Mother's Rings

I have been wanting to give my Mother a Mothers Rings for quite sometime. And since its getting close to Christmas, this will be the perfect time to do so.

I love the ring in the picture at the left. So classy looking. You can personalize your mother's ring with birthstones or engravings. Honor your mother on mother's day or any day with one-of-a-kind jewelry creation including rings, pins and pendants. Save over 50% on select items at JoyJewelers.com. So many different styles to choose from and so beautiful.  The perfect gift for any mother this season.

Sharis Berries for a Gift

Its the holidays and what a better time to try chocolate covered berries! I know I would love something like this and its such a different gift to give.  They are so yummy and make a really nice gift to pass along to the one you love. Have you ever tried Sharis Berries before?  They have been featured on Oprah in the past and was recommended highly by her.

There are so many different flavors of chocolate to choose from and you can also choose what type of chocolate and other coverings to make a wonderful gift for someone.  These are so luscious and smooth tasting.

Native Sunglasses

Living in Florida means being outside more and also needing a good pair of sunglasses. And when you are having fun outside, why not have sunglasses that are made for the outdoors man like Native Sunglasses.

All Native sunglasses are made with unique Polarized Crystal Carbonate lenses to completely eliminate glare while providing 100% UVA/UVB protection and are made with light weight material. They are really neat looking too.  Many styles and colors of replacement lenses offered at great prices. 

Review: Newmans Own Sauce and Recipe

I love to make pasta with red sauce and meatballs for dinner.  One of my favorite comfort foods.  But, Mr. G, isn't a really big fan of tomato sauce.  Oh, he likes spaghetti sauce, but he wants a LOT of meat in it. I mean, he wants to see more meat then sauce.

So when the good people of Foodbuzz Tastemaker's program sent me Newman's Own pasta sauce and salad dressings, I knew I would have to think really hard to make a recipe that he would like, still be tasty, quick and not cost much.  Here is the recipe I came up with.

Meaty Ziti

1 pound ziti (can sub penne) pasta
1 pound of ground beef
1 pound of Italian flavored sausage
1 jar of Newman's Own Pasta Sauce
Chopped Onion to taste
1/2 pound of mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:
1 Cook pasta according to directions until the pasta is al dente—edible but still a little firm. Drain the pasta through a colander. Toss with a little olive oil so the pasta does not stick together while you make the sauce.
2 Brown well sausage and ground meat.  Add the onions and stir well to combine. Sauté everything until the onions are translucent and beginning to brown, about 4-5 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce and stir well. Bring to a simmer.

3 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread pasta on the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole pan, then layer half of the mozzarella cheese. Layer on the pasta and then the rest of the mozzarella cheese.  Last, layer the parmesan cheese.

4 Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.  I have found if I cover this it keeps the cheese from burning and drying out the casserole since the meat sauce is so thick.

NOTES:  You could use ground turkey meat and ground Italian turkey sausage and use different types of cheese

I also served a simple green salad with Newman's Own Ceasar Lite Dressing and some Easy Italian Breadsticks in the Bread Machine which are out of this world good.

I didn't tell Mr. G what I was making for supper and when I brought it out of the oven, he gave it a quick glance and asked, "How much tomato sauce did you use?"

Here is Mr. G's taste test reaction:



He really did love this recipe and said it was "A Keeper". When I hear those 2 words, I know I will be making this recipe again. The sauce was perfect and I know I will be using Newman's Own pasta sauce for now on.

Coupons:
Right now you can get $1.00 off of Newmans Own Pizza
$1/1 Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Pizza 10/23/2011 RP Insert
$0.50/1 Newman's Own Salad Dressing 10/23/2011 RP Insert
$0.50/1 Newman's Own Products 10/23/2011 RP Insert

This was a very economical meal with plenty left overs for another meal and I also put another serving in the freezer for later.  We will eat the rest of the bread sticks when I make soup in  a few days.

Thanks Newman's Own for a great product!!

Tornado Shelters

I have seen a few tornadoes in my life and have seen what they can do and how easily they can take lives. And if you live where you don't have a basement, a shelter might be your answer.

Survive-a-storm.com is your first stop when it comes to deciding what kind of tornado shelter you may need.Their website will tell you where a local dealer located.  Or you can buy via the phone, ebay, fairs and ag shows. 

As you can see in the picture to the left, they are put underground and is the safest place to be during a tornado.  After looking over their website, it seems their product is the best out there.

Be prepared for the next storm by having a tornado shelter installed on your property.