Asparagus and Chicken Pasta

Mom and dad are out picking up Mom's new car and trading in my Wonda. It's kind of a bitter sweet day for me. How do you say good bye to your very first car? I need to make myself some comfort food with my favorite veggie -- Asparagus! That makes it healthy... right?

Asparagus and Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

• Asparagus
• Chicken
• Milk
• Vegetable Oil
• Cream of Asparagus Soup
• Pasta of your choice, I used Large Shells
• Shredded Swiss cheese

1. Add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a skillet on medium heat
2. Add in chicken cut to bite size pieces
3. Season with salt and pepper
4. Let cook for 10-15 minutes
5. Cut asparagus stalks to 1/2" - 1" bite size pieces
6. Add into the skillet with the chicken
7. Add 1/4 cup water and cover for 10 minutes
8. Add cream of asparagus soup
9. Add 1/3 cup milk
10. Add 1/3 cup of shredded Swiss cheese
11. Let simmer for 10 minutes
12. Add in cooked pasta
13. Garnish with uncut cooked Asparagus

And there you have it... and it was TASTY! 

xoxox,

Michie

Chocolate Dr Pepper Cake!

For Matthew's birthday and for the fact that I will be out of the country for it, I decided to make a cake demonstrating his two favorite things: Dr Pepper and PORTAL! Well maybe not his most favorite... but close. So I made this before I left. I was pretty proud of how it turned out... Minus the runny-ness of the icing. It made it easier to apply all the chocolate jimmies. I did not get to try it out, but I heard good things.

Dr Pepper Cake! Portal Style!

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• Ingredients
• 1 cup butter, 1 cup Dr. Pepper cola, 2 eggs, ½ cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 4 tablespoons cocoa, 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar
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• ICING
• ¼ cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, Chocolate Sprinkles, ¼ cup Dr. Pepper cola, Little less than 1 box powdered sugar, Jar of Maraschino cherries, White Icing

Directions:

1 Heat 1 Cup of butter and Dr Pepper
2 Add the cocoa, cinnamon, flour and sugar to the butter mixture
3 Mix the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and add to the rest of the mixture
4 Pour into prepared 8 or 9 inch pans
5 Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

DR PEPPER ICING 

6 Heat butter, Dr Pepper and cocoa stirring until well blended.

7 Stir in powdered sugar and a little cherry syrup

8 Frost cake by pouring icing on cake
9 Cover with Sprinkles
10 Make cheery supports with white icing
11 Place cherries