Monday, April 23, 2012

Baked ziti

Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite things to make for dinner.. Baked ziti! Why is it one of my favorites? For one, it’s not hard to make (at all.. contrary to what you would think). Two, it’s just plain GOOD! So, so good.. And three, my girls will eat it and ask for more! Can’t argue with that!

I found this recipe from THIS blog a while back. I changed a lot of the recipe so I figured I would share with you today, how I make it! :)

Here is what you’ll need:
easy baked ziti recipe

-1 pound ground beef
-1 lb. box ziti pasta
-1 large jar of spaghetti sauce (mine says 2 lb. on it.. Didn’t know liquids were measured by the pound, but I’m just telling you what my jar said so that you know what to get)
-1 large container of ricotta cheese
-1 bag mozzarella cheese
-1 onion (I only use half though, as my Husband isn’t an onion person)

Directions:
1. Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add ziti pasta and cook until tender (about 8 minutes), then drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat.
3. Add (all) spaghetti sauce to onion and ground beef. Simmer about 15 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5. Layer a 9x13 baking dish as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, 1/2 of the sauce, remaining ziti, mozzarella, remaining sauce then top with remaining mozzarella.
6. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until all of the cheese is melted.
7. Enjoy!! :)

Here is what it looks like coming out of the oven:
easy baked ziti recipe-3

..And on my plate:easy baked ziti recipe-4

Yum, yum, yum!

Make this for your family tonight. Promise they’ll love it. :)

Friday, April 20, 2012

Insta Friday

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Wow, this past week just FLEW by!

Here is what our week looked like through the lens of my camera phone..

All set to go to one of A&L’s friend’s birthday party.
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Singing Happy Birthday at the (previously mentioned) party. :)
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I made strawberry cake pops.. Delish, in case you were wondering. ;)3

Our cat is a freako and sits up like this from time to time. :)
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Awesome unicorn pattern I found (and bought) at Walmart. My girls looove unicorns!
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Red velvet cupcakes I won through Facebook.. Yum!!
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I managed to find the floor in our bedroom! I was starting to worry that it didn’t exist any more. ;)
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Found this pic while cleaning. It’s Micheal holding Abby the day she was born. Melts my heartttt.
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Proof that I passed my OCD tendencies on to my Daughters..
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Micheal got home from work at like 2:30 one day. This never happens! The girls and I were so happy!
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A picture from last year that my Niece put up.. Miss her so, so much!
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Aaand this is what I’m doing right now. :) Catching up on Glee!
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That’s it for this week! If you’d like to follow me on Instagram, my username is “katyapicello”

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tickled Pink Friday #94

Hello everyone! Hope you had a great week! I have been sick since last Thursday (nasty cold), but am feeling like myself now – Thank goodness! :)

Before we get to Tickled Pink, how about some features??

You guys linked up SOO much awesome-ness (I know, it’s not a word.) last week, it was hard for me to chose!

This room service Birthday surprise by Cottage In The Oaks is SUCH a clever idea!!
Room service birthday

I have been wanting to make some fabric rosettes for a while now. Katie {Did} It makes it look so easy!
Fabric rosettes

These cookie dough frosted brownies by Craft Buds look delicious!
cookie dough frosted brownies

Isn’t this lace and bead bracelet gorgeous? Oksana+Hobbies shows you how to make it on her blog!
 lace and bead bracelet

I have wanted these white couches from Ikea for.. Forever! Liz Marie Blog shows how she and her Husband put them together. Also what they look like in their living room.
white ikea couches 

My mouth is seriously watering right now.. I love cinnamon rolls and cream cheese!
Check out this gooey cinnamon rolls recipe from A Couple Of Craft Addicts.
gooey cinnamon rolls

This family movie night from A Pumpkin And A Princess is SUCH a fun idea!! I know my girls would love it!!
family movie night

That’s all of the features from me this week! Make sure you check Holly’s blog to see if she featured you! :)

If you were featured and would like a button, feel free to grab this one:

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And now for the rules..

