Lasagna 'Cupcakes'

Yes, you read that right ~ Lasagna Cupcakes! And what's even more intriguing is that they are prepared using wonton wrappers instead of pasta!

• 1 cup marinara sauce
• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 12 wonton wrappers
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella

• 3 ounces Parmesan cheese
• 4 ounces Ricotta cheese
• (optional) basil for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

1. 2Brown beef and season with salt and pepper. Drain.
2. 3Cut wonton wrappers into circle shapes using a biscuit cutter or using the top of a drinking glass. You can cut several at a time.

Reserve 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and 6 tablespoon mozzarella for the top of you cupcakes. Start layering your lasagna cupcakes. Begin with a wonton wrapper and press it into the bottom of each muffin tin. Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese, Ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Top with a little meat and marinara sauce. Use around 1-2 teaspoons of all the ingredients depending on your personal preference.

Repeat layers ending with marinara sauce. Top with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. To remove use a knife to loosen the edges then pop each lasagna out.

20 Questions with Katie

Questions we asked Katie (age 11) about Me, her stepmother!

1. What is something I always say to you? "Hi, Cakers" (yes that's my nickname for her)
2. What makes me happy? "baking"
3.What makes me sad? "a dirty house" (she is exactly right!)
4. How do I make you laugh? "telling jokes about your past"
5. What was I like as a child? "rebellious" (yikes!)
6. How old am I? "you are 34"
7. How tall am I? "5'6''"
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "bake"
9. What do I do when you're not around? "play tennis" (huh?)
10. If I become famous, what will it be for? "baking or cooking"
11. What am I really good at? "crafts"
12. What am I not very good at? "playing the guitar"
13. What do I do for my job? "raise a family"
14. What is my favorite food? "I forgot what it is called...ummm....chicken tandoori?"
15. What makes you proud of me? "you tolerate Nick" (she is correct..hehe)
16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be? "Stitch...he is always tinkering around doing something"
17. What do you and I do together? "we pull pranks!"
18. How are you and I the same? "we love to bake and pull pranks!"
19. How are you and I different? "you have a car and I don't"
20. How do you know I love you? "you spend quality time with me"

And questions we asked Katie about Daddy~

1. What is something dad always says to you? "Can you go get this for me?" (hahahahahaha!!!)
2. What makes dad happy? "his acoustic guitar which is his pride and joy"
3. What makes dad sad? "when we make fun of him which we do alot!"
4. How does your dad make you laugh? "he does the 'reindeer move' with Bismark"
5. What was your dad like as a child? "studious"
6. How old is your dad? "49" (she is wrong. He just turned 48)
7. How tall is your dad? "6'1''-6'2''
8. What is his favorite thing to do? "play guitars"
9. What does your dad do when you're not around? "plays on his iPad"
10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? "writing songs"
11. What is your dad really good at? "he is really good at ...let me think....yea, playing the guitar or diagnosing people"
12. What is your dad not very good at? "playing lacrosse without getting injured"
13. What does your dad do for his job? "he is a neurosurgeon"
14. What is your dad’s favorite food? "peanut butter...he eats a scoop a day!"
15. What makes you proud of your dad? "he has a son that is already married"
16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be? "Donald Duck - always getting disturbed by something"
17. What do you and your dad do together? "play video games"
18. How are you and your dad the same? "both are very smart"
19. How are you and your dad different? "he likes to ride motorcycles"
20. How do you know your dad loves you? "he says it constantly"

Painting Pumpkins

Instead of carving pumpkins this year (since they rot so fast), the girls and I decided to PAINT pumpkins!

We went to the craft store and bought spray paints for the pumpkins..then we bought individual paints for the pictures we planned to paint on the pumpkins.

After the spray paint dried, we brought the pumpkins inside to paint our pictures

Ashlan painted a dolphin on her pumpkin. Kate painted the Texas Ranger baseball logo! I can't wait to paint more pumpkins next year!

20 Questions with Ashlan

Questions we asked Ashlan (age 7) about Mommy!

1. What is something mom always says to you? "I Love You"
2. What makes mom happy? "Daddy and me" (very good answer! She is right!)
3.What makes mom sad? "When Bismark (the dog) is sick"
4. How does your mom make you laugh? "When you yell at Nick because he is in trouble"
5. What was your mom like as a child? "Nice and maybe annoying"
6. How old is your mom? "34"
7. How tall is your mom? "I don't know. 6ft?"
8. What is mommy's favorite thing to do? "go places with me"
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "Clean"
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "cooking"
11. What is your mom really good at? "cooking"
12. What is your mom not very good at? "cleaning"
13. What does your mom do for her job? "take care of me"
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "salad"
15. What makes you proud of your mom? "you signed me up for soccer"
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "Minnie Mouse"
17. What do you and your mom do together? "cook"
18. How are you and your mom the same? "we both have brown eyes"
19. How are you and your mom different? "we have different color hair"
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "you kiss me"

And questions we asked Ashlan about Daddy~

1. What is something dad always says to you? "Let's play Harry Potter" (video game)
2. What makes dad happy? "playing his guitars"
3. What makes dad sad? "when I don't hug him"
4. How does your dad make you laugh? "fart"
5. What was your dad like as a child? "he smiled"
6. How old is your dad? "48"
7. How tall is your dad? "6ft, 1"
8. What is his favorite thing to do? "play with me and mommy"
9. What does your dad do when you're not around? "play his guitars"
10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? "playing guitars"
11. What is your dad really good at? "playing guitars"
12. What is your dad not very good at? "playing video games with me"
13. What does your dad do for his job? "he's a doctor"
14. What is your dad’s favorite food? "brisket"
15. What makes you proud of your dad? "he buys me stuff"
16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be? "Popeye"
17. What do you and your dad do together? "play video games"
18. How are you and your dad the same? "same color of hair"
19. How are you and your dad different? "different color eyes"
20. How do you know your dad loves you? "he likes playing with me"