Chili Mac with Black Beans

I recently had a stock up on black beans.  Before this past year, I'd never bothered with them. I decided to try to incorporate these with my chili mac instead of the usual chili beans or kidney beans.  Did I mention I still hate butter beans?  Since I was a wee child.  Just can't do it.  Lima beans, get me outta here.  After all these years, they still put the green lima beans in the mixed vegetable bags and cans.  I never buy em of course. It also seem so far that my little girl is going down the same road. 

This recipe has a few ingredients which make it budget friendly.

Ingredients:
1/2 lb Ground beef
1/2 Small onion, chopped
2 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp Sugar
1/4 to 1/3 Cup of Black beans (whatever your preference)
1 14 oz Can Diced tomatoes -Chili Ready (it will say it on the can)
1 Can Tomato Sauce (14oz)
8 oz of Elbow noodle

Cook beef in a skillet with onions.  Add seasonings, not including sugar.  Drain. Boil pasta. Puree or pulse the chili ready diced tomatoes.  Add back to meat in skillet along with the can of tomato sauce, sugar, and black beans.  Heat.  Combine ingredients together.  Serve it up!  I liked to top with fresh chopped onion, sour cream and cheese.  Yum.  I had some leftovers for lunch for a couple days too.

Also great to make on Super Bowl Sunday!  What are you making?

Dress made with a tank top






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Sweater to Cardigan Tutorial

 I got this green sweater from Kohl's on clearance.  It's nice, but just kinda plain.  So I went about making a matching cardigan for my green paisley sleeveless shirt (above). 

 I used my sewing machine, some double folded binding tape in green, some scissors and a ruler. 

 I cut the sweater straight up the middle.

 Pinned on the bias tape, back side first. 

 Sewing the back, then pinning the front on and sewing it up.  Tucking in the ends of the tape on the edges of the sweater.

 Half hour later, ( I needed time to figure it out too ;) ) I'm finished and have an awesome custom cardigan.

 I'm very happy, and I think it's my favorite!  Are you going to try it?

Breakfast tomorrow?

Morning Oven Hashbrowns 













I've also added some Jersey Headbands to my Etsy Shop!  Come on by and check it out!

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Easy Leather Beaded Necklace

Here is an easy accessory to make with just a couple dollars.

I really like turquoise, so I got these beads from the craft store.  I  got leather cord in natural, I don't have the tools for making anything with metal jewelry.  Maybe one day!
I think some brown leather dye would also be nice for this necklace, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

Just tie knots after each bead on this one.  Super easy, and I like.

What are your plans this weekend?

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