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Seemingly Odd Flavors Meld Well for this Summer Lasagna…
For some time now, I’ve been batch cooking every Sunday that I can so I can have lots of variety in my leftovers for lunch each week at work. I’ve finally decided that I’m going to do a weekly Sunday batch cooking post, for my “Batch Cooking Sunday’s”! This week’s Batch Cooking Sunday recipe is one that I came up with last week…Chicken Pesto Lasagna with Summer Vegetables. [Read More]
Daring Cooks Inaugural Challenge…Ricotta Gnocci! Our Adaptation: Goat Cheese Ricotta with Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This month marked the first Daring Cook’s Challenge at the The Daring Kitchen! Yay! It was a long time waiting, but hopefully this month’s challenge was worth it…ricotta gnocci! We had never made gnocci or even heard of it being made with ricotta (let alone using our own homemade ricotta)…it was definitely a challenge and we completed it (albeit not fashionably…). [Read More] A Perfectly Light Summer Meal…(and Happy Mother’s Day…Lots of Love to my Momma!)
Finally…getting to post this wonderful recipe I developed before experiencing our nightmare of the past few weeks… A few weeks ago, I was thinking that I really wanted baked ziti or baked penne (same difference in my book), but I didn’t want it with plain spaghetti sauce or with a heavy meat, such as ground beef or bison. So, I decided to try something different…baked penne with summer vegetables! I hadn’t seen anything else like it out there and now really wonder why…because it’s awesome! Perfect and light and makes lots of leftovers for lunches. I used some leftover homemade marinara sauce to add character and topped it off with, *gasp* full fat fresh mozzarella (you can indulge once in a while…it’s worth it…) and freshly grated Parmesan. [Read More] Pizza Night Without the Guilt of Pizza Night!
Doesn’t that look great! I bet you don’t think it’s the least bit healthy, right? Well, I’ll let you in on an little