Pizazz ,Paints, and Pasta

 PIZAZZ

Yesterday I woke up, make a nice pot of coffee and listened to an old sermon (06/26/11) by pastor. This resulted in a great start to the day with a cup of coffee.  Something about God's word that energizes me! Then I got out of my pajamas and put together an outfit that I fell in love with.  I never manage to do this, so I was so proud of myself that I clicked some pictures to share! The bathroom had the best lighting so sorry for the photo shoot location. ha ha.

love the green cup to complete the ensemble

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My Outfit: 35.50$

Sleeveless Blouse - Ann Taylor Loft - 12$

Belt- Fashion Exchange Thrift Store - 2$

Floral Multi Strand Necklace- Ann Taylor Loft -9.50$

Earrings- I made- Free from stuff I had from long ago! lol. 

Old Navy Diva Jean (roled up 2x's)- Sweet Charity Thrift Shop- 6$

Ruffle Ballet Shoes (teal!!) - Target Online - 6$

Topped with a cute 'Mom of toddlers' pony tail. 

(I also have a cute brown leather hobo bag I purchased from Nine West that goes great with the outfit - 13$)

PAINTING

After putting together my outfit and clicking some pictures, I was ready for my day! The kids have been asking to paint so I gave in. I cut 2 brown grocery bags and duct taped them together. Then I tossed a bunch of paint sticks in the middle. They threw on their smocks and painted until nap time! It was great! 

paints

paints

PASTA

While they painted I made my pasta sauce for small group.  unfortunately it is different every time, but here is what I did for this batch. 

What I used for this batch:

1lb of italian sausage

1lb of ground beef

2 small onions diced (whatever you have is fine- I had purple)

1 small green pepper diced

1 28oz can diced tomatoes

1 pt. cherry tomatoes chopped in half

1 big tomato diced (thought it needed a bit more tomatoes)

about 1 tsp salt

about 2 tsp. oregano

1 heaping tbsp minced garlic

8 leaves of fresh basil- rolled and chopped

2 tbsp sugar

1. Brown beef and cook sausage in oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes- covered with foil, I like to cut them into 1.5 inch pieces so they cook faster- or cook on stove top. 

2. Drain meats, then using same pan toss in diced onion, pepper and garlic, saute.

3. Now toss all ingredients into Crock pot on low for 8 hrs or high for 6. 

Last night I combined Spaghetti and Capellini to toss in with the sauce because that is what I had on hand. Serve with fresh garden green beans boiled, drained, and mixed with EVOO, salt and pepper. and garlic bread.

I hope you enjoy this recipe! I am sorry it is a little out of sorts but hopefully you get the general idea of ingredients needed! Also I love to use a mix of tomatoes and not always canned.  If you are just using fresh tomatoes for this, cut up about 7-8 cups of meaty tomatoes (it is really your preference in how much you want in your sauce). Fresh always tastes better to me! Have fun cooking!