Thinking About Christmas

A few days ago I went to Walmart.  If you've never been to Walmart after Halloween it is packed full of Christmas trees, lights, inflatable santas, wreaths, stockings, clothes that you only wear around Christmas because they have a big Christmas tree on them, Christmasy sugary goodness, gift wrappings, and toys galore!  I enjoy Christmas decor, and there's nothing wrong with it, but I was there to look at nativity sets.  The only ones they had were in a hard to find back corner with only a few sets, and most of them didn't have shepherds, but they did have wise men.  It emphasized to me again that, as parents, my husband and I need to be the ones teaching our kids that the story of Christ's birth is the most important aspect of Christmas, because the world will only tuck that park in a back corner and probably won't give all the details.

Pizza Sauce

A while back, I posted about the worlds best spaghetti sauce.  I've tried it on pizza too but it never quite seemed to fit.  On Sunday, my husband's cousin was in town and we decided to make pizza.  I didn't know what modifications to make to the spaghetti sauce so I figured I'd make it regular and just go with it.  Then I discovered that we were almost out of beef and we were completely out of beef bouillon. So I did a half pound of beef and no bouillon, an since I was spreading it I didn't add corn starch either, and while I was at it I tweaked a few other ingredients too.  It came out BEAUTIFULLY!  We put barbeque sauce and cheddar cheese on it to make a hamburger pizza and it was a huge hit.   I felt so accomplished!  Here's the recipe for the pizza sauce:

1/2 Lb. ground beef
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (12 oz.) can tomato soup
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbs. onion powder
1 Tbs. parsley
1/2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. black pepper



ENJOY!