Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken Spaghetti

-cooked chicken (cubed, chopped, shredded)
-velveeta (smallest box, cubed)

-shredded cheese (for topping)

-can of rotel tomatoes (drained)

-can of olives (I like chopped, husband likes sliced)

-mushrooms (chopped)

-onion (chopped)

-noodles of choice (spaghetti preferably, however any will do)

-cream of chicken soup

-cream of mushroom soup

Directions:

1. Boil chicken and chop. NOTE: I HATE canned chicken. Some people use it and love it. The smell makes me sick....My grandmother cooks a whole chicken and cuts it up. I can't stand touching a whole chicken. It also makes me sick....so at this house, we use chicken breast and chicken breast only....use what you like.

2. Take chopped mushrooms and chopped onions and saute' to desired likeness. Add both soups, rotel, olives, and velveeta cheese. Cook on medium until soupy. Add chicken.

3. Cook and drain pasta.

4. Combine all together and stir, stir, stir until mixed well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Pour in baking dish. NOTE: This will make a TON of chicken spaghetti. I like to divide it into three dishes and freeze two of them. It is also great if you need a meal to drop off when someone has a baby or is sick. Just fix up one or two of the portions into a throw away container and you are all set!

6. Top with shredded cheese and bake for approximately 20 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.

7. Serve hot and with salad, bread, and sweet tea.

We love this stuff. I've been cooking it since G and I started dating. It is great leftover, too. Always clean plates when I cook this...

Taco Pie

Taco Pie

-ground beef (cooked and drained of grease)

-1 taco season packet

-3/4 cup of water

-shredded cheese

-jiffy mix

-1 egg

-3/4 cup of milk

***optional (I always use)

-can or corn (drained)

-green chiles

-rotel (drained)

Directions:

1. Cook and drain your ground beef of grease.

2. Add taco season packet and water and stir. If you'd like, and I would tell you it's tastier, add a can or corn, rotel, and green chiles. Let simmer appoximately 15 minutes. Basically, you don't want it watery. You want all that water to cook out.

3. In another bowl, fix jiffy mix according to the box.'

4. Put meat in bottom of an 8x8 baking dish - or bigger - but nothing smaller.

5. Top with shredded cheese.

6. Pour jiffy mix on top of cheese.

7. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.

I love, love, love this recipe. It's quick, it's easy, and super delish. My husband, however, says this is a cop out recipe. He says I can make better things than this and he thinks this is a "lazy" meal. Don't we all need and deserve a quick meal? I say it's better than a drive through! And guess who has a clean plate EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. Yup, G!

Who am I?

This blog has been on my mind for a while now. In the last year, my life has changed drastically! I've gone from living in a small West Texas town to the fourth biggest city in the nation. I've gone from teaching 7th grade math all day to staying home with our 3-year old son. I love to be crafty, cook, and try new things, so this is my chance at the documentation of all those combined.

The name of this blog comes from a nickname my dad gave me when my sister was born. Up until the day he died, he called me Sissy, and so it only seemed appropriate to use that name.

Although I would love a fancy dancy camera, the fact is, our little Sony that we bought the week before our son was born has bit the dust. And while I try to convince my husband I need/want a fancy, super cool camera, the fact is, with me staying home, it's not in the budget. Since I always have my phone on me, it only makes sense to document this journey via my iPhone camera and video recorder.