Back to Cooking!!!

My husband and I enjoy cooking. Ever since we moved out to Perris, my daily comute to work is now 3 hours daily. So, by the time I pick up my son from my mom's I dont get home till 7pm. Which has delayed my cooking during the week a lot, and I end up having a frozen dinner or something that my mom has packed up for me. Not too bad, because my husband travels a lot, so it's mostly the baby and I, but I still miss cooking.
I was talking to my friend Jammie, and she informed me that she plans her meals for the week on the weekend, does the grocery shopping, and prepares the meals for when she's ready to cook them. It's not only cheaper (your not buying groceries that you wont be using), fast, and convenient. So, that has inspired me to start planning my meals, and any left over from the night, I can take to lunch for the next day (saving more money).
I came across this great blog/website www.livinglocurto.com/weekly-meal-plans/, Not only does Amy provide great meals from her own kitchen, but her blog readers, and her friends, so theirs a variatey of meals that you will love. She also provides a pdf file that includes the meals for the week, photos, and a grocery list. I love it.
This is the first meal that i will be preparing



Spicy Turkey Crock Pot Lasagna

I hope mine looks as good as this one, and I have never done Lasagna in a crock pot.....I'm scared.
Here is the recipe, and it's originally from parents.com and directions if you would like to try it out, come back and leave me a comment when your done.




Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
15 oz. container ricotta
1 package of shredded Italian-blend cheese
 – 10 oz package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
fresh ground pepper
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked and broken in half
1 large jar (26 ounces) chunky pasta sauce (your favorite kind)
1 cup water

Directions

Cook turkey in a pan. Season with Italian seasonings, salt and pepper flakes.
Mix ricotta, cheese blend and spinach in a bowl. Add a few pinches of salt and fresh ground pepper.
In a crock-pot, put a spoonful of pasta sauce to coat the bottom of the pot, then add a layer of the noodles.
Add half the meat mixture over noodles. Pour on half the pasta sauce and half the water. Spread half the cheese mixture on top. Repeat layers.
Cover slow cooker; cook on low heat 4-1/2 hours.

Free Give Away

I came across this give away that I wanted to share with you. We all love free giveaways!!!!!!!!!!!

C.D. Madison from www.enbdecor.blogspot.com is giving away. The winner of this giveaway will receive a 1 dozen of each size (9”, 12”, 18”) Round Up Lollipops! (U.S. residents only please.).

To enter

To enter, visit her shop http://www.enbdecor.com/, and then go back to her blog and leave a comment on what you would like to see added to all the goodies. Don't forget to include your name and email address so she can contact you!  Good Luck

Fearless

Recently I have noticed, that I'm paranoid a lot. Is it because I listen to the news? I hardly every used to watch or listen to the news, unless it was a commercial on TV or on the radio.
For the past year, I wanted to be in tune with the world, get to know what was going on in politics, so I started to listen to the news on my way home.
Wow, do I wish I never did that. I am so paranoid now, that I cant even sleep. Listening to all the bad incidents all over, scare me like crazy.
I'm afraid somebody is going to break into my house, I have the alarm on all the time, even during the day if it's just Jacob and I.
How come I cant be FEARLESS the way that I was before I got married, I wasn't afraid of anything. Is it because I know have a family, and I'm afraid to loose them?
I'm always thinking, what would I do if somebody broke in, how would I get Jacob and myself out safely?
Don't get me wrong, I don't walk around being scared every minute of the day, I love my life. I'm just a little bit more paranoid than I ever was.

I need tips on how to get un paranoid.....let me know if you feel the same way at times, and how you deal with it.

for our guests

for a gal who has a husband that travels as much as mine, i get access to plenty of travel size shampoos, lotions etc. so instead of having a drawer full of these things, i have put together little sets for my guests. the little washcloths (they come in packs of five or moreat the stores) i have had that were just taking up space in my cabinet.

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diet?

as of last night, i decided to get on a diet, and lose my last 10 pounds of baby weight. 1 year and 7 months is way to long in prolonging this. so i thought to my self, "myself, how are we going to do this?" i dont want to eat a piece of wheat bread a day, i dont want to get rid of any meat, and i dont just want to eat lettuce. so i have decided to eat what i want, but not as much.
so today im am taking my lunch break and got a sandwhich which includes: veggies,poultry,bread, and dairy. at first i thought ok only eat half and save the rest for later. then i thought i cant do that, the other half will get soggy,and i will still be eating the whole thing. i ate all of it during my lunch.
i guess i will start my diet tonight at dinner!

How do you Diet?

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