Rolled and Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:

1 cup Mozzarella

1/3 cup Ricotta Cheese

2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese

Basil, Oregano, Salt , and Pepper to taste.

4 tbsp butter melted

4 Chicken breast pounded thin.

3/4 cup bread crumbs

Mix cheeses and spices well. Spread mixture down each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with toothpick . Roll each in butter then bread crumbs. Cook at 325 for 45 minutes.

Serve.

Penne Pasta with 5 Cheese

Ingredients:

2 cups heavy cream

1 cans Hunts diced tomatoes with basil

1 jar marinara sauce

1/2 cup Romano cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup Italian blend cheese

2 tbsp ricotta cheese

1 pound Penne Pasta

4 tbsp butter

Directions:

Boil pasta according to package. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Combine all ingredients except pasta and butter. Once pasta is cooked, drain and mix with mixture. Dot with butter and bake 10 minutes.

Serve.

Chinese Take-Out Lemon Chicken

Ingredients:

1 tbsp oil

1 lb chicken breast cut into stripes

2 cups frozen peas

1 small red pepper cut into stripes

1 small package lemon flavor jello

1 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 tbsp Italian dressing

2 cloves garlic minced

HEAT oil in large skillet on medium high heat. Add chicken, cook 4 minutes or until cooked. Add snow peas and peppers. Cook and stir about 2 minutes.

MIX dry gelatin mix and cornstarch in small bowl. Add broth, dressing, and garlic, stir until mixed well. Add to skillet and cook about 3 minutes until sauce thickens.

SERVE over rice.

OOBLECK

Want to makes some fun goo. I found the materials list from www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000088

***special note do not put down the drain put in a bag and trow away***

Ages. I had my 13 year old nephew, 4 1/2 year old and 15 month and they ALL loved it!

When mixing just use your hands so much easier that trying to stir

Sausage Penne Pasta

Ingredients:

12 ounces penne pasta

1 package hot Italian brats

1/4 cup onions

1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 can tomatoes

1 jar marinara sauce

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Boil pasta according to package. Take uncooked sausage a chop up. Cook on medium heat for around fifteen minutes. Add mushrooms and onions cook another 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes and marinara sauce. Heat through. Drain pasta and add sauce mixture. Stir in cheese until melted. Serve.

Bathroom Make Over

My Girlfriend nicely told me my downstairs bathroom "looked like her Grandma's" meaning really Julie how long has it looked like this, I thought, hmmm yeah about 8 years? Is that too long? What do I know.

My inspiration came for two places, 1st my sons first hair cut at the locale Barber shop. It was three generations, Pop, Daddy and Birthday boy. (tradition to not cut there hair until age 1) I loved all the pictures I though how can I hang them all. The 2nd was a bathroom in the movie "The Ghost of Girlfriends Past" crappy movie but they had a RAD huge bathroom with tall black trim that I loved.

Before After

I started with printing the pictures in different sizes ranging from 16x12, 12x12, 11x14, 5x7 and 4x6(which if I did it again I would not print smaller than a 5x7 go big or go home) hung them with Lock Tight (the blue sticky stuff)

I spray painted the cabinet and roughed it up with stand paper, the sprayed on a clear coat

Borrowed a Miter Saw and Nail gun, cut and hung trim, filled in nail holes with wood puddy and sanded

Removed my mirror that was held on by two plastic screws and two little mettle clips on the bottom (we left the mettle clips) Used Mirror Glue and Glued mirror back to wall, put plastic screws back on to let mirror glue set up for 72 hours. Then removed plastic screws and put on the Trim with liquid nails.. Paint the back of the trim before you hang as it will reflect in the mirror. I painted the front and back before we glue and had planned on touching up but none was needed.

I LOVE LOVE my new bathroom.

Tin Foil Dinner

Now that it is a MILLION DEGREES outside, I try to use my oven as little as possible.
Tin foil dinners are a great change and are cooked on the grill, or on the fire pit when camping.

Ingredients:
1 Pound beef
Potatoes
Carrots
Onions
Cream of Mushroom soup
Tin Foil
Seasoning for Beef (Worchestire sauce, seasoning salt, pepper, garlic)


Directions:
Turn grill on medium heat. Mix beef and seasonings. Patty out. Peel and chop carrots, potatoes, and onions.
Place beef patty on tin foil, Each packet should be for an individual person, place vegetable around meat. Salt and pepper veggies.
Drizzle about 2-3 tbls of cream of mushroom soup over meet.

