Death By Sausageball. No really...

So, Rach and I are having our regular Fri night movie night...only we haven't watched a movie yet. =) We are DYING from all the sausage and cheese we have consumed. We had a little sausage ball cookoff. A couple of weeks ago we discovered we had two different ways to make them. So, tonight...for lack of something better to do (and eat), we made both of our versions of sausage balls. OMG. Soooo sick!

Rach's version of sausage balls:

Her Recipe:

2 c. bisquick
1 lb sausage
12 oz cheddar cheese
2/3 c milk

Preheat oven to 400. Mix milk and bisquick until doughy. Add cheese and uncooked sausage. Squish it all together. Then roll into walnut sized balls. Bake for about 20 minutes. It's different with each oven, so just make sure to keep an eye on them.

Court's version of sausage balls:

My Recipe:

3 c. bisquick

1 lb sausage (I prefer hot...)

16 oz bag cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Cook sausage and drain. Mix sausage, cheese and bisquick together. Roll into walnut size balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 20 - 30 minutes.

Winner: MINE! Hehe. I kinda cheat on mine. To make them extra tasty, I don't drain all the sausage grease and I use extra cheese. They're gut busters, but OH SO YUMMY! =)

Here's some pics of me & Rach tonight.

Court's balls are better than mine?!

Trying to get the dogs into the pic with us...

Our "Olan Mills" photo shoot. =)

Birthdays, Pals, Movies...

This weekend I went to a bday party for one of "my kids". It was Shaebaby's 9th! Sigh. My kiddos are growning up. Instead of a big blowout, they had a small family get together at Shae's g-parents house. The big sleepover will probably be in a couple weeks. Yay!

The Birthday Girl.

Tate wouldn't let us (KK and I) get a pic of his face. Only his butt...

He attacked me with his butt. Ouch!

Shae and her best pal.

KK and I

After Shae's b-day party, I headed to my pal, Angie's, house to hang with her and Flossie (a.k.a Presley Rae). We just hung out...chatting and playing with my Flossie Bear. We also watched a movie. Fun times!

Presley Rae.

Presley and I

Here are some of the movies I've watched in the last few weeks:

Gone Baby Gone - loved it!

Margot At The Wedding - Sucked big time. Didn't even finish it.

Sydney White - This was really cute. I'm a Amanda Bynes fan. =)

Across The Universe - Brilliant! Beautiful!

Rendition - Very good. Sad.

The Martian Child - Sweet movie. I heart John Cusack.

Good Luck Chuck - Very funny!

Mr. Woodcock - Meh.

We Own The Night - Intense! Slow at first...

The Darjeeling Limited - Funny movie. Gotta appreciate Wes Anderson's style though.

More of that white stuff!!

Wow. Two snow days in ONE WEEK. That's unheard of here... Today my company declared the inclement weather policy, so I only had to work four hours! Yay! Then I rushed home to pick up Rach and go to the store. Tonight Steph, Rach and I (and the doggies, of course) are going to actually USE the fireplace, lounge around in our pj's and fuzzy socks, watch movies and eat homemade taco soup. Fun times!




Here are some pics of my snow day:

Had to dig out...hahaha!

Rach and I

My "child"! Loves her!

Rach's Snow Dance!

BTW, she'd kill me if she knew I'd posted this!!! Also, you might want to mute the video cause it's just loud wind and me laughing. =)

Taco Soup Recipe

1 large can diced tomatoes
2 cans rotel
1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 can chili beans
1 lb lean ground beef or turkey
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 package taco seasoning
1 large onion, chopped

Brown meat and drain. Stir taco and ranch seasoning into meat. Then stir in chili beans. Add black beans and corn. Then Rotel and tomatoes. You may need to add water for a soupier consistency. Cook on medium heat until soup is hot. Optional: Serve with tortilla chips, Mexican blend shredded cheese and sour cream.

*You may want to use chopped tomatoes (do those exist?) instead of diced. The diced tomatoes were too big for Steph.

*I used a bag of frozen onion instead of chopping an onion. I hate chopping onions. It always makes me cry.

*My mom says the key to great taste is to cook in “layers”. So that’s why, in my directions, I don’t just dump everything in at the same time. Take your time to stir the seasonings into the meat before adding the chili beans. Then do the same with those. I didn’t drain the chili beans because I wanted to make sure and get the full flavor in there.

*For those of you who aren’t into really spicy soups, use mild Rotel and kidney beans instead of chili beans.

This is my favorite soup! So yummy! Enjoy!