Fall is here!!!

So Sunday the girls and I decided to do a baking project!! We decided on caramel apples!! Oh they where so good and so easy. No you guys pipe down out there – they are easy. I have a great cheat on how to make great caramel and chocolate apples. The girls went to the mountains to pick our apples, but you can by yours at a roadside stand or grocery store. At the grocery store they have in the produce department a package of caramel circles. For the chocolate just buy regular chocolate chips or candy chocolate. On the caramel package it says to warm the apples with the caramel on them, but I skipped that step. I find that the warm of your hand and gently spreading the caramel over the apple worked well for us. Then after the apple had the caramel attached to it we dipped our apple in melted chocolate and rolled it around in nuts!! Take a look at the picture doesn’t that look awesome. It tasted so good. Now if you wrapped it in a nice cellophane bag with a bow – what a nice teacher gift!! Most stores sell these for $5.00, but you’ve made 5 for $5.00!! Go us!

Yummy Caramel Apple

Help your kids eat more fish

Great tasting fish

Ok how many of you have kids or husbands that don’t like fish???? I have both that don’t like fish or shellfish, but I finally have been able to feed fish to them! The following recipe is easy and they will love it and ask for seconds. Fish is so good for you and if you look in the freezer section you can find it cheaper. You are going to want to get a fish that is meaty and slightly thick. I just find that after a while chicken and turkey get old and I’m looking for a different healthy protein. So when you are planning your meals this would be great for a busy night, because it is simple and quick. Now for those of you who like to watch your waistline – the amount of butter in this recipe isn’t enough to squawk about.

Baked Fish

1 lb. walleye, perch or pike fillets

¼ cup of milk

1 cup crushed potato chips or stale cereal

¼ cup grated Parmesan Cheese

¼ tsp. dried thyme

1 Tbsp. Dry bread crumbs

2 Tbsp. Butter, melted

Cut fish into serving-size pieces. Place milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the potato chips, Parmesan cheese and thyme. Dip fish in milk, then roll in potato chip mixture.

Sprinkle a greased 8” square baking dish with breadcrumbs. Place fish over crumbs; drizzle with butter. Bake, uncovered, at 500* for 12-14 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield 4 servings.

These a just a few of the purses

Bags, purses and baskets

Hey Ladies!! Do you like purses and bags??

If you like purses, bags and organizing, then you will love ThirtyOne!!! I was in the mall looking for a cute bag to pack some clothes for a weekend trip, and that’s when I found Thirty-One. I walked down to the kiosk and asked the lady about her cute bag that was monogrammed. She told me about all the kids line and baby line of monogrammed bags they offer and I quickly signed up to have a party!! The bag I wanted to buy I ended up getting ½ off, I got $50.00 in free product, and 10% off my additional product purchase. I was so excited when I got my shipment and then as I started using all my bags I decided to sell ThirtyOne!!! I use them in my everyday life and don’t know what I did before these useful bags, purses and wallets.

I’ve been telling everybody about them so much that I thought I would share them with my Purple Kitchen people. If you would like to find out more about these awesome bags – just visit www.mythirtyone.com/danagoos!! If you would like to have a party I’m giving away a free gift for everyone who books a party with me. Has it been a while since you and your girlfriends have had a “Girls Night Out”? A party would be a great opportunity to get your friends together!!!

Happy Wednesday

WOW!!! I’ve been so busy last week and then this week is slipping away. I did fix the Broccoli –n- Chicken Casserole for Tuesday night and we ate two meals from that dish. I promised to share this recipe with you and here is the recipe. Have fun with this and share with friends!!!

Broccoli –n- Chicken Casserole

2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup

2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 16 oz. Sour Cream

3-4 cups of cooked Chicken (cubed or shredded)

2 cups Broccoli

1 sleeve of Ritz Crackers (crushed)

½ cup of butter (melted)

Mix the first 3 ingredients together and add chicken and broccoli. Add crackers and butter together to make the topping.  Put contents in a 9 x 13 dish then put your topping on top – put in a 350* oven. Let it bake for 30 minutes or until bubbling.

Now how easy is that dish?? Just put a salad with that and serve to your family and you will become a huge hit!! I always say recipes are just guidelines. So you can add any vegetable you would like or leave them out. This is a great dish to take to a friend after surgery, baby or moving day. My sister and I for years have had a little birthday tradition. Each year we fix each other dinner and deliver to each other’s home. It’s easy and it doesn’t cost a lot of money.

Here are some pics from the beach trip we just took!!!! The girls and family had a great time!!!

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend and Monday!!! I painted my purple kitchen to orange!!! I have to say tonight we are cheating because we worked so hard today. My husband (Ian) volunteered to run get wings and beer for dinner and Grandma has the girls for a little kid’s time!! I’m trying to make sweet rolls for the girls for breakfast tomorrow, but I’m using my mother’s starter for bread so I’ll have to inform your guys how they turned out. Tune in Tuesday’s supper is my famous Chicken and Broccoli Casserole!!!