FHE tray

I have had this tray laying around for a year, I painted the edges black and the base white.  I couldn't quite figure out what I wanted to do with it.  Then suddenly it hit me what I could do.

I had chalkboard paint laying around that I bought on clearance at Wal-Mart.  Then using my cricut I cut some vinyl and put it on the tray.  It has worked great so far.

Why?

I'm trying to figure out why since my daughter started school two weeks ago and I have a lot more time to do things, especially while the baby is napping that I have been the least productive.  I am determine to do better this week!!!!!  Wish me luck :)

Easy Homemade Lasagna

It is starting to turn a bit cooler and you feel like you can actually turn on the oven and not roast yourself out of the house.  Why not make some lasagna? Here is how I make mine.


Start out with getting your lasagna noodle cooking according to the directions on the box.  While the noodles are cooking:

I combine 1 egg, a carton of ricotta cheese, about a teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of italian seasoning, a half of a cup of shredded mozzarella and some Parmesan cheese together in a bowl.

I then brown either a pound of ground beef or a pound of italian sausage or any combination of that, after draining the meat I put spaghetti sauce in the pan and warm it up a little bit. 

After draining the noodles, I put everything in one spot to assemble everything together.  My family is still relatively small so I put it in a 8x8 pan.  Beginning with a layer of sauce on the bottom, I then use tongs to grab the noodles (because they are still burning hot at this point) and lay them across the sauce.  Then I put a layer of the cheese mixture on the noodles, again add a layer of noodles on the cheese mixture and continue the process again with sauce and cheese.

I always make the last layer the sauce then I sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and cover with aluminum foil.  I then put the pan on a cookie sheet to catch anything that my bubble over and put the pan in a preheated oven at 375degrees.  Cook for 35min and remove the foil and continue cooking until the cheese is bubbly.   Enjoy!!