Homemade Heart Shaped Pizza

This Valentine's Day I had totally forgotten to pick up a Papa Murphy's Heart Shaped Pizza for the kids and since I do daycare out of my home I wasn't able to just pack up and go get one....so I did the next  best thing-created one at home and luckily I had the ingredients on hand.

Ingredients:

1 Pillsbury Pizza Crust

3/4 Ketchup

1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning

1 lb Meat-pork, ham, pepperoni

Toppings-chopped: onions, green peppers, mushrooms, olives

1 cup Cheese-shredded

Directions:

1. Roll out the pizza crust and place it onto a greased cookie sheet and shape into a heart shape or whatever the holiday theme may be

2. If you selected to use a meat that needs to be pre-cooked fry on medium heat until cooked. I chose to use italian sausage-1lb of Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage in the regular flavor, you can find it in the breakfast meat department.

3. Combine ketchup with Italian seasoning and place on pizza crust

4. Add on meat toppings along with other chopped toppings you would like

5. Top with shredded Cheese

6. Bake according to pizza crust directions approximately 10mins at 400 degrees or until crust is golden and cheese is melted

Suggestions:

You could make this really simple or add lots of extra topping such as other meats, olives, onions, green peppers to your liking.

Serve with breadsticks

Shape the crust to whichever theme or holiday you are celebrating-clover leaf, candy cane

Get creative, let the kids help and enjoy this easy and fun pizza recipe!

We also enjoyed a yummy dessert-the Famous Popcorn Cake-of course for Valentine's Day we colored the popcorn marshmellow mixture pink and shaped them into hearts

Click  HERE to get the full popcorn cake recipe

For our craft of the day we made Valentine Friends 

you only need construction paper, crayons and glue 

this one was an actual set that i had purchased with my daycare preschool program from

Kids 'N' Fun Crafts-but you could create it with just simply cutting out a heart, 1 hat,  2 hands, 2 feet and four strips of paper for the legs and arms-folded in accordian style.
I had the kids color the parts first before we assembled them together

To learn more about the Kids 'N' Fun Crafts program Click HERE

They offer affordable easy fun that does NOT require a ton of planning-my way to have FUN!

Hope your Valentine's Day was a SWEET one!

 

Taco Biscuit Bake



Taco Biscuit Bake

Prep: 20 Minutes

Bake: 25 Minutes

Servings: 8 Servings 

Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef

2/3 cup water

1 envelope taco seasoning

2 tubes of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits or 2 cans of cresent rolls

1 can chili con carne ( I used Hormel Chili w/beans)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1.  In a larger skillet fry up hamburger till no longer pink and drain

2.  Mix in water, taco seasioning and simmer for 4 mintues or till the water is absorbed

3.  Meanwhile quarter the biscuits (or keep them whole)

4.  Layer in a greased 9X13 pan along with the Beef, Chili and Cheese

5. Bake uncovered at 375 for 25-30 mintues or until cheese is completely melted and biscuits are golden brown.

Suggestions:

1. chop up and add an onion, green chili, and or jalepenos and fry with hamburger

2. leave out the biscuits and serve with tortilla chips

Toppings:

Sour Cream

Salsa

Black Olives

Super Easy to Make  and it's Delicious!

*****
Five Stars

I made this yesterday for daycare and the kids All ate it up!

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Easy Hash Brown Egg Bake

If your like me you love egg bakes-but don't have a lot of time
I found this yummy recipe online tweeked it alittle and thought I would share!

