Recipe Thursday - Hamburger Pie

Each Thursday, I am going to be sharing a recipe with you!
I will pick a recipe from my collection and I will be sharing where I got the recipe and everything. But I am going to include my own photo of the finished food, the original recipe, and try and share the things I changed when I made it!

I would love your help too! If you have a great recipe, especially week-night dinner recipes (but I would love all kinds of recipes) - please share it with me, by emailing me at dedesmith32@gmail.com. I will try it out and feature it on my blog! If you have cooking tips or anything else in regards to cooking and food - please email me!


This week's Recipe:
We love to make this when we have leftover Mashed Potatoes or you can just whip up a quick batch of potatoes just for this meal! I've also used instant mashed potatoes from my food storage and it turned out great!


Hamburger Pie
by DeDe Smith

1 lb hamburger
1 can corn
1 can green beans
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Grated Cheese

Brown your hamburger with onion, salt, and pepper. Place in bottom of a casserole dish.

Add corn, green beans and spaghetti sauce to the hamburger and mix all together.

Top hamburger mixture with Mashed potatoes and the cheese!

Cook at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes until heated through.

Wednesday Sayings - 9/1/10

Each Wednesday, I am going to be sharing a quote/saying with you!
I am a collector of quotes/sayings/scrapbook titles, etc. and I love to hear new ones! So, each week, I will share a quote/saying with you that I hope will inspire you and make your day a little better! If you have any great quotes/sayings - feel free to send them in to me at dedesmith32@gmail.com - I would love to use them!


This week's quote:

"A mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."
- Unknown

Designer Spotlight with Dea

I'm so excited to have our upcoming featured designer, DEA SPINA join us tonight for our Designer Spotlight! Come and see a sneak preview of her Daily Download Kit and come chat with us!

September 2010 Blog Train - Fall Carnival

Welcome to this month's blog train! I'm excited to be participating with so many fabulous designers! This month we are bringing fun colors for your fall activities with FALL CARNIVAL!


Check out all the amazing things you are getting:



Check out my little contribution:


DOWNLOAD LINK


Your previous stop was JKCreations.
Your next stop is Mikki Designs.

To see all participating designers, please check out the BLOG TRAIN BLOG.


Have fun and please feel free to leave your comments, questions, and suggestions by leaving a comment! I love to hear from you!

Show-OffZ Challenge for Week 7/26/10

So I got really really behind and I'm so sorry for the delay in the Show-OffZ - hopefully I will start it back up again! Thank you to the wonderful ladies who participated in my Show-OffZ Challenge this week, your bonus will be arriving via email shortly! Thanks!

This week's challenge was:

Another easy one this week - your layout can be ANYTHING AT ALL! You must use MY PRODUCTS ONLY to create your layout! (You can use ANY product by me!)




by Ana Carol


by Angela



by dekek


by Greenfield Original


by Kristin



by Sharon



by Sparky4



by Susie



by Teddie



by Teddie

Family History Tuesday - 8/31/10

Each Tuesday, I am going to be offering question(s) or idea(s). If you don't write in your journal regularly - I am going to encourage you to write just ONCE A WEEK and answer the question/idea that I give on Tuesdays. These ideas hopefully will spark a memory and you will be able to capture that in what you write/record so that it can be left for your children/grandchildren/family/friends. Give as much detail as you can when answering.

Will you do this for me? Will you do this for your families? You can write it down in a journal, you can type it up on a computer or journaling software, you can take a recorder and talk, you can videotape your answers, you can even scrap a page with the journaling. It doesn't matter how you do this - it's just important that you do it. The memories, the dates, the information is the only real thing we can leave to our families when we are gone.

If I come up with other family history ideas - I will be sure to share it here too - and if you want to share with me your ideas - that would be wonderful and I'd be glad to share them here too. Just comment here or email me at dedesmith32@gmail.com.


