Eclair Cake

My MIL makes this cake called an Eclair Cake. It's really good! I thought I'd go ahead and give it a try today! :)

You need, 2 small packages of instant jello pudding, (I used cheesecake, but you can use Vanilla, French Vanilla or even Chocolate or Pistachio....whatever you want) milk for the pudding, Small container of whipped topping, Graham crackers, Chocolate frosting. Make the pudding according to the directions. For the cheesecake pudding, mix 4 cups of milk for 2 small packages, beat with whisk then refrigerate for 5 min to set.

Line your pan with graham crackers! Not sure if you're supposed to separate but I did.

This is optional but I frosted the bottom layer of graham crackers for more chocolate. Love chocolate! :)

I put the top graham crackers on foil and frosted them as well.

Once the pudding is set whisk in the small container of whipped topping.

Whisking! :)

Layer pudding mix on top of bottom Graham crackers, then more graham crackers, more pudding mix then top off with chocolate frosted graham crackers. Cover and put in fridge.

If you leave in the fridge for 24 hours it will be better set. I couldn't wait to dig in tho. :)

Easy Peach Cobbler

I had some frozen peaches and thought I could make a peach cobbler. On the package of peaches it had an easy peach cobbler recipe. I had all the ingredients on hand so I went ahead and made it.

1 Tbsp. Sugar

1 Tbsp. Cinnamon

1 Tbsp. Nutmeg

2-3 cups peaches

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup butter

In a small bowl, mix 1 Tbsp. sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle over peaches and toss to mix. Place in a shallow dish. I used a glass pie dish.

In the same small bowl combine 1/2 sugar, flour, egg and butter. (the directions actually tell you to melt the butter and drizzle over the crumb topping but I decided to just mix the butter in the crumb mix b/c it all will get mixed anyway right)? Mix until it forms a crumb-like mixture. Pour over the peaches. (Oh I doubled my crust batter so I would have enough to cover entire dish)

Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or until top turns slightly brown and crusty. Serve plain or over ice cream.

Chicken Lasagna....

The other day when I made Lasagna, I made way too many lasagna noodles. I wrapped them up real tight and put them in the fridge and figured I would save for later. Today, I thought about how I could use the lasagna noodles. I figured I would make Chicken lasagna. No, I've never made chicken lasagna but I thought I could use the same process as regular meat lasagna. I ran into bloom and got some chicken and cheese. I thought about using cream of chicken soup for the sauce. I didn't want to use red sauce. (not that kind of red sauce K) I went down the spice isle and found a 4 cheese mix like the one I use for my alfredo. I thought I could totally use that!!

I cooked the chicken and cut it up into chunks. In a saucepan I made the cheese sauce. Once the chicken and sauce were both done I layered some noodles in the bottom of the dish. Added some cheese, then chicken and sauce. Repeat process. I did 4 layers!!

Don't forget to make sure all noodles on top have sauce so that they don't harden. Add more cheese on top. I covered with foil and baked at 350 degrees for about a half an hour.

Yum!! I couldn't wait to dig in. Nate walked in the door as I was pulling the rolls out of the oven.

It was delicious!! I will def make this again and I think next time will def be when our friends are over so that we can all enjoy it together!! :)

80's movie day....

Kristen hosted a 80's movie day yesterday at her house. It was fun!! Sharon, Melissa, Ashley, Kristen and myself had lots of fun!! :) We watched 'Say anything' first, then best parts of 'Mannequin', next up was 'Sixteen Candles', then parts of 'Top Gun'. It was a fun day!!!!

My carebear!! I brought along to sit out with Kristen's my child, cabbage patch doll and her carebear.

Kristen had a bowl full of 80's candy for us to snack on during the movies. We also got an awesome goody bag full of 80's treats to take home with us. AWESOME!!! :)

Harley and the bear....

I have this stuffed animal from build a bear that I made many years ago. It says "I love you" and Harley HATES it with a passion.

Fun Saturday

I went to IKEA today with my friend Kristen! We were on a mission to get a paper roll. The paper roll is for an upcoming project. Kristen had her own shopping list. She wanted to check out the area rugs, mirrors and curtains. She didn't like any of the ones IKEA had so she wasn't able to get it. She did however find a really cute cupcake apron. So, she got that. It is perfect for her future cupcake shop. :)

How cute is this apron?? There were also dish towels but the apron was too cute to resist.

I have to be honest with you.......I mainly went to IKEA for their yummy cinnamon rolls. Talk about heaven! LOL They are so good, and IKEA is sooooooooooooo evil with them baking in the oven as you're paying at the register. How can you not get one or in our case 6! Hey $4 for 6 of them is an awesome deal! Just don't look at the nutrition chart. haha :)

After our fun trip to Northern Virginia....we stopped in at party city and got some stuff for the LOST party. Then made a trip to Lowe's and World Market.

Later on, we took a 15 min road trip to Ferry Farm and Kristen had a walk down memory lane. We saw her childhood home, garage where she first made out with a boy and then saw her old church. :) It was a fun day with my best friend!

Lasagna

Nate's mom makes really good lasagna. Last time she made it, I watched her step by step and got her recipe so I could make it. Well today, I decided to make it!

Cook the noodles....
Cook the meat, I also added some onion to the meat....

Once noodles are done and drained layer some into your pan. Then add meat, cheese, sauce and start the process over again.

Once you've finished layering top off with sauce. Linda told me it's very important to make sure each noodle (on top) is covered with sauce so the noodles don't get hard. Then I added more cheese on top. Who doesn't like a lot of cheese right? LOL :)

MMMMM....I baked the lasagna on 350 degrees for about 1 hour and a half.

I would say that it tastes just like Linda's. Perfect!!! :)

Kitty Rug

My MIL, Linda brought over a rug that she no longer needs. We put it down under the kitchen table to see what it would look like. It looks very nice and matches the colors we have in our living room. The only weird thing is Harley and Lizzie are both obsessed with the rug. It's like catnip to them. I can't get Harley to leave it. I even filled his food bowl and he didn't move. And anyone who knows him knows he loves his food. He's a true Miller. LOL I think the kitties both approve of the new rug. :)