Toddler Tuesday: Turkey Hand

I loved this!  It was a little twist on the standard Turkey Hand.  I love this art project for little kids!  You just trace their hands on a piece of paper and they can make a little turkey out of it.  My K's Grandad really wanted to get the Turkey Hand from her soon, so we are going to probably do it tomorrow.  Oh how I love Thanksgiving!

Stay tuned for some THANKS that will be given soon!

Meal-Time Monday: Best Lasagna

Best Lasagna

By: Kristen 

"This recipe is called 'Best Lasagna' because it is rated best by my family and friends. May be served with a light garden salad with Italian dressing."

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 4 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Romano cheese
• 2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Boil lasagna noodles 6 to 8 minutes until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Lay noodles flat and remove excess water with a paper towel.
2. In a skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat. Add onion, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook until there is no remaining pink color in beef. Drain any liquids and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix together ricotta cheese, Romano cheese, 2 cups of the spaghetti sauce and the seasoned ground beef. Mix until well blended. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Add a thin layer of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add a layer of noodles lengthwise and a few noodles in the opposite direction. Pour in a generous layer of ricotta mixture on top of noodles. Top ricotta layer with several basil leaves. Add another layer of noodles lengthwise. Spread on 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Line up the zucchini slices on top of the mozzarella cheese. Add another thin layer of ricotta cheese. Add the last layer of noodles lengthwise. Top the noodles with the remaining spaghetti sauce, several more basil leaves in an eye catching arrangement and top with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake in a preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes. If Mozzarella cheese becomes too browned, loosely cover with a piece of foil.

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These would make great Christmas gifts for any child!  

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Wing-it Wednesday: Make Baby Stuff...

Ok!  So this website is AMAZING! With Make Baby Stuff I was able to make my daughter's cute little bucket hat and also her cookie costume for Halloween.  It's free and pretty easy to follow. If you are looking for some for some great little sewing projects for your little ones, check this out!  You won't regret it!

Here are some pictures of my handi-work:

April 2008
Here is the bucket hat!

October 2010

Cookie costume for Halloween!

Toddler Tuesday: Counting...

Today my daughter (K) was counting in Spanish with her daddy and she was counting uno, dos, tres etc.  Well, they counted all the way to 10 with her repeating the numbers that daddy said.   Then she started to count... (while holding up the number of fingers associated with each number)  "uno, dos, tres, cuatro..." *long pause* looks at daddy..."FIVE!!"  She hold's up five fingers with a huge grin on her face!  Oh, my sweet little girl!  She is growing up to fast!

Please listen to this song by Taylor Swift.  It's called:  "Never Grow Up".  It's on her new album SPEAK NOW.  Here are the full lyrics.  Let me know what you think of this song.  I know when I listened to it, it pretty much summed up how I feel about my two little girls.  I know that a lot of us parents can probably relate.  :)  Enjoy!