Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Brats

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The picture speaks for the recipe itself. Not to mention – it includes Bacon! Bacon is gold in this house. Anytime it goes on sale we try to stock up as best we can.

This only takes a little bit of time to put together and it tastes so good. We don’t make it too often because it is very calorie dense, but it certainly is tasty!

Ingredients:

  • 5 slices bacon
  • 5 4-oz uncooked brats
  • 1 c sauerkraut, drained

Directions:

  1. Bake bacon for at 350°F until cooked but still floppy, about 20 min. (I just pan fried for a few minutes)
  2. Boil brats in water for 15 min or until
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Jello Fat Bombs

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This was a quick little creation that sounded really good. I used to love jello powder in cottage cheese mixed with fruit, but that has far too many carbs than I care to even think about.
These little things are great in a pinch and a fat bomb to boot! I’ve made them a couple times now and they are almost addicting!
Whats great is you can make these in any flavor you choose! Don’t want to use pre-packaged jello? use gelatin or Xanthan gum and different flavors! The sky is the limit! Let your imagination run wild!
We would love to hear what you tried with yours!

Coconut Rolled

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Indoor Shooting Range

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 C’mon! You can’t tell me this wasn’t on your list somewhere. After watching so many movies or T.V. Shows. Reading books about some indoor shooting range and either being a stellar shot or being so bad they should put the gun down and walk away. 

I used to imagine how poorly I’d do, or day dream at being a dead shot.  Of Course, I’m not either. A little education and some slow motion videos, I found out how to shoot better.

Guns aren’t a new thing for me. Growing up we would shoot rifles as kids with parent supervision. Going up to the hunting shack and tacking targets on trees. … read more...

Learn to Ride a Motorcycle

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Growing up, I don’t know that I had much interest in learning to ride. I’m not sure that I even considered the notion of actually learning. My uncles and grandfather rode. In my early 20’s, my dad ended up getting a motorcycle as well. I still hadn’t considered it.

I remember getting rides on the back of my dads bike. It felt good. The wind, the connection to your surroundings vs being in a metal bubble that takes away some of that feel of being in the moment.

Even on the back of my dad’s bike, I had a nagging fear of gravel and the tires slipping. The nagging fear … read more...

Buy a House

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 I’ve often walked around slightly butt hurt about everyone around me doing so well with their life. I think the big part of my life being butt hurt was when I was living out of my car for a bit. Using the gas station bathrooms to clean up or sneaking into my parents house to sleep. (Not sure they even know about that. Maybe they do – either way, it was years ago!)

Many of the thoughts that crossed my mind was “How on earth can a single person just out of high school afford to even get an apartment?!!?!?! – Who the heck makes enough money to pay 1st … read more...

Ice Fishing

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I’ve seen ice fishing on TV. Heard friends and family members go ice fishing. But I never had. I might have had the opportunity, but I’m pretty sure the smart side of me said “What the hell could possibly be good about standing in the middle of a lake on ice, freezing your ass off?”.

I should have listened to myself. Because I still do not have the answer to that question other than figuring out how important body heat is.

You can see Don piling snow on the edges of our ‘tent’ to try and keep the breeze out. Just thinking back to this (Over 13 years ago) I … read more...

Travel in an Airplane

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 I never thought I would ever get to experience riding on a plane. I was never able to experience it as a kid like most of my other siblings. As an adult I was always far to broke. How anyone can afford to have a life when they are single is beyond me. 

For  my birthday my boyfriend and my mother got together and planned a trip to see my uncle in Florida. I was beyond excited. 

The first plane was a little puddle jumper from Wisconsin to Chicago. Don and I weren’t able to sit next to each other, and the guy next to me thought I was going … read more...

See the Ocean

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 I have always been fascinated by water. How the light reflects off of it, catching the sun, or our reflections. The ripples, waves, splashes and spurts of water. 

I can remember moments as a kid at the public swimming pool and lowering my head so I’m more level with the water. I’d sit and watch the sun glint off the water and how the water reflected itself against the walls of the pool building. I even remember just listening to the sounds underwater and how they would change. 

I think my interest in water ultimately lead to my fear of it as well. I’ve seen so many strange things come … read more...

Hug A Palm Tree

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Growing up in Wisconsin, I had never seen a palm tree. At 28 I hadn’t been further south than Oklahoma and I’ve never seen the East or West coast. The chances of me having seen a palm tree were very slim. 

I am used to trees like Oak, Maple, Poplar. Pine trees. Palm trees were very exotic to me. They were in places like Hollywood and Miami. Places I never wanted to go, but likely would never have the opportunity to go as well. 

On my birthday I was surprised with a trip to visit my uncle, which luck would have, lived in Florida. 

I am not sure what I … read more...