1. Link  up...whatever makes  your blog  fabulous. Family Friendly please! Guess what? Your post does not have to be PINK!!  I reserve the right to remove posts that are offensive or do not adhere to the rules, without any discussion, at my discretion.
2. PLEASE LINK TO A POST URL, ****NOT YOUR MAIN URL****
3. Pretty please...add the Tickled Pink button or TEXT link back to the post!
4. Please visit a couple other links!

Happy linking!! :)

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Insta-Friday (On Saturday.. OOPS!)

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Now that I have Instagram, I can participate in the “Insta-Friday” fun! :)

I’ve only had Instagram for a couple of weeks. And since this is my first time linking up to Insta-Friday, I figured I would just share all of the pictures I’ve taken with Instagram, thus far.

Ready for a whole lotta pictures? K. :) Here we go..

Just a pretty day..
pretty sky

My sweet Husband made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, one Sunday..
cinnamon rolls

The first place I first met Micheal, almost 7 years ago. They closed their doors for good this week. :(
walmart closed

My sweet girl. Nothing can make her more happy than when I braid her hair. :)
braid

Turkey sub and potato salad from Publix.. Best.lunch.ever.!
publix turkey sub

Hmm.. Apparently my lunch of choice is subs..
subway

This made me laugh. Real hard. Too bad it’s not the real Dr. Phil.. THAT would be cool. :)
dr phil

My Easter present, to myself. :)
russel stover chocolate caramel

Why I thought it was a good idea to finish shopping for Easter, the night BEFORE Easter, I will never know..
crazy walmart lines

Easter eggs, all ready for our Apicello cousin egg hunt. :)
 easter egg hunt

Our sweet Nephew, Taylor. :)
taylor

The girls at our favorite Japanese steakhouse.
japanese steakhouse

Busch Gardens..
busch gardens tampa 

A day when Abby woke up not feeling good. All she wanted to do was snuggle in bed with me. <3
abigail 2

Our dinner one night. Chicken and yellow rice. One of my favorite things to eat..
chicken and yellow rice

The time that the girls woke up one day.. I was in heaven.
wake up

At work..
upholstery fabric

This is so me..
danny gokey facebook

Yay for Lisa Frank band-aids. :)
lisa frank bandaids

Surprising someone via USPS.. Makes me smile. :)
usps

Christmas music in April? Sure, why not!
glee christmas music

My cat is such a drama queen. Apparently the light was too much for him..ha!
trouty

Pinterest. <3
pinterest date

A girl I went to High School with recently started a candle business and the candles smell a-maaaa-zing!
The one in the picture is Blueberry Flapjacks.. My favorite candle EVER!
Here is the link to her FB page, if you are interested (she ships, too!).. Scentsory Overload Soy Candles
soy candles 
Aaaand that’s it for this week’s Instagram pics. :)

If you’d like to link yours up, go HERE to this week’s Insta-Friday post on Jeanett’s blog.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Tickled Pink #93

Hello everyone! Welcome to this week’s Tickled Pink link party! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by, as this is the debut of Tickled Pink, here at LLLC!

Now.. Let’s get the party started!

**Tickled Pink**
A craft..a recipe..a tip..a party..a short story..a  poem..
a  fashion find..a favorite product..your favorite post..
whatever makes your blog fabulous!
That is what Tickled Pink is all about!
{and it does NOT have to be PINK}

You can grab a button here:

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And now for the rules..

1. Link  up...whatever makes  your blog  fabulous. Family Friendly please! Guess what? Your post does not have to be PINK!!  I reserve the right to remove posts that are offensive or do not adhere to the rules, without any discussion, at my discretion.
2. PLEASE LINK TO A POST URL, ****NOT YOUR MAIN URL****
3. Pretty please...add the Tickled Pink button or TEXT link back to the post!
4. Please visit a couple other links!

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