Black Bean and Corn Salsa

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can corn, drained and rinsed

1 can of Rotel brand diced tomatoes with green chilis

1/4 cup of onion, chopped finely

1/4 to 1/2 cup of Italian salad Dressing

A dash or 2 of dried cilantro 

Add all ingredients into a large bowl and mix together. Serve with tortilla chips.

For a recipe so simple, this is crazy good. I may add it to a soft tortilla shell with some shredded chicken for lunch tomorrow. Yum!!

***I did end up throwing this into a tortilla for lunch with some shredded chicken and it was awesome. Pictures to follow. (Of course! Lol)

Birthday Cake Cookies

A coworker of mine is turning 29 tomorrow and she is always asking me to bake something. I figured, what better present than to bake her something special just for her birthday?!? So, I made her some Birthday Cake Cookies. Yum-o!

1 cup of butter, room temperature

1 cup of dark brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons of vanilla

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of salt

1 1/2 cups of cake mix (I used Funfetti, but you could use plain vanilla)

1 1/2 cups of flour

1/2 cups of rainbow sprinkles

3/4 cups of mini chocolate chips

2 cups (I used about 16 cookies) of coarsely chopped Birthday Cake Golden Oreos  

Cream butter and sugar together for about a minute until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.

With mixer on low, add in baking soda, salt, flour and cake mix stirring until mixture just comes together.

With mixer still on low, add in sprinkles, chocolate chips and chopped Oreos. Stir until evenly incorporated.

Chill dough for AT LEAST two hours. (I chilled mine overnight!)

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350'.

Using a spoon, form dough into round balls placing them 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Let cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes then transfer to cooling racks.

These were so good, I may or may not have had a couple with my morning coffee. (I did.)

The Best Chicken Marinade

My mom and I decided to make Kabob's for dinner using chicken and pineapple. I marinated the chicken all day and they couldn't have tasted better. This marinade is insanely delicious!!

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup oil

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup vinegar

That's it! I whisked the ingredients together and poured them over the chicken. Covered with plastic and refrigerated all day. The flavor on this chicken was delicious.

My nephew is a very picky eater, so I figured he would be all about eating the sweet pineapple and have nothing to do with the chicken, but it was the complete opposite. He ate every bit of chicken on his plate and left all the pineapple!