make it monday

Hey everyone it almost that time of year here in Indiana to start planting home gardens.  Frost for the year is almost over.
This year I am going back to planting in boxes.  Last year I tried the big open garden thing and I did not like it as much as container gardening.  So am going back to the containers.

Here are the containers I am going to use the are 1 foot square.  With longer post at the sides on the inside so we can wrap chicken wire around them if the neighborhood rabbits get into them.  

First I had my husband cut a couple of 1 X 4 X 8 in to 12 inch pieces.  Then I had him cut some
1 X 2 X 8 in to  18inch pieces

I then used my new favorite tool the air nail gun and nailed the boxes together.  You do not have to have an air tool to do this a hammer and nails or screws and a screw driver will work just as well.  I just really like the air nail gun it is so cool.  

here is the finished box I would have had more pictures for you but they are on my husbands phone.
I am going to paint mine  bright colors so they will make me happy when ever I see them.
I will post more pictures after they are painted


 We also made a much bigger box for Mindy I will have her post pictures.

have a great day
Stephanie

thrifty thursday

Okay so for thrifty Thursday I thought I would try this soap scum cleaner I saw on pinterest the other day.  The original pin is found here 

http://pinterest.com/pin/58757970108759469/ 

on my pin board  But basically it is equal parts vinegar and blue dawn dish detergent.  You heat the vinegar in the microwave for a couple minutes and put it in a spray bottle with your dawn and give it a good shake.  And you are ready to go.  I took pictures of my shower before with the mixture on it and after. 

before with soap scum

close up before with soap scum

shower with mixture all over it I let it set for 2 hours since we have hard water and it make soap scum so much worse

close up with mixture on it

after scrubbing walls

close up after scrubbing walls

I am still not sure how I feel about this I can see a difference in the shower walls.  But it was not all gone.  Maybe it's because of the hard water here.  I am not sure.  I will try it again and see if it does any better.  Just not sure if it wouldn't be easier to get DH to use CLR on it instead.  If you have tried it please let me know how it worked for you and if you have hard water where you live.  

Thanks 

Stephanie

Whatever Wednesday ( Minne Mouse Purses)

I wanted to do something different for Katie's goody bags for school this year. I was working on making some felt purses for a craft show I am doing in May and I thought to myself why not make these for the girls in her class. I think they turned out really cute and the girls loved them!

Tasty Tuesday

What tastes better than a Minnie Mouse birthday cake? For not knowing what I was doing I think it turned out pretty well.

Minnie Mouse Punch Wall

On April 18th my youngest daughter turned 4. On the 17th she got to have a party at preschool. Her party at home was going to be done in Minnie Mouse so we chose to stick with that theme and make a game to take to school for all the kids to play. At first I was going to do a pinata but decided this would be a safer project to do for 13 3 and 4 year olds.

The first thin you do is purchase 3 large pieces of poster board. Flip the poster board to the back. Find a circle that is the size you would like ( make sure it is big enough for a child's hand to fit through)

Next measure the cup you are going to use to put the prizes in. This cup must be larger than your circle.

Measure your rows out evenly and trace as many circles as you would like on your board.

After you are done tracing cut out all of the circles.

Lay down on a flat surface and cover each hole with tissue paper. We used 2-3 layers for each hole and alternated pink and white.

Fill your prize cup up with your prizes. I found it worked well to put the prizes in a ziploc bag if you are putting more than one thing in the cup.

 Using a hot glue gun glue around the edges of the cup. Press down and hold for a few seconds until it dries.

Finish all of the cups.

Next you need to make sides for your board. using your second piece of poster board cut it into2 strips. Fold the strip in half and then tape to the side of the board

Repeat on the other side. Our board was to heavy so we had to brace the back to make it stand up. We taped 4 curtain rods along the back to give it support. When you are done you can decorate the front or just leave it as is.

Now come the fun part! Let the kids punch the holes out and win a prize!

Whatever Wednesday

Hello Stephanie here today
Mindy and I are both members of BzzAgent .  This is a really cool thing.  They do campaigns for company's that need people to try out there products and give feed back.  You also talk to people about the products.  Well this time I got the Pepsi Next campaign.  Since I am a huge Pepsi fan this was a great campaign for me to get .

So this is what I got in the Mail from BzzAgent.  1 can of Pepsi Next, 1 coupon for a free 2 litter of Pepsi Next,  8 coupons for $0.50 off one 2 litter bottle of Pepsi Next, a cool ink pen with facts about Pepsi Next, and a brochure telling you about Pepsi Next.

