Cheesecake Bites

I am using an old post to jump in the mcklinky blog party. This recipe is YUMMY!!

My boss' birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to make her a cake or something. I was going to try out Bakerella's cake pops and saw cheesecake pops on her blog. I decided to give them a try. I used premade cheesecake filling though.
I just scooped it out with a mini ice cream scoop (it's actually marketed as a cookie scoop). It helps if you put the filling in the freezer for a little bit so it doesn't stick to the scoop as bad. This filling is way softer than a regular cheesecake would be. I decided not to do "pops" because they were so soft I don't think they would stay on the stick.I almost forgot this step. While the cheesecake balls were in the freezer to harden a little, I crushed up some graham crackers in the food processor.

I then rolled the balls in the graham cracker crumbs.

I put them back in the freezer for a little bit. While they were in the freezer I melted the chocolate coating (found in the baking aisle at Wal-Mart, nothin fancy!) in the microwave in a glass dish. I used two spoons to get the chocolate on the balls. This was the worst part and a little bit of trial and error! I just put the ball on one spoon that had some chocolate on it. Then I spooned chocolate over the top (all done over the glass dish). I jiggled the spoon a little to get rid of the excess. Dumped it out onto the parchment paper. Some of them had a little spot where there was no chocolate after coming off the spoon so I just drizzled more chocolate over them.

The coating dries hard and the inside is soft and YUMM-O! Mark LOVED them!!

Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork

I am joining in the Mckllinky blog hop with a post I did about some YUMMY porkloin! I need to take a picture next time I make this...so sorry no pics :( It is DELICIOUS though! I don't even like pork but I LOVE this!

Slow Cooker Cranberry Porkloin

1 Porkloin Roast
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/3 cup French Dressing
1/2 onion sliced

Mix cranberry sauce, french dressing and onion together. Place Porkloin in a slow cooker and pour sauce over top. Cook on High about 7-8 hours or low for about 4hours.

I don't even like pork but this is AWESOME!

Homemade Wipes

What do these things make??

Homemade "clorox" wipes.


You just cut the paper towels (Use good ones,like Bounty or Viva) in half with a serrated or electric knife. It is a little hard to do this part! Then mix about 1/2-3/4 cup Pine-sol with 2 1?2 cups water and pour over the top. Let sit for a few hours and remove the cardboard in the middle. Then start pulling from the middle like any other wipes. Use in the kitchen or bathroom or wherever for disinfecting wipes. I use Folger's coffee "cans" that are the perfect size. You could also use any plastic tupperware type container that is roughly the same size. Saves money and they are quick and easy!

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup

I love using the crock pot! It makes dinner so much easier and I often use it on days when I have to work. I made this Chicken Tortilla Soup for dinner. The kids like it too.

Ingredients

1 can cheddar cheese soup

1 can cream of chicken ( I use low sodium, low fat)

2 cans chicken broth ( I used the low sodium and low fat)

1/2-3/4 jar of chunky salsa ( I use mild because of the kids but you could use hot)

2 frozen chicken breasts

1 can black beans or cannelini beans whatever you have

1 bag frozen corn ( I didn't have any this time)

Recipe

Place it all together in the crockpot. I sometimes use Ro-tel tomatoes instead of salsa if I have it. You can add diced green chiles if you want more heat. I usually add cilantro as well, dried or fresh if I have it. Cook on Low about 8-10 hours. If you don't use the frozen chicken just put it on low for about half the time. Take the chicken breasts out and shred them and place shredded chicken back in soup. Serve over crushed tortilla chips with sour cream and shredded cheese. YUM! Hope you enjoy!