Pinterest

We am sure most of you have heard of our latest

Addictions

Infatuations

Compulsions

Habits

Needs

Call it what you will

is up there with

Coffee

Chocolate

Hugs

Giggles

Crafts

You get the picture?

Right?

Did you ask what is Pinterest?

Pinterest

lets you organize and share all the beautiful
things you find on the web.
People use pinboards to plan their weddings,
decorate their homes,
and organize their favorite recipes.

Best of all,
you can browse pinboards created by other people.
Browsing pinboards is a fun way to
discover new things and
get inspiration from people
who share your interests.

Let us tell you a little secret.

We was playing around and
looking at all of the amazing

goodies that are on Pinterest

and be still our little hearts
what did we find?

Our

Fried Mac n Cheese Balls

Can we tell you how excited we were to

be doing our daily search to see our post?

We feel like

Super Stars

We want to share some of our

favorite pens from this week.

We think they are stars as well.

Most of our picks have us

SMH

Katie's "text" words for

Shake My Head

thinking why did I not think of that?

or

Wow- I had that same idea!

(great minds think alike)

or

I did that, but that sure does look better.

A soap box to carry your

camera in your bag!

Genius

Dried Strawberries

We made these last night

Yum!

Sorry, we do not have a tutorial on these

We ate them all up.

Amazing DIY rug

Yes!  You can even find great tutorials like this

beautiful rug.

If you take a look at the top right of our blog

you can follow us.

Because Pinterest is so new it is currently invite-only.

But if you would like an invite

send us your e-mail address and

we would be happy for you to join in on the fun.  

We will send you an invite to come play. 

We always end our post with a quote of the day

so we will share one of our favorites found on

Pepperoni Spaghetti Bake

Pepperoni Spaghetti Bake

This meal is so tasty and comes from a

CAN!

Yep, you did hear correct.

This recipe is from

Chef Boyardee.

We were luck to be choosen to host a

House Party for Chef Boyardee.

We did an Italian Theme.

Our 1st recipe was

Ravioli Lasagna

Today we are trying

Pepperoni Spaghetti Bake

This dish is AMAZING!

Not one single bit left over.

Ingredients

• PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 1-1/4 cups original baking mix
• 1/2 cup reduced fat (2%) milk
• 2 can (14.5 oz each) Chef Boyardee® Spaghetti & Meatballs
• 3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/3 cup sliced turkey pepperoni

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Combine baking mix and milk in medium bowl; stir until soft dough forms.
2. Drop dough by spoonfuls on bottom of baking dish (will not completely cover bottom). Spoon 1 can spaghetti and meatballs over dough and sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with remaining can spaghetti and meatballs, remaining 1/4 cup cheese and pepperoni.
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until dough is done in centers and browned.

Cook's Tips

• Add your favorite pizza toppings, if desired.
• Get the kids involved with preparation; they can prepare the dough, layer the ingredients, and top the dish with pepperoni.



Welcome to the Church of the Holy Cabbage.  Lettuce pray. 

~Author Unknown

Biscoff Cake Push-Ups

Have you ever had a wonderful idea

to only see it fail?

We did!

Because we are not ones to

cry over spilled milk, or

MUSHED up cupcakes.

We made Cake Push-Ups

The process started because I (Honee) had a grand idea to make cupcakes in my special mini cake mold. 

Well we greased and floured the mold-

just like you do with cakes.

Mixed up a butter box cake mix.

Filled each well.

(like this but with out the cupcake wrappers)

And dropped a teaspoon of Biscoff Spread and swirled

(it should have made a self-frosting)

but because the tin had a raised design

the swirl went too deep

 and came out looking like this.

SAD   SAD   SAD

WAIT!

we could not just dump out such tasty yummies.

Scratching our heads we decided to use our

Push-Ups

We ordered them from Pick Your Plum,

but don't worry we found you a hook up at

Push Pop Containers

This is how we made our

Cake Push-Ups

Push the pop onto the mini cake.

You will have left over cake,

so squish it all together to use for another layer.

Spread a layer of Biscoff Spread.

Add another layer of "cake" mix.

Squirt frosting for another next layer.

Repeat, Repeat and Repeat

until you are finished.

Use your imagination!

Have FUN!

If you can see we stood ours up in a bowl filled with

CHOCOLATE CHIPS

We like to end each post with a quote and this is our motto-

Great words to live by!

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

~ Albert Einstein

Ravioli Lasagna



We are so excited to be hosting a

"Be the Chef with Chef Boyardee House Party".

At the party we will show our guest how easy, quick and fun it is to serve a healthy delicious home cooked meal to your family and friends.

This meal will blow your mind

it will not look like a can cooked meal at all. 

It will look like you slaved over dinner all afternoon. 

(sprinkle flour onto your face)

Don't worry that you are going to miss the party because we are going to bring the party to you. 

Each day this week we will show you how you can decorate your table for an exciting family meal that makes full happy tummies. 

But we will also show you how you can host an elegant, inexpensive and appetizing dinner party

all from a "CAN".

Ravioli Lasagna

PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray

1 Cup frozen loose cut leaf spinach

2 Cans (15 oz each) Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli

1 (14.5 oz) Hunt's Diced Tomatoes, drained well

1-1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning

1 Cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 Cup shredded Italian blend cheese

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Spray 8x8" glass baking dish with cooking spray.  Place spinach in microwave-safe bowl.  Cover with plastic weap and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; squeeze spinach dry.

2.  Combine ravioli, drained tomatoes and italian seasoning in medium microwave-safe bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture is hot.   Combine cottage cheese, spinach and black pepper in small bowl. 

