I made Alianna's veggy and rice casserole last night. It was really good. We ate it with beans. I've been trying to eat at least a few vegetarian meals a week, to save money on meat. We usually just end up eating plain rice and beans and that gets pretty boring so it was nice to jazz it up a bit. What else do you have for us Alianna? I'm sure you have some really great new meat free recipes.

I think I'm all caught up on the recipes now. I haven't made Heather's cake yet because I know it would get me into trouble and I'm saving it for a special occasion. So what else do you girls have? I need some more dinner ideas. I feel like I cook the same things over and over again. And I need some good vegetable side dishes. And I want to learn to make homemade tortillas and noodles. As you can see I'm a mess.

Also, what are your favorite holiday recipes? What kind of side dishes does your family eat on Thanksgiving and Christmas? And what is a good meal to make on New Year's Eve? Christmas cookies! I'm getting excited to make some holiday padding!