Some Random Photos along with Pork Tenderloin w/ a honey, mustard, and herb glaze, Lemon Bars, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins, and Apricot Bars

Peanut Butter Chcolate Chip MuffinsApricot Bars

Lemon Bars

Pork Tenderloin with a honey, mustard, and herb glaze

Here are some Random photos.. Know what this is? No you silly, it's FFH's hand ready to throw the cumin into the pot... FFH on the roof on a ladder.. turns me on..putting up lights.. nice ass honey.levis and workboots, oh my.

It takes a real man to cook with a red snowman dishtowel thrown over his shoulder, does it not?He always cooks with the firefighter shirt on and you'll notice the obligatory Coors Light in the background, and yes thats me on my knees.. kidding..

We make good use of snow here in NJ..Tradition in my home is that my FFH gives my mom a MOST SPECIAL gift every year.. This year, FFH CLEVERLY gave her this... She was beyond delighted.

Santa made a mess at our home.. Yes, that's milk, mind outta the gutter will ya!!! Damn.

I received this beautiful arrangement of Cookies and Goodies via UPSfrom Rosie, Kitchens are Monkey Business, thank you Rosie. You Made my WHOLE DAY!! Each and Every one was just phenomenal! I am expecting one annually now. Recipes for all of these beauties are on her blog.. If you don't visit her, you are sooo missing out.

I also received this gorgeous, lovely tray from my sister Denise of keeperworthyrecipes, get back to blogging, ok, sister chick, I miss ya in these parts.

Why the overly huge smile on my face? NO, smartasses, it has nothing to do with what I was drinking prior..hic..'K maybe a little..Why ,I have my FFHs ass cheek in one hand and my BILs(a NYC police tough guy with a huge gun I hear) cheek in the other.. and each one of them has one of my gorgeous plums in their respective hands also..

Some of the things I made this year in the kitchen... and some more.. Won't be seeing you all till after the New Year so Happy Happy Happy Happy New Year to ALL of you. From Myself, My FFH, My four children, and My dog Clooney! Onto the leftover archived food. First up basic lemon bars, my go to lemon bar recipe. Delicious, a favorite of mine, all times of the year.

Apricot Bars, original here, adapted from Pioneer Woman. Use them for a lunchbox snack or even breakfast(gasp) for the kids.

Next I have a lovely weeknight dinner, I adapted this recipe a bit, my changes below on key ingredient card,Pork tenderloin with a honey, mustard and herb glaze.We declared it a winner of a weeknight dinner!

Finally, peanut butter chocolate chip muffins seen here. Easily a favorite of the children and the men. Thats all for today. Must prepare for the upcoming EVE!! Have a blast everyone. Drink till oblivion, have drunken wild animal like sex, but Stay Safe!

My Tow Truck Driver Guy! 30 Minute Shepherds Pie, Sausage and Peppers, Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Ganache

Sausage and Peppers

30 Minute Shepherd's Pie

Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache BarsSO I threw my car into reverse in my driveway the other day, with the intention of hitting the sales at the sex store, I mean ummm Macy's, and the whole front left side of my car fell to the ground. FFH was in the firehouse, so I had to phone a tow truck.. YOU KNOW what that meant. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER!!

I had to prepare, he'd be here within 15. YOU NEVER KNOW... he MIGHT be a HOTTIE! So, ran back inside my home, tore off my aeropostale sweats, poured myself into my size 3/4 abercrombie jeans,they accentuate my second pair of lips, oh so bad am I, ripped off my Adidas sneakers, pulled on my long black boots with the pointy pointy toesunzipped my firehouse sweatshirt,tore off the tank, took off the bra, squeezed my lemony boobs into my teeny weeny tight Gap teeshirt, fluffed up my hair, put on the pouty bronzish lipstick, stroked the black mascara, and went into helpless female mode. WTF! I don't know how much this tow truck driver will charge me, may as well do my best not to get charged. So here he comes down my long driveway, oh yes, baby, back it up with that long flatbed into my wide open welcoming driveway..I went out to greet my tow guy in the chilly cold, , no jacket, my headlights just beaming at attention , trying to look ultra distressed... OH Yeah, I hit jackpot, A GUY, bout my age, good looking, timberland workboots and levis on, wanting to help me, the damsel. I slowly walked down my steps in my pointy toed whore heeled boots smiling at the man,he waved to me, gave me the three times over, and said I'm gonna do the best I can for you HONEY. Oh yes of course you are big guy, I said to myself. I hung with Tow Truck Guy for a full 40 minutes as he did his very best bending over, lifting, doing the jack thing, moving my car for me, getting it on that flatbed so he wouldn't tear open the damn frame. And all the while we chatted , had a beer and stuff.

The frigid cold wreaked havoc on my nipples, standing at attention were they. I think they could have sliced ice. I did bend over a coupla times ..I kept UNINTENTIONALLY dropping my cell phone you see. My tight ass was looking good in those jeans and I had to show Tow Truck driver so. He was ready to leave and I had to do my thang. OK, Luke-- his name was Luke-- how much $$?? It was 4 days before Christmas when this happened mind you, as I pouted my lips and put my long fingered brightly red manicured nails toward my heaving boobs, as I stroked my thigh to keep warm. He said You're kidding right? And began to walk away. I stopped my Tow Truck Guy and said NO NO NO let me give you something, he said you already did, and pointed to his johnson. I gasped at the enormity of the situation, get it , and said cant I at least tip you. He winked at me, touched my hair, and walked away. Lesson ladies, play the helpless innocent female, it so so so works. And I saved myself bout 80 bucks.

Anyhow, for the next few days I have end of the year camera cleanup posts going on. I mean I have to get rid of my archives. So no step by steps till the new year, just photos/recipes. Back to usual shortly..

Here are a coupla dishes I made while baking. Umm, yes, the first one is from Rachael Ray.. a 30 minute shepherds pie, ORIGINAL found here, that I adapted slightly. Quick, easy, and yummy. I added corn and ketchup and tomato paste and lotsa more freshly ground black pepper to her original recipe as it needed it, IMVHO. Great weeknight meal.

I also made sausage and peppers based on Lidia's recipe. Saw this one on this blog and had to try it. Fantastic, delicious, simple meal. You can do so much more to this meal too, add potatoes if you like, throw it over pasta. Delicious. Great for a busy weeknight for sure.

Next up are these Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Ganache. As soon as I saw them ON Megan's Blog, I knew I had to try them. I had bookmarked the same recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies Magazine. They were scrumptious. Does not the title say it all?? Thanks Megan!

Just some cheap advice for the upcoming New Year.