No. 1 dinner.

...making skillet lasagna again tonight. Seriously, if you haven't made it yet, what the heck is your deal? :) My appetite has been really weird again lately -- hungry, then nauseated by the time I go to eat... things I normally like taste weird. When will it end? Sigh. :) That being said, this lasagna is so delicious, I'm actually looking forward to eating. Brad's belly will be happy, too -- his meals suffer when my guts are in a funk. But today I think I shall redeem myself!

Mad and crotchety.

Hooray! I have my laptop back! Woohoo!

I'm still getting all my crap sorted out, but, in the meantime, check out this awesome site (and share it with all your friends!):

FromTheMadhouse

It's my dearest Jessica's very own Etsy shop, which she is sharing with her very crafty family. She's just getting started, so check back often for new wares (the girl can crotch-it up a shawl overnight!). Good luck to Jessica and the other Ryans!

Everyone loves a good 'loaf.

Just a quick loafy post in case anyone is looking for an easy turkey meatloaf recipe that actually doesn't taste like blah. I've had this old Cooking Light recipe for skinny turkey-spinach meatloaf laying around for years, and I finally tried it out last night. 1 lb packages of (Italian-seasoned) ground turkey were on sale, so I used all turkey and no beef (but I can only imagine adding the 1/2 lb of beef adds to the flavor, so I might try it next time). I was also feeling particularly lazy and didn't saute the onions, just put 'em in raw.

I've never tried out the pan-less loaf method before, so I was a little nervous... Especially since I SUCK at numbers... 12 inches? 5 inches? Who the hell knows! Ha! So I estimated... I think I got the length right but made it a little too thick -- excuse the poor-quality photo, but you get the gist:

The recipe estimates a cooking time of 45 minutes, but for whatever reason(s), mine took a little longer to get to 160 degrees -- I'd guess pretty close to an hour. But it came out lookin' tasty! Ok, it's not pretty. But I knew it would be tasty, right?

...that's a little puddle of fat you'd usually eat because it'd get cooked right into the loaf. Yum!

It was a big hit (especially with a big ole pile of mashed potatoes) -- even my dad liked it, and he is BEEF BEEF BEEF to the core. Super flavorful, light-ish, and hey, it's got spinach, so it's double the healthy. So, like I said, if you're lookin... I'm recommending!