Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

 This is a recipe my sister-in-law shared with me, she got it off Pinterest for Southwestern Stuffed Pepper.

 I would suggest this recipe to anyone that likes stuffed peppers and Mexican food. 

 Ingredients

1/2 lb lean ground turkey breast

1 cup chopped onions

1 heaping tbsp of homemade taco seasoning (or you can use the packaged type if you like)

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups of cooked rice (any type you like)

3-4  bell peppers, halved and seeds removed

1 can of black beans, drained & rinsed I didn't have any.

½ cup of frozen corn

1 (15 -16 ounce) jar of salsa ( I used a chipotle salsa)

1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Garnish with these toppings:fresh cilantro, sour cream,sliced avocado

Step 1.  Cook 2 cups of rice
Step 2.  Cut the peppers in half and seed them.
Step 3.  Boil the peppers for about 15 to 20 minutes, if you like them soft.
Step 4.  In a frying pan saute the hamburger, add the taco seasoning,onion, and 1 teaspoon salt.

Step 5.   Add the 16 oz jar of salsa or 2 cups homemade.
Step 6.  Add 1/2 Cup frozen corn I used Trader Joe's frozen grilled corn

Spoon the hamburger mixture into each half of the bell peppers and place back into the baking dish. Cook the peppers for another 15-20 minutes or until the peppers are cooked all the way.  Before removing from the oven sprinkle the tops of each pepper with shredded cheddar cheese. Place back into the oven until the cheese has melted.
Remove from the oven and top with fresh cilantro, avocado slices and/or sour cream just before serving.

I also wanted to Thank Brandi at Simply Love Food for sharing her recipes and inspiring people to cook.

Thanks  for visiting Diamonds and Duds

Cupcake Sock

Pinterest Inspiration!

The holidays are coming so you know I can't stay off Pinterest. 

Since I bought all my nieces boot socks for Christmas I had to make this cupcake.  What a cute way to receive a gift.

Nothing better than a cupcake.

  I did find that it was easier to roll the sock up starting at the toes.  After I tightly rolled them up I put a rubberband on the bottom to keep them together.  I need to buy some lollypops for the top but just used my Bow Pin for now.  I couldn't wait to take the picture.  I will update this post after I buy the lollypops.  On Pinterest they also used baby onesies for the cupcake. 

I used a coffee cup cozey from Starbucks to get my pattern for the cupcake wrapper.  Just another reason I love Starbucks.

This is what it will look like when you open it up.

I hope you try this cute project, super easy and cute.

Keepin it Real with Rhonda