Two New Dinner Ideas

Every so often I get a Kraft recipe magazine in the mail and I received one the other day and this week I have tried a few of the recipes in it. I was glad because it helped give me some new dinner ideas because I seemed to be in a rut always doing the same things over and over. So if you feel like you are in a rut as well here are a couple recipes that are really pretty easy and really good.

Easy Pleasing Meatloaf

Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 1 hr 10 min Makes: 8 servings

What You Need!
2 lb. lean ground beef
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce, divided

Make It!
HEAT oven to 375°F.
PLACE meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/4 cup barbecue sauce in bowl.
MIX just until blended.
SHAPE into loaf in 13x9-inch baking dish.
TOP with remaining barbecue sauce. Bake 1 hour or until done (160ºF).

Weeknight Lasagna Toss

Prep Time: 5 min Total Time: 40 min Makes: 4 servings, 2 cups each

What You Need!
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 green peppers, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1-2/3 cups water
1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
12 oven-ready lasagna noodles, broken into quarters
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Make It!
BROWN meat in large saucepan; drain.
ADD peppers, garlic, spaghetti sauce, water and dressing; bring to boil. Stir in noodles; cover.
COOK on medium-low heat 10 to 15 min. or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Let stand 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

Staying Busy

Since I have had Tyson and been home a lot more and back to feeling myself and feeling up to doing a lot more I have been trying to stay busy.

I went back to work last week. I will be working two days a week. I will be working Tuesdays and Fridays. My mom will watch Ty on Tuesday and Mike gets to watch him on Fridays since he does not have work or school. I am not all that excited about being back at work and away from Ty but I am trying to be positive about it and thinking it will be good to get out and working. And it also helps to know that I won't be having to take Ty to a daycare. Having him with my mom and Mike makes me feel much more comforted when I am at work because I know he is being taken good care of. So work is keeping me busy.

Also, I am starting to decorate Ty's room a little bit more. Last week I bought these wood crafts and painted them and just hung them up today. I need some advice though. It looks kind of blah so if anyone has any suggestions of what I could do to help make it look better please leave a comment. I would appreciate any suggestions of what I could do. So please help me.

Since the weather has been better we have also been taking walks to get out of the house and keep me doing something other than watching TV all day. I have been waiting for the weather to be better so I could go on walks with Ty. I have been excited about this for a long time. Today we took a walk to the library. It was quite a walk talking me about a half an hour each way. And I will say I was quite tired after. Hopefully as we continue to walk I can get into better shape and lose those last few pounds I need to.

I have also been reading more. I really enjoy reading. I just finished reading "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer. It did take me about 3 months to finish it because I had a hard time getting into it. It took me the longest time to read the first half and I figured that if I spent my time reading half of it I might as well finish the rest. The last half of the book was better than the first so I am glad that I finished. It wasn't my favorite book of hers though which is why it took me so long to finish. But now that i have finished that book I am going to start reading "The Wednesday Letters" By Jason F. Wright. I heard this was a really good book. Reading is one of my favorite things to do. I love to escape into a good book.

So this is what I have been doing to stay busy other than the normal things like cleaning the house, doing dishes, laundrey and of course taking care of Ty which keeps me the most busy of all.

2 Months

I took Tyson in for his 2 month appointment today and he is a very healthy boy. He weighed 11 pounds 8 ounces and was 24 inches long. I can't believe how fast he is growing.