Vegetarian Lasagna

I thought I would do something a little different today by doing a post on one of my family's favorite
meals, vegetarian lasagna.  Now, I was born and raised a vegetarian, so when I cook I only use meat substitutes when I cook for my family.  Here are the ingredients that I used for my vegetarian lasagna:

Redi-Burger Meat and Prego All Natural Roasted Garlic & Herb Sauce

Cottage Cheese, Granulated Sugar, Barilla Lasagna Noodles

First I sautéd my Redi-Burger Meat in olive oil in a skillet, then I add 2 jars of Prego Sauce to my meat and a dash of sugar.  Also, I let my meat sauce warm up for awhile on low heat before I began to layer my lasagna.  Also, typically make my lasagna in an 8 x 11 Pyrex Casserole Dish.  When my meat sauce is ready I can began my laying.  First, I cover the bottom of my dish with meat sauce, then I add 3-4 lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, a mixture of mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese.  I continue  laying my ingredients until I reach the top of my dish.  Also, I preheat my oven 350 degrees and typically keep my lasagna in the oven for 45 minutes.  

 

 Redi-Burger & Prego Sauce

 Pyrex Casserole Dish

 First Layer of Ingredients

Finished Lasagna

Allowances

Happy Friday Everyone!  For those of you who are parents I have several questions to ask you.  Do your children receive an allowance?  If so, is the allowance giving weekly or biweekly?  What is your child's allowance giving for chores, grades or both?  I'm curious because I have two sons ages 9 and 11 who started receiving an allowance several months ago on a weekly bases and, at the beginning it was actually nice seeing both boys learning how to do chores.  However, now it seems like some of their chores have fallen off.

Now, I suppose the problem lies with me because I picked up the slack and started completing the chores for them.   Although, I know they both need to learn to continue to do their chores sometimes it's hard letting go of the reins, like the old saying, "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself,"  to me especially applies to chores.  However, I know the both boys need to learn to do chores and complete them correctly.   I will say that it's been difficult especially this week since our house is now on the market.  Although keeping it spic and span has become my full time job now that we have potential homeowners coming in to view it.  However, I know it shouldn't be an excuse for not completing chores.


As a parent at what point do you withhold your child's allowance?  If so, why did you withhold it?


A Concerned Mom...

Faux Fur Vest

Pink Sweater (Old Navy), Faux Fur Vest (Nordstrom), Skinny Jeans (New York & Company), Tall Boots (Nine West), Gold Watch Michael Kors via (ebay), and Chain Link Bracelet (Derng). I own a Canon EOS Rebel T3i and I wanted to add a lens to my Canon collection, so I did a little research on Canon's lens to see which would benefit me without breaking my pocketbook.  I evenutally chose the Canon EF 50mm 1:1:8 lens because I felt their reviews were fairly good and their price tag wouldn't be too hard on my wallet.  So far, I've been having lots of fun while taking pictures with my  lens. 
Although, my photos for today's shoot didn't quite come out like I thought they would, with the touch of a little button something great happened:)  I was pleasantly surprised I was able to brighten my outfit and leave my surroundings looking totally different without without my photos looking too bad:) Overall, I'm satisfied with my new EF 50mm 1:1:l8 lens and can't wait to continue to shoot better looking photos.
For my outfit today I decided to wear my faux fur vest I bought last year at Nordstrom, I absolutely color of my vest and always have fun styling it.  So today, I paired it with a wine colored sweater, skinny jeans, my Gucci tote, a pair of brown boots and gold accessories.

Julep in December

It's that time of the month again for Julep In December and this month's Julep Bombshell Collection is called Glitter and glow!  Their festive new colors are the perfect accessories for your holiday wardrobe.  Dress up and Celebrate with the Holiday nail look, add an Ariella Collection Pave Ring and Halston Heritage 'Jenny' fold sequined clutch. 

Here are the nail care products that were included in my Julep Maven Box:

December Julep Maven Box

 Cindy & Hilary Bombshell Nail Polish

 Cabochon Ring 

 Sweet Stripe Mint

Julep Instant Warming Foot Scrub

Disclaimer...I am not a spokesperson for Julep, nor am I getting paid for this post.  All information used is from Julep.

Mani Monday

Hello Everyone!  I hope you've all enjoyed your weekend, I know I did.  My husband and I got a chance to visit Las Vegas for the first time this past weekend and really enjoyed ourselves.  I will share more about our trip later on in the week;)  So today, I decided to do something different and link up with Heather from Glitter & Gloss for her Mani Monday.  Today my nails are painted Big Apple Red by OPI, it's one of their Gel Nail Polishes.  This particular color is one of my favorite's by OPI, I've worn it several times already, and I love the color.


Do you go get manicures and if so, what color do you typically have your nails painted?  Do you keep the same nail color or change it up often?

"ILY COUTURE Holiday Style Guide"

Polka Dot Sweater (Old Navy), Skinny Jeans (Old Navy), Flats (Payless ShoeSource), Handbag (Zara), Watch Michael Kors via (ebay), Basilissa Pave Bracelet, and Devi Bangles (Stella & Dot).

As a stay at home Mom, who says that I can't look stylish when running around town doing errands. So, I kept it simple by buying this Basilissa Pave Bracelet from ILY COUTURE, although I only own one piece of jewelry from ILY COUTURE it's probably one of my favorite pieces of jewelry that I own.  I love to style my bracelet several different ways and one of favorites is when I pair it with my Devi Bangles from Stella & Dot, which are no longer available.  This fits my look because I'm still able to look stylish and classy without looking over the top.     
Now guys here comes the fun part, I need your help, I'm asking all of my readers and followers to enter the ILY COUTURE Holiday Style Guide Contest on Instagram and check out how they style their favorites.  
Love your ILY COUTURE Jewelry?  Show us how you wear it!  Share your photo on Instagram with the tag #ILYCOUTUREHOLIDAY for a chance to win a Basilissa necklace or bracelet.  Please make sure that you use the tag #ILYCOUTUREHOLIDAY in order to be seen.  Also, this contest is not about who has the most likes or comments on their photo, but simply which photo catches ILY COUTURE'S eye.  
Also, the contest runs Monday, November 26 through Monday, December 10 (at 6:00 MST).  The winners will be announced on December 12.
 Have fun styling everyone and good luck!!
 

Hot Pink Wednesday

Hot Pink Sweater (Old Navy), Wide Leg Jeans Cookie Johnson via (Hautelook), Scarf (Old Navy), Brown Pumps (Nine West), Tote Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene Canvas Neverfull via (Louis Vuitton), Watch Michael Kors via (ebay), and Gold Pave Chain Link Bracelet via (Derng).


Happy Hump Day Everyone!  I hope you've had a good day and your week has been going just as well thus far.  For me, today was very productive because my husband has been on vacation this week and we were able to get a lot of things done around our house, which will put us closer to getting our house ready to be put on the market.  YEAH!!

So, for my outfit today I thought I would keep it simple be wearing a hot pink sweater, and I did something a little different by adding a splash of color in my scarf.  For my jeans I chose a pair of wide leg dark denim jeans, brown pumps, my Louis Vuitton tote, and gold accessories.