Beautify-ing your plastic drawers

Obviously having clear plastic drawers in your bathroom that show the whole world all of your toiletries, isn't the most attractive sight to see. There's a simple solution - scrapbooking paper. Find a color or pattern that matches your bathroom (or whatever room is home to your plastic drawers) and tape them so that the pretty side of the paper is showing through your plastic. Simple and effective!

Festive Toe Nails

 

I may be a grown woman, but I love dressing for holidays. (Yes, that includes Halloween). :) So, I decided to paint my toes to go with the season. Check out my Frankenstein inspired toe nails!

 

 

 

They're cute and SUPER easy! I just painted a pattern of lime green and black on every other toe (making my big toe green) and with a nail polish pen I drew a "stitch" on my big toe. Easy, cute and festive!

 

 

 



Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients -

 

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp dried oregano

¼ tsp salt

1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies

1 medium onion, sliced

1 large bell pepper, seeded and sliced (I use half a green and half a red)

12 flour tortillas

Toppings such as cheese, sour cream, and guacamole – if desired

Instructions -

 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place chicken strips in a greased 13×9 baking dish.

In a small bowl combine the oil, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, and salt

Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicken and stir to coat.

Next add the tomatoes, peppers, and onions to the dish and stir to combine.

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Serve on tortillas with desired toppings.

 

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

Ingredients -

3 1/2 to 4 pound rotisserie chicken, shredded
10 ounce package of frozen mixed veggies
10.75 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tube (10 count) of refrigerated biscuits

Instructions -

Heat oven to 400 F

Combine the chicken, veggies, soup, salt, pepper and 3/4 cup of water in a large bowl.

Transfer the mixture to an oven-safe casserole dish, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes.

Remove the foil, cover the filling with the biscuits and bake until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through. (About 15 minutes)

Tip - Rotisserie chicken is a big time-saver, however if you've got chicken breast on hand and you don't mind taking the extra time to cook it up yourself, it works just as well and tastes just as yummy!

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...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!

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!)