Hi there!

Well, since I blog on here too, I thought I would introduce myself. I'm the Crazy Noodle Lady's daugher. (Would that make me one of her little noodles? haha!) I'm the oldest of the siblings here (out of the 2 of us!). I have a blog here (which I highly suggest because it's awesome and you will love it!). :) I love photography (that's what my blog is mainly about) and I play the Cello. If you follow my blog, you will find out lots more about me! I like to cook, though I'm not very good at it, especially if the buzzer is buzzing to-pull-those-rolls-out-of-the-oven-and-you-have-three-other-pots-boiling-over-and-you-have-something-in-the-oven-and-your-little-sister-tugging-on-your-sleeve-asking-when-dinner-is-ready-and-you-shout "IT.WILL.BE.READY.WHEN.IT'S.READY!" So yeah... haha :) (I say haha alot. I use lots of smilies too.) :D I decided I will share a few photos with all of you so you can know our family a bit better. (Click read more to read more! :D)

Meatball pizza subs

Meatball pizza subs

My older daughter found this recipe in a cook book fun for kids in the checkout line of the grocery store. I was a bit wary at in the beginning: however, she finally talked me into. They turned out pretty good the only thing as a cook if I would have realized I would have;

1.     Fully warmed the meat balls in a pan or microwave. They do not get warmed all the way up while they in the oven. In fact everything else was hot but the center of the meat balls.

2.     We did not cut our sub rolls in half we cut the center out of them without going through the bottom. You then dig out the extra in the roll, then cut the additional bread off the top piece, leaving about an inch or so.

 Yields: 4 - 5 Servings

1 1/3 Cups   Pizza sauce

4                     Submarine buns, split or hollow out and toast buns.

20                   Slices pepperoni                                                                                        

1 1/3 Cups   Shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

1 package    (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked meatballs, thawed

Italian seasoning to taste

·         Spread 1/3 cup pizza sauce on the bottom of each bun. Top each with 1/3 cup cheese, five slices of pepperoni and 3 meatballs; sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Replace tops.

·         Wrap each sandwich in foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes or until heated through.

NOLTE, A. (n.d.). Meatball pizza subs [Web log post]. Retrieved from www.tasteofhome.com

The Crazy Noodle Lady!

Frozen whipped yogurt pie

Are you looking for something refreshing and light in a dessert, it is great for those hot nights summer nights,  birthday pies, and it could be used year around as a pleasant surprise. My Grandma use to make this easy pie for all occasions. However, not all the time, she was quite a cook. It's a fun pie to make and you can use different flavors. So be creative, with flavor, the strength of flavor, and the kind of yogurt you use.

     You will need:

• 32 oz of your favorite yogurt. The large tubs or you can pick out the small ones too, just add up the oz.  
• 32 oz of  whipping cream.
• 2 gram cracker crust (store bought)  

directions

Allow whipping creaming to soften. Then in a large bowl combine the yogurt of choice and the whipping cream. Mix well by hand with a whisk. (Save your lid from the crust, take the sticker off and glue, and wash it/dry it.) Then pour and scrape mixture into to crusts. Once done take the lid and put it on the opposite direction, then re-crimp the metal edges. Put in the freezer 2 different not on top of each other until frozen.

Prepare 12 - 24 hrs before event. 

This is good hard (need a good sharp knife), all the way down to very soft. We just traveled with this pie (in a cooler) for a BBQ an hour away, and dinner was 2.5 hours after we got there. The pie held up well and everyone loved it!   

Thea C. Ward

An Introduction to my crazy world.

     I'm a 39 year old married woman with two children. At this point in my life I am a stay at home mom, and I love it! It has been years since I have been able to spend so much time with my daughters. I have a 14 teen  year old that is learning to drive. (She follows this blog and did 99% of the set up) By the way thanks kiddo you're the best! In the state we live in teens can start learning at the age of 14 and a half. Talk about total craziness, I am being made old before my time. On the flip side she plays the Cello and a mean one at that. She plays in her High School Orchestra and the local Youth Symphony.  
     My second daughter is 7 years and she is constantly stealing the show, we adopted from Haiti, Port-Au-Prince. She was 17 months old when we went to pick her up. She was a doll, she was born a preemie down there and survived a civil war. She is a tough little girl because she had to fight to stay alive. She is sweet, and always has a smile (at least most of the ;) ) She is going into the 3rd grade this fall.
     My husband and I have been married almost 5 years. My husband is working on his Masters. I am recovering from a major surgery, trying to get back to school for my assoc. in Psychology.
     The girls and I love to cook all week, the weekdays are new to us though ;). We're trying to experience some new recipes, jazz up old ones, nibble on old favorites and see where and what we find. Please come, follow us and take a peak into our kitchen as we cook fun and yummy food! So, Let's make noodles!