Enchilada Pie - *QUICK MEAL*

We love Mexican food at our house, and here's one of our quick-dinner favorites: (don't judge this yummy dish by the bad picture... it's not so easy to take a pretty picture of a casserole - especially one that's half eaten before I remember to snap a picture)

Enchilada Pie
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 20 minutes

1 lb ground beef
1 small onion, diced (or about 1/8 cup dehydrated onion)
2 Tbs taco seasoning (or 1/2 packet)
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz - 14.5 oz - anything around there will work)
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
4 small corn tortillas
1 small can sliced olives
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
 
Brown beef with onion, drain fat (did you see my earlier post for discarding fat??  if not, see below).  Stir in taco seasoning, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes.  In a small round casserole dish, layer meat sauce, chopped olives, cheese, then tortilla - Repeat 3 more times.  Sprinkle cheese on top tortilla.

  Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

** Here's my tip for discarding drained fat:  instead of searching for an empty can to pour the fat into, just line a bowl with aluminum foil and pour the grease into it.  When it solidifies, simply throw away the foil for a no-mess solution!!!

Foam Soap Refills

In Honor of Earth Day...  Make your soap last forever!

I'm sure most of you out there, like myself, always try to refill your B&B Works foaming soap bottles yourselves.  Getting the right soap to water ratio was always a guess for me and I got it right about 1/2 the time (the other half the time water would just squirt out or I get a lot of really thick soap coming out).  I came across this post from Not So Idle Hands a couple of months ago.  She tells you the exact ratio of soap to water- it works perfectly!  Somebody posted a comment on the post to use shower gel (we all know we have stashes of scented shower gel in our bathroom cupboards) which I have not tried, but I think it's a smart idea.  (Pretty sure this isn't considered a craft, but I thought it was closer to crafting than sewing or cooking)