Gorton's Skillet Crisp Tilapia is FANTASTIC! We are avid hunters and Fish as much as we can here in Ohio. This not only means to get our fill of trout, bass and Catfish at our local club pond but to do lots of trolling for our favorite: Lake Erie Walleye! The two years since we sold our boat we have not had any Walleye filling our freezer like in the past and since then we have not had much in the way of our usual fish frys and occassional fish dinners. That being said, I was eager but skeptical about trying Gortons Skillet Crisp Tiliapia, but I can't argue with a free sample.

I went to our local Giant Eagle and got the Garlic & Herb seasoned fillets (which were on sale as well). I did not cook these right away as it was not added into my monthly meal schedule at the time but on one particular day when I was feeling a little under the weather, my husband decided to give it a whirl. In reading the instructions I was surprised when he said that it didn't require any oil or anything to coat a frying pan to cook these,so naturally I thought for sure they would be dry. He was pleasently surprised and happy to tell me that it was fantastic, tasty & moist!

Recently we finished the whole box in cooking the last 3 fillets with our Pirogie night and I too sampled some along with our 1 year old daughter. She gobbled the fish up and was asking for more, more, more. I managed to get a little bit of fillet from her to try myself and I do have to say Gortons has this nailed! Fantastic!

My husband has since told me that this is the best fish he has ever had, frozen from any store and wants me to buy more!
Our ONLY question is this: wonder if you could deep fry these fillets?!

Gettin' started with party plans

Well today is a hot day. Just sent the baby off with daddy for a bit so I could get my bbq meatballs into the oven and get the grill started for cheesy hotdogs made with Ball Park angus bun legnth hotdogs. Going to make some noodle roni also because I can.

Yesterday I checked my buzzagent site and I finally got a survey for chewing gum; something we here are pretty profeciant on! I buy most of my gum in bulk at Sams club, not to how often my children and my husband purchase all kinds of gum. I'm VERY excited and I am keeping my fingers crossed I am choosen to do a campaign.

On the other "store front", we are working hard to get ready for the babys first bithday party & family gathering! Cleaned out the pole barn for now and got a jump on my shopping list & MY menu. The only thing I still have to do reasearch on is a cake and pricing. I just don't want to spend a fortune but I do want something cute (NOT from Giant Eagle).

So my big plans? Well, I realize a one year old could care less and this is why I am doing all of this as cheaply as possible! The theme for the party is "barn-yard bash" in keeping with her theme in her room. I have been purchasing many items from garage sales here and there. Not to mention the foods I have goten from the salvage stores the last month or so.  I still have to find hankercheifs (you'd think that one would be easy) and I have to purchase hay bales. I have much of the decorations made (instructions on my pintrest under "party ideas").

What's on the menu? Well, right now it looks like we will be bringing out the big smoker and slow cooking pork roasts for pulled pork. I also am making a cold creamy italian salad, cow pies, pizza dip, bacon ranch pasta, Beans deluxe, brown sugar smokies, cake cones, Venison ranch burgers, peanut butter hay stacks and maybe more! Yes, I will do it all myself as usual..... I did it for my own wedding!!!! lol I asked my mother in law to make her famous potato salad (its by far the best ever and the only one I like to eat).

Wow?! lol

Bzz.... Pork Homemade

Yes, this is bean soup with sausage (pork)! It was fantastic.... This is my own spin on a recipie.... Couldn't get enough and can't wait to make it again