Super Mom Cape.....

I woke up this morning as a woman on a mission, I wanted to get tons accomplished. I got up and did most of my homework to finish out my summer term of school!!! Then I got side tracked reading Pioneer Woman's blog, I have never been so engulfed in a blog. I was raised on a ranch with all the animals and we would make the occasional (well more like every weekend) rodeo. When I read her blog it feels like I am there, at their real working cattle ranch, I just love her blog, and did I mention she has the best giveaways ever, like the other day she gave away a Nikon D60 (I am pretty sure that was the model) but you get the point. I also love her recipe blog Tasty Kitchen, which I got one of the recipes from for dinner tonight, you will see below!! Alright, after I got side tracked, I eventually got back to my busy day. I started marinated a pork loin for dinner. To kinda fast forward a little bit, here is the end result of the pork loin, it was so good and so tender we could cut it with a fork!! You want the recipe, click here, it is so easy!!

Then I decided I wanted some bake beans, after all we are grilling pork loin, so I went over to the Tasty Kitchen blog and found this recipe for Crock Pot Bake Beans, and let me tell you, I could have eaten this as a meal, it was sooooo good!! Do you want this recipe? If so click here, I highly recommend this one!!!

Then I thought I would share one of my favorites from my mom's recipe book that she did for everyone in the fam for Christmas last year. And yes I made it tonight as well, it is called Very Good Green Beans, well how appropriate!! That is too funny I never realized that till just now, but the name fits this recipe well.

(Sorry, this is NOT the best picture, I took it after I put the leftovers in the fridge.)

The Recipe:

2 cans of green beans (drained)

Uncooked bacon (cut into small pieces)

1/2 stick of butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

Garlic salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Melt butter, add brown sugar, garlic, salt and pepper. Put green beans in baking dish with bacon. Pour butter mixture over beans, cook at 375 degrees for 45 minutes covered. Take lid off and cook another 5-10 minutes longer. OHH it is soooo good!!

Then you can't have a southern meal without the sweet tea!! A favorite around my house!!

Then for dessert, Chocolate Chess Pie!! You want this recipe? Click here, this is really good with ice cream or cool whip!!

In the midst of all the cooking I started on laundry, who knew with being down in my back laundry could get so piled up, well every thing is washed and then piled all in my chair in the living room.
Then got a wild hair, and fold it all, I am telling ya, not sure what has gotten into me today.

Oh, you see those resistant band sitting it that chair, well I have learned today those things are going to be the death of me. Since herniating a disc in my neck it is pressing on a nerve that affects my left arm, not only is it painful but I have lost strength and control of any motion (hope that makes sense.) So I have started using the resistance bands to start working on that, and this morning I started using my videos again (see below.) Weak arm that has no control and a resistance band do NOT go together, I could have swore I broke my foot once, details on how are not important, but it was funny!! So yes I also worked out today!!!

I am really not sure why I went through the events of my day today, but I most importantly wanted to share those recipes. I really like finding ones I like and sharing with people across the US for it maybe something very new to them!!! But I do think, I will hang up the super mom cape up for a day or two, recoup, and put it back on to get my house clean before I go back to work next week!!! Till next time, Enjoy!!

*The last couple of days really has been a turn around for me and I am starting to feel about 90% better, I know in my last post I stated I would rather snack and I do, but my meal tonight for was for my husband as a big Thank You.*