3.  Place half of ravioli mixture in bottom of baking dish.  Top with half of cottage cheese mixture and 1/2 cup shredded cheese.  Repeat layers. 

4.  Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.



Now you have a healthy family meal that looks so good

you can serve it at your next dinner party.

Cook's Tips

Involve the kids with the preparation .

They can stir together the cottage cheese mixture and help layer the ingredients in the dish.

Trying to please a picky eater?

Subsitute the spinach with another vegetable the family enjoys.

You could also place all of the spinach mixture between the layers of ravioli or leave the spinach out completely.

**Next time we make this dish we will use raw Spinach.**

You have two choices for dinner

Take it

or

Leave it

or in our family.

Eat it

or

Starve

Pay it "Fashion" Forward

Would you like to

Pay it "Fashion" forward?

Andrea Montgomery

is donating 100% of the proceeds from the

2011 Pink Ribbon Necklace

to the Pink Ribbons Project!

This year's necklace features a stylish letter charm and the gorgeous faceted teardrop pink topaz on a 16" chain necklace with a 2" extension and freshwater pearl accent at back- available in gold vermeil or sterling silver.

How are you going to personalize your necklace?

Your own initial?

In honor or in memory

of a friend, mom or sister

who has been touched by cancer?

 

Kindness is a language which the

deaf can hear and the blind can read.

~ Mark Twain



Fried Mac N Cheese Balls

We are in a

Macaroni and Cheese

challenge.

Yes, your read correct.

How do you choose the best

Mac 'n Cheese?

Anything with cheese is a winner.

When we heard about this contest we knew right away what recipe we would use our

Fried Mac N Cheese Balls a la Cheesecake Factory

BUT- there was only 1 rule and we had to use a recipe found from a blog.

What were we going to do?

Hello- Mr. Google (he is such a good friend)

We did our search and found OUR recipe at

About A Mom

Okay to be honest we found this recipe years ago from Mr. Google, but this is the same recipe.

Fried Mac 'n Cheese Balls a la Cheesecake Factory

1 pound elbow macaroni

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups milk, warmed, plus 2 tablespoons for egg wash

1 pound grated smoked Gouda

1 pound grated White Sharp Cheddar

Salt and black pepper

2 large eggs

3 cups seasoned bread crumbs (we use Panko)

Vegetable oil, for frying

fresh marinara sauce

Cook the macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Drain again and set aside.

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour into the butter and stir it with a whisk. Cook for 2 minutes.

How do you like my special measuring spoon?

Whisk the warmed milk into the flour mixture, working out any lumps. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat, add the cheeses, and stir until melted and smooth; season with salt and pepper.

yummmmm cheese!!!!

 Fold the cheese sauce into macaroni.

 Pour the mac and cheese into a shallow pan and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours.

Shape the cold mac and cheese into meatball-sized balls and place them onto a waxed paper-lined tray. Freeze the balls overnight.

Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons milk together to form an egg wash then into the bread crumbs. Put the balls back into the freezer until you are ready to fry.

Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer to 350 degrees F. Fry the mac and cheese balls until they are golden brown and center is hot, about 5 minutes. Serve hot with our favorite Marinara or Alfredo sauce or combination of both for dipping.  

How are you going to enjoy your Mac 'n Cheese Balls?

We enjoyed ours with

Chicky Nuggets a la Chick fil A

or
Rice-Fish Cakes

“Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.”
Luis Buñuel (1900-1983)

Glitter, so much GLITTER

How many of y'all remember your 1st day of school?

Butterflies in your tummy?

Excited to meet your new teacher.

Show off new shoes.

Get to use new school supplies.

It all gets better now!
How?

GLITTER SCHOOL SUPPLIES!

SO MUCH GLITTER!!!

Okay we have to admit our guilty pleasure is

Target commercials

Did I hear you ask how we get our notebooks so
GLITTERY?

All you need are compositions books

(Walgreen's special- large $.50 small $.15)

Mod Podge

Glitter

Paint (if you don't have color glitter)

Painters tape

Tape the black strip with painters tape.

Paint cover of notebook with your favorite color.

(you can skip this step if you are using color glitter)
Let dry.
Paint cover with Mod Podge and sprinkle with
GLITTER.
(We don't have pictures, but I am sure you get the picture.)
Let dry.

Pull off painters tape.
Oops our tape wanted to stay on.

So we painted over with black paint.

Don't you want your girls to go to school this 
HAPPY? 

Now you have school supplies that have
SO MUCH GLITTER!

Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.
Paris Hilton

Tiger Bark

Happy Labor Day

Today we are sharing our

Tiger Bark (Roar)

GEAUX Tigers

This is such an effortless treat.

It's tailgate time here in tiger-land and this is one of those quick and easy goodies.

You only need 3 ingredients and about 10 minutes.

1 pound white chocolate bark (or white chocolate chips)

1/2 cup peanut butter (your choice of crunchy or smooth)

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Melt white bark in microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes mix well, if not all the way melted put back into microwave for 15 seconds stiring smooth (for up to 1 minute longer).  Once all the way smooth add peanut butter and until well blended.

Pour onto a foil-lined baking sheet and spread thin.

Melt chocolate chips in microwave for 30 seconds until chips are mixed smooth.  If needed melt in 10 second intervals

(make sure not to over heat). 

Drizzle chocolate over peanut butter mix.

Swirl with end of spoon or toothpick.

(who wants to like the bowl?)

Freeze for 5 minutes or until set

Crack into small pieces.

Hot boudin!

Cold coushe-coushe!

Allons, Tigers!

Push, push, push!!!

(pronounced "poosh,poosh,poosh"

 to rhyme with coushe-coushe.)