Here is this week's journal prompt :

Vacation

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that my family is headed on vacation from September 2nd-September 7th. We will only be a few hours away and I will have some internet access, but I don't plan on spending much time there - my goal is to spend some quality time with my family. I will be working on some designing while I'm there - but it won't be my focus.

So I will be back!

September 2010 ScatterZ Challenge

My ScatterZ Challenge at 3Scrapateers is now posted! Make sure you check it out HERE.


And check out this month's posting bonus:

Life 365: Week 35

Monday, August 23, 2010


A nightly ritual for Joey and the kids include the "burrito." They can choose from regular sized or "big" bean or cheese burrito and they get all tucked in with their blankets. And then just for good measure - Joey adds "rice" which includes a good tickle! The kids love it!


Tuesday, August 24, 2010


This afternoon the kids got to go to the school and meet their new teachers for this year. They were able to tour their classrooms and visit with their teachers. They look forward to having Mrs. Hokanson and Mrs. Graham as their teachers!


Wednesday, August 25, 2010


The big day has arrived. JJ's first day of school. He was so excited to have his new backpack and new school clothes and get to ride the bus again this year! He had a great first day and was all smiles when he got home!


Thursday, August 26, 2010


Today, I wasn't feeling so good. Have some kind of bug that makes me dizzy and headachy and cold. So I was kind of out of it all day. Towards the afternoon I was doing better so we headed off to the school for Beth's Kindergarten assessment. She did really well and we're all set now for her to start next week. It was definitely a pizza night and a $5 pizza from Little Caesars was just perfect. After the kids were in bed and I started catching up on Facebook, I learned of a tragedy in Orderville. My second cousin, Brian Harris, a Kane County Deputy Sheriff was shot and killed in the line of duty. It was such a shock and for the rest of the night I was reading articles about it and praying for his family. I just can't believe that this has happened.



Friday, August 27, 2010


It rained off and on today and at dusk we headed outside for a little running and dancing in the rain. The kids were so cute about it and I had to capture some of their delight.



Saturday, August 28, 2010


At the beginning of the week, my dryer died and today Joey and Clark headed over to a store to pick us up a used dryer. It works great and I really appreciate the devices we have in our lives! You don't really notice how much you depend on something when you don't have it! Yay for clean laundry again!


Sunday, August 29, 2010


I finally broke down and bought an expensive electric razor for Joey and convinced him to use it. He has been on blood thinners for his blood clots and has been unable to shave using his regular blades. So for 6 months or so - he has worn a shaggy beard - but off it came today and I love that I can see his handsome face again! Thanks honey.

They held a candlelight vigil in Orderville today for Brian. I feel so badly that I live so far away from my hometown now and was unable to make it. It has been such a tough thing for our community but its so nice that they have rallied around the Harris' and are in it together. I really hope they catch the guy who did this and I pray that the family will be okay.


And here is my weekly layout:
coming soon

I used my to create this layout!

Recipe Thursday - Cheesy Chips

Each Thursday, I am going to be sharing a recipe with you!
I will pick a recipe from my collection and I will be sharing where I got the recipe and everything. But I am going to include my own photo of the finished food, the original recipe, and try and share the things I changed when I made it!

I would love your help too! If you have a great recipe, especially week-night dinner recipes (but I would love all kinds of recipes) - please share it with me, by emailing me at dedesmith32@gmail.com. I will try it out and feature it on my blog! If you have cooking tips or anything else in regards to cooking and food - please email me!


This week's Recipe:
This is my kids favorite snack!


Cheesy Chips
by DeDe Smith

Tortilla Chips
Cheese (we like to use the shredded Mexican-blend that has different cheeses)
Salsa

Other options:
Make a yummy bean dip with just refried beans, spanish rice, sour cream and cheese


For an easy snack, place chips on a plate - pile with cheese and put it in the microwave for 45 seconds. Serve it with salsa!

Or make a great bean dip by putting refried beans, spanish rice, sour cream, and cheese into a bowl and microwave until bubbly!