Hurry-Up Ham-N-Noodles

I tried this recipe Monday night and it was really good. Mr. Giggles even liked it! I had tried it at my sister's house last summer as we were packing to head to our first time at MD Anderson. Needless to say, I didn't really remember how it tasted. So here is the recipe with my variations. Oh and I found out that it is a Taste of Home recipe.

Hurry-up Ham-N-Noodles
Ingredients
*5 to 6 cups uncooked wide egg noodles (I used 6 cups and it was too much noodle and I think any kind of noodle would work good)
*1/4 cup butter, cubed*1 cup heavy whipping cream
*1-1/2 cups julienned fully cooked ham (I used can chicken that I sauteed with mushrooms and seasoned with seasoning salt, black pepper, chili powder and garlic)
*1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
*1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
*1/4 teaspoon salt (I never add salt to anything because I use seasoning salt)
*1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Gradually whisk in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer or until thickened.Add the ham, cheese, onions, salt and pepper; cook, uncovered, until heated through. Drain noodles; add to ham mixture. Toss to coat; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.

I served with broccoli and texas toast. The sauce is very much like alfredo sauce. I am going to make the sauce and use it to make a chicken alfredo pizza like the one I almost always eat at The Olive Garden.

In the coming weeks I am going to try another recipe my sister has posted on her blog. If you would like to try it before I do go here. If you try it you have to let me know how it tastes. Well, that's all for now. Since I am stuck in my chair there is no telling how many times a day you will hear from me!!!

Nothing Much Important

I am back home for a week and I have a lot to do. Between doing things that need to be done at my house, including getting my washing machine fixed (because having to take your clothes elsewhere is pain in the rear), things that need to be done at my parents house and things that I need to get done for church (I am the unofficial secretary and sometimes the work can keep me really busy), I shouldn't get bored this week. And I already have something to do three nights this week (I think I need a vacation!!!). Mr. Giggles is sick so he may be home tomorrow or at least part of the day if he doesn't start feeling better. This could slow me down on my chore list because my man is not a good sick man. He is pretty needy when he doesn't feel good. . . .please don't tell him I said that!!

I am going to try out new twist on a recipe. We call it pizzaseghetti and the twist will be putting cream cheese in the sauce. I can't wait to try it. Anyway, here is the recipe including the twist.
Pizzaseghetti
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 jar mushrooms
1 package spaghetti noodles
shredded cheese (your flavor choice)
pepperoni

Cook spaghetti noodles as directed.
Warm spaghetti sauce and add mushrooms & 4 oz of cream cheese, stir until melted and blended.
Mix noodles and sauce mixture and place in a 9X13 casserole dish.
Cover top with pepperoni and then cheese.
Bake until warmed through and cheese is melted.

Enjoy. I got the basic recipe from Mr. Giggles who got it from one of his room mates. I stayed with said room mate and his wife while taking a two week summer course during college and made this for them for dinner. They enjoyed it because they didn't make it often and we had a good laugh about how it all came about.

Well, that is all for tonight. Hubs and I are hooked on Criminal Mind reruns and we are watching another instead of watching the news so it will probably be a late night!!

Hi Mrs. H's mom. Hope you're having a good week!

Nothing in particular

We had a new record low last night - 18 degrees and in our house it warmed up to 58 degrees. We slept warm though because we put lots of cover on the bed! I am loving the Arctic blast but sure do wish we had a fireplace to help keep us warm! I love sitting by the fireplace and it has been such a long time since I have been able to do that. Well, we have a fireplace in our house but it has a piece of plywood in it because it doesn't have a chimney and it is coming away from the house. AND my parents took theirs out of their house during a remodel a couple of years ago and haven't had the chance to put one back in yet (theirs is sitting in the barn!). One day we will have one.

We spent New Year's Eve with my in-laws and we had snack foods. I made corn dip and tortilla roll-ups. I have to say that they both turned out to be very yummy. I changed up my tortilla roll-up recipe because I do not really like chunky picante sauce and that is all we ever have at home. I have found Hunts diced fire roasted tomatoes with garlic (I don't like tomatoes but I do like using these in recipes) and decided to use that instead of the picante sauce. They turned out really good and didn't last too long! I thought that I would share the recipes for both.

Tortilla Roll-ups
1 package cream cheese - softened (I just leave mine sitting on the cabinet overnight)
1 can Hunts diced fire roasted tomatoes with garlic (I put in the food processor so the tomatoes aren't so big)
1 package flour tortillas

Mix cream cheese and tomatoes
Spoon onto tortillas
Roll tortillas
Cut tortilla into fourths
Enjoy

Corn Dip
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
2 (11 ounce) cans Mexican-style corn (I used shoepeg corn and added diced fire roasted tomatoes because I couldn't find mexi-corn and I run the tomatoes through the food processor)
4 green onions, chopped
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles (I don't like green chiles so I upped the jalapenos)
1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (I used Kroger brand nacho and taco shredded cheese)

Directions
In a medium bowl, mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, corn, green onions, jalapeno chile peppers, green chile peppers and cheese. Ready to serve! Very tasty with fritos.

If you ever try these recipes, let me know how you like them! Well, that is all for tonight. Going to try to get to bed early so getting up for church tomorrow isn't as hard as it usually is!

Tuesday Thoughts

Prayer Requests:
My Aunt K is still hanging in there. Her son, his wife and daughter had to leave to go back home on Sunday and my Uncle D said that is was a very difficult goodbye. I can not imagine what it must be like to leave your mom knowing that more than likely it is the last time you will ever see her. I know it breaks my heart that the last time I saw her was in March and more than likely I won't see her again. Her daughter and grandson have been able to extend their stay so she can help her mom. This week Aunt K's sister and brother are there spending time with her. Please continue to pray for this family.
My second cousin Steph is having a double mastectomy tomorrow. Please pray that the surgery goes smoothly. Steph is my age so this really hits close to home.
Also, my friend Holly is having surgery on her neck tomorrow. This is hopefully the last one she will need to have to be pain free. Another request is for RM who after finally getting pregnant, lost her baby last week. I understand what a difficult time she and her husband are going through. And continue to pray for Mel and her husband at the loss of their baby. She was in my request last week. One more is the Daniel family and their new baby, to find out about this family go to their blog at http://beauandbrittanydaniel.blogspot.com/.
Lastly, I am dreading Mother's Day. Most would expect that after three pregnancies, I would be celebrating this day but I have come to dread it. I wish I could go to sleep on Saturday and wake up on Monday.

Thank you for taking the time to read through the many prayer requests.

Now on to something a little less serious. About a month ago I told you that I would be posting a recipe for Swiss 'n Chicken and I totally forgot about it. Here is the original recipe with my modifications. Enjoy!

Swiss 'n Chicken
4 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey ( I use canned and saute it with the onion and mushrooms, seasoning salt, pepper, chili powder and garlic)
2 cups croutons
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Swiss Cheese
1 cup sliced celery (gross - not used in my cooking)
2/3 cup MIRACLE WHIP or MIRACLE WHIP Light Dressing
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped onion


PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients.
SPOON into 2-qt. casserole dish.
BAKE 40 min. or until heated through.

Well, that is all for tonight. I am pooped from teaching, tutoring and mowing. It was a looong day! Hope everyone is having a good week!

Hi Mrs. H's mom!