**Double wrap the packets.**

Cook about 10-15 minutes on each side. Flip with a spatula not tongs, the file might rip. When done the potatoes and carrots you can cut with a fork and meet will be fully cooked.

This is an awesome dinner choice when you don't want dishes!
Enjoy.

White Trash Muddy Buddies

Sandra Bullock was on Jay Leno awhile back and "earned her plug" by making some yummy White Trash also known as Muddy Buddies. This is a great treat that kids can help you make. Oh yeah and eat!

9 Cups Chex Cereal

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup Peanut butter

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 teasp vanilla

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 cup Peanuts **optional

1 cup raisins **optional (I did not use)

Put the 9 cups of chex, peanuts and raisins (if desired) in a bowl set aside

Heat the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter over medium heat *just to melt, take off heat and add vanilla and stir. Pour melted mix over cereal and stir to coat cereal. Pour in to large bag ( I used 2 Ziploc)

add even amounts of powdered sugar to each bag and Shake!

Once covered pour out onto pans to cool.

I stored mine in the frig.

DELICIOUS!!!!

Faux-Canvas prints!

Thank you Kristen Duke for this great Project.

What you will need.

Picture (we did 12x12) $2.99 at Costco
Wood- We used a 2x4 MDF the was 3/4" thick $10.12 (makes 8 12x12 pieces)
Mod Podge Matte finish for Top of Photo (we used the gloss to glue the pic to the board only because we had 2   bottles between us and the Matte was half way gone and we wanted to save it for the top)
Foam Brush (we used a 2") $.67
Spray Paint $3.44
Picture Hanger  $1.94

First Choose your Photo, if you are cropping your photo in your photo editing program crop to the size your are going to print. I did a "custom" crop of 12x12.  A unique shape for a picture and I think a perfect square looks so nice in a group of pictures.

Print Picture.
We uploaded to Costco and had them print a 12x12 for $2.99 we did a lustre finish

Get Wood
Home Depot grab your piece of MDF 2x4 and take it back to the "Cutting Center" ask for 8 12x12 pieces. They may tell you that you will loose and 1/8 or so with each cut but ours turned out just fine

We sprayed the sides and edges of each board

Make sure Photo fits nicely on board, trim any over hang

Apply the Mod Pod-ge to the board AND the back of the Photo (paying special attention to the sides) press

firmly, we used an old cotton T-Shirt to press down

This is the Brave part

Use a new foam brush and apply Matte Finish Mod pod-ge

Use a good amount of glue so you can pull down the length of the photo

Let them Dry

 

Attach Picture Hanger to back

The nails are so tiny I use a needle nose to hold them in place to hammer in

Hang and Enjoy!

The total cost per picture was about $7.00

Which if you compare to Costco's $40.00 for canvas print PLUS $30.00 to ship

this is pretty much the greatest DEAL ever!

Do You Need a Baby Guinea Pig

Four Days OLD

They will get at least 4 times larger!

We will be able to determine their sex at 3 weeks which will  be the 2nd week in July and they will be ready for a new home!

Baby number ONE is an adventurer, this baby was the first to explore and first to find the food! Its carmel and white in color. ..Update.... BABY number 1 Has a Home NOW!!!!!

Baby number TWO is our silly little one with the one black eye and ear. This baby has sweet little calic like "swooshes" on its back similar to a Abyssinian guinea pigs they call them "crowning crest" this baby is our big eater right now! Loves to be held close.

 

Baby number THREE, look at this sweet, has a black face and a little black bum, with white markings in he shape of a T on the face. This baby is so silky soft and a little shy. Loves to be wrapped up and held close

What will you need to have a new Piggy at your House?


Their Home

Guinea Pigs require a larger cage than most small animals because they can not use a running wheel or a ball (they can injure their backs).  We had our 2 in a smaller cage and once we went to a bigger cage they were so happy, running around, pop corning (which is a jumping thing they do). It was very apparent they are happier with more space.

