Buffalo Chicken Mini Pizzas

So.. today I wanted pizza. I actually had a taste for those $1 something Tostino's pizzas (weird, I know). But then I thought buffalo chicken pizza sounded good too. However, I really didn't want to go to the store so I thought I'd just check out my Pinterest cooking board to see what I had. I came across the veggie pizza pin and had an amazing idea. The veggie ones were just mini pizzas on english muffins. I thought, I have all the things for a buffalo chicken mini pizza! So that's what I did. Here's what you need:

Ingredients:

english muffins

shredded chicken

buffalo sauce

mozzarella cheese

ranch

First I preheated the oven to 400 degrees. While that was warming up, I split and laid out the muffins.

 Next I put about a tablespoon and a half of Frank's Red Hot (thick) sauce.

For the chicken, I used chunked premium canned chicken. Canned chicken kind of grosses me out, but I use it anyway. I took pieces from the can (after I drained it) and shredded the chicken and put enough on to cover the hot sauce.

Next I put a small handful of cheese over the chicken.. I like a lot of cheese, so I made sure it covered the entire muffin.

 Put it in the oven for about 10-12 minutes and there you have it. Mini Buffalo Chicken pizzas.

 Serve with some ranch and enjoy! They were DELISH.

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2 of 30: 3 fears

Refer back to The List
Number 2: List three legitimate fears and why/how they became that way.

-1-

 I'm afraid of someone breaking into my house. When I was in 7th or 8th grade, someone broke into my dad's house and I was the first one home. I can close my eyes and still see it all. It was a Thursday night, my mom was dropping me off after youth group, had Burger King with me.. opened the door and the porch door was already opened and my dog was at the front door to greet me. After I walked into the house, I set my food down, turned around and noticed the tv gone and wires coming out, turned again and saw the computer gone.. and I ran back outside to my mom who was luckily still out there. It was also the first time in my life I saw my dad cry. It terrified me and took me a long time to be by myself at the house (especially at night) again. Still have that fear that I will come home and something like that would happen again.

-2-

I'm afraid something will happen to my dad. I know everyone has that fear of losing someone they love.. but it's not the same with my mom. It's not that I'm not afraid of something happening to her, but to my dad, it's more of a conscious fear. And I think that's because I know my mom's heart and her faith, so I'm consciously, not as worried about her. I know she would be with her Creator. For my dad, it's a bit harder. I feel like he always has something going on with his health or heart and I don't talk to him a whole lot... I'm just afraid that something will happen to him, that it would be a long time since I've seen or have talked to him, and that I'll never see him again. Just hearts my heart thinking about it.

-3-

I'm afraid of never having a family. I just see so many amazing single women and it just baffles me that they don't have that. Especially the ones that I know are longing for it. I just don't understand it and pray that later in life, no one will have that same thought of me.

up next: Your relationship with your parents

1 of 30: Random Things

Well, if you read the last blog, you'd know I stumbled across the 30 Things challenge.

1 of 30 = 20 Random facts about yourself.

here goes.

1. i get to hang out with a bunch of rowdy, loud, genuinely sincere, crazy, loving three, four and five year olds 8hrs a day, 5 days a week. Most days, I truly do love my job.

2. sometimes I feel like I can talk to preschoolers better than adults.

3. starting this summer, I'm going back to school to get another MA.. this time around, in school counseling.

4. this is the first year I've ever stuck with a "new years goal"

5. i want two more tattoos.

6. i can't wait to live on my own and decorate my own place, my way

7. i honestly love to travel. love the plane rides. love the road trips. love the pictures. love love love it all (minus the packing and unpacking)

8. i hate confrontation but i'm getting more confident with it

9. spirited art has made me 10x more confident in painting. i feel like i can paint the world.

10. i dont ever plan on moving back to indiana (sorry fam)

11. Crossings is the first church I've ever truly felt a part of something much bigger than me

12. i randomly bust into song if you say a word or phrase that reminds me of one. it's a skill.

13. people's love for books = my love for movies. i love getting so engrossed in a different reality for two hours to hear a story.

14. the love for reading comes and goes.. however, i love buying books for my bookshelf.

15. the whole miracle of life/birth puts me in awe no matter how many people i know go through it. 

16. i strive to love like my creator... it's a rather difficult process sometimes.

17. i hope to one day make my house decor all DIY

18. i love organizing.. doesn't matter what it is.

19. i wish it were fall year round.

20. i think i'm more scared to be 26 than 30.

next up:  Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.

The List

Well... I'm still going to post about the "healthy living" aspects.. however, I'd like to add this one in here too for a while. It's not going to be an every day thing.. it's going to be a "here and there" type of thing :) I know.. in the past I've done a "30 Pictures" thing like this, and it didn't last long.. but I think this will be different. I want to blog more with different ideas and projects I'm doing as well as continuing the Healthy Living too.

Anyway.. I  was searching blogs tonight and came across Hopes and Dreams via Pinterest (I swear Pinterest is changing lives!) Anyway. She did a "::hopes::and::dreams::: 30 Things:" blog and here's the idea: the list is set out to record different parts of your personality. Not only do your readers learn more about you, but you tend to learn more about yourself as well since some of these questions aren't easy. Here it is...

The List:

 1. List 20 random facts about yourself.
2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
3. Describe your relationship with your parents.
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. What is your dream job, and why?
8. What are 5 passions you have?
9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
10. Describe your most embarrasing moment.
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
12. Describe a typical day in your current life.
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.
14. Describe 5 strengths you have.
15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?
18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.
21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
28. What is your love language?
29. What do you think people misundertand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.