Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Third Tooth's a Charm

We are experimenting with trying new foods. So far Stella has had rice cereal, oat cereal, peas, green beans, banana and as of today she tried sweet potatoes, which she loved! I feel like every day we accomplish something big. I just found her third tooth while I was feeding her. She now has two on the bottom and one coming in on the top. Time is flying so fast!

Here's miss sunshine enjoying some green beans...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Haircare Organization


My haircare drawer in my bathroom was horrific. The straightener, curling iron and dryer were crammed into a drawer with total cord chaos, so I had to do something about it. Sometimes just because you can get the drawer to close, doesn't necessarily mean that everything FITS. :) So, to solve this problem, I moved them to this glorious basket. Not only did they fit better (much better!) but it gave me an open drawer for more storage. In organizing that's what we call a win win!




Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups


Ingredients -
8 Lasagna noodles
2 1/2 cups alfredo sauce
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
Italian seasoning
3 cups of shredded Italian cheese (Mozzarella, Parmesan, ect. - your choice) I use Mozzarella
 
Spray an 8x8 pan with non-stick cooking spray and pour about 1/2 cup of alfredo sauce on the bottom of the pan. Cook the chicken in a pan with some Italian seasoning and shred the chicken once it's cooked. Boil water in a large pan, cook lasagna noodles until al dente. Darin and rinse the noodles with cold water to prevent them sticking together. (Very Important!!) Then, lay out each noodle individually and blot dry with a paper towel.
 
Spread about 2 tbs. of alfredo sauce over each noodle. (if there is too much sauce you will have a huge mess!) Sprinkle Italian seasoning on top of sauce. Take some shredded chicken and spread it out evenly over each noodle. Add cheese. To roll up, start at one end and roll the noodle over the toppings. You will need to lift the noodle a little to prevent squishing out the inside ingredients while rolling.
 
Place the roll-ups in the pan, one by one, seam-side down so they don't come undone. Once they are all in the pan, pour remaining alfredo sauce over the top. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted on top.
 
(An alternative to this recipe, if you're in a hurry and don't feel like rolling each noodle...you can use the same theory and layer it like a lasagna instead. Tastes the same and saves time!)