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.
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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!
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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!
