[Healthy] Super Bowl Snacks

I wasn't feeling too great yesterday and spent most of the day in bed.  Around 6:00 I arose from my slumber, and after showering, started craving some snacks.  My hubby was great to fix me a grilled cheese for lunch and even bring it to me in bed (awww).  I decided to return the favor by cooking up two healthy snacks for him to enjoy while watching the Super Bowl game.

homemade potato skins and zucchini fritters

This was my first time to make the fritters, and they were absolutely delish!  They're a great way to sneak those unused, withering zucchinis into a dish.  Colin really liked them, and I think kids would dig them.

We won't talk about the chocolate chip cookies I baked after that...they were purely to make me feel better :).

Mexican Burger

Happy Friday!

Do you have snow where you live?  We're about to get hit with it (if the weathermen know what they're talking about).

When it's cold and snowy outside you need a warm meal, so today I've got an usual one to share with you.

Mexican Hamburger

This was birthed out of the fact I was trying to be creative with what was in the fridge.

I took a leftover hamburger patty and spread refried beans on top.

Then I melted cheese on top of it.

And served it with salsa.

It was really yummy!  Even Colin liked it:

I started thinking about the other combinations you could do:

add rice

avocado/guacamole

sour cream

It's like a quesadilla without the tortilla!

Now I'm hungry, and it's not even 9:00 a.m.!

Victoria's Secret Wrap Sweater Knock-Off

I found directions for making this Bernina Chic Wrap and it seemed like the day I finished it, I got a Victoria's Secret catalog in the mail with an almost identical wrap!  Check it out the Victoria's Secret Wrap Sweater and see all the various ways to wear it.

I got the material on sale, so it cost me less than $5 to make this.  That's much cheaper than the $49 sale price at VS!

I'm only 5'1'', so the wrap is a bit long for me and looks silly just hanging down.  It looks better if I wrap and tie it in the back or knot it in the front.  If you're super tall, this would be perfect; however, the back of the wrap hits my waist, so taller people need to adjust it to be longer in the back.

Don't you just love when you can make something that you find in style at a store!!!

I've Been Bad

Last night I made a cheesy, sour cream chicken casserole.  I put it in the oven, and as soon as I shut the door and set the timer, I decided I wanted pancakes.

Where did that come from?!?

I'm not a huge pancake lover.  Just a normal pancake lover.  And no, not preggers.  But I could not stop thinking about pancakes and craving pancakes!

So as the casserole baked, I whipped up some fluffy cakes.

And covered them in all things sugary...peanut butter and icing.

In my defense Colin ate one of the peanut butter cakes.

To top it off (and wash it down), I made one of my faves:

CHOCOLATE MILK!!!

But it's not just any chocolate milk.  It's made with dark chocolate syrup.

While I know that was not a well balanced meal, I still feel that...

...I might have died and gone to heaven.

And in case you're wondering, Colin ate the casserole :)

Tutorial: No-Sew LOVE Banner

Here's an easy project you can do to get ready for Valentine's Day.  It's super affordable, quick, and kid friendly.

Materials Needed:

1 sheet of pink felt

1 sheet of white felt

2 sheets of red felt

(All felt was 20 cents per sheet from Hancock Fabrics.  I'm sure you can find these sheets at any craft store.)

Scissors

Glue (preferably fabric glue)

Yarn

I cut each red felt sheet into two pieces for a total of four pieces.

I printed the letters L, O, V, E from a Word document.  I did two letters per page in Arial Black font, and they were the perfect size.  I traced L and V onto the pink felt and E and O onto the white felt.

Cut out the felt letters.

Flip each letter over and put glue on the edges.

Center the glued letters onto the red felt pieces.

For the end heart pieces, draw half a heart onto the pink felt.

Fold the felt over,

and cut according to the half heart drawing.

When you unfold it, you'll have a full heart.
Trace the pink heart onto the white felt.

Now you have a pink and a white heart.

Glue yarn onto the hearts and each red felt piece.

I left a foot on each end and had five inches in between each felt piece.

Let the glue dry.

I didn't want the yarn to show throw the heart, but they were looking funny and were pulling.

So, I went back and added a piece of yarn to stabilize the top of the heart.

That fixed the problem!

Voila!

A festive Valentine banner!

Ruby was even posing under it!

You could go all out and make a banner that said VALENTINE!  I originally wanted to stitch red thread around the letters, but I'm pretty happy with how I left it.

Let me know if you make one!