In case you haven't heard about Pepsi Next it has 60% less sugar than regular Pepsi.  Now like I said I really love My Pepsi. But at the same time I know they are full of sugar and calories.  So I was real looking forward to trying this.

I tried my can of Pepsi Next last night.  I have to say it wasn't bad but it did taste a little diety to me.  But maybe I am just really picky about it.  I drink Pepsi because of the way it taste no other reason.  So for me I would rather give up Pepsi if I was going to try and lose weight rather than drinking something I was not totally thrilled with.

Like I said this is just my opinion I will be letting my son try some when he comes home from collage in a couple of week.  I will also be passing out the coupons to friends and neighbors so they can try it for themselves.

I will make sure to have Mindy post with her opinion on Pepsi Next.
 

hey everyone Stephanie here with your tasty Tuesday 

Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breast

Total Time:

Prep Time:

Cook Time:

55 mins

10 mins

45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings:

4

Units: US

• 4 boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

Mix mayonnaise, cheese and seasonings.

Spread mixture over chicken breast and place in baking dish.

Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.

and here is a nice side to go with it.

 

Southern Skillet Corn

6 ears corn
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons butter

Shuck corn and pull off silks, then rinse under cool running water. In a large bowl, cut the corn from the cob with a sharp knife. Scrap up the cob with a spoon to get the milk. Combine flour, sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl, then add to 1 1/2 cups of water. Stir with a fork or whisk or combine. Melt butter over medium-low heat in a large, heavy bottomed skillet. Add corn and flour mixture and cook over medium-low heat for 40-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Makes 6 servings.

hope you enjoy them.

 

Tasty Tuesday ( Cheeseburger Lasagna)

Cheeseburger lasagna

1

lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

2

cans (15 oz each) tomato sauce

1

cup ketchup

1/2

cup water

2

tablespoons dry onion soup mix (half 1-oz package)

2

eggs

2

cups cottage cheese

1/2

cup grated Parmesan cheese

8

uncooked lasagna noodles

1

cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

1

cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (4 oz)

1. Heat oven to 375°F. In 3-quart saucepan, cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; remove from heat and drain. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, water and soup mix.
2. In medium bowl, beat eggs well. Stir in cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese.
3. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Top with 4 uncooked lasagna noodles (noodles may not reach ends of dish). Top with half of cottage cheese mixture and half of remaining meat sauce.
4. Repeat layers with remaining lasagna noodles, cottage cheese mixture and meat sauce. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top. Cut 16x12-inch sheet of regular or nonstick foil; if using regular foil, spray with cooking spray. Cover dish loosely with foil, sprayed side down.
5. Bake 1 hour or until lasagna is bubbly and noodles can be easily pierced with tip of sharp knife. Uncover dish; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until cheese on top is melted. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Makes 8 servings

Freezer Friday ( Stuffed Pepper Casserole)

Stuffed Pepper Casserole

2 medium green peppers cut into 1 inch chunks
30 oz can of tomato sauce
2 pouches of Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice-whole grain brown
2 tsp Worcesterchire sauce
2 ½ tsp dried basil
¼ cup dried onions
1 pd ground beef
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 large Roma tomatoes-diced

Preheat oven to 350. Brown the ground beef with onion. Drain. Boil pepper chunks for 2 minutes. Remove from water and place on paper towels to remove excess water. Combine all but cheese in a 9x12 glass baking dish. Cover and bake 25 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven. Bake uncovered for 7-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

tasty tuesday

hey Stephanie here I wanted to share with you a couple of things I found on pinterest for Easter foods.

http://pinterest.com/pin/58757970108479608/


http://www.bettycrocker.com/tips/tipslibrary/baking-tips/cinnabunnies?ESRC=16030&WT.mc_id=partner_facebook_Bettycrocker

http://pinterest.com/pin/58757970108479605/


http://pinterest.com/pin/58757970108425917/

I am so making these last eggs

hope these give you a few fun ideas for Easter

happy Easter week

hey sorry about the make it Monday you didn't get one because of the storms.  For make it monday I was going to tell you about the idea I had for decorating my trees and shrubs out front.  I used fishing line to hang plastic eggs from my trees ans shrubs.  I was really cutie till the wind and hail from the last 2 storms left only a couple of eggs out there.  So I have no pictures but it is really easy to do just run fishing line threw the top 2 holes in the Easter eggs then tie in a knot.  then hang on you trees.