Zitti Meaty Bake

We had a Penne Pasta freezer meal from Safeway the other day that was so good. I am not sure how to make it but I had hamburger that needed to be cooked so we decided to experiment. We grated four types of cheese; Havarti, sharp cheddar, Parmesan and mozzarella. We cooked the hamburger, and boiled the Penne noodles. Seasoned the hamburger with Thyme, Basil, Oregano, Season Salt, Garlic Powder/Salt and Onion Powder. We just used ingredients around the house. We had some meatballs in the freezer so we threw them in as well. Oh, we also used garlic salt instead of regular salt when boiling the noodles, which made the noodles taste so good. Kaycee layered the dishes (we were resourceful and made a freezer meal for later) with noodles first then Havarti cheese, hamburger and sharp cheddar, sauce (sweet basil) and meatballs and Ragu Mushroom sauce and topped it off with mozzarella cheese. We baked it on 350 for about 30-45 minutes and added Parmesan/garlic bread.

Regular white and/or wheat bread, buttered with Parmesan cheese and garlic salt sprinkled on top. We love this bread, it is so easy and so yummy; thanks Katy!

We didn't get pictures of the final dish because we palyed outside while it baked and ran into some friends, Katy, Spencer and Cameron, who came over and helped us eat it. We were only going to go outsdie for a few minutes while it baked and ended up almost forgetting about it.

Fun with Grandma

Isaac's mom flew in from Utah to help out while Isaac was recovering. What a blessing she was there. Kaycee had fun playing and hanging out with Grandma Bott for a few days. It was great having her here. It was also nice to have her fly home with Isaac in his condition. Thanks a million Grandma Bott!

Miss Kitty

Kaycee came in earlier and asked for some paper. I was trying to get something embroidered for my internship and work on Isaac's graduation announcements so I just handed her paper not asking why. She said she wanted to draw so I gave it to her. This is what I came into the living room to. She did her hair even.

Kooking with Kaycee Easter Baskets

We got a jump start on Easter and made Easter Baskets.

Chicken Baskets

Mix a can of chicken with Velveeta Cheese, Cream Cheese, Garlic salt, chopped onion and grated Parmesan Cheese. Line muffin tin with crescent roll dough. Then fill with mixture and bake on 350 for 10-15 minutes.


Parmesan Shaken, Not Stirred, Baby Red Potato's

Fill Ziploc bag with spices (we used garlic salt, Parmesan cheese, powdered ranch seasoning, ground pepper, a packet of potato seasoning). Cube baby red potato's and cover in melted butter. Put in bag and shake. Coat well. We mixed our chopped potatoes with the seasoning in the bag but you can add them later because it got really messy. Empty continents in pan. We sprinkled more Parmesan cheese and ranch seasoning, covered and baked at 425 for 30 minutes. Stove takes longer to cook so it may be shorter. Uncover the last 5 minutes and bake for crispness.

Our fancy Chef Kaycee

Sue Chef Tayter

Kaycee did her own hair can you tell? Isn't she beautiful. Kaycee has been doing these weird things with her mouth. She is so funny when she talks and sings with her tight lips. You can just tell what she looks like from this silly smile.