Spinach Manicotti

This was by far one of my most favorite dinners! Maybe that's because I love any pasta type filled with any cheese... regardless, this dinner was a hit! 

A few things before we get started. You are going to want to make sure you have enough counter or table space to be able to make this. Also, make sure it's not a rushed dinner, it will take you about 30-45 minutes and that's not including the cooking time. So keep those things in mind!

Ingredients:

Lasagna Pasta

Mushrooms {optional}

Spinach

Ricotta Cheese

Pasta Sauce

Mozzarella Cheese

1. Take and cook the pasta, silly I know, but some people may overlook that step!

2. Cook your mushrooms and spinach or whatever veggies you decided on. I used my dad's amazing recipe for the mushrooms and then added the spinach in and it was perfect!

TIP: Make sure you keep the pasta in some water so they don't dry out and stick together!

3. Fill the pasta with a scoop of ricotta cheese and your fillers {mushrooms and spinach.} Don't add too much otherwise it will be very hard to roll up. Which is the next step!

4. Roll up your pasta and put it into any size dish that works for you. I sprayed a little {very little} oil on the bottom just to make sure that they didn't stick to the pan.

5. Pour the sauce over your pasta and then sprinkle some cheese on the top!

6. Bake it in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes or so, just enough for the cheese to melt. Then serve up and enjoy! {we were so hungry that I forgot to get a finished picture!}

I hope you enjoy this dinner just as much as we did! And thanks to my wonderful husband who helped make this dinner. I'm pretty sure it would have failed if I did it on my own! Ha

Thin Mint Cookies

Yes, you read that right! This post shows you how easy it is to make girl scout Thin Mint cookies right from your own kitchen. Let me tell you... They taste almost exactly like the real thing! Warning: They may not be as pretty as the real cookie but it will be ok! So here is goes!

What you will need:

Oreos

Chocolate Chips to melt

Mint Extract

Step 1: 

Take all the creame out of the Oreos and either eat it... or toss it! If you take a butter knife, it scrapes off super easy.

Step 2:

Cover them in your melted Chocolate chips. Its easiest if you use a regular spoon. Drop the Oreo into the chocolate and then flip it with the spoon and make sure its all covered.

Step 3: 

Place them on a wax sheet of paper so that when they cool down, they aren't stuck. 

Step 4: 

Place the cookies either in the fridge or the freezer to cool. This takes maybe 15 minutes for them to cool down.

Step 5: 

ENJOY! 

As you can see, they may not be the prettiest things in the world but they sure do taste super yummy! And now you don't have to pay an arm and a leg... Although nothing beats real girl scout cookies. My next project is to make the Samoa ones next. They seem a little bit trickier though so we shall see. 

Home Made Chips!

I made homemade chips for the first time and they turned out so great! Not only that but they took me a total of 12 minutes to cut and bake them! So are you ready to get started??

Ingredients:

Tortillas

Oil Spray

Salt or Cinnamon

Then, pretty simple, you cut the tortillas into whatever size or shape you want. 

 Place them on your tray.... 

Spray with your oil and then sprinkle your salt!

If you want them to be sweet I suggest cinnamon sugar, it's really tasty! 

Put in the oven at 350 for 10-12 minutes and there ya have it! Homemade chips! Now you just have to make your favorite dip and enjoy.