Heavenly Hamburger

Here is my favorite recipe from when I was first married, I have seen different versions of it on pinterest, and so I have adapted this as well, I no longer do it this old fashioned way, I now use spaghetti sauce, but here is my original, you will like it, and below it I will condense it down to easier version!

Heavenly Hamburger

2 Tblsp. Margarine

1 clove garlic (or use minced garlic, garlic salt, or garlic powder)

1 tsp salt, dash of pepper

1 tsp. sugar

½ cup grated cheese

1 8 oz pkg lasagna noodles

2 8 oz cans tomato sauce

6 spring onions (chopped with greens)

8 oz cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

1 lb hamburger

Melt butter in skillet, add hamburger, brown with garlic, add salt and pepper, sugar, tomato sauce.  Lower heat and simmer for 15 min.  Cook noodles and drain.  In large casserole put layer of noodles then onion mixture (onions, cream cheese sour cream) then hamburger, repeat and put cheese on top.

Bake at 350 degrees in oven for 20 minutes.

Easier Version Heavenly Hamburger

1 large jar of spaghetti sauce

Browned hamburger to add to spaghetti sauce

Cooked Noodles of any kind you want to use

In skillet, add your spaghetti sauce and browned hamburger and seasonings (salt pepper and garlic ) and warm it up

In separate bowl mix together  8 oz Cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, and chopped onions (about 6 spring onions).

Spray Pam on bottom of casserole dish

Layer noodles, then the spaghetti sauce mixture, then the cream cheese mixture, repeat layers until you run out.  Top with grated cheese (I ususally use cheddar but you could use mozarella) and Bake at 350 degrees in oven for 20 min

YUMMY

For the nourishing of our souls:

Tonight in our scripture reading we came across St Matthew 14:27:

"Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid"

Jesus is telling us to be of good cheer and be not afraid.

There have been HUNDREDS of times when I kneel to pray that I hear the Holy Ghost telling me to be of good cheer.  Even during times when I am struggling and want to be mad at the world for the unfairness of it all.  Jesus tells us over and over throughout the scriptures as well to be of good cheer, He is with us, He knows our pains, He knows how to give us strength to bear our burdens, He walks with us along our path, so be not afraid, we are not alone, He is with us always!

Best Banana Cake Ever!

I had a friend ask me for my banana cake recipe and I told her to find it on my blog, and it was not here, so I decided I better hurry and post it as I dont want any of you to miss out on this yummy cake.  We served this cake and texas sheet cake for my daughters wedding a while back, yes, it's that good!  I got it from my friend Lynette McKenzie while we served as VT's in Sandridge Ward!

Banana Sheet Cake     (My favorite one from Lynette)

2 cups sugar   

1 cup oil         

4 eggs

4 smashed bananas

1 cup sour cream

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

  Mix first 6 ingredients together until well mixed.  Add rest of ingredients.  Mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min  in jelly roll pan (the big long cookie sheets).  You can add nuts, raisins or chocolate chips.

Frost with either a buttercream icing or cream cheese frosting, whichever you prefer!

And for the nourishing of the souls: 

I just spent the past few weeks studying up for a class I got to teach on "We do not doubt our mothers knew it"(Alma 56:48)

If you read in Alma 53 to Alma 56, you will learn of the 2000 stripling warriors.  They were noble young men who fought for their fathers who could not.  They had never fought before.  They did not fear death.  When Helaman asked them why they did not fear, they said their mothers taught them that God would protect them, and they had faith that they would be preserved.  They did not doubt, because their mothers knew it!  It is a wonderful tribute to mothers, that we are powerful influences in our childrens lives.

They believed in the atonement.  If there was one thing we could teach our children, it should be the gift of the atonement. 

May each of you who are mothers realize how powerful you are.  Our children watch what we do more than listen to what we say! 

motherhood is awesome! enjoy your day with your children!