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What's Cooking on Thursdays | Super Easy

Those of you who are low-carbing it for the New Year, go ahead and skip over this one. Believe me, it's not for you! This week I'm featuring 3 recipes all wrapped around bread, mostly crescent rolls. These super easy recipes are great for that short notice dinner company. They look really complicated and all Martha Stewart but they are simple to make. Yes, please!


Chicken Roll Ups
There are no words. These look so incredibly delicious!


Spaghetti Bake
I'll definitely be trying this one soon. So much prettier than a plate of spaghetti. This recipe calls for a bread dough, but I think I will try it with crescent rolls instead. I don't think my culinary skills are ready for bread rising yet! :)


Chicken Taco Ring
I love ring/braid recipes. The Pampered Chef introduced me to these years ago and I love making them. The sky is really the limit on what you can do with crescent rolls and a ring/braid. Ham & Swiss with Dijon mustard, add some chips and it's a great lunch or dinner. Taco meat and the fixings with Mexican Rice and you have a very filling and inexpensive dinner. Pepperoni, mozzarella and some pizza sauce- It's cheaper than Pizza night.

Have you tried any of these recipes? What do you put in your crescent rolls?

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Sunday Silly


There are no words. I hope you are having a great weekend... or at least better than this little girl!

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Featured Friday | The Crafty Cupboard



I found The Crafty Cupboard on Pinterest a few weeks ago. Melanie has a boat load of easy to follow tutorials for simple sewing projects on her blog. Here are a few that caught my eye.



I so need one of these. I can't tell you how many business cards I have had to throw away because they either got dirty or wrinkled in my purse. This would be so cute too to put a gift card in as a gift as well.



What a great baby shower gift! I am always torn between buying cute and buying practical when it comes to baby gifts. This is the best of both worlds. Plus it's inexpensive enough for those people who you would like to give a useful gift without breaking the bank.

You can find a whole list of Melanie's tutorials here. I hope you will stop by and check them out.


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