Country Bobs - Yum!

Country Bobs 

All Purpose Sauce

We use this sauce in everything, well almost!  

We use it in our hamburgers, steak marinade, chicken marinade, noodle sauce, and whatever else you can dream up! 

We will let you in on our secret to making yummy hamburgers and chicken marinade that make you look like a star!  Be warned that we were both taught to "Eyeball" the measurements and not to actually use the measuring spoons.

Bobgers

1 lb. of hamburger meat 

Country Bobs

Steak Seasoning - can be similar to Montreal

Onion flakes - dried

**Put it all together in a bowl, make your patties, and grill the babies!  

Betty Crocker Summetime Cakes!

This summer is filled with MANY parties and I usually try to take something fun with me! I wanted to share some recipes with you! Summer is one of the best times to be creative - people are so hungry from sitting in the sun it does not matter if you mess up anywhere! · Ice Cream Cone Cakes – Kids of all ages will love personalizing these single-serving cakes! · Flip-Flops Cake – Personalize these edible summer wardrobe favorites with candies and fruit snacks – transforming a sheet cake into footwear that looks (and is) good enough to eat. · Watermelon Cake – Your family’s favorite fruit is about to get even more popular. This melt-in-your-mouth cake offers a surprise in every bite, with chocolate chip “seeds” and a green jelly bean “rind.” · Cookies n Cream Cupcakes – Perfect for family picnics, these cupcakes taste like your favorite ice cream without all the mess! · Butterfly Cake – This beautiful, and fun, cake transforms a traditional birthday cake into a beautiful butterfly perfect for outdoor summer parties. While I was at Betty's website trying to pick out some recipes to try out I discovered that they are actually pretty straight forward!

With school ending tomorrow I have been writing my "TO TRY" list : make a cake for everyone's birthday, make a giant diamond ring cake, make a cupcake cake of a baby, get a tan, etc. (:

Angel Food Cupcakes

Fish Cake

Be sure to go to the website for more amazing ideas!  As soon as school is out for the Summer I am going to try the cute fish cake!    

Although this was a sponsored post, I love it! <3

Mooney Farms-Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes~Review and Giveaway

 

Every New Years Eve growing up we had the same dinner; two kinds of shrimp, mac n cheese, potatoes and veggies.  This year, my husband had to work the next day so we weren't able to travel home.  I decided that I would attempt making our own version at our house so I wouldn't miss out on my favorite holiday meal.  My husband said that he also wanted some kind of stuffed chicken also, so I went looking for a new recipe to try.  I found a sun dried tomato topped stuffed chicken that I couldn't pass up.  This is how I first dicovered Mooney Farm's Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes.  Everything I made ended up pretty tasty actually, but my husband would not stop talking about the chicken.  I started using sun dried tomatoes almost once a week now in some form.  This is why I was so excited to get the chance to review and giveaway some some to our readers!

Mooney Farms began in 1987 as a family owned kiwi farming operation. Products were sold at the farmer’s markets in Northern California by the family members. With the addition of sun dried tomatoes, their first sale to Price Club South San Francisco changed everything. The family’s Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil & Herbs sold out in a record 4 hours! Sun dried tomatoes had become mainstream and the Mooney Family had the winning recipe!
In 1994, Mooney Farms moved to a larger facility located in Chico, California to meet the growing demand for their products. Recently remodeled and expanded, the 100,000 square foot facility reflects their family’s rich history of the Mediterranean with 200 year old olive trees planted among the rows of lavender and rosemary.
The Mooney Family originates from Sonoma County and has always appreciated the natural beauty and style of Sonoma’s Vineyard landscapes and wineries which line the beautiful farming valley’s. Reminiscent of this area, they have created a beautiful rustic Italian style tasting room and storefront, which welcomes you to their family business.

We received the following to try:

• California Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne Cut with Italian Basil 
• California Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne Cut with Zesty Peppers
• Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil & Herbs - Halves 
• Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil & Herbs - Julienne Cut
• Sun Dried Tomato Pesto with whole pinenuts
• Sun Dried Tomato Bruschetta with Italian Basil

I made the stuffed chicken again with Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil & Herbs - Julienne Cut with a salad using California Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne Cut with Italian Basil.  I also looked up some recipes and decided to try to make Penne Arrabbiata(with ziti instead ;)).
Here is the recipe:

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups Bella Sun Luci sun dried tomatoes julienne in oil, oil drained and set aside, sun dried tomatoes set aside separately
8 lg garlic cloves, rough chopped
1/2 tsp dry chile flakes (or 1/4 tsp if less spicy is desired). Fresh chiles may also be used
6 oz dry white wine
Salt and pepper to taste
Parmesan and fresh basil leaves for garnish

Instructions:
Over a medium flame in a large sauce pan, heat 2 Tbs of the sun dried tomato oil and sauté the garlic, stirring often until light golden.
Add the chile flakes and stir 10 seconds, add the wine and reduce until 1/2-1 oz remains, season with salt and pepper and serve hot over just-cooked, well-drained penne pasta.
Garnish with basil and parmesan.

Soooooo good!  And super easy!  I was only planning on making half a box of ziti and actually poured too much in.  Otherwise, there would have been just a little more sauce. This is a new staple in our house and I am actually planning on making it tomorrow night!  

Now that you are hungry, want to win everything I received? Enter below!