. Rex Arendall is truly gifted. God has given him an unbelievable ability to ‘make things all better!”

Dr. Rex Arendall (Gifted by God)

Of UTMOST IMPORTANCE is the hand of God. The Lord heard many requests from praying people on behalf of my father. Thank you, Lord.

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GRATEFUL for my “Dirty Old Man.” My husband works harder than any man I know. Angels protect him in his high risk job, when he’s high in the sky or swinging a gazillion pound tool. At the end of his day his muscles ache and he’s filthy but he presses on because of our God-given dreams. He’s the love of my life even if he IS a

“Dirty Old Man!”

   

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GRATEFUL for the person that invented the “TREK Bike Trainer.” Now I can ride my bike inside with all the comforts of home. Now don’t get me wrong, I love riding outdoors but not so much when it’s over 100 degrees!  Hey, no one can see me sweat if I’m indoors!

NO EXCUSES!

(Does exercise count if you have a pbj in one hand and a oreo in the other?)

and finally…

GRATEFUL for my mom who taught me how important family is, for my daughter who is my life coach, for my son who inspires my creativity, and for my friends who validate who I am in the Lord’s eyes.

Grateful to you for reading this…

Blessings, K