Dinners and Doodles: March 2013

This is easily one of my favorite recipes EVER!! It's so much better than normal meatloaves. And of course, like all my recipes, easy peasy.

What you need:

1 cup each, Chopped onion and Green Pepper
2 cloves garlic chopped or 2 t. garlic Powder
1 pkg Instant Beef Broth (or beef packet in Ramen noodles)
1.5 pounds Ground meat
3oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese
½ C Salsa
½ C Sour cream
2T Parsley
2tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. Chili Powder

Sauce for topping
½ C Ketchup
1/4C Brown Sugar
¼ Cup Mustard
½ tsp. Nutmeg

What to do:

Mix all the ingredients well. I use my Kitchen Aid mixer.

Place in a loaf pan or casserole dish and shape into a loaf.

Cover with foil and place in preheated oven at 375 degrees.

Bake for 45-60 minutes.

I drain the grease at 40 minutes, add topping, and bake until done.

This recipe is DELICIOUS! I serve it with mashed potatoes. Hooray for comfort food!

DIY Disney Shirts!

Hey guys! Happy Sunday! The hubby and I are taking a trip to Disney World and SeaWorld for a week on Saturday! We're so excited to go and the Disney has some awesome discounts for the military and we get to go to SeaWorld for free! How cool is that?!

Being on a budget I knew we wouldn't be able to buy expensive Disney shirts at the park and I love to be crafty so I decided to make my own! I purchased 5 shirts, the fabric, and the materials to make 7 shirts (I had 2 tanks at home) for under $30! That's the price of ONE shirt at Disney.

Here's how you can make your own Disney shirts! It's so easy! You can do it!

What you need:

T-Shirts
Fabric (I got all of mine at Walmart- the thin, regular fabric is great!
Iron
Paper and Pencil
Heat N Bond (see picture below)

( I got 5 yards so I could have plenty for more shirts down the road. The 1 yard package will make 5 shirts easily)

What to do:

1. Find an outline of Mickey Mouse or a princess that you like and print it at different percentages until you find the size you want for your shirt. (or you can do like me and hold up a thin piece of paper or wax paper and trace it from your computer screen.)

2. Cut it out carefully

3. Hold the cut out piece against a sheet of Heat n Bond Ultrahold and trace it onto the smooth side

4. Cut out the shape!

5. Next, lay your fabric on the wrong side up and iron the Heat n Bond shape (iron on the smooth side and place the rough side against the fabric). Press and pick up the iron instead of running the iron all over the shape. Follow the directions on the package.