Need an easy crochet project?

Here lately I have become obsessed with making dishcloths. Most people think these are to pretty to be used to wash dirty dishes but everyone who does likes them. They take an hour or two to make and you can make 3 with a 3 oz skein of Sugar'n Cream yarn.

Here is what you do:

Using an I hook Chain an even number (I like either 30 or 32)

Row one: Single crochet in second chain from hook. Chain one. Skip a chain then single crochet in next chain. (So you are putting a single crochet in every other chain with a chain in between)

Row Two through the end: single crochet in each chain one space, chain one, and repeat until the end. (It is easy to miss the last stitch so look for the "V" made from the stitch on the previous row and make you sc after that. You will be making a sitch in your last chain of each row.)

Keep going until it is a square. Tie it off, weave in the ends, and go do some dishes!

Note: using a yarn that changes color is easier to see where you need to make your stitches. This pattern also makes a really cute baby blanket, just chain more at the beginning.

Mexican Chicken

Last year Drew did a weight loss competition. In the end he won loosing 40 pounds but doing it was only half his battle. I had to find new ways to cook chicken that would be healthy, g free, and easy. This one takes the cake for easy. 

Mexican Chicken

Boneless Skinless Chicken breast

Salsa

Shredded Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Put the number of chicken breast you need to feed you family  in a baking dish. Dump some salsa on top. Put a handful of cheese on top of the salsa. Cover with foil and bake for 45min to an hour.

I love this dish served with rice and my hubby likes to mix in corn as well. One time I forgot to make rice umtil we were sitting down to eat.  We decided to put some instant rice in the liquid left in the baking dish and cover it back up. About 5 minutes later we had salsa flavored rice! 

See I told you it was easy. The best part is you can cook as much or as little as you want and it doesn't take any extra time.

Peanutbutter Cookies

Let's face it. Gluten Free mixes are expensive and sometimes hard to find one you like. Once you find on, or use gfree flour they don't always taste the best or stay soft. An awesome cook from our church found this recipe and started making it for church dinners. I passed it along to a friend and she won "best new cookie" at a cookie exchange. It is so simple, tastes every bit as good as a regular cookie, and is cheap to make. So here we go:

Peanutbutter Cookies

1 c peanutbutter

1 egg

1 c sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix it all up and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. 

Yep it is just that easy. You can add in chocolate chips if you would like or anything else.

Scrubbies

Today you get a crochet project. I've been making lots of dish scrubbies lately. They are a quick easy project for watching tv.

Here is what you need:
-3 yards of nylon tulle
-Size I crochet hook

 What to do:
-cut tulle in strips about 2 inches wide and tie them end to end.
-chain 4 and slip stich to first ch
-chain 3 then dc in ring 16 times and slipstich to first stich.
-chain 3 then dc in each space. Slip stich to first stich
-Do everything again to make two circles.
-Single crochet both circles together.
-tuck in the ends

 Note: leave the ends around two inches long. They serve as stuffing to make your scrubbie a little thicker.