Momma's Cooking!

It's been almost two years since I have posted in here.  I have decided to revamp and refocus this blog. Let me reintroduce myself-  my name is Jackie; I am a busy full-time working mom with two children, a two-year-old and a 3-month old. 

I have recently discovered a joy for cooking.  I love creating quick and simple new meals that are flavorful and toddler approved.  I do however, have some rules when it comes to what I will make:

•  I need the meals to be quick
•  I need to be able to be multi-task while making them  (has there ever been a mom not doing 1,000 things as once)
• And finally and maybe most importantly the meals need to require minimal dishes (because cleaning the dishes is still part of dinner and time is everything to a busy momma)

DISCLAIMER:
I am by no means a chef- and I know I do not have proper knife skills or technique.  But what I am is a mom who is trying to get a dinner on the table, in bellies and cleaned up while there is still some time to play before the bed time routine begins!

I do not think I am alone in this daily struggle... that is the life of every mom ever!  I hope this new blog can be a place where you can find a helpful recipe or silly story that will make you smile (I'm sure some kids stories will sneak in there).

Every mom knows there is nothing better than a crockpot dinner, or leftovers!  Well these recipes combine both!  

I made a 5lb roast in the crockpot about a month ago- needless to say we had a ton of leftovers.  A month later... when I am starting to need my dishes back- I decide I have to come up with something for all the leftover meat and veggies.  I was able to create three more dinners out of this one crockpot meal! (MOM WIN!)

 Here's the original roast recipe 

 Crock Pot Roast:

• Pot Roast- seasoned with black pepper, salt and garlic
• Beef Broth- 14 oz
• Can of Beer
• Vegetables- I used Broccoli, carrots, and Cauliflower but you can substitute any that you want to throw in there. In the future I would throw the broccoli in for the last hour or so- it cooks much faster and my broccoli was way over cooked. 

Combine everything in the crockpot and cook for 8 hours on low.  

My favorite leftover roast recipe were these barbecue quesadillas! My son loves tortillas- we usually don't even buy sandwich bread because he won't eat a sandwich but if you stick turkey and cheese in a tortilla- he is all over it! Needless to say tacos and quesadillas are a staple at our house! 

Leftover Recipe: 

Barbecue Quesadillas: 

• Thaw and Microwave the leftover roast meat until warm. 
• Mix in your favorite barbecue sauce with roast
• Cut up bell peppers and sauté in a skillet with a little bit of olive oil
• Combine meat and bell peppers on a tortilla top with more barbecue sauce and cheese
• Place another tortilla on top and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until the tortilla becomes crunchy

And that's it! Enjoy! 

I have loved experimenting in the kitchen and creating dinners that my family is enjoying, and I am proud to have made. I will not lie I do a lot of Pinteresting to find some of these recipes, but more and more I'm actually kind of making some of these up as I go along. 

Thanks guys and welcome to my crazy kitchen! 

Bon Appetite! 

Jackie