Chicken Casserole (delicious!)

My sister-in-law, Ashley, has informed me that blog etiquette requires a recipe for any pictures of yummy food. I do want to follow the rules, so here is the recipe for the yummy chicken casserole pictured in the previous post. I just have a couple of things to say about it. You don't have to use Mrs. Cubbisons Dressing, but it is the best. Do not use stove top stuffing. I actually used the Kellogs cubed brand and it worked out just great. If you want more of the "crunch" on top, use more of the dressing. For the chicken: I bought a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store on sale for $4.88. It was so great. I just stripped off all of the meat and used it in this casserole. Quick and easy. Of course, you can cook your own chicken and be just fine.

Some of you also wanted the wheat bread recipe. I posted it today too. It is my favorite bread recipe. It just makes one loaf and is super easy to make. Let me know when any of you make these recipes! I'd like to know how it goes.

Chicken Casserole:

1 cup butter
4 cups Mrs. Cubbinsons dressing (cornbread or cubed)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can evaporated milk
3 cups cooked, shredded chicken
1 1/2 cup frozen peas
2 T minced onion
1/2 cup chopped celery

Melt butter in a medium saucepan and add dressing. Stir, letting the dressing absorb all of the butter. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 pan, and spoon in 1/2 of dressing mixture. In a bowl, combine soup, evaporated milk, peas, onion, celery, and chicken. Pour this mixture over the dressing. Top with remaining dressing mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

New Recipes

I get so tired of making the same thing for dinner week after week. Don't you? I came across a great website that I just love to visit. It is www.thepioneerwoman.com. The lady that runs this site is so funny. I wish I could be her real friend, and not just her website friend.

She has some great recipes that I have been enjoying. I made two of them over the weekend. You must make her chicken salad! It was divine. I made a loaf of whole wheat bread and spread that chicken salad on it and WOW was it yummy! I also tried the Asian Noodle Salad. The dressing was great! You all must go visit this site and tell me what you think.

I was so proud of my loaf of bread that I took a picture of it. I also took a picture of the yummiest chicken casserole ever. (This is a recipe from my sister, Tammy, not from the pioneer woman.)If you want the recipe, you must let me know. It is true comfort food!

Dollywood!

We felt so lucky to finally visit Dollywood! The company I work for treated all of the employees and their families. It was so great! We have wanted to go since moving here, but it is so darned expensive for a family of six. It was such a beautiful Fall day. The leaves were out in full color and the decorations around Dollywood were so festive.

I stayed with Ben for the first couple of hours while Brock took the three older kids on the death rides. I have had my day of riding rollercoasters! I just don't like it very much anymore. I get a headache. I can hardly watch my kids swing at the park these days. My equilibrium just isn't what it used to be. Ben and I walked around and just enjoyed ourselves. Cotton candy made the walk a little more fun too.

Which Twilight Female Are You?

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

I took the quiz and found out that I am most like Esme. That suits me just fine! Go take the quiz. I am so excited to see the movie. How about you?

Happy Halloween!

Here are the spooks from our house this Halloween! Benjamin is Luke Skywalker. Matthew is a zombie. Lauren is what she calls "random." Jessica is "laundry." Notice the boxer shorts on Jessica's head.

We had a good time at our annual trunk-or-treat at the church last Wednesday night. Our neighbor, Michael was also with us. They are all out getting lot of candy right now. I am enjoying staying at home while Brock is out cruising the neighborhood with them.

Fall Break

Last week was Fall break for the kids. We planned to do a few fun things while they were out of school. We visited a place called the Fruit and Berry Patch. There was a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, animals to feed, and a cute little store that sold apples, fresh preserves, and fresh pies. The property was pretty big and we enjoyed walking around. We went with the Tullis family. They have five beautiful girls. It was a really fun day.

Brock was wicked with the old corn cobbs. He was throwing the corn at all of us. The kids had fun chasing each other through the corn maze while pelting everybody with the corn. Here is a picture of Brock trying to get me.

Our next adventure for the week was to go on a hike. We had really wanted drive up to the Smoky Mountains and hike up to Abrams Falls, however, we got a late start and... it was raining. The rain did not dampen our spirits. We took a shorter drive to the Ijams Nature Center here in Knoxville. We hike on the trails there...in the rain. It was still a lot of fun and I can't wait to go back when it's not raining. We saw two box turtles along the trail, and enjoyed the beauty of the river and the Fall colors.

Lauren Got Her Hair Cut!

Lauren wanted to get her hair cut short so that she would be forced to wear it down everyday. Isn't she cute? I love it when she is happy with how she looks. On the down side, that last few days Lauren's face has been red and irritated. Especially around her eyes and eyelids. When she got up this morning her face was swollen and her eyelids were massively puffy. I feel so bad for her! I don't know what to do. I have had her show me everything she has put on her face over the last few days. It's just crazy. I can't figure out what could have caused this. I hope she is better in the morning. She wants to look all cute going to church with her new hair cut, and her face is all swollen and red! Ahh!