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September 29, 2005
Ground Beef Lasagna
Ground Beef Lasagna from Will
2lbs lean ground beef
(2) 26oz jars Tomato Basil Marinara sauce (I recommend Trader Joe’s brand)
(1) 12oz bag of Baby Spinach
(1) Medium to large block of Cheddar cheese
(1) Medium to large block of Monterey Jack cheese (can sub with Mozzarella)
(1) 16oz box of Golden Grain Lasagna
(3) Tablespoons of raw honey
(1) Teaspoon of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
¾ cups of Parsley Flakes
¼ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pam Cooking Spray
• Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• Boil a large pot of water at high temperature; add olive oil followed by lasagna (enough to make three layers). Cook for 10 minutes while stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Spray skillet with Pam and cook ground beef at medium temperature until done. Tilt skillet and drain fat. Add sauce, seasoned salt, parsley and honey to ground beef. Simmer at low temperature and stir occasionally for approximately 10 minutes.
• Layer bottom of dish with lasagna, second layer with meat sauce, third layer with 1/8 inch thick slices of both cheeses (rotated ¼ inch apart). Add a generous amount of spinach (with or without stems) as your fourth layer.
• Repeat the same steps for the second set of layers.
• For the third a final set of layers, the only difference would be to the top layer. Chop up the spinach and grate both cheeses. Sprinkle a generous amount of spinach, followed be a generous amount of grated cheese.
• Cook the lasagna uncovered in (preheated) oven at 350 to 400 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 – 10 minutes before serving.
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September 26, 2005
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eHow has an article on "How to Hold a Profitable Garage Sale"
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September 20, 2005
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Sign up for the free Kraft Food and Family quarterly magazine. Great comfort food!
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Pizza Fork and Cutter
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ROP Students Share Your Potluck Recipes Here
Please share your potluck recipes here. Thank you!
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September 16, 2005
Top Ramen Recipes
My students were kind enough to give Rob and I a case of Top Ramen as a housewarming present. The running joke in my classroom was that after buying our first home we would only be able to afford top ramen.
I found this wonderful site, The Official Ramen Home Page, with tons of top ramen recipes!
I hope that all of you will help me out and post your favorite top ramen recipes in the comments below!
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September 13, 2005
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September 08, 2005
Smoked Pork Ribs
Saturday I found a Brinkmann Smoke 'N Grill at a garage sale for $5 and I couldn't pass it up. Sunday I cooked up some pork ribs on the smoker. I'm used some Bone Suckin' Ribs seasoning along with some extra brown sugar and other spices to dry rub the ribs. I found a couple of articles that were helpful since I had no directions for the smoker and I had never used one before:
Pork Ribs @ About.com
Smoking 101
I made some home made BBQ sauce:
Saute about 1/2 cup of onion, 1/2 cup green bell pepper, and a tablespoon of chopped garlic. Add about 2.5-3 tablespoons of chopped jalapeno pepper.
Add about 2 cups of ketchup and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Add some cayenne powder and some Salsa Salad seasoning which is essentially a mix of ancho chili pepper, salt, garlic, onion, sugar, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, cilantro, Mexican oregano, chive, bay leaf, and chipotle pepper.
Simmer the sauce for at least an hour.
I'm also making a little KFC cole slaw with the ribs.
This was the bomb dinner! I'm pulling out the smoker again next weekend for brisket or maybe pulled pork!
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September 02, 2005
Chicken Divan
2 Boneless chicken breasts
3 Boneless chicken thighs
1/2 14 oz. pkg. frozen broccoli cut into small pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
2 tbs. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp Curry powder
1 c Shredded sharp cheddar
1/2 c Bread crumbs
2 tb Melted butter or margarine
Salt and Pepper to taste
Precook chicken breasts in a covered baking dish at
350F for 30 minutes.
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
Mix soup, mayonnaise, curry powder, melted butter, and lemon juice in a casserole dish.
Add chicken and cut up broccoli. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add cheddar cheese and mix.
Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Cover and bake at 325F for 20-30 minutes. Remove lid the last 10 minutes of cooking.
Great served over saffron or jasmine rice.
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