The Newest Baby! Meet Lugnut!!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:30 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
we decided it was time to get our 7yr old dauchaund a friend since he was separated from his when we got him before we had a chance to take both! We adopted another one who is 8yrs old but the opposite from Odie! He is more playful and barks lol but they are loving each other!!

Peyton Goes To Preschool

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:26 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
The baby of the house is growing up so fast! She is now going to preschool 2 days a week! Her first day went very very well! Daddy and Mommy sniffed some but she was just fine haha

Banana Cream Pie

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:47 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments

Ingredients

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups water

1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 large egg yolks, beaten

2 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (8 or 9-inch) prepared graham cracker or baked pie crust

2 medium bananas

Whipped cream

Banana slices, dipped in lemon juice, drained

Instructions

STIR together cornstarch, salt and water in heavy saucepan. Whisk in sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Cool slightly.

PLACE about 1/2 cup filling in bottom of pie crust. Slice 2 bananas. Place evenly on top of filling in crust. Pour remaining filling over bananas. Cool at room temperature 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or until set.

GARNISH with whipped cream

A White Christmas

Friday, December 28, 2012 10:23 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
not something we saw very often living in Texas or Oklahoma but this year we had a beautiful white Christmas not only in Kansas but when we went home to visit Oklahoma!! It was a rough Christmas with out Bryan's mother and her passing last month but she was still there in presence and I think it was still a blessed one. Brooklyn also had her first school play this month!! She was an angel!

Aidan's 10 and Peyton's 3!!!

Monday, December 10, 2012 10:14 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
Aidan requested to have a combined birthday party with his sister since she is born the day before him! What kind of big brother still does that at his age? I love that little guy!! So they had a combined bowling party together with friends from school/playgroup and had an awesome turn out! Peyton had elmo and Aidan had sports!

Chicken-Sausage-White Bean Stew

Monday, December 3, 2012 10:53 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments

1 lb smoked sausage, sliced

1 1/2 cups Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cans (19 oz each) Progresso® cannellini beans, drained, rinsed

1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
2 cups shredded cooked chicken Fresh rosemary sprigs, if desired
1 Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Place sausage in slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients except chicken and rosemary sprigs; mix well.
2 Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 hours 30 minutes.
3 Stir chicken into stew. Cover; cook 30 minutes longer. Garnish with rosemary sprigs.

Brooklyn 6yrs old

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 10:11 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
my 3rd child Brooklyn is officially 6yrs old!! She's getting more and more beautiful every day! She had a wonderful costume party in a Monster High theme with friends from school and in town