Ultimate Pretzel Crusted Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Brownie Bars

Another Monday here. Gosh I hate Monday's! The nice thing about this Monday is that Connor did not have school today, so only one person in the house had a "Monday" today. Tomorrow Connor will have his "Monday" but at least mine will be over, so it shouldn't be to bad. Monday mornings are usually pretty hectic with trying to get ready for the week and then usually everyone is pretty crabby, so it's nice to have a "slower" paced Monday to start off my week.

So a few weeks ago for dinner at Aunt Missy's I made a dessert that I found off of Pinterest. The original recipe came from HERE and the moment I saw it I knew I had to make it. OMG. I have now dubbed this dessert "fat kid heaven". Not to offend anyone, I like to joke around and say that I eat like a fat kid because I love desserts, and if I let myself I would eat way to much all of the time. This is by far the best thing I have ever tasted. It has such a great combination of crunchy/salty and lots and lots of peanut butter (my favorite thing of all time). However, the downfall is the price of making this. I usually try to go fairly inexpensive when making things, but in order to really try this out I followed the name brands and everything. Next time I make it I'm going to try and go a little "cheaper" and make my own peanut butter cookies and maybe even brownies too. Hopefully it'll be just as good!

Zuppa Toscana Soup

Both kids are sick - not fun! Savannah got sick on Monday, so I ended up staying home with her that day. Tuesday she was well enough to go back to Grandma's, then today Connor started getting sick at 3 a.m. and Savannah got sick at about 7 p.m. Both have been fine since then so I'm hoping (cross fingers & toes) that they are both going to be done with this! I hate when my babies are sick but the worst is when you can tell they don't feel good because their eyes are all watered up, that was the look on Connor's face all day today.

So on Monday I decided to try a new recipe that I found on Pinterest. The original recipe came from HERE. The only thing I changed in the recipe was how I cooked it. Cooking things on high for only 3-4 hours in a crock pot really isn't an option for me, so I turned it on low at about 7:30ish a.m. I took the first bowl and ate out of it at about 3:30 and it stayed on till 5:00ish when everyone was done eating. I thought this tasted really good however I felt the kale seemed a little overcooked. The potato's and sausage seemed perfect, so if I were to make this again and it was an option, I'd probably throw the kale in about 1/2 way through instead of at the beginning. Either way, I'm sure I'll make this again! It's not quit as great as Olive Garden's soup (but maybe that's because I didn't have the yummy bread sticks to go with it), but it's definitely good enough to make again!

Chili Dog Casserole

So I've decided I'm going to start skipping around in the blog, instead of just going in order of things happening. Why? Because some of the things I forget how I felt about them (recipes, movies, books, etc) more easily than the really cool stuff that me & the kids do together. So in order to do a better "mini" review on things, I am giving myself the right to skip around once and awhile!

On that note, last night for dinner I made a Chili Dog Casserole. I originally found the recipe on Pinterest, which originated from THIS blog. Ingredients: 2-15oz cans of chili (I used one "normal" can of chili with beans and one can of spicy without beans), hot dogs (yes, I buy the $.79 ones at Woodmans cause I'm cheap, lol), tortillas, and cheese (I used a mix of Colby & cheddar). Okay, I know this definitely is not the most healthy thing I've ever made but on a lazy Sunday night it was just what I needed. With having the one can of spicy chili in there it gave the whole thing a nice little kick without being overbearing, so the kids could still eat it. Justin ended up coming over for dinner and I still have enough for 2 lunches (well 1 now since I ate one today). This recipe will be put in the "make again" category!