A New Type of Meatloaf

I'm not sure why, but lately my go to spice for hamburger meat has been taco seasoning. It's yummy and goes well with cheese! I had been meaning to try out a pin on Pinterest. (http://pinterest.com/pin/110971578289994325/) And the bell peppers I meant to use to do it went bad faster than expected, so on to something else.

I still wanted to use the cheese and the hamburger meat, but I had no desire to make actual hamburgers. My husband does a cheese stuffed meatloaf with Italian seasoning. It always turns out delicious and no I can't share the recipe! So I decided to try something similar, but with taco seasoning in the hamburger meat. It turned out delicious and this is how you do it:

1lb of hamburger meat (your choice)
taco seasoning (mine says 1/4 cup per 1lb beef)
1 egg
3-4 different types of cheese

Optional:
Black beans (whole is what I used)
Green Chile's or jalapenos (take those seeds out if you don't want it super spicy)

Mix that all together.

Take a bread pan or meatloaf pan and spray it with Pam or coat it with oil.
Spread a little more than a quarter of the meat mix at the bottom

Now is when you will add the cheeses to the center

Once that is done all you need to do is add the rest of the meat and pat it all together.

Cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees

I don't have any pics for you. It was so yummy smelling we immediately cut into it! I'll try and get some for you next time as I'm sure I will make this again!

Busy Times and a Singer

I've been incredibly busy lately and haven't really had the time or energy to post here, But here I am! Better late than never. That is what they say, right?

I haven't been doing a lot of scrap booking, but I have gotten back into an older hobby. Sewing! I have fallen in love with it and I'm probably enjoying it too much. I started out by buying my regular sewing machine which is a Bernette. Top of the line for those little machine, but still a far step for Bernina's. Works like a charm and pretty much covers all the bases.

But seeing as I have this love for all things vintage, I could not pass up a 99-13 Singer sewing machine. It is electric powered and controlled by a knee bar. It is so easy to use and the quality of the stitches is amazing!!!!! I have never seen such small stitches on a new machine. I am in awe. I can't wait to sew a full project on her. I even have a truly vintage 50's sewing pattern that is calling my name and the machine's out.

Pictures of the machines and my recent projects to come!

The Newest

 

I've been slowly getting back into the habit of crafting. I haven't had much of a creative spark lately, but this past Sunday I really got going. I just bought myself a sizzix big shot die cutting machine and I could not wait to put it into motion!

 

I've been having tons of fun with it and even managed to get three pages mostly done. They need some finishing touches, but I like the results.

 

I want to add in some glow in the dark paint on this one to complement the colors and the LEDs from my hoop. I'm probably going to have to start a scrapbook just for my hooping pictures.

This last one is a work in progress since I am waiting on the right pictures to get here. I want this page to be me and my husband. It's a lot of work to get the little squares in the right place. I spent a good while trying to make sure they were right and to make sure I didn't lose any. It's not fun chasing little squares around the workspace.

Next up will be those pumpkin bars I talked about last. I found the pictures of them and I'm ready to start creating!

Forgotten? Not really...

Honestly I haven't forgotten to write. I've merely failed to tie myself to the computer long enough to write a blog. I have so many different things go through my head and I often forget completely about them once I set foot in the door.

I haven't worked on another scrapbook page yet, although I do have a recipe waiting and ready to go. Pumpkin bars. NomNomnommmm. One of my all time favorites as far as pumpkin goes. I have never been a huge fan of pumpkin pie, so sometimes it surprises me how much I like these bars. You'll be relieved to know that I like it much more now than I used to. ;) I think it's the texture of the custard that I dislike more than the flavor.

So keep your eye out for my next recipe page and I'll try not to be absent for too long.

Cooking and Scrapbooking

I have tons of projects on going and probably always will. My newest project is a scrapbook of my favorite recipes. My husbands' also, but.... he doesn't always share his recipes so it could be hard to add all the details for them.

So far I have two recipes in my personal cookbook. Kourabiedes and Potato and leek soup. Both are absolutely delish and both are recipes that I will, without a doubt, make again. The first page is for my all time favorite cookie. Kourabiedes are a bit involved for my style of baking, but the end results are nommish enough to be well worth it. I love simple cooking and baking and kourabiedes are definitely not as simple as any drop cookie.

The next page was reserved for a recipe that I won't make until next year. Leek and potato soup. And more than likely I'll be trying a friend's recipe before I cook mine again.

There is much to be done to both of these pages. I'd love to have pictures of the food on each page. I also need to find some stencils to stencil the recipe name on each page. I've decide that I'm not writing on any of these pages if I can help it, since my handwriting is not up to my standards.

I'll be adding banana bread, cherry pie, and carrot cake to it soon. So many recipes that need to go in here and many more to come once I start playing with my cupcake recipes.

Now I'm hungry... 

About Time

I figured it was about time that I started a blog of my own. I've been thinking about it for some time now and kept putting it off for one reason after another. I have a serious block when it comes to writing it seems. Some days it's less than on other days, but I'm hoping this blog will help get me past that. Now I just need to figure out what to write about...