Casserole #4 - Tuna Casserole

Last nights casserole was a hit...of course I knew it would be...my kids and big kid (Mark) love it! This casserole recipe was given to me from a friend of mine when we were 12. I made it one night for my parents and I was so proud! LOL!

1 can tuna (drained)
1 can peas (drained)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg of macaroni (KD)
broken up plain chips

Boil macaroni and drain. Add remaining ingredients except chips and mix together. Add broken chips on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Well casserole week is now over for me. Tomorrow is takeout night!!! Thank goodness!

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Casserole #3 - Tater Tot Casserole

Well last nights casserole was good...everyone seemed to really enjoy it. I think I would prefer a reuben sandwich! So tonights casserole is one of my old standbys. About 10 years ago I got this recipe from a fellow transcriptionist from the States. Apparently this is quite common there, not so much up here? Here it is:

1 pound hamburger
1 onion chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
shredded cheese
package of tater tots
seasoning salt

Cook hamburger and onions until no longer pink. Put beef in casserole dish and add soup and some shredded cheese (as much as you want-maybe 1/2-3/4 cup?). Put tater tots on top of beef mixture and sprinkle with seasoning salt and more shredded cheese. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes (until tater tots are no longer frozen and golden brown). This is a big hit with my kids!

I hope everyone is enjoying casserole week?

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Casserole #2 - Reuben Casserole

Well last nights casserole was a success!! My hubby went on and on about it and how I have to make it again!

For today's casserole, I searched the internet. My family LOVES reuben sandwiches so I found this one and hopefully it is a success as well. I would think you would have to be a fan of sauerkraut to want to try this one!

Here we go:

1/2 to 1 pound of corned beef, cooked, diced or sliced (I just bought corned beef in deli)
1/4 cup Thousand Island salad dressing
1 can or bag sauerkraut (16 ounces) drained
1/2 pound shredded Swiss cheese (I just used Swiss cheese slices bought in deli)
6 slices rye bread crumbled
1/4 cup butter, melted

Place corned beef in a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Dot with the dressing. Spread sauerkraut over top; sprinkle with cheese (or lay cheese slices on top). Toss crumbled rye bread with the butter then sprinkle over top. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Well stayed tuned for tomorrow! LOL!!!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far?

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Casserole Week!

We are gonna have a bit of fun this week. When we were having dinner on Friday, my youngest son challenged me to a week of nothing but casseroles? Challenge accepted!!! We do not have casseroles very often and when I say not very often, I mean only a couple of times a year so this should prove to be interesting! I have picked an old standby, one out of my head, a new one off the internet and one I haven't made since I was 12!

Day one- Rigatoni casserole (for some reason the pics wouldn't load in order for me?)

I just made this recipe out of my head so here goes.

1 pound hamburger
1 onion chopped
1/2 green pepper - diced
1/2 red pepper - diced
a few mushrooms cut up
1 zuccini - diced
2-3 garlic gloves-minced
spagetti sauce (your choice)
1/2 package of rigatoni
mozzarella cheese - as much as you want!

Boil rigatoni according to directions. Fry hamburger with onion, peppers, garlic, mushrooms, zuccini until hamburger is no longer pink. Add spagetti sauce and cooked rigatoni. Shred some cheese in mixture and stir until all mixed. Put in casserole dish and shred more cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until cheese on top is melted.

I hope everyone is having a great Monday!

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Three Weeks Today!!!

This is what happened in my neck of the woods the other day!!! It was raining when I took the boys to school, I went downstairs to work and when I came upstairs, this is what it looked like!! I DO NOT like snow at all!!!

I am trying to get into the Christmas spirit. My house is decorated, my hubby is putting up the outdoor lights right now and I went to my neighbours the other day and we did our nails...cute eh? Still, it does not feel like Christmas is in three weeks!!! Yikes, maybe when I am done shopping and baking I will feel more in the spirit??

77 more days until Florida!!!! How much weight can one lose in 77 days? especially with Christmas dinner and goodies all month long?? hmmm...not much I would think?

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I am off for a double date tonight!!! Yippee!!!

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Cupcake overload!!

I am having a cupcake overload with these orders and if anyone knows me or has read my blog, you all know I suffer from ADHD when it comes to crafts...so....of course I have been working on other things as well??? I don't know why I do this to myself...I think I like to work well under pressure maybe?? LOL!
I am halfway done the cupcakes...42 of them done...42 more to go!!! YIKES!!!!

I have no clue what made me decide to make these little mitts, other than how adoreable are they? I guess they will be new additions to my tree?

