Green Bean Casserole Recipe

So yummy, I had to eat some first before taking this picture...
and then I ate some more.

I've used a couple of different recipes and tweaks for this simply delicious side dish so this is sort of a compilation that I use personally and it always turns out amazing. Enjoy!

What You'll Need:

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup
3/4 cup milk
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 (14.5 oz) cans cut cooked green beans- drained
French's Cheddar French Fried Onions
1 tea spoon soy sauce (or one packet, if you have one lying around from left over Chinese food)

Directions:

Mix soup, milk, pepper and soy sauce in a medium sized baking dish. Mix in greenbeans and 1 1/3 cups fried onions.

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Stir. Top with the desired amount of fried onions. Bake 5 minutes or until onions are golden.

Dig in!

 

Our Baby "Sprinkle"

Yesterday, our friends and family gathered at the causeway to celebrate our unborn son, Jonah Michael Christiansen, who is due in less than 7 short weeks! It was a casual, cloudless day with yummy food and a strong sense of togetherness I will cherish. I would also like to document this being the very first time I ever baked a batch of cupcakes without ruining them! That's kind of a big deal for me. Ah, yes, the day was special in many ways. I didn't screw up the cupcakes!

Looking through my camera, I didn't get very many pictures, which is bittersweet for me. The reason being because I was having too much fun to stop and pick up the camera. However, I would've liked to have gotten more shots of everyone who attended. Gladly though, the memories will always be mine. So, out of the handful of pictures that were taken by myself and others, I'd like to share my favorite moments from Jonah's baby sprinkle.

 This perfect uncle and niece moment.

My daughter and her tio mean muggin'.

 This precious candid of my sister-in-law and her daughter.

 This table clad with thoughtful gifts. 

My apologies for the clutter.

 This undeniably AWESOME diaper cake! 

Assembled by my dear friend, Brooke.

This accidental close up of two preggos.

Me and my friend, Brandy.

My kid just being adorable.

 This ridiculous Nutella cheescake!
Made by the ever lovely Nicki Hoitt, OMG.

 This darling mother-son duo ♡ Brooke and Tyler

This fishy face!

 This awkward, mid-sentence photo of my husband and I...

Yeah, he doesn't really "do" photos.

Me being all pregnant and stuff.
 

That Bud Light does not belong to me.

 This GRYFFINDOR ONESIE, WHAT?!

Courtesy of the magnificent Danielle and Michelle.

This proud grandpa with his youngest granddaughter.

Soon she won't be the youngest anymore!
 

...and lastly... this ♡♡♡
 

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who came. We love you. Now to patiently (pffft) wait for my tiny gentleman to make his debut. We're waiting on you, Jonah. 

Layla's 1st Cookie

There comes a time in every kid's life when they come to experience something so incredible, so amazing, so epically mind-blowing that their very existence will never be the same again. My friends that is, the chocolate... chip... cookie.

It's so beautiful...

We don't give my kid sweets. We figure if she doesn't know what it is, she won't miss it. I'm not saying that anyone who does is wrong. It's just simply something we have never done. Now, don't get it twisted. We let her indulge on occasion. If she's at a birthday party, have some cake! At the doctor? Sure, sweetie, take that lolly, you've had it rough today but as far as having candy or ice cream after dinner, we prefer to offer her yogurt, applesauce or fruit and she enjoys it just the same. However, a couple of weeks ago, after a doctor's appointment to check up on my little womb dweller, I decided to stop at a gas station to get myself a drink and passed by some individually wrapped chocolate chip cookies and thought, what the hell. I mean there's nothing wrong with a little treat every once in a while.  

"Where have you been hiding these?!"

Needless to say, she was into it but I'd also like to point out that briefly after her consumption of this delicious cookie, she proceeded to go bat-shit-stark-f***ing-crazy. Sort of went something like this...

It's hilarious to me now but at the time, I thought, "Great Odin's raven, what have I done?!" Michael and I were preparing to perform an exorcism but then decided that it'd probably be better to let it run it's course and she eventually fell victim to the inevitable sugar coma. KO'd! Made me happy to see her enjoy it... but maybe next time I'll break it in half... or something.