Wet burrito casserole

This is one that's been sitting in my cookbook (compliments of my mother) for quite a while and I decided to make it tonight.

Wet Burrito Casserole
16oz sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom
1lb hamburger
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 package taco seasoning
1 16oz can refried beans
1/2 cup salsa
Tortilla shells
1 cup shredded cheese

Mix together sour cream and cream of mushroom. Pour half of mixture into a 9x13 pan. Fry hamburger with onion and green pepper. Drain and return to pan. Add taco seasoning, refried beans and salsa. Warm over medium heat until heated through, just a couple minutes. Warm up tortilla shells so they won't break while you're rolling them. Fill the shells and place them in the pan. I used small shells and they fit nicely into the pan I used.
Pour remaining sour cream mixture over the top of your burritos. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

I didn't get a picture of the finishes product because it went from the oven to my husbands plate in a quick minute. :) But it was still as yummy as I remember it.

Baby wearing

I have just recently got into baby wearing. For the most part my two month old does really well with it. I wore my daughter when she was little but haven't really thought about wearing her since. All I have is the moby, I'm anxiously waiting on getting a woven wrap. I used a ruck carry with my daughter in the moby this morning just to see how she would do with it and turns out she loved it! Though the moby isn't ideal for back wearing, we made it work. Here's to the start of my baby wearing adventures.

Southwest stuffed peppers

I had this recipe pinned on Pinterest but when I went to make it, sadly the link did not work anymore. I have a pretty good memory so I just winged it and they turned out amazing.



Ingredients:
4-6 bell peppers
Olive oil
1/2 lb hamburger
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 can black beans
2/4 cup frozen corn
2 cups salsa
1/2 package of taco seasoning or about 1/8 cup
1 cup shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut bell peppers in half and clean them out. Place them cut side up in a baking dish and brush with olive oil. Put in oven until cooked, approximately 20 minutes.
While those are cooking heat 1 Tbsp oil in a skillet and sauté onions for 4-5 minutes. Add hamburger and cook until done.
In a large bowl combine hamburger and onion, cooked rice, black beans, corn, salsa, and taco seasoning. Mix well.
When the peppers are done pull then out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Scoop mixture into peppers. I had my peppers overflowing. Place back in oven for 15 minutes. Take out of the oven, sprinkle with cheese and put back in oven for 5 minutes.
Top with sour cream and enjoy.

Adventures with Dreads

I recently got really interested in synthetic dreads, and decided I wanted to take a stab at making my own.  After lots of research I decided on single ended dreads made from 100% Kanekalon hair. Here's how I laid out my hair

It was way easier to separate the hair this way.
How much you use per dread depends on how big you want them. I used medium size dreads and used 6 packages but I could have definitely used more in my hair. I used this tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Synthetic-Dreads-Making-Solid-Single-Ended-Dr/ and loved it.
I wouldn't buy a backcombing comb though mine broke after just a few dreads. So I went down to the store and bought one of the simple 97 cent combs and it was perfect. To seal them I used a wet wash cloth over the dread and steamed them with a straightener.

I also did the transitional and candy cane dreads. Those can be found on the link I provided.

Here's a small sample of what I ended up with. When I was done I had 50 dreads in all. I had a friend of mine put them in, it took around 3-4 hours to complete. She braided them in and used the small clear rubber bands from Walmart. Here's the end result.

Styling was my next task. I always wear a headband in the front. I like the half ties that's pictured below the best. Putting it all up in one ponytail causes too much pull on my head.

I bought a net today and it's worked out pretty well so far, it's nice since it's been so hot lately. It lets air flow through very nicely.

To sleep at night I use a black satin hair cap http://www.walmart.com/ip/Evolve-Go-Satin-Black-Wrap/15724230 to protect them.
This was my first attempt at making and wearing dreads. I love them. I will probably wait until winter to do them again, but I will definitely be trying them again.

Baby food makin

My baby food making adventures. :) I go to the fresh food market and get most of the ingredients to make her food. This was probably one of the best money saving, and healthy choices I have made for my daughter. It gives me a great feeling knowing that I made her food fresh and It doesn't have a bunch of extras in it.

Making cereal for the baby. I used Irish oatmeal this time, which I have never used before. Start by cooking the oats

I always make her food in bulk that was I have plenty to last. Then I added come yummy coconut milk for flavor.

This time I put raisins in the food processor and I don;t think I'll ever do that again, because raisins are apparently really sticky. lol, But what I did was add the chopped up raisins and some cinnamon to half of the cereal. That way she doesn't get sick of the same old thing. I can add applesauce ,or pear sauce on some days, or some other fruits to give it a different flavor.

And the end result is 19 days of breakfast for around $5.00. I don't see why more people don't do this, It's not really that time consuming, and it's so good health wise for her. Plus it's easy on the wallet. :)

The road to weight loss

So I joined weight watchers like three weeks ago. I was doing very well at first but the points system just irritates me. I make everything from scratch and putting in every recipe for every meal was too much for me. I would rather spend that time playing with my daughter. or doing some house work.
So here I am trying to figure out how to kick start my weight loss. I already eat right, I have been really particular about that, we don't keep any junk food or frozen or boxed meals here. Working out is a struggle for me. I just don't have the motivation to do it.  *sigh* So here I am trying to find motivation. My husband saying "Fat girls take whatever they can get" was quite a motivation to me, but even that didn't last very long. Hopefully I can discover something that works for me.

I'm back :)

I've been gone fr a while but now I'm back. My husband came home in March and got to meet our daughter for the first time, she was 5 months old. It was the most amazing moment in my entire life. My favorite thing to do is watch them play together. I think I've finally decided what direction I want to take this blog. My adventures of being a mommy, and trying to live a healthy lifestyle.

We moved to Georgia in June. Hopefully the Army doesn't move us again for along time. Savannah is beautiful and I feel way less stressed out just being here. We lived in a hotel for 4 long months before we got our house, so I wasn't able to do everything as I wanted to. I can happily say that I have my daughter back in cloth diapers. It took me a while to find ones that worked for us but I found that prefolds with the Thirsties covers were what worked for us.http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/products/diapers/diaper-cover/

Also I have been making all of Melanie's baby food. Ilike that I know everything that is going into my child's mouth. No preservatives, no artificial fillers, no... crap! I'm hoping to make good eating one of her top habits throughout her life. Other than that I'm just enjoying my little girl and soaking up every moment of her at this age because I know she won't stay this small for very long.