Rollin' Lasagna

Welp, Pinterest got the best of me AGAIN!

I have seen these cute lasagna roll ups since I first started pinning. And I thought, well those are a great idea for a house of two, portion control, and obviously they are less labor then the regular pan lasagna.

And I thought, well those are a great idea for a house of two, portion control, and obviously they are less labor then the regular pan lasagna.

Let's start at the beginning... here is the recipe, link, and pin that started it all. Cookingclassy
I reviewed the blog post, made a grocery list, and decided if I am going to make a mess of the kitchen, mine as well make a double batch and freeze them So I got an extra pound of ground turkey.

When I got home from a great Christmas shopping trip and the grocery store, I had a list of things to do:
- Lasagna Rolls
- Decorate the tree
-Wrap presents
- Laundry

I only got one thing done. Lasagna Rolls. The kitchen is still a mess, I have to find room in the freezer, and people to eat all of these lasagna rolls.

As I reviewed the recipe before starting, I realized that it only calls for 1/2 pound of ground beef. Hmm.. so a pound of beef and a pound of turkey ... I basically was quadrupling the recipe.... And I only bought the amount of cheese and tomatoes required for a single batch.  When will I realize that just because its on Pinterest doesn't mean its easy, quick, and should be done with out reading the directions?!?!  I set forward, and decided to just see what I ran out of first, and would come back from round two tomorrow.

33 Lasagna Rolls later... 33 Lasagna Rolls later... 32 I mean (What, I was hungry after 3 hours of cooking!) The kitchen is at least clean, but nothing else was checked off the To Do List!  Once I regroup from the chaos that was going on in the kitchen, I will share my version of the recipe and some do's and dont's along the way!

Flip Flop Mail

Check out this fun two-for-one Birthday Card!

 Step 1: Find some cute flip flops in your best friend's size. Hopefully you can easily remember their size because you once shared shoes! 

 Step 2: Grab your markers and get creative! Picking out flip flops with a white bottom means you can use any color you want! Write a message, draw pictures!

Step 3: Address the flip flops by writing directly on the shoe if its plain color, or add a label! 

Step 4: Head to the post office, and allow some extra time. Most postal workers are grumpy, and won't find these shoes as fun and creative as you did. Nor will they be as excited to 'drop' a flip flop in the mailbox!  One shoe got a priority mail label, the other got regular ol' stamps. ($2 to be exact)

Step 5: Put only ONE shoe in the mail.

Step 6: Sit and wait for the response from your best friend. (It took about 3 days ... it was GREAT!)

Step 7: Mail the other shoe .... its fun to send them separately because its 2 surprises! (I'd suggest not going on a road trip for work, and forgetting to mail the shoe ... because too long between surprises may mean your bff thinks the other shoe got lost!)

Check out this blog for the original idea of mailing a flip flop!

Pinterest Success!

I found this yummy looking recipe on Pinterest a few weeks ago but needed a lazy weekend morning before I could make it! After a wonderful Saturday of Clemson-ness (1-0 win for soccer in double overtime vs South Carolina and a 26-19 win for football over Auburn) I finally had a morning off!

So what better way to celebrate all three things then with ciniminis!

I must say I didn't really read/follow the steps that were laid out because I was so excited to pop them in the oven! But ... I would suggest rolling the dough as they did - because mine didn't seem to stick together very well when cutting them. And ...add a little splash of vanilla to the melted butter before you brush it on! Sweet Kick! While these minis were baking in the oven, I did follow the recipe for the maple icing. This was the perfect mixture and had plenty to double dip the minis leftover in the kitchen!

I think these will be added to the bed and breakfast recipe collection! I would venture to say that these can be made ahead of time by preparing the dough and wrapping it in wax paper and freezing it or refrigerating it over night to make the morning of even quicker! Please check out the link for Iowa Girl Eats to give her credit for this cinimini recipe and more detail pictures of the process! ENJOY!