Finger Knitted Animal Ears

 

these were so fun and so easy!

I made Lucy green teddy bear ears. She's been carrying them around the house the last two days. I think she likes them...

I will add a photo when I'm able to use my computer!

Here is the link to the video tutorial.

Finger Knitted Animal Ears

Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti, where have you been all my life's!?!

My dad was very skeptical over this dish... He's not a pasta guy. He tried it and loved it! 

Ingredients:

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese 

16 oz Garlic Alfredo Sauce

1 pound Penne Pasta

1-2 jars 26 oz Favorite Spaghetti Sauce

1 pound Ground Beef

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a medium sauce pan brown meat. Cook pasta according to the directions on the box.

Drain meat and pour meat back into the sauce pan. Add 1 jar of spaghetti sauce and heat on low.

When pasta is done, drain water and make sure noodles are as dry as possible. Pour back into pot and add the jar of Alfredo and mix until thoroughly covered and pour evenly in the baking dish. Pour the meat mixture on top and spread evenly over the pasta. Sprinkle top with cheese.

Cover with non foil, or spray the foil with grease, and bake for 15 minutes then remove the foil and bake another 15 minutes.

When done, let sit for 5 minutes then serve!!

The only thing I would change is maybe throw a layer of cheese between the pasta and meat and add more meat. You can easily prepare this dish and freeze it and bake another time.

I will be making this again for sure.

From thecountrycook.com

Breakfast Sandwiches

Easy peasy! They were good and I love that you can freeze these for a later time. Coy loves breakfast sandwiches and we are always looking for easy lunches he can take to work with him. You can easily customize your sandwiches. 

Ingredients: 

1 package Jimmy Dean spicy sausage

12 eggs

12 English muffins

Butter

12 slices of cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease a muffin pan with butter. Crack an egg into each muffin spaces. Place in oven for 10-15 minutes or until done.

Cook your sausage in a skillet. Slice your English muffins and cheese.

Toast your English muffin slices and lay them on a baking pan. You can add butter to the inside of them if you wish. Place your cheese, egg and sausage patty in the English muffin. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese has melted.

Enjoy!!

To freeze- wrap them individually in cling wrap or foil and put into a freezer seal bag. You can reheat in the microwave but for better flavor put them in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

From macheesmos.com

Edible Sugar Cookie Dough

This is so quick and easy. I served with graham crackers but I think it would be better with a different kind of cracker or cookie.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup softened butter

1 1/3 cup and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour

3/4 cup white sugar

1-2 tablespoons water

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

In a medium bowl, cream together sugar and butter for 2-3 minutes until fluffy. Mix in flour and vanilla. Add water 1 tablespoon 1 at a time until you reach cookie dough consistency. Top with sprinkles!!

From willowbirdbaking.com

Baked Tacos

These are SOOO good and so easy!! We made some with ground turkey and wheat tortilla, ground beef with regular tortillas... So easy to customize.

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef

20 1/2 oz refried beans

6 ounces tomatoe sauce

12 small flour tortillas

3 tablespoons taco seasoning

Cheese

Anything else you like on tacos

Directions:

Brown ground beef completely and drain grease and return to skillet.  Over low heat, add refried beans, tomatoe sauce and taco seasoning. Mix well until warm.

Scoop into tortillas wich should be standing in a casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Tortillas should be getting crispy looking and cheese melted.

I can't upload pictures on here on my iPad. I will get on my computer when the girls go down for a nap.

From food.com

Baked Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

I made this dish thinking it would be a good breakfast on a cold rainy morning. It isn't bad... But it isn't very pumpkiny or sweet. I thought about adding more pumpkin and some sugar next time. To sweeten it I added some sugar and cinnamon on top. The next morning I crumbled it up in a bowl, added milk and heated it up for a minute. Pretty good! Lucy likes it in her yogurt.

Ingrediants:

3 cups old fashioned oatmeal

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

3 eggs

1/2 cup pumpkin purée

1/4 cup olive oil

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Stir together all ingredients and pour into a well greased 8x10 baking dish. Bake 30-40 minutes or until knife comes out of center mostly clean.

You can freeze this dish and reheat in microwave with 1 teaspoon of water.

I'm not a great cook but I'm learning. Anyone have any ideas on how to make this dish a little tastier??

From barefeetinthekitchen.com

Baby Booty Wipes

Moms... This is the post for you!!!

I made baby wipes. At home. In ten minutes.

Hallelujah!!!

I wanted to see if it was worth the time/money spent on ingredients so I did the homework.

We were buying our wipes at Target (Up&Up brand) in bulk, 8 packs for $14.49. That equals $1.81 a pack. Doesn't sound too expensive, right?

What you will need for your homemade wipes:

Water: FREE

Coconut Oil 14 oz.: $5.99

Johnson&Johnson Baby Wash 9 oz.: $2.99

Brawny paper towels 8 pack: $8.99

= $17.97

Paper towels = 24 packs

Coconut Oil = 28 packs

Johnson&Johnson = 18 packs

(1 TBS= 1/2 oz.)

Cost of Ingrediants Per Pack:

Paper Towels: $0.37

Coconut Oil: $0.21

Johnson&Johnson: $0.16

=$0.74 a pack!!!

Here is the recipe:

1 cup HOT water

1 TBS coconut oil

1 TBS baby wash

1 roll paper towels

A sealable container large enough to hold wipes

1. Cut the roll with a large knife in thirds. If you like larger wipes cut the roll in half. My calculations on cutting the roll in thirds. If you cut the roll in half it will be $0.93 a pack. 

2. Pull the cardboard tube out of the rolls

3. In a measuring cup or bowl mix your HOT water, coconut oil and baby wash. You need hot water for this step because you need to completely melt the coconut oil.

4. Pour mixture into whatever container you will store the wipes in and insert your paper towels. Place lid on container.

5. Let it sit for about an hour so it will soak into the paper towels. I tipped mine upside down for a few minutes.

I have also heard of people unrolling the papertowels and folding them so they could use the wipes box. I'm thinking of trying that. 

Baby Ember has sensitive skin so I'm hoping this works well! Let's pray it works wonders. If you have questions let me know!!!

This recipe is from in-the-corner.com

** Also, prices and cost may vary depending on brand, size, store etc...