Santa hat for a baby? Wishful thinking? hehehe...I guess I will just put it away and hope for one day? lol!!!!

Okay just practicing with the crocheting but again...a baby hat? Maybe I am trying to send signals to my girls??? hehehehe (just kidding girls... or am I?) lol!!!!

I hope everyone is having a great week and getting their Christmas things together. I have my tree up, inside of house decorated, doing the cookie thing on Monday with Mallory....is there something missing...oh yes...SHOPPING!!!! Oh my goodness, I have no clue where the time is going...I have the 16th booked off to go shopping...nothing like leaving it to the last minute??? I have never been so busy in a November/December before?

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Well I am still here, just been busy, busy, busy! I don't really know if anyone is still reading my blog or not, especially with all the 0 comments over the last few posts but anyway, I am back and hopefully somebody is reading this...hehehehe.

When I was a kid November and December were the longest months ever! I cannot believe it is almost December! I haven't even started my Christmas shopping yet?

Here is a little update of what has been going on:
Dillon graduated in October!! Yah Dillon...Congratulations!

Mark turned 50, Mallory 25 and Tiffany 22!! Crazy with birthdays this month!

We went to pick out our tree this weekend.

I participated in a craft sale. This is one of the 4 tables I had set up. I really did well and sold almost all my scarves. I got an order for 6 more cupcake scarves so I am busy crocheting them up as well.

Pictures are out of order a bit...lol...but this is the final decision on the tree!

82 more days until we leave for Florida!!!

Well hopefully I am somewhat caught up and I will be back to the blogging world.

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Hanging on...

Brrrrr....Well I spent the weekend at the trailer bundled up with blankets and a winter coat...the end of the season is near...We will be celebrating Thanksgiving up there this coming weekend and the following weekend we will be closing up for the season which = cold long winter and the start of my seasonal depression...lol. We actually turned on our furnace last night and it has been running off and on today...I seriously am not a winter person...I never have been and probably never will be!!
I took the dogs out this morning and this lovely little rose caught my eye. All the leaves are gone but...I guess it is trying to hold on to the nice weather for as long as possible, just like me!

I hope everyone has a great week!
Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Hey Fall!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth...I have just been busy and in a blog funk! I never know what to write about without thinking I am boring you people? But I am back at it and thanks for still following me!

First up....Random Facts Wednesdays are back:

1. I used to dress up like a clown and do kids birthday parties in the late 80s.
2. I used to teach a girls self improvement program at the Boys and Girl Club.
3. I used to be a Brownie Owl.
4. I collect Bratz dolls.
5. I wish I were more organized!

I received these goodies from Catyesterday for a Fall Swap I joined!! How cool is that....I am trying to think what to knit/crochet with the beautiful wool (not like I have 100 projects on the go already). Thanks Cat....I love everything!!

I am also involved in Janel's I ♥ Fall Class. I am a couple of pages behind but am hoping to get caught up tonight! I am really beginning to get addicted to art journals!!

I have a craft sale coming up on November 20 so I have been busy making stuff for that as well.

143 more days until our trip to Florida! I have been walking with my friend 5 km twice a week and trying to eat better, so far, the scale hasn't moved!!! I am getting a little discouraged. I guess I will keep plugging away and hopefully the scale will be my friend soon!!??

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Until next time xxooDebbie♥

Summer Reading!

Well I am back from holidays and the boys are back in school...I absolutely hate having to set an alarm clock!! I have always felt like September was like "new year's" fresh starts and all. We are heading to Florida in 161 days and I definitely need to get some weight off along with improving my strength etc. I have a friend who has recently moved back to my area who has lost 125 pounds and she has agreed to be my walking partner!! Well today is the first day of my walking regimen...we did almost 5000 steps this morning!! I am hoping having a partner in crime might motivate me to keep moving!!

Well I would have to say I spent most of my summer reading...I have never been a reader...in school when we used to have to do book reports, I would read the back cover and make my report from that, or I would pick a book someone else had read and ask them about the book and do my report...LOL! I hated reading...now all of a sudden in the past 2 years or so, I read all the time?

Books I have read this summer:

1. Wildwater Walking Club - Claire Cook
2. Knit in comfort - Isabel Sharpe
3. A summer affair - Elin Hinderbrand
4. The castaways - Elin Hilderbrand
5. The Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand
6. Barefoot - Elin Hilderbrand
7. The Island - Elin Hilderbrand

As you can see I have found a new favourite author....worth checking out these books!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!
Until next time xxooDebbie♥