Kayla Robb

Well, well, well. Anyone else think of the character Beverly Leslie from Will & Grace when they say that? Just me? Okay then. :D I have been all over the place with blogging here lately. After my kind of boring food series I got super busy with my 'real job' and with the holidays that are quickly approaching my life is....a mess. I have filmed a couple of tag video blogs and plan on doing a What's In My Bag, and a Monthly Faves. So look for those next month! I have been taking quite a few photos with my iPhone, here are a few. Yes, I also have a new series in mind just not quite sure how to make it work lol but fear not, more content in on it's way. Ta for now, Kayla

So living in rural Oklahoma one can own farm animals! Luna, one of the 'barn cats'. I used to raise rabbits (to show not to eat) and have always loved having other 'small stock' animals around. One of my favorite things growing up was the County Fair. In Arizona we went all out in the 'Small Stock' barn with everything from rabbits, to chickens, to ducks and, pigeons. I loved it. When we moved back to Oklahoma there were cows, chickens and horses on every corner. Some family friends of our have some beautiful chickens (check out my blog post here ) and I had always said I would like to have some, not only for their eggs but because they are interesting birds to raise. So after 12 years we finally have a small flock of chickens! My Uncle was kind enough to come help build the coop. We used the old pig pen side of our old barn to convert into a chicken coop. They are a mix bag of chicken breeds but all very lovely to look at and will make some da...

Artichoke Mushroom Pizza  with  Bacon & Olives Ingredients as follows: Refrigerated Pizza dough or Crescent Roll dough. Jar of Artichoke Hearts (drained) Jar of Marinated Mushrooms (drained) Can of sliced Olives (drained) Bag of Italian Cheese Blend Ranch Dressing Bacon Set oven to 350 F. In a pan roll out your chosen dough. Cook until lightly golden brown, then spread a table spoon of ranch dressing to the crust. Layer on some cheese, the olives, artichokes, mushrooms and bacon. Top with even more cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted. Slice, top with Parmesan and enjoy! I had mine with a side salad cause you know, it's healthy ;-) Let me know if you make this and if you liked it. I used pizza crust for this one but the next time I will be using the crescent rolls and a larger pan to make a thinner crust. See you next month for another round of recipes. Ta for now, Kayla

Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken This is one of my favorite and easiest meals to make and my family just loves it. Ingredients as follows: Frozen Chicken breast  Lemon Pepper Chicken Broth Instant Potatoes Minute Rice Table spoon of flour Cup of water In a crock pot or slow cooker put in your chicken. Top with generous amounts of lemon pepper. Turn the cooker on high and let cook for 2 hours. At the 2 hour mark flip chicken, add in a small can of chicken stock and more lemon pepper. Let cook for 2 more hours. At that two hour mark take the chicken out of the pot and set aside. In a glass/bowl/jar mix one table spoon of flour and a cup of water. Mix vigorously. In a sauce pan over high heat add your chicken juice. While stirring, slowly add your water and flour mixture. Keep stirring until thick. Put the chicken and the newly made sauce back in the slow cooker. Turn to warm. Cook the rice and/or potatoes according to the package. Put your choic...

Bacon and Cheese Chicken Bake So this was kind of my own creations based on a recipe I found in my Mothers stack of recipes.  It's simple and delicious. Ingredients are a follows. Chicken breast cut into strips. One egg Bread crumbs Cheese Bacon Start by cracking and mixing up your egg on a plate. Cut up your pieces of chicken. I went for strip size so they cook faster. Put a hand full of bread crumbs, and handful + of grated cheese. I used Monterrey Jack. In a bowl, along with your cooked and chopped bacon, then mix it all together. Dip your chicken in the egg and then pop it into the bowl with the mix, put the lid on and shake it up, or if you had too small of bowl for all of your chicken just toss it with tongs. Once covered in goodness, place them on a baking apparatus. I used a large rectangle stone. In hindsight lining the pan with foil would make for extra easy clean up. Bake around 300 degrees F until it's done. Mine t...

Shells & Cheese This recipe was adapted from one found here . The ingredients are as follows: 2 cups of milk 2 pats of butter 6-8 ounces of Velveeta 2-4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese Small to Medium size pasta shells Season Salt and Pepper Peas Cooked bacon First boil the water and cook the pasta. Drain and set to the side for later. In a pot heat your milk and butter slowly . Cube up your Velveeta and grade up your sharp cheddar Add the Velveeta cubes to the hot milk and butter, stir until melted and then add in the sharp cheddar. Once melted turn off heat, add in your seasonings and the cooked pasta! Once combined add in your peas (mine were straight from the freezer) and your cooked and chopped bacon. Stir to combine! I toasted up some bread with butter and garlic to have along with it. Put some in a bowl for me and ate the whole thing! It was so good! My whole family loved it and I w...

Well this bright idea of mine took forever to create. Sorry about that! I hope the next installment will be a little better to execute. I just have to remember to take pictures! Easy Taco Bake This recipe was adapted from the one found here . The ingredients are as follows -  1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls 1 pound of ground meat 3/4 cup of salsa 2 tablespoons of Fajita seasoning shredded cheese oven set to 350F You first open you can of crescent roll dough and separate the triangles. place them in a pie pan or even a square pan with the points in the center. Press edges together and up the sides of the pan. (un-greased) Next you cook the meat (I used ground beef) in a large skillet until done. Drain off any extra liquid. Add in your salsa and fajita seasoning, cook for another five minutes. Then you add the meat mixture to the crescent lined pan. Top with shredded cheese. I used cheddar but any kind would work. ...