Crock Pot Parmesan Ranch Mushrooms

I don't like mushrooms at all, but I decided to be nice and make this recipe for Mike the other day. I imagine these would be good to bring to a pot luck or as an appetizer at a party.

1/2 cup butter

1 packet of ranch powder 

mushrooms

2 tsp parmesan cheese

Melt butter and mix in the ranch powder.  Place mushrooms in crock pot. Pour melted ranch butter over top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Cook on low for 4 hours. 

Crock Pot Pork Chops, Potatoes & Corn

I love using my crock pot and since this recipe wasn't for chicken, which I make a lot, I knew I wanted to try it out asap!  It was also nice to have sides prepared at the same time without any extra dirty dishes or time.

Pork chops

potatoes

corn on the cob

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Place pork chops on bottom of crock pot and cover with mushroom soup.  

Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and place on top of chops.  Wrap corn in foil and place on top of potatoes. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. 

Everything was cooked perfectly. I was quite amazed. 

And it's SOLD!

Exactly 6 months after listing our house for sale we accepted an offer on it!! Over the six months it was listed I would say we had maybe 10 showings and we dropped the price once but we finally got an offer. 

That was back in October, it took 2 months to complete all the FHA repairs, paperwork and everything else that was involved, but just 2 days after Christmas we closed on it. 

These are the final pictures just an hour before closing. It was a little emotional for me because we bought the house when Marley was just 4 months old and to me it was our first "family" home. Even though we lived somewhere else before it just wasn't the same when we moved out of there. 

FHA required us to put up a railing on the stairs along with a few other "required" fixes

You can see some of the before pictures from when we bought the house here if you want. 

We are currently living in our rental until until spring time (moving in the snow wasn't fun at all) While we're here we are doing some small upgrades so I will be posting those as we get to them. 

Mexican Casserole

I actually made this dish months ago, but am just finally getting around to posting. It was a very delicious meal and quick to prepare too.

1 1/2 lb ground beef

1 packet taco seasoning

1 can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can tomatoes and green chilis

2 cans french fried onions

1 package corn muffin mix

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Brown ground beef and drain. Stir in taco seasoning, corn, tomatoes, and 1 can fried onions. Pour into greased baking dish.

Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions. Spoon batter around edges of dish.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Top with cheese and remaining can of onions. Bake for a few more minutes to brown onions.