All Public Schools In Maryland To Close Next Week
Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 27th
Handing Washing MEME country style
Hand Washing MEME with \”Some of it\” by Eric Church. You can make one too at:
{Katie’s Baby Blog} We LOVE Being Outside!
Rain, snow or sunshine….Lily absolutely loves being outside.
She loves it so much that she will throw a huge fit when I try to get her to come back inside! It’s really kind of funny because I don’t hate that she just wants to stay outside as long as she can. Right now, she is so observant and wants to try everything. Her favorite thing is trying to walk up big hills and then back down them; she’s practicing!
She also loves to play in her cars and with any type of bouncy ball!
She’s getting so big now, so for Mom’s sake, it’s nice to put her down and let her run around outside (my sciatica has been warning me that she’s getting too heavy!
Ouch!). We are so excited for the warmer weather coming!
<3 Katie Ryan
{Katie’s Kitchen} Crock Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken
Brought to you by McCutcheon’s Apple Products
This easy and delicious recipe makes dinner pretty much effortless!
You can use any pre-made barbecue sauce that you want, but you should definitely try McCutcheon’s Apple Butter BBQ Sauce…yum!!
Grab your crock pot and let’s get started! Combine your favorite BBQ sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and crushed red pepper in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Then lay your chicken breast in the sauce and spoon the sauce over the chicken to cover. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high 3-4 hours.
When done, the chicken should shred easily using two forks. Make sure to stir it well to coat everything in the sauce.
Serve over mashed potatoes, with a vegetable or on a bun with coleslaw!
Ingredients: I got the recipe here!
- 3.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast (1.5g)
- 2 cups BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar packed (60g)
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼-½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
House of the Week: 03/06/20
Interview: Carly Pearce
Davey and I interviewed Carly Pearce ahead of her show coming up with Michael Ray, Friday March 13th at the Event Center at Hollywood Casino!
Interview: Matt Braunger
Matt Braunger is the headliner for the 2020 The “Over the Limit” Comedy Fest. He is a comedian and actor that needs to 100% be on your radar. There is a good chance that you have already seen him before. Funny jokes, his marvel universe legacy, and BABY GOOSE!
NOTE: We are talking about a joke from his latest album at the start of the interview.
Get your tickets for the show now: https://weinbergcenter.org/shows/over-the-limit-comedy-fest-featuring-matt-braunger/
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{Katie’s Baby Blog} Fun with a 15 Month Old!
We have officially made the transition into toddler mode. Lily’s expressions and new emotions that she is expressing are way different than my sweet little baby that I had a few months ago.
She is still my sweet girl, don’t get me wrong! But, the first time she threw herself on the ground over something that she didn’t get her way on…I knew we were in for it now. It’s actually kind of funny/cute when she gets mad, but you can’t laugh. S
he’s just like any normal toddler…throwing a tantrum or little things like not wanting to get in the bath tub…or not wanting to get out once she is in. Or not wanting to stay next to us at church and then letting out a loud scream. The newest thing that she has learned how to do is throw her arms straight up so that she can slip out of my hands when I try to pick her up and she doesn’t want to…she may have almost got me the first time, but i’m always ready for it now!
Also…it is so hard to feed a toddler! All she wants to do is use her fork or spoon herself, which always ends up with her covered in yogurt or food all over everything. It’s great practice, though!
She is also getting super picky with what she wants to eat- one minute she loves scrambled eggs, the next shes spitting them out. Chicken nuggets are GOLD though… she will eat them anytime! Nuggets, cheese, pancakes, fruit, goldfish and any other kind of snack is what she loves right now. OH! and….anything that is on our plates. I could give her the same dinner that Tim and I are having and she will throw it all on the floor for the dog, but if it comes off of our plate, she says “num num” and will eat it all up! Toddlers are so funny…. 😉
but…look how cute she is!!! How can you be mad at that sweet face.
Okay, she gets whatever she wants!!
<3 Katie Ryan
{Katie’s Kitchen} McCutcheon’s Peach Praline Monkey Bread
Brought to you by McCutcheon’s Apple Products
I was told that I HAD to try the Peach Praline Monkey Bread recipe from McCutcheon’s Apple Products, and I’m so glad I did!!!
As much as I love to eat Monkey Bread…I’ve never made it before, so this was a lot of fun! The recipe is easy and I already had most ingredients in my kitchen, BUT the secret ingredient…is the delicious, sweet peach preserves that will make you kitchen smell SO good!!!
The recipe is easy, and you can find it here on McCutcheon’s website…or follow below.
- Grease a bundt mold and set aside. (Yes, I used a bread pan. Which you can do. But note that if you do, halve the recipe.
- Pop open the cans of dough and quarter the biscuits .
- In a bowl combine the granulated sugar with the cinnamon, toss in the quarter dough pieces, and cover with plastic wrap. Shake the bowl until the biscuit pieces are coated in the sugar and cinnamon combination. (You may need to shake and then break up the dough so that all sides are evenly coated)
- Transfer the coated dough balls to the baking dish and sprinkles the pecan pieces on top
- In a small microwave safe bowl combine the butter, Peach Preserves, and brown sugar. Melt the mixture until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour the Peach mixture over the dough in the baking dish, making sure to cover the whole top
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until the bread is golden brown on top and the biscuits have set.
- Remove from the over and dollop more Peach Preserves over the hot bread…use as much as you want here! Go Crazy.
- Remove from the mold, by flipping it over onto a plate. Or, if you can’t wait, eat it right out of the pan!
Ingredients:
- 2 tubes of canned biscuits (for example Pillsbury Grands)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup finely packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup McCutcheon’s Peach Preserves