Hash Brown Egg Bake

Ingredients:

1 32oz pkg shredded hashbrowns

 thawed ( you could use the hash browns with veggies in them also for more color)

1 lb bacon, cooked and chopped

( I used 2 lbs of bacon you could also substitute the bacon for a breakfast sausage or combine the 2 together depending on how meaty of a dish you prefer)

1/4 cup sauteed onions (more or less depending on preference)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 Tsp Salt

8 eggs

2 Cups Milk

1 Dash Paprika

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine hashbrown, bacon, onions, salt and cheese

2. Place mixture into 9X13 greased pan

3. In a bowl beat eggs-add in milk  and mix together until smooth

4. Poor milk/eggs over hasbrown mixture

5. Sprinkle a dash of paprika on top

6. Bake uncovered @ 350 degrees for 45-50 mins 

(I covered mine with tin foil and for the last 8-10 mins baked uncovered and sprinkled with more cheese)

Serves about 4-8 people

place leftovers in the refrigerator

***This dish may be prepared in advance; cover and refrigerate

take out 30 mins prior to baking

Serve together with fresh fruit and enjoy a yummy delish breakfast!

Southwest Beef Stew-1/11



Southwest Beef Stew

I just received this recipe from my sister-in-law Teresa today

and I have it brewing in the crockpot as I type...

There are many variations out there so be creative and make changes to your likings :)

This Southwest Recipe calls for:

1 lb. Lean Ground Beef

1 Medium Onion Chopped

1 can (28oz) of Diced Tomatoes, undrained

1 can of corn or 1 pkg of frozen corn

1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained

1 cup of picante sauce

3/4 cup of water

1 tsp. ground cumin

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. pepper

brown the hamburger-drain, combine all the ingredients together in a crockpot on low for 4 hours

my sister-in-law served the stew with some cheese quesadillas-what a great dinner!

Suggestions to this great meal idea:

First off, I had leftover chili so I used that as my base-so my stew will also have some chili beans in it too

A lot of Stew recipes call for cubed meat-chuck roast or arm roast-whatever you have available or is on sale will work just fine

I also used clamato instead of adding water for some extra added flavor

Instead of using garlic powder I used minced garlic

I added more cumin than the 1 tsp. it called for-probably about 2 teaspoons is what I ended up putting in

I think I may throw in some patatoes and carrots-I saw a lot of varieties of this recipe online and you really can't go wrong with meat and patatoes-right?!*** if you choose to add in these items make sure either increase the time or increase the temperature to ensure the carrots and patatoes are soft and ready to eat at dinner time

I think I may make up a batch of beer bread and serve with our stew tonight in place of quesadillas

Have fun with this dish-leave me your comments if you have any suggestions or end up trying it-stay warm out there!

Easy Roast Crockpot Idea






I wish I could upload the smell-yummm:)

I used 1 Thawed out Chuck Roast-about 3 lbs

any roast works for this-I just bought what was on sale

Season the roast however you want

ex. salt/pepper-season salt

you can also cut slits into your roast and stuff garlic inside

Place the roast in the crock pot

cover it with a packet of french onion soup mix

poor in a can of beer-any flavor

Add your favorite vegetables

I added in large chunks of onions

quartered patatoes and used baby carrots

I highly recommend cooking your roast on low

so it doesn't get dried out

I have a setting of low that cooks-8-10 hrs

There is a ton of juice from the roast and beer that will make a perfect patatoe topping!

Serve with warm buns-ENJOY!

**if you have lots of leftovers shred the roast and add bbq sauce for some shredded beef sandwiches

Turkey Tetrazzini

This classic casserole is so easy to make and works well with either leftover turkey or fresh turkey cutlets. You can also substitute flavored bread crumbs for the plain ones and jarred, roasted red pepper for the fresh variety or use whatever vegetable you prefer.

 

• 12 Servings

• Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min.

• Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 9 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 cups 2% milk
  • 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
  • 6 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1-1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
  • 4 teaspoons minced fresh parsley

  Directions

  • Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute onions in 6 tablespoons butter until tender. Add mushrooms and red pepper; saute 4-5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender..
  • Stir in flour and salt until blended. Gradually whisk in milk and bouillon. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in turkey and cheese; heat through. Remove from the heat.
  • Drain spaghetti; add to turkey mixture and mix well. Transfer to one greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish and one greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish.
  • Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over casseroles. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley.