Easy Peasy: Dinner & Birthday Cards

Hey Readers! 

I want to share with you a recipe for Crock Pot Chili and show you a few cards I made to fill my shoe box. Yeah, I'm using a shoe box to hold my stock of cards for numerous occasions. That way when I see a friend's birthday is close at hand (thank you, facebook) or such other event, I can quickly whip out a card and get it sent out. 

Have you every assembly lined a bunch of cards at once? I really like it! I'm actually in the process of assembly lining twenty cards to swap with other demonstrators at an event later this month. Stay tuned for pictures and tips on mass producing.

Anyway, I'm all about easy in my house. I want quick painless dinners for my family. We are so busy, and will be so much busier when Fall rolls around. The other night, my solution was this chili recipe. Mmm mmm good! Enjoy!

Crock Pot Chili Recipe

 Ingredients: 

1 lb. ground beef

3/4 cup onion

3/4 cup celery

3/4 cup yellow pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

22 oz pureed tomato

1/2 tbl. chili powder

1/2 tsp. parsley

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp basil

3/4 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/8 tsp. hot sauce

Directions: Toss it all in. Put the crock pot on low. Leave it for 6 hours. I served it over fritos with chedder cheese on top, creating, of course, a frito pie.

Jacob was a big fan, along with the rest of the family. :)

And here are a couple easy birthday cards I made.

I used a pencil eraser to get those cute little circles stamped on the whisper white cardstock. Fun little trick for a quick and easy background.

Here are the other products I used for these cards:

Cupcake Builder Punch 121807

Whisper White Baker's Twine 124262

Crumb Cake Cardstock 120953

Baked Brown Sugar Cardstock 131296

Marina Mist Cardstock 119682

Strawberry Slush Cardstock 131295

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad 126962

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad 131178

Four You Stamp Set 130538

Visit <<My Stampin' Up! Store>> to purchase any of these products for your own crafty self!

Thanks for reading, and happy chili eating and stamping! :)

-Your Dynamite Stampin' Up! Demo, Tori Tedder

Chicken Salad Recipe & Recipe Box Project

Hey ya'll!

Today I want to share a recipe with you that has become a family favorite in the Tedder household. Plus, a fun gift idea.

The first time I made this recipe I wasn't so sure I'd be a fan. Why? Well, call me crazy but I don't like mustard. I never have. I remember as a kid seeing people squirt that gross yellow mustard on their hotdogs, instead of the obvious choice: ketchup! I still say ketchup can go with almost anything! :P

After I combined the honey dijon mustard with the other ingredients though,  I tried it out and I was sold. I knew this would be my go-to recipe for chicken salad.

Hope you enjoy it, too!

 

Chicken Salad

Serves: 5-6

Ingredients:

2 Chicken Breasts (seasoned, cooked, and cut up)

1/3 cup chopped apple

1/3 cup grapes, cut in half

1/3 cup chopped celery

3 Tablespoons Miracle Whip of Plain Yogurt

3 Tablespoons Honey Dijon Mustard

2 teaspoons olive oil

Salt and Pepper to taste

 In a large bowl combine mustard, olive oil, and miracle whip.

Whisk until combined.

Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix gently and thoroughly.

 Serve on warm toasted bread.

 What did my kids think of it?

They ate every bite! Still a tasty favorite in the Tedder house!

Now, for a fun project. :) I was thinking I should really document the recipes that are proven to be hits in my family, so I started making a recipe box with cards. I'll of course jazz up the box when I can find the time. I'm thinking some ribbon will be on there for certain. Which ribbon would you use?

I used my 1 3/4 inch circle punch (119850) and Modern Label punch (119849) to create a unique tab for the index card. What I'd really love to own are the File Tabs Edgelits (133729). They look so fun, and you could make files or file labels so easily! 

That's all for today! Thanks for reading! Tomorrow I'll share with you an easy and delicious crockpot chilli recipe. Just throw it all in the crockpot when you wake up, and when dinner rolls around you don't have to do a thing! Love meals like that.

Your dynamite Stampin' Up! demo, 

Tori N Tedder