8 days...

well, after 8 days of being away from the blog world, i've rejoined. the holidays are always a great, and hectic, time. we had tons of fun with all the family this season and everyone was so sweet and generous.

i was able to make a couple of handmade snow globes [idea from this blog] they turned out pretty okay and i'm glad i tried them. they were simple & fun and great for gifts!
i hope the holiday went well for everyone! i cannot wait for new years. mr phipps and i promised each other an outrageous & fun one. hopefully that'll all come to be.

Stuffed Peppers

i thought i'd share this recipe. it's really easy and so delicious.

ingredients:

4-6 medium bell peppers
1lb. ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups cooked rice
1 8oz. jar of Kraft cheez whiz
dash of pepper
dash of basil (or garlic salt)
optional: 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
           1 Tablespoon melted butter

in case you are unfamiliar with Kraft cheez whiz, it looks like this-










steps:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
[recipe calls for COOKED rice. minute rice works well. you can cook the rice while the peppers are parboiling]

1. remove tops & seeds from peppers. parboil [place in pot of boiling water] for 5 mins. drain.










2. brown meat, drain
3. add onion to meet & cook until tender.


4. stir in rice, cheez whiz & seasonings.
5. fill peppers [a tablespoon works well] & place in baking dish.

 * tossed butter with bread crumbs & place on top of peppers
bake for 40 mins.



- i only used 2 peppers instead of 4-6, so we had extra meat/rice mixture to use as burrito filling or to eat alone.