Beer Crockpot Chicken
Now that I have gotten in to attempting recipes, I’ve been trying to find things that I would like to cook. I really prefer to make desserts, but I also want to get better at cooking main dishes. I really enjoy cooking with the crockpot because it is so easy to put a bunch of ingredients in a pot and walk away. I got this recipe from My Daily Dish. I figured that I like chicken and I like beer so it HAS to be good!
Ingredients
1 whole chicken (according to the recipe I used, you can also use cut up pieces or 4-6 chicken breasts)
1 can of any kind of beer (I used a bottle of Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat because that’s what I had in the fridge)
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
I put all the ingredients in first and then added the whole chicken.
Cook in the crockpot on high for 3 – 4 hours or on low for 7 – 8 hours. I cooked it on high.
The recipe said you could also cook a frozen chicken, you just have to cook it longer.
My favorite meal
Everyone that knows me knows that I LOVE nachos. I have even eaten nachos for breakfast before. I figured since I am eating them for dinner tonight, I would share my recipe with everyone. This is the moment that I’m sure EVERYONE has been waiting for!!!
Ingredients:
Chips
Cheese
You put chips on a plate. I prefer Tostito Rounds, but you can use any kind you want.
Put shredded cheese all over the chips. I use colby/jack pre-shredded cheese, but this time I didn’t have enough, so I also added sharp cheddar pre-shredded cheese. 
Put in microwave for 1 minute or until melted.
Voila! You have an instant meal!
Carmelitas
Last week was National Screen Free Week. I’ve never participated before, but this year I decided to give it a try. I didn’t get on the internet other than for work or to research something and I didn’t watch any TV. I thought I would be miserable, but the week actually was quite nice. I haven’t even reactivated my facebook account yet. I’m pretty sure I will do that this evening though. One of the things I said I would do with my free time was to cook something new. I decided I would make carmelitas and bring them to the office for everyone to try! I really liked them, but they are REALLY sweet! I got the recipe from Lulu the Baker Her picture of the carmelita is so much better than the one I took.
32 caramel squares, unwrapped…I used a bag of caramel morsels
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Mix the caramels and cream in a saucepan over a low heat.
You will know the caramel is ready once you see it get really creamy. Once it’s done, put it to the side until the cookie part is ready. 
Mix the rest of the ingredients (minus the chocolate morsels) in a bowl and then put half of the mixture in the bottom of the 8×8 pan. Put it in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes.
Top the mixture with the semi sweet chocolate morsels.
Cover the chocolate with the caramel.
Put a layer of the left over cookie recipe over the caramel and put it in the oven and bake on 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until the edges are brown.
Let it sit out until it cools. You can refrigerate it if you want it faster, but they should be stored at room temperature. 
My husband said he wishes he had some ice cream to top it. I think it would be too sweet.
Fabulous after FIFTY 