Recipe #87: Ham and Bacon Wrap

When we get home from church we are usually pretty hungry so we don't so something fancy but fast!

You need:
a wrap or tortilla
cold cut ham or turkey
bacon
lettuce
cucumber
ranch dressing

• heat the wrap for 15 seconds
• fry up the bacon
• add ingredients
• roll up and enjoy!

Recipe #86: Breakfast Casserole

I know there are millions of egg casserole recipes out there but this is one that a friend had made in college. I wrote it in my recipe book and never made it again...until this morning! Will and I were super tired, so it seemed like a good way to make sure we had enough energy to make it through church!
I actually halved the recipe and did it in an 8X8 dish, but I will put the recipe for a whole one down.

You need:
1 dozen eggs, whipped
1 cup milk
1 Tbsp dry mustard powder
salt and pepper (oops I didn't add this, Will adds his own to everything anyways because I am not a big salt/pepper person)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I used mozzarella)
some bread
other add ins: bacon, sausage, hamburger, green pepper, onion, or tomatoes....
I added in bacon, turkey sausage and a little onion (still too much for Will's liking of course!)
I also added 1/8 tsp of paprika, so probably add 1/4 for a whole pan

• whip eggs
• add milk, mustard and paprika
• grease pan
• layer bottom of dish with bread
• add egg mixture and your other add ins
• cook at 350 for about 40 minutes or until top looks like it is browning
• take out and set for 10 minutes before cutting

perfect with coffee of course!

Recipe #85: Quick Quesadilla

So you might notice a couple of wrap recipes coming up...they needed to get used up....
The first one was a quick quesadilla I made for lunch yesterday. I was hungry and this was a nice alternative to a sandwich...

You need:
One wrap or tortilla
handful of shredded mozarella cheese
2-3 slices of ham, cut up
2 spoonfuls of salsa
some salsa and sour cream for top

Heat a little oil in a fry pan.
On one half of wrap mix together ham, cheese and salsa
Fold over and put in pan.
Heat for 10 or so minutes flip over so both sides are a little brown.
Take off heat and top with salsa and sour cream

Side Dish #6: Hanging Storage

I live in a small house so have to overcome my lack of space by using my wall space.

Thanks to Ikea I have been able to turn a pretty messy study room into a more efficient workspace for me...

not that it is any cleaner, but maybe more organized... I still need to put some cork boards I have in that empty wall space, but I love it! I love not having to put away my sewing machine because I need to set the table for dinner, and everything I need to sew, craft etc is right around me!

So, Last weekend, I decided that Will needed to get his coaching papers off of my dining room table and into a spot is still convenient for him. So I had just enough left over material from another wall pocket thing I had made to make him a little...your-paper-catch-all spot...

I cut out two rectangles, and then one little one for a pocket. I sewed the pocket on the front piece, then sewed the two main pieces together. I also sewed down the middle to make two main pockets, one for the notebook and one for other stuff... sew on some little loops to hang and you are done!

Easy afternoon project!

Yesterday I worked on the kitchen laundry bag I wanted to make for a while. It hangs perfectly behind the door, out of sight, but also makes those wet kitchen towels and such out of sight too! I had to do a little bit of adjustments to this one...I got the idea from my One Yard Wonders book, but theirs was really big so I wanted to shrink it a bit. Unfortunately the salad plate I used (instead of a dinner plate) made the hole a little too big...which of course I didn't realize until I had cut it out...

so I sewed a little addition to the bottom, sewed the sides together, added some hanging straps and finally, a way to get my kitchen laundry off of the kitchen counter! :)

Plus isn't this fabric so cheerful! I normally don't love yellow, but this was just to cute to pass up...plus I had a 50% off coupon...

Well, the last project for me for a while will be a sewing machine cover...oh and a bag. Then it is on to start on my list of Christmas presents! :) 

side note: There is a new One Yard Wonders book coming out in December! Check it out on Amazon here...just in time for Christmas! :)

Recipe #84: Cold Vegetable Udon

I really don't know what to call this, but it was good. You can find dry udon in most grocery stores in the asian section.

You need:
One bundle of udon
1/4 of an onion
edamame
handful of string beans

Make the udon according to package directions.
Saute onion and beans. Add steamed edamame.
Drain noodles and run cold water through them to cool them down.
Mix veggies with udon and add the suyu sauce (or soy sauce)

This was a great late night, my husband is at a football game kind of meal! :)

Recipe #83: Omelette

So no picture this time, I made this in a hurry the other night. I wanted some protein with the least amount of work possible!

You need:
3 Eggs
1/4 of an onion
Mozzarella cheese
1 precooked turkey sausage patty

I was in a hurry so I mixed everything together. Dumped it in a preheated pan and let it cover the bottom. After the bottom had set, I pulled it up in half. Then I let it cook for a bit more on both sides to make sure the middle was cooked through...
It was great!

Recipe #82: Carbonara

I must say, mine never seem's to turn out as good as Will's mom, but it still is good!
I used different noodles to make it more interesting!

you need:
one box of spaghetti noodles, or a bag of Farfalle (bowtie) noodles
start that boiling

in a fry pan, fry up at least half a package of bacon (I used turkey bacon) do not drain all the grease. Use that to saute 1/2 of an onion. Put onion and bacon to the side.

In a small bowl mix about 3 eggs and parmesan in a bowl.

Once noodles are done, drain. add onion and bacon mix and egg mixture. Mix together over a very low heat just to make sure the egg cooks!
Enjoy!