It's Hump Day! Plus a recipe....

I have been meaning to come back and post - I have no excuse other then laziness! I am still under employed! (Have been on several interviews but because of the holidays everything is on the back burner) And yes Christmas is still coming.....aaah!! I also want to mention this whole thing with the event in CT is just too much for me to wrap my little brain around! My heart, love and whatever else I can offer go out to the people that have been effected by this senseless tragedy! Love and Light!

Last night we took Mo to volunteer at a shelter to feed the homeless. What a great opportunity! Our kids are so privileged today - they (actually all of us do) take so so much for granted. I am not sure that these boys (the entire football team, 9-11 year olds) really was able to comprehend what we were trying to do - but my hope is that they will take this with them into their lives and have a heart for all people regardless of gender, preferences, life style, and material things owned, borrowed or otherwise. I plan on incooperating this event into a yearly thing for our family! We could all as a human race stand to give back (even if it is just a little)

Ok off my box!

That being said still have a lot to do for Christmas!

OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!

Menu to plan, grocery shopping, baking, and will need to wrap the remaining few presents (that have yet to come in the mail...insert woman running around shrieking here...OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!)

Also  I tried a recipe I found on the web or maybe it was Pinterest..either way I doctored it and made it my own and it was wonderful! See below for details.... Since I can no longer find the original recipe used, after a search I found this similiar recipe. Please click the link to view.

image borrowed from All Recipes

Ingredients I used:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast (I actually used 3 double breasts)

1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened - I let sit out for a few hours)

1 Family size can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 small can chicken broth**

dried onion bits (would be really good with chopped onions but the boy does not like them)

Minced garlic (couple spoons full - love me some garlic!) 

Served over Pasta (Egg Noodles)

Directions

• Put all ingredients EXCEPT the cream cheese and Pasta in the slow cooker, cook on low 4-5 hours.
• Add cream cheese mix into the mix as much as you can and cook on high for another 1/2 hour or until heated through and warm. (Cream Cheese was still a little chunky for me)
•  Remove Chicken from crockpot and cut into strips, cubes whatever you fancy!
•  I used a hand mixer and whipped the broth/soup/juices in the crock pot(This step removed the cream cheese lumps_
• Now put the cut up chicken back into the crock pot, stir and replace lid. 
• Prepare pasta 

Serve over the pasta - we ate in bowls but culd be done on a plate! Enjoy yummy goodness!

** 1/8 cup margarine recipe called for this I substituted with can of chicken broth**

***the original recipe I viewed also called for mushrooms and cream of mushroom soup which I omitted - again something the boy does not like)*** 

Final Thoughts:  

Would definitely make this again, super yummy and super easy...it was a WIN WIN in my eyes!  Next time I make this think I will try biscuits as opposed to pasta...wonder if you can do them in the crockpot as well? 

So what should I make this week ?