Stuffed Shells

My friend Kristen made stuffed shells the other day so I thought I'd give them a shot today.

I boiled a box of Jumbo shells for about 8 min.

Once they are cooked I kinda copied Kristen and let them drain separately on paper towels on a cookie sheet.

I made my Spaghetti sauce and let that simmer for a bit while I was boiling the noodles. (2 lbs ground turkey, pepper, W sauce, Italian seasoning and 1 can hunts traditional spaghetti sauce).

For the filling:

3 eggs

Parmesan and Romano cheese

Italian seasoning

minced garlic

onion powder

black pepper

parsley flakes

Mozzarella cheese

Some of my spaghetti sauce (the rest I'm saving for another dish I'm making later this week)

You can also use spinach if you prefer. I have to be careful of my vitamin k intake so I decided not to add greens.

I took a picture of the mix but it didn't look appealing so I will not post it. LOL After it was mixed up and cooled a bit I put in a pastry bag with a large tip and then filled each shell. Shells that broke (and there were a few) I ate. :P Wouldn't want them to go to waste. :)

After each was filled I sprinkled some Mozzarella cheese on top and baked on 350 degrees until the cheese is melted. I'd say 15 to 20 min.

MMMMM......They are really good. They taste like lasagna. :)

New Things Monday

I love ice cream. Who doesn't? :) I have so many favorites. From cookies and cream to peanut butter cup to mint chocolate chip. Yum! :) The other day Ben & Jerry's was on sale at my target. ($2) I picked up mint chocolate cookie. OMG......so creamy and good. I was disappointed that the ice cream wasn't green b/c I felt it would have been a light green b/c of the mint but it was just black and white. Not that the color makes a difference but I was expecting green just from the outside look. But moving on from the color.....I love this one. I'd never had it before and I'd have to say it's now one of my top favorite Ben & Jerry's. MMMMMM :D

Boneless Buffalo Chicken Salad

After a busy work weekend........last night I came home to a messy kitchen but dinner waiting for me. Yes, a messy kitchen. Boys shouldn't be in the kitchen b/c they don't clean while they cook. Anyways, Nate was craving Chili's boneless buffalo chicken salad but decided to make it himself. He did a pretty good job. The chicken and buffalo sauce was very good. And it was nice not to have to cook dinner after busy weekend. Thanks Nate! :)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Nate and I saw the final Harry Potter movie last night. We were both excited and so was the rest of the 10:30pm crowd at Muvico. I don't want to give any spoilers for those who haven't seen it yet but it was AWESOME!!! Loved it!! You won't be disappointed. I think I want to read the books now. :D

Photo of the week

Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun via AP

A ladybug crawls across blooms at Blueberry Park in Bremerton, Wash., on July 11.

New Things Monday

Mountain Dew Pitch Black is gooooood. :) It's basically grape soda. And I love grape soda. :) It's only limited edition so it won't be out for long. My brother, said that this was out years ago and Mountain Dew brought it back. Maybe it will become a regular? If you see one and you like grape soda be sure to try it. :)

Photo of the week

Each Friday, I'm going to feature a new segment. It's called 'Photo of the week' where a photo that I fell in love with will be featured. :)

Photo by: The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette/AP

This weeks picture is of a 6-year-old girl named Diamond, who's a cancer patient. Her dream is to meet a real life Princess. Diamond's dream came true meeting Kate Duchess of Cambridge. This picture just makes me smile. :)

Soft Serve Homemade Ice Cream

For dessert tonight I got inspired by pinterest for this single ingredient ice cream. Looks like the original idea is from here. :) Also it looks like my friend Laura discovered this 'banana whipped trick' back in 2009. AWESOME!

You will need:

4 bananas, peeled, cut up and frozen for an hour (slighly overripe, with spots)

2 tbsps creamy peanut butter (I used wegmans reduced fat)

2 tbsp cocoa powder (dutch process, I used unsweetened Rademaker)

2 tbsp fat free milk

Mix up frozen bananas. I don't have a food processor so I used my blender. The original blog said you could use either. I didn't get the banana gravel or banana whipped look but I guess it's b/c my bananas weren't really frozen. I mixed for what seemed like forever. It still came out creamy. Then I blended in the peanut butter, cocoa powder and milk. Once it was done, I added to a tupperware container for a few hours. I took it out and it scooped right out perfectly. It was soft serve like. It tasted ok, and it's healthy. Until.......

I sprinkled a few peanut butter M&M's on top. :P MMMM