Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Tacos

One would think with 4 boys, that my slow cooker would get a serious workout on a regular basis. Unfortunately until the weather chills, it rarely sees more than some pork ribs or the occasional taco soup. But recently I had received a bottle of KC Masterpiece Buffalo Marinade as an opt-in member of FoodBuzz. The only requirements of the acquisition was to blog about what I made. So here it is... a WINNER in the house of Chaos, Buffalo Chicken Tacos.

Recipe:

6-8 drum sticks (bone in) or chicken breasts

1 btl of KC Masterpiece Buffalo Marinade

2 btl of water (just enough to cover the chicken)

and a slow cooker with a little S&P

Topping:

Italian shredded cheese blend

Blue Cheese Dressing, chunky

diced tomatoes

tortillas

Put in the cooker for 4-6 hours. Pull the chicken off the bone and serve warm on tortillas with cheese, tomatoes and dressing. 

Talk about amazing!! This was prepped on Saturday and made for a great dinner tonight. The left overs will become a Buffalo Chicken salad before I head to bed. 1 C Mayo, 1 C Miracle Whip, 1 ranch seasoning and shredded chicken. Perfect Chicken salad with a little kit!

Good Bye Summer, We are finished!

I love Bridget over at Bake@350. She is simply wonderful and so incredibly talented. This weekend, she inspired me. She stepped out first to do something we have all wanted to do so many times this year, if you live in the South. She broke it off with Summer. Yep! She told him they were finished and she moved on to Fall. That tall dark and hansom season right around the corner. His rich colors, his cool temps, his inviting smells...who wouldn't move on. So, I'm joining her!

Photo from the Awesome Homemade by Holman. 

Good bye Summer. Good bye hot temps. Good bye wild fires. Good bye drought!

Hello football! Hello chili! Hello rodeos! Hello campfires & S'mores cupcakes! Hello costumes! Hello holidays! Bring on your cooler temps, your rain showers, your chilly fire-side nights. I welcome your snuggle times, your cold tile and your fall jackets!

To read about my inspiration and learn more about Bridget's amazing cookie making abilities, please see her break-up post here and her camper inspiration.

Picture from Bake@350 blog

Monster Tooth Pillow and feeling Domestic

Back in 7th grade in Peoria, AZ I was forced to attend Home Economics three times a week for half a year. I made an apron. I made some cracked hard candy. And I made a pointless blue M&M mini pillow. I never thought I would have to pull out my M&M pillow making skills as an adult. Well, today marks the day that I admit I was wrong. The educators were right and I learned a valuable skill. And to top it off, I fell domestic!

So you may think, Domestic, so? But that doesn't come easy for me. I work full time. I have 4 boys and a husband that keep my house in a constant state of Chaos. I think FlyLade describes CHAOS as can't have anybody over syndrom. Yep. That's our house. So to accomplish feeling domestic is a big feat.

Drum roll please.... I made 2, count them 2, Monster Tooth Pillows!!! I do not take credit for the pattern. Its from www.thelongthread.com She has some amazing stuff for boys!! Back to my story...My oldest has a new found Shark tooth on bottom and one pushing through on top. No babies have wiggled their way out to make room for the larger more adult versions, but they sure are shaking in their roots. So, despite my fatigue and my homework, I used a pattern and created these cute pillows!!

Oh the handle, yeah. I have 4 boys remember. I had to come up with a few of the tooth fairy rules this weekend because apparently she is knocking on our doorstep any day. Well the sister in laws consulted this weekend about the tooth fairy network and its complications. One sister in law has a really high maintenance tooth fairy. She has a name. An origin. Checks toothbrushes and leaves fairy dust all over the place. Oh and did you know fairies are born when children have their first laugh, so says SIL #1.

SIL #2 has a much less complicated tooth fairy. She also has a boy. We determined he doesn't so much care about all those details as long as the loot is under the pillow. There is one simple rule though, if the tooth is pulled, he gets nothing. It has to fall out on its own accord. His tooth fairy seems to run well with the National treasury tooth fairy because she always leaves gold dollars.

Sweet isn't it? No. Not when my son is within ear shot and the standards are getting very HIGH!.

So I had to put a few things in place.

1. Pillows are required to get money, so says the tooth fairy. 
2. Sometimes the tooth fairy needs an express option of delivery if they are going to get to every child each night, so says the tooth fairy. Hence the ribbon. ;) There is no way the tooth fairy can get to the pillow without waking someone up or stepping on someone. 
3. And If the tooth fairy arrives before the child is asleep, becuase he is still up playing, the tooth fairy will take the tooth and leave nothing. Hey, I had to have some bedtime insurance to offset the excitement.

I think I did well. Now to just determine what the opening bid will bed...We keep hearing $5. What is the going rate for tooth #1 and each subsequent tooth?

Coupons Coupons Coupons

We are only a few days into the new month and with a new month comes new coupons!! Check them out Here and clip some savings for your family. There are some great deals like these below! Have fun!!

Krazy Coupon Lady

I won't lie. I'm worried. With 4 boys, how will I ever feed them when they are teenagers? Heck, my oldest is 6 and is already starting to eat close to his weight in food. I'm getting on the coupon band wagon. I'm not into the binder method...yet. I'm going to hang out with Teri at The Grocery Game and file my tabs away. I've been doing this since April, but after watching my boys eat recently, I'm going to get more serious about it. No more frivolous shopping. Shop with a purpose and never pay full price, that is my new motto!

Today I visited a new site, The Krazy Coupon Lady! These women have been featured on TLC, Today and The Early show. To top it off, they recently wrote their own book, Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey! Not only will it help get even the youngest of Coupon Virgins going, it will help make those that are tenured quite savvy too! I bought my own copy today and can't wait for it to arrive!!

Have you thought about couponing? Do you think you could be an extremist? Or what about just an expert on the subject? I'm not sure what category I fall into, but I know I would like to pay off some debt, buy a home and take an annual family vacation. I know I make enough money for all of that, but I sure don't have any of that accomplished. Are you in the same boat? Want to join me?

Comment and let me know what you would do with all the savings you would have from clipping some coupons? Want to know how to get started? The Krazy Coupon Lady has a great 10 day starter workshop for all Coupon Virgins. Check it out here!!