Fresh Takes by Kraft!!

Kraft Foods have made my life just a little easier here recently...I have tried several of their Fresh Take packages on pork chops and chicken!  It has made this life style change on eating healthier less boring...and more tasty!!  I am in no way being paid or being given this item to say nice things about this product...I just really really like and thought I would share my new love =]!!! 

see how pretty the chops turned out!!  and were so yummy!

Please go to http://www.kraftrecipes.com/kraftcheese/freshtake.aspx for more information!

Birthday Oreo Stuffed Brownies

Happy 100th birthday Oreo!!!

For a co-worker's birthday I made these yummy brownies!! 

I made the brownies according to the box...place the cookies on the bottom of the 11 x 13 baking pan and poured the brownie mix on top...........baked according to the package and they turned out wonderful!!



Strawberry 7up Cake

12 oz. Diet 7up

fresh sliced strawberries

Strawberry cake mix

Sugar Free Cool Whip

mix the 7up and cake mix together, bake according to the package on the box, let cool.  Top with cool whip and Strawberries!  Enjoy!!!

Sweet Baking,

Kim

• Honeybutter Pork Tenderloin

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• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 ½ lbs pork tenderloins , trimmed of silver skin
• salt
• pepper
• ¼ cup water

Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 375.
2. 2
   In a dutch oven or ovenproof skillet, heat the butter and honey over medium heat, stirring to melt butter.
3. 3
   Season the pork with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and place in pan.
4. 4
   Cook until underside is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
5. 5
   Turn pork, and cook until other side is browned, about 5 min more.
6. 6
   (Lower the heat if the honey begins to burn.) Put the pan in the oven, and roast until the pork is just cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.
7. 7
   Transfer the pork to a plate and cover with foil to rest.
8. 8
   Add the water to the pan, and stir over medium heat to scrape up all the browned bits.
9. 9
   Add any accumulated pork juices from the plate, and simmer until sauce is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
10. 10
    Slice the pork on the diagonal and served drizzled with the sauce.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/honeybutter-pork-tenderloin-53473#ixzz1n3Op5NL3


This was another recipe I found on Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/alwaysapayne/)...made it on Friday and it was delish!!  I will be making it again!

Sweet Baking,
Kim

back to blogging...

It has been almost 2 months since I have blogged anything.  Sorry about that - I have started a new position at work and have been working on my weight & fitness for the last month.

I started Weight Watchers Points Plus (well my version) on February 1, 2012...and I am minus 7 lbs so far.  I will be looking, creating, and sharing new healthier recipes that I come across and/or create.  Pinterest has really had me hungry lately...but I have mostly been on the fruit and veggie train for the last 3 wks.
I did break loose and the last 2 weekends I ate not so healthy foods at the Mardi Gras celebrations in the Shreveport area...but I didnt gain any more weight!!  Which is always a good thing.

Today I put a recipe I found on Pinterest - originally from Living, Laughing, Loving

Please go here for the source:
http://www.livinglaughingandloving.com/2012/01/crockpot-ranch-pork-chops-finger-licking-good.html

Uh, yeah.  You heard right.  Only THREE ingredients.  I wasn’t joking.

• Pork Chops
• Ranch Seasoning Dry Mix Packet
• 1 can Cream of Chicken plus 1 can water as needed {or 2 cans cream of chicken}  This will depend on how fast your crockpot cooks and how long you’ll be cooking it. 

Ready for the hard part?  {I’m so funny.  I know.} Combine all three ingredients in the crockpot and mix well.   Yup.  That’s it.

I left mine in the crock pot this morning before leaving the house...I am so excited to try it tonight!!

Sweet Baking,

Kim

Your a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Name your top 3 Christmas movies that you must watch every year...Mine are:

Christamas Vacation

ELF

And of Coarse....

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
You're as charming as an eel.
Mr. Grinch.

You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel.

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders,
You've got garlic in your soul.
Mr. Grinch.

 Today at work we are having our Secret Santa...Sweet and Savory Christmas luncheon.  I brought the yummy Grinch cookies I made from my friend recipe over at Cookin' Cowgirl  and decided that I needed some Grinch Punch to go with them.  I found the punch recipe at http://www.tasteofhome.com/ when I googled Grinch Punch.  It was one of those awesome recipes I had seen on Pinterest (yes I am an addict).

 

 

 Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar

 

6 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons water

1/3 cup evaporated milk

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

12 drops neon green food coloring

1 bottle (2 liters) lemon-lime soda, chilled

2 pints vanilla ice cream

 

Directions

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved; remove from the heat. Stir in milk and extract. Transfer to a bowl; cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Just before serving, transfer milk mixture to a punch bowl. Stir in the food coloring and soda. Top with scoops of ice cream. Yield: 4 quarts.

I will post a picture of my final product in a few hours when it is time to mix it all together....so for now this is the one from Taste of Home

Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

1/2 C Butter
2 C Sugar
1/2 C Milk
4 Tbsp Cocoa
1/2 C Peanut Butter
3- 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats
2 tsp. Vanilla

Add the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in the next 3 ingredients and drop onto wax/foil paper. Let cool until set.