Taco Dip

Since I have been home during the days this week, I have been creating lots of new dinner dishes for James and myself. Tuesday I tried my old-favorite creation, "Pizza-roni". James was a pretty big fan!! Today, (Wednesday) I planned to make tacos, however when I went through our cupboards searching for shells, I found none -- only nacho chips! Sooooo, I improvised and came up with a delicious Taco Dip!

In the process of making the dip, I happened to check the nutrition facts on the taco seasoning packet. There are 560mg of sodium per serving 24% of recommended intake. WOW! But wait -- there are ***6*** servings per PACKAGE!! Next time, I'll be sure to purchase the "low-sodium" version.

Taco Dip Recipe

1lb Hamburger

1 Package of Seasoning (low sodium)

1/2 Package Lettuce

1/2 Package Baby Spinach

1 Cup Sour Cream (I only did half of the pan and used about 1/2 cup)

1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese

El Paso Taco Sauce (to taste)

1/2 Green Pepper

2 Roma Tomatos

1 Bag of Favorite Nacho Chips

1. Cook hamburger until brown and mix in seasoning according to package.

2. Layer in a pan -- hamburger, 1/2 of cheese, sour cream, taco sauce, lettuce, spinach, green pepper, tomato, and 1/2 of cheese. Drizzle with taco sauce.

3. Place in oven at 300F for 5-10 minutes until cheese on top begins to melt.

4. Gather around the dinner table and enjoy!

I made mine in a standard cake pan, there was enough to feed 3-4 people!! We're having left overs for lunch tomorrow!

The Story Behind Knitting Love

Knitting Love is an idea I came up with in January 2010. It stems from my compassion for mission work, giving, helping and serving others.

Psalm 139:13 in the New Living Translation says;

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb."

Also in the NLT, Colossians 1:15-17 states;

"He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him (in Jesus) all things hold together."

God loves us so much that He knit us together before we were born. He loves us intimately and knows everything about us. "All things were created by him and for him." We were created for God: for Jesus, and thusly are called to be His servants and do His work until death take us, or He returns.

Star Blanket

It is finished, the custom star blanket for Maddy is FINISHED!! Put the final touches on it at about 1:00 AM this morning!! :) The blanket is super cute and soft. It measures about 38" from point to "V" and about 46" around!! :)

The project took me a lot longer than expected due to our two week early move, but I'm glad it's finished and is going to be sent off soon!! I hope Maddy likes it!

New Items on Etsy for Sale

Check out my Etsy site for lots of new items including the unique Mermaid Scarf. There are many cute dishcloths, bath poufs, and face scrubbies!! Enjoy!

Cornrow Dishcloth -- New Ravelry Pattern

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Hey everyone!! This is my new pattern posted on Ravelry! I call it "The Cornrow Dishcloth" The Cornrow Dishcloth pattern is very easy and is useful for fine tuning knitting and purling skills. It can be completed using any color yarn and looks great in both solid and ombre.

This is my first pattern. After some careful thought, my husband and I came up with the name “Cornrow Dishcloth”. The unique stitching in this cloth creates a look mimicking cornrows. During our honeymoon trip to Jamaica I got cornrows, thusly spurring the idea for this unique cloth.

The cloth has a garter stitch border to help keep it from curling with a nice scrunched center to really scrub your dishes. It can be made in any size by manipulating the number of stitches in the “Cast On” row.

I do not mind if you make this pattern and sell it, but PLEASE do not mass produce your product. Also please do not sell this pattern or re-produce to post on other media. If you wish to link, please refer back to the “Ravelry” page.