
Have Mama pull back the peel. Take a big bite!

And another big bite.

Don't forget to pull back the peel as you eat more and more of this delicious fruit.

When you think you are almost done, shake the peel to make sure that you didn't miss anything!
4 oz uncooked spaghetti
1/2 pound ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce
3 egg whites
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Cook spaghetti and drain. Mix together spaghetti, 2 egg whites and Parmesan cheese. Press into bottom and up sides of greased pie pan. Mix together 1 egg white and ricotta cheese. Place on top of spaghetti. Add meat sauce. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Top with cheese and bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
I had been wanting to try this for a while. It is a nice change to regular ole spaghetti. Enjoy!
I used my favorite table cloth. I use this a lot in the summer for our picnics. I added my cake plate to the middle of the table with cupcakes inside. The picture doesn't show this well, but around the base of the cake stand was sugar cookies cut into X & O's along with heart shapes. At each place there was a muffin cup that had conversation hearts inside.
Because I hadn't been feeling well I was happy when Monica posted with a link to coloring pages. The kids had a good time coloring these and snacking on their conversation hearts. Then it was time for snack.
After snack they played for while and when they left everyone received a goodie bag.
I had some candy inside: Reese's Peanut Butter Heart, box of conversation sweet tarts. For the girls I also had a candy bracelet. For the lone little man he had candy that was shaped like wheels.
I had planned on pizza for dinner, but was treated to dinner out instead. For dinner tonight we will feast on pizza topped with a cheese heart. To make this heart I placed a cookie cutter on top and filled it in with cheese. So easy!
I made 48 cupcakes. Some for our Valentine party this afternoon and the rest were for Chuck to take into his office to share. I will be sure to take lots of pictures today so I can share the fun of Megan's first Valentine Day. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Today begins the Chinese New Year, the year of the Rat.
Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy New Year to you all!
Make bread recipe of your choice. (I use the basic white from Betty Crocker.) Allow bread to rise. Punch down dough and divide into 16 pieces (for a double loaf recipe). Roll each section of dough into a circle. Add your desired filling. I made ham & cheese and pizza. Fold over your dough and pinch edges together. Pinch firmly so they won't open while rising. I used a fork to make a good seal. Allow to rise. Note: it may take longer then normal to rise if your filling is cold. Bake at 400 for approximately 10 minutes.
The leftovers went into my freezer for lunches. They can be re-heated in the microwave for a minute or two, depending on how hot your microwave is. Chuck gaves these the thumbs up, so this will be a staple around our house. Enjoy!