Meal Deliveries Made Easy

If you are in charge of scheduling people to take meals to someone who is ill, elderly, just had a baby, etc. then go check out Take Them A Meal!

You just enter their name, the address that the meals should be delivered to, when to start and stop the meal service, what days they need to be delivered on (in case you want it to be an every other day sort of thing) and any food allergies.

Then you send people the schedule info, they enter the recipient's last name and the password you set (so you don't have to worry about the recipient's address being out there for everyone to see) and they can't instantly see which nights are still available and sign up for one!

They can even write down what they plan to bring so that the family doesn't end up eating lasagna every single night. Plus if you leave your email address when you sign up to bring a meal, you can get an email reminder the night before.

Best of all, the entire service is FREE! This is such a great resource and I will definitely use it the next time I am in charge of coordinating meals.

Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

It is really difficult to get a picture of this dish that does it justice.  Just trust me when I tell you that it is delicious!  Normal people might have this as a side dish but we often eat it for dinner...and lunch...and maybe breakfast.  :)

Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

adapted from Taste of Home

6 Large Russet Potatoes, baked

Salt and Pepper

6 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled

8oz Sour Cream

8oz Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

8oz Cheddar Cheese, shredded

4 Green Onions, sliced

Cut skin off of baked potatoes* and cut into 1-inch cubes.  Place half in a greased 9x13x2-inch baking dish.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper and half of the bacon**.  Top with half of the sour cream and cheeses.  Repeat layers.

Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 20-25 minutes or until cheeses are melted and bubbly.  Sprinkle with green onions.

Makes 8 Servings.

*For the first baking of the potatoes, I usually cook them in the microwave.  Just pierce them repeatedly with a fork, wrap in paper towels and microwave on high and flip every four minutes.  Cook 8-12 minutes or until a fork can be inserted with little resistance.  You can also cook them in a slow-cooker: pierce repeatedly with a fork, individually wrap with foil and cook on low for 8 hours.

**I also bake the bacon while the potatoes are cooking.  Just follow my Oven Baked Bacon recipe.

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Monday: Making The World Cuter * Everything Under The Moon * Craft-O-Maniac * Polish The Stars * C.R.A.F.T. * The Girl Creative * Mad In Crafts * Lisa's Craft Blog * Tuesday: Not Just A Housewife * Today's Creative Blog * Funky Polka Dot Giraffe * Chef In Training * Reasons To Skip The Housework * Mommy By Day Crafter By Night * Me And My Boys Wednesday: Someday Crafts * Primp * Let Birds Fly * Lil Luna * Sew Woodsy * Ginger Snaps Thursday: Somewhat Simple * House of Hepworths * A Glimpse Inside Friday: The Answer Is Chocolate * Tatertots and Jello * Simply Designing * Creation Corner * Lolly Jane * Simple Home Life * Ladybird Ln Saturday: I Heart Naptime * Be Different Act Normal * Six Sister's Stuff Sunday: Flamingo Toes * Nifty Thrifty Things

Superman's Telephone Booth Closet

Instead of just going with a Batman theme in Jer's new room, I decided to mix and match designs from all of his favorite superheroes.  So after completing the Gotham City Skyline Headboard I moved on to Superman's Telephone Booth Closet Door.

This one was Shelby's idea and I was a little hesitant at first because I thought it might be too overwhelming with the mural right next to it but I decided to go along with it and it actually turned out pretty cool.  The idea came around because of the contents behind the door.

Everything a little boy needs to emerge as either his undercover identity or as a superhero!

He has easy access to all of his hats, costumes and weapons.

To create the phone booth door, I used my quilting ruler to trace out the lines and "primed" it with three coats of Krylon Acrylic Latex Enamel in Gloss Banner Red followed by two coats of Behr Premium Plus in California Poppy.  I said primed with quotation marks because this wasn't actually intentional.  We picked up the Krylon paint during a trip to Walmart because it was handy and we thought the high gloss would make it look more like metal.  Since it is an enamel it caused a couple of problems though.  It was runny and caused some drips and it is kind of see-though so even after three coats you could still see the pencil lines I had traced on as a guide.  So I put a couple of coats of the Behr paint and primer in one over the top of it because it was thicker and helped cover up the lines and even out the brush strokes.  I was able to do two coats with a little $3 tester and there is still some left.

So learn from my mistakes and use the regular paint and primer from the start and you will not only have better results but you probably won't have to do as many coats.  :)

I used my Silhouette to cut the "Telephone" letters out of black vinyl but you could easily hand cut them or stencil them on.

You might find me linking up at:

Monday: Making The World Cuter * Everything Under The Moon * Craft-O-Maniac * Polish The Stars * C.R.A.F.T. * The Girl Creative * Mad In Crafts * Lisa's Craft Blog * Tuesday: Not Just A Housewife * Today's Creative Blog * Funky Polka Dot Giraffe * Chef In Training * Reasons To Skip The Housework * Mommy By Day Crafter By Night * Me And My Boys Wednesday: Someday Crafts * Primp * Let Birds Fly * Lil Luna * Sew Woodsy *Sweet Peas and Bumble Bees * Ginger Snaps Thursday: Somewhat Simple * House of Hepworths * A Glimpse Inside Friday: The Answer Is Chocolate * Tatertots and Jello * Simply Designing * Creation Corner * Lolly Jane * Simple Home Life * Ladybird Ln Saturday: I Heart Naptime * Be Different Act Normal * Six Sister's Stuff Sunday: Flamingo Toes * Nifty Thrifty Things