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This is a recipe that a family friend found in the Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook a while bag and shared with my family. It is delicious and is a family favorite. And it is such an easy recipe to do that you can make it in the morning or around lunchtime and it will be ready when you sit down at the table for dinner. Photo by  Steve Tsang  on  Unsplash Taco Soup 2 pounds ground beef, browned 1 small onion, chopped and sauteed in ground beef drippings 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 1/2 packages dry taco seasoning (my family makes our own seasoning mix) 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon dried minced onion 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1-quart water 15 oz. can black beans 16 oz. can tomato sauce 16. oz. diced tomatoes Combine all of the ingredients in a 5-quart or larger crockpot. Cover and cook for 1 hour on high and reduce to low for 3-4 ...

I honestly can't remember if I have ever shared the recipe for a smoothie that I found on Pinterest a while ago. In case I didn't here is the recipe. 1 large banana, peeled ( I use a frozen banana) 1 cup ice cubes (I usually just do three ice cubes) 1/2 cup almond milk 1/4 cup Greek yogurt ( I use plain) 1 heaping Tbsp. peanut butter 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth, and serve immediately.

Whenever we get ideas that we think are cool we always have to write them down right away or tell them to someone to see what they think. But whenever we go to expound upon the ideas more the words don't always come out the way that we want them too. In the past couple days I have come up with to ideas that I thought would make great blog posts but when I started writing and expounding on the ideas it didn't feel right. Maybe the right time for me to write and share those posts will come later down the road, since right now isn't the right time. Since I has probably said this many times before on here, I have a hard time coming up with things to write and post about on here, so I just normally complain about that and post about the weather. This is probably one of the few times that I have just talked about something other than the weather and my complaining. On Friday afternoon when I was waiting to pick up the kids that I nanny, from school I came up with two other i...

Since it is pretty much fall now I though I would share the recipe for these delicious easy to make pumpkin muffins with you :) 1 cup canned pumpkin (1 1/2 cups) 3/4 cup oil (+ 1/4 cup) 1 cup granulated sugar (+ 1/4 cup) 2 eggs, beaten (+ 1 egg) Mix above ingredients in a bowl. In another bowl place: 2 cups flour (+ 1 cup) 1 teaspoon baking soda  1 teaspoon cinnamon (+ 1/2 teaspoon) 1/2 cup raisins (+ 1/4 cup) 1/4 cup walnuts Rinse raisins and walnuts in hot water, drain add add to flour. Combine all the ingredients: mix well and fill greased muffin tins 1/2 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins, or a bit more if you like them less moist. Makes 12 large muffins. In parentheses I added the measurements for doubling the recipe if you want to make more muffins.

Since the weather has started to get chilly out I decided to share a favorite soup recipe of my family's called Taco Soup. It is delicious and very easy to make. 2 pounds ground beef, browned 1 small onion, chopped and sauteed in ground beef drippings 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 1/2 packages dry taco seasoning 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning  1 tablespoon died minced onion 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 quart water 15 oz. can black beans 16 oz. tomato sauce 16 oz. Muir Glen tomatoes First combine all of the above ingredients in a 5 quart or larger crock pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour on high and reduce heat to low for 3-4 more hours. Serve with tortilla chips, shredded cheese and/or sour cream.

Last week Amanda found this muffin recipe on the Brown Eyed Backer and decided to make them and they were amazing so I decided to share the recipe here with you :) this is from the website ALLSPICE CRUMB MUFFINS yield:   Makes 12 muffins   prep time:   20 minutes   cook time:   20 minutes   total time:   40 minutes INGREDIENTS: For the Streusel : ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup light brown sugar ½ teaspoon ground allspice 5 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits For the Muffins : 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup granulated sugar 1 Tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup light brown sugar 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2 large  eggs ¾ cup whole milk ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract DIRECTIONS: 1. Center a rack in the oven and preheat oven to 375  degrees  F. Butter or spray the 12 molds in a regular-size muffin pan or line with paper cups. Pl...