Breakfast Casserole

I really don't like to waste food and some days I reallllllly hate going to the store too!

This particular evening was a day or two after we had a fondue party... so I had chunks of sourdough bread left, but had no idea what the heck to do with the sourdough bread.. I also had those lil' smokies left too... and again I had no idea what to make... so I thought about it and I thought about it some more and then Bam! 

I realized I could make a breakfast casserole for dinner. 

Ingredients:

diced sourdough bread

shredded cheese

eggs

sausage

milk

salt 

pepper

I put the bread into a glass oven proof dish.

 I diced the smokies, I shredded some cheese and beat some eggs.

 I poured the egg mixture (egg, a bit of cheese and milk whisked together) over the bread and made sure it was mostly covered, then I put some foil over it and let it sit for a while.

Oh and some green onions since I always have those on hand thanks to have them growing in my backyard.. and some cream cheese.. I had half a block leftover after I made some frosting!

About an hour later I went and pushed some of the bread down so it would condense more and then let it sit some more and did the same thing. 

After about 4 hours I topped it with shredded cheese and baked at 375 for 30-45 minutes until the eggs set. 

For it being a super random idea it was awesome, so awesome that I would probably make it again when I have guests come over! It was a great use of stuff I had on hand it had nice flavor to it!

the great thing is you can make it any flavor too and really just throw it all together!

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SYTYC Auditions!

Did you see it?!

The auditions for the new season of So You Think You're Crafty and yours truly is auditioning!!

Go and vote.. but it is anonymous so you will just have to guess which one is mine :)

In the meantime while I wait to find out if I am moving one I am going to work on projects for the rest of the weeks just to be prepared and not stress out!!

I am seriously so excited to be auditioning!!!

Menu Plan Monday

So menu planning for 4 days!  As I will be on vacation for memorial weekend! Woo! I am pretty excited for a couple days off and spending them in  Vegas, well that is pretty nice too!

I didn't get to two of the recipes from last week, so those are on the list. 

Pesto Shrimp with Snow Peas & Quinoa
Cilantro Scallops with toasted tortillas
Crock Pot Sesame Chicken
And most likely leftovers/salad/whatever is left in my fridge that is perishable and needs to go!

Keeping it short and sweet!

I hope y'all had a great weekend! I had a pretty crafty weekend and if you follow me on IG.. you saw a bit of it ;)

Stay Crafty
-Jesika

Color Blocked Tye Dye Shoes

You have seen me do color blocking before.. and yes it was the same colors.. .that is all because Nico and I are part of a car club called MFest and those are the colors.

Well this year it is memorial weekend, and it is going to be super hot and I am also old enough this year to go to the club events which means I have to wear heels more than I did the last time we went. So I wanted some comfy shoes to wear while we walk the event. 

I found these plain white slip ons from the thrift store for $5. I already had bought red, black, and yellow dye so next I had to figure out how I wanted to do this... I knew it would be best if I didn't have to dip so I bought these wilton bottles from JoAnn.. they are for melting chocolate but they are great squirt bottles too!

I started at the toe with the black as I thought the other colors would bleed down and you wouldn't be able to tell as much. Once I got a nice coverage of black I went for  the red while still holding the shoe up to prevent the red from going to the back. The last color the yellow was the trickiest. I found that letting it sit on a level surface was the best way to get the yellow to soak in without blending with the other colors.

After I thoroughly saturated the shoes I let them rest overnight to soak up as much as the dye as possible. I then rinsed them with a bit of water and placed them in the washer. 

I left them to dry outside once they were done washing. They turned out pretty good for a $5 pair of shoes...there may be a bit of dye on the sole but no one but me will criticize it!

I think I may try to do something like this again, it was fun!

Stay Crafty

-Jesika

Turkey Meatballs

I defrosted some turkey the other night but I had no idea what I wanted to make with it...

Mind you this happens a lot... it should be a problem but in the end my mind creates something to make.

So when the turkey was all defrosted I kinda just stared at it for a bit but then I had a moment where I wanted spaghetti.. but I am on a no carb diet so I made my pasta out of zucchini by slicing it into strips and served it with these turkey meatballs and it was fabulous.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey

2 oz smoked gouda- grated

2 cloves garlic

3 sprigs of fresh basil sliced

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 egg

1 tsp onion powder

I put all of the ingredients into a bowl and mixed. I rolled the mixture into balls and browned them on all sides before placing them in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. 

With 5 minutes left in the baking time I covered the balls with sauce to let them soak up moisture and to heat up the sauce without making a huge mess. 

I served my meatballs over zucchini but they are super good over pasta as well! 

The meatballs were juicy, yummy and bomb.com!

Try them out for yourself!

Stay Crafty

-Jesika

Printable Recipe 

Menu Plan Monday

I am proud to say that I finished my advocare 24 day challenge! I ended up losing a total of 6 lbs and 7.5 inches. I feel so much better now than before and most importantly I now take my time and consider more options when I go out to eat. It is a lifestyle change for sure but it feels great. And since the challenge ended on Thursday I am down another 2 lbs! It is amazing what working out & eating well can do to you!

With that in mind I am trying a lot of new recipes lately! But as always I add my own flare. 

This week all my choices came from my pinterest board! If you don't follow me on pinterest you really should. I may or may not be addicted and that leans towards having a lot of pins and great boards to follow. 

So anyways this week I am going to try:

Lightened Up Chicken Francese from Skinny Taste  with zucchini pasta & baguette slices

Tilapia Tacos with spanish rice and fresh corn
Heroin Chicken with roasted potatoes and salad

Shrimp Saganaki with baguette slices and salad

Cilantro Scallops with toasted tortillas

Pesto Shrimp with Snow Peas & Quinoa

I hope I get to them all since they all sound delicious. Note that my serving size on the carbs and grains are typically very small and I prefer to eat more veggies then grains but Nico is the exact opposite.

I am pretty excited to share the results! I also will be sharing a few projects this next couple of weeks but some need to wait until I decide what project I am going to anonymously submit to So You Think You're Crafty for my audition!

I am so excited to audition!

Stay Crafty

-Jesika