We ordered from Walmart (who shipped free from a 3rd party) the
Midwest Pets Guinea Habitat PLUS  for $52.95 it is 8 square feet


Cleaning.

I clean 2 times a week (but currently I have 5 piggy's, when we only had the 2 I cleaned 1 a week)

We have Carefress (bedding) on the feeding side of the cage and a Fleace blanket on the other
I use a dust pan and broom to clean out the "droppings" and bedding and spray down the cage with a vinegar and water mix.

MDW1246: Ships Via Small Parcel Ground

The Guinea Habitat Plus comes with a very convenient, easy to operate wire mesh top. Most would agree that Guinea Pigs are not known for the climbing or jumping ability, however the wire top securely protects our Guinea Pig friends from the outside environment. Keeping them safe and healthy! During our research on the Guinea Habitat Midwest found that Guinea Pigs tend to make the majority of their mess in the same area that they eat. In response to this information Midwest developed the ''Care Area'' divider. The ''Care Area'' Divider is a wire frame habitat divider that is completely adjustable and comes equipped with a ramp system that allows the Guinea Pig easy access between the ''Care Area'' and Play Area within their Habitat. The ability to separate these areas in the Habitat restricts the majority of the mess to the ''Care Area'' making it easier to for the Pet Parent to keep the Guinea Pig clean, healthy and happy!

Features:
•''Care Area'' Divider with Ramp Covers
•Full Removable Wire Mesh Top
•Leak-Proof, Easy to Attach and Remove, Washable Canvas Bottom
•Lock-in-Place Doors Double as Ramps
•Attractive Epoxy Coated Panels Provide Ample Play Area (8 Sq. Ft.)
•No Tools or Connecting Pieces Required
•Safe & Expandable, Sets Up Complete in Seconds
•Great for Indoor or Outdoor Use
•Folds Flat for Storage & Travel

Their Bedding
We use a mix of Carefresh Bedding and sent free Aspen bedding a very large bag is about $20.00 and aleast 2-3 months

Their Food and Water
 
I buy there food from Wal Mart
Small World Guinea Pig Pellets it is about $5.00 and last a about Month
Timothy Hay also about $5.00 and it last 2 Months
  Buy a large water bottle that hooks to the cage they are $5-$7 and need refilling every 4-5 days
Veggies and Fruits of all kinds
 
Their Personality
 
The squeak and talk when happy or excited.  They are a little nervous when you try to pick them up but once they are close to you they calm right down. They love to run in tunnels, burrow in blankets and snuggle with you.
 
We are holding the babies  everyday so the will be use to being held our daughter is 4 1/2 and she also is holding them.
 
 
If you would like to add a pet to your family we are are asking a $25.00 "re-homing" fee, please leave a comment if you are interested with your email and I will contact you!.
 

French Silk Pie

No, this is not the one you buy in the freezer section at the grocery store. This is a home made version and it is wonderful and easy!!

Ingredients:
9" Pie crust cooled
5 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
3/4 cup butter (not margarine)
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
Whipped cream (topping)
Chocolate Curls (optional)

Cook pie crust and cool.




Melt 5 squares of chocolate on stove or in microwave and let cool. Cream butter and slowly add sugar. Blend til light and fluffy. Add cooled chocolate and vanilla. Add 1 egg a blend on medium for 5 five minutes, add second egg, blend five minutes, finally add third egg and blend again for 5 minutes. Pour continents into pie crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Top with whipped cream and chocolate curls. ENJOY!

Apparently my husband liked the pie so much it never made it to a plate!

Childrens Museum of Phoenix... Two Gigi Thumbs Up

If you have not gone GO
if you have Go again!
*It was a little pricey ($9.00 per person 1 year and up!)
*Stay, if I could do it again I would have packed a little lunch for the kids spent 3 hours playing, ate at there little lunch area and played an hour or two more.
Look Up! There is so much to see!
Play Play Play
I would get a locker to hold your crap and go have some fun, oh and follow the rules, if you don't they will let you know!

flower pot heads.....

I laughed out loud last night as I was doing the final walk through before calling it quits for the day. I came across this little gem. Life in the doll house is always fun but are these parents "pot" heads! Did those babies have to feed themselves? Or are the parents just super rad trend setters, maybe even the King and Queen of Doll House Land, either way it made my night!