Make it Monday

Hey Stephanie here with this weeks make it Monday.
I hope everyone is having a good 2012 so far.  One of my goals for this year is to get organized.  This is a really cool idea I saw on pinterest one of my favorite sight on the web.   It is a few binders to help you get organized and they look pretty to.  So it is a win win pretty and organized. 

This week I am going to show you how I made my bill one.

It is real simple first you type up you words on pretty paper. 

Then you cut them out.  I cut mine about 1 inch wide so they would fit in the ends of the binders.

Then I made labels for each month and printed them on more pretty paper.

I then cut them out with cool sissors.  when I was done the looked like this.

I then taped them to the dividers that have a pocket on each side.

this is how they looked when they are done.  Then you just have to put them in the binder and you are ready to keep your bills in one place.

This will be great for me since I have to keep all my bills because I run a child care center in my home.  Now at the end of the year I will be able to find everything I need for tax time.

thank you for taking the time to read this.
Stephanie

Freezer Friday (Potluck Ham and Pasta Recipe)

Potluck Ham and Pasta Recipe

1 package (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups 2% milk
1 jar (15 ounces) process cheese sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
4 cups cubed fully cooked ham

Cook macaroni according to package directions, adding broccoli during the last 3-4 minutes; drain.
In a large Dutch oven, saute onion in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese sauce and 1 cup cheddar cheese until blended.
Remove from the heat; stir in the ham, macaroni and broccoli. Divide between a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish and a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-35 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

You can freeze one casserole: To use thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350 for 50-60 min.

 

Thifty Thursday

Here is a tip for you:
Throw all of your extra fresh vegetables in a ziploc bag and freeze them. Dump them in the crockpot on a cold winter day for a pot of vegetable soup!

Tasty Tuesday ( Potluck Ham and Pasta Recipe)

Potluck Ham and Pasta Recipe

1 package (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups 2% milk
1 jar (15 ounces) process cheese sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
4 cups cubed fully cooked ham

Cook macaroni according to package directions, adding broccoli during the last 3-4 minutes; drain.
In a large Dutch oven, saute onion in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese sauce and 1 cup cheddar cheese until blended.
Remove from the heat; stir in the ham, macaroni and broccoli. Divide between a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish and a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-35 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

make it monday on tuesday

Hey Stephanie here sorry I had to take a break from blogging for a while but I promised Mindy I would do a make it Monday for everyone.  Then I got busy yesterday and did not get it posted.  Today's make it is totally easy and useful.  It is a shopping bag made from a t-shirt.

I did not take pictures as I made this and it is by no means a new idea.  there are tons of these on the internet right now.
But here is how I made this one

First I place the shirt on a cutting mat making sure it was nice and flat with no wrinkles.  Then I cut the bottom of the shirt off right below the arm holes.  I then sewed the bottom of the shirt shut.  I went over the seam a few times just to make sure it would be strong since I will be using it to carry food in.  I them cut about a 2 inch hole on both sides in the center of the top about 2 inches down from the top this will be the handles.  Then starting about an inch or 2 down from that hole start cutting holes all the way around the bag mine are about 1 inch and they are staggered in each row also I did not cut threw the side seam that this t-shirt had.  All done if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment and let me know.
thank you for taking the time to read this
Stephanie

Tasty Tuesday ( Chicken Tater Bake)

Chicken Tater Bake ( Makes 2)

2 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, cubed
3 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 pkg ( 16 oz) frozen peas and carrots, thawed
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg ( 32 oz) frozen tater tots

In a large saucepan combine soup, mil and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken, peas/carrots and 1 cup cheese. Transfer to two greased 8 inch baking dishes. Top with tater tots and remaining cheese. Cover and freeze one casserole ( up to 3 months). Cover and bake the remaining casserole at 350 for 35 minutes. Uncover, bake 5-10 minutes longer.
To use frozen casserole: Remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.

 

This was really good! The chicken mixture reminded me of chicken pot pie

Make-it Monday

Here is a fun little mat I made with my leftover felt.