Happy Birthday to The Hunter!

Seriously just ate way too much. Like I am sitting in my office chair with my blue jeans unbuttoned...yeah that's a bad picture! But it was totally worth it! All for an awesome birthday extravaganza for the Hunter!

We've been married for almost 5 years and have created our own little birthday traditions. There is always a certain meal he cooks me for my birthday and there is a certain meal I cook for his birthday. He always cooks me meatloaf...I know that sounds weird...but he seriously makes the most amazing meatloaf! Along with that he makes homemade mashed potatoes, creamed corn, and a yellow cake with chocolate icing.  Until recently, my Gramma always made the traditional birthday dinner of her famous Beef Curry and homemade chocolate cake for me, but it has gotten harder for her to do this for me because of her arthritis in her hands. I would love more than anything to make the famous Beef Curry for her and get the Gramma seal of approval! That would make me happy!

Now for Kyle's birthday, he always asks for homemade lasagna. I had never made homemade lasagna before until a few years ago and for some reason I only thought Stouffers could only cook it (ya know the frozen kind). It really and seriously is super easy. Just takes a little time and patience. Along with the homemade lasagna, we had garlic bread and ceasar salad. His birthday cake was a homemade strawberry cake with homemade strawberry icing! I think Martha Stewart would lose count as to how many times I just said homemade! Take that!

We had my mom and dad over tonight also, and I'm pretty sure they left with happy tummys! yay!

Super Yummy Lasagna

(I just made up that name)

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef (I used 2 lbs because the Hunter likes extra)



32 oz spaghetti sauce (I used Prego Itailan Sausage sauce)
1 1/2 cup water
15 oz container Ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese, whatever you like)
12 oz shredded mozzarela cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
2 eggs
dash of salt and pepper
8 oz package lasagna noodles

Directions:
1. Brown Beef, drain.
2. Add sauce and water. Simmer.
3. In other bowl, mix together cheeses, eggs, and s&p.
4. Spreed a little sauce in a 9x13 dish, cheese, then layer in noodles (use 3 per layer). Sauce, cheese, noodles. Sauce, cheese, noodles. Finish with sauce.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
6. Remove foil, sprinkly mozzarella cheese all over top, and cook another 10 minutes!

SUPER YUMMY!!!!!!!

So glad I typed this up, because this is what it was on before:

 I do that to all my recipes. I'm crazy. That's why I blog them!

Happy Birthday to The Hunter!

I am so glad I get him to myself. And I am so crazy about him. I can't wait to see what amazing things God has planned for him!

Ok, I'm done being all lovey dovey.

Night!

Love, Amanda