Spicy Salsa Mac 'n' Beef

I tried a recipe from the weekend newspaper and it received rave reviews from the family so I wanted to share it with everyone.

Spicy Salsa Mac 'n' Beef
Makes 4 servings

1 lb ground beef
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) condensed beef broth
1 1/3 cups water
2 cups uncooked medium shell shaped pasta
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cheddar cheese soup
1 cup thick & chunky salsa

1. Cook beef in skillet over medium high heat until browned, stirring to separate meat. Pour off fat.
2. Add broth and water. Heat to a boil. Add pasta. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until pasta is done, stirring often.
3. Add soup and salsa. Heat through.

My prince charming asked what we were having for dinner, I told him that I was making glorified hamburger helper. Either way, I was a good meal with rolls, a salad, and a veggie.

Enjoy!

Just a few more funnies.....

Ok, I promise this will be the end of it for a while. But...there is so much funny, funky stuff out there to see that I have to share it with you. All of these things we saw on vacation and I can't remember exactly where, but I can tell you that every time we saw something wacky we all said "there's a picture for the blog". Here it goes.......

We saw this strange creature in Florida. When I was a little girl listening to Johnny Cash my dad would tell me stories about a creature with eyes like this.

This just doesn't make sense to me. We saw this somewhere in South Carolina. However, if you would like to find out more information, here is a link to this very historic site. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/chester/S10817712002/

We narrowly escaped with our lives when we tried to take a picture of the monster truck school bus. We were in northern Florida and turned around so we could get the picture. Carl pulls into the driveway which goes right by the bus, but everyone freaked out because of the no trespassing sign (I can't remember exactly what it said, but we did not want to drive any further). We convinced Carl to leave by screaming, pleading, yelling, begging, etc. and when he backed up he went into a ditch. A very deep ditch. Time stopped, everything was silent, we all looked at each other, and collectively thought we were all going to die. I wish I could remember what was on that no trespassing sign. Well, we did get out of the ditch, came home with grass on the frame of Big Mo, and managed to still get a picture for the blog.

This chicken was in Southern Alabama and was at an art studio.


Ever wonder if Elvis is still alive? Here's proof - he's with Tammy Wynette at a car show in North Carolina.

My new favorite food from vacation

Oh boy, I have a new favorite snack and guess what - it's not chocolate.

I still love chocolate, but this was pretty delicious.

And as Rachel Ray says........YUMMO!

Have you ever tried deep fried pickles?

Yep, that's what I said - deep fried pickles dipped in ranch dressing.

When we were in South Carolina this summer, we had lunch at a little diner

and deep fried pickles were on the menu. Everybody tried them and

I was the only one that liked them.

If you would like to try them, I've found a recipe - here is the link

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Deep-Fried-Dill-Pickles/Detail.aspx

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

It's been a while since I've been here

It's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm going to work on things this week and should have more pictures by this weekend. Work has been extra busy - short staffed and school starting made for a couple of really hectic weeks. Just to give you a little teaser about what's coming up, I'm going to post about Elvis, a pineapple plant that my mother and boys planted, Big Mo and Tail of the Dragon, tattoos (all four of us got one), plus our trip to Florida include some terribly exciting (and scary) rides at Busch Gardens. So, please be patient and I'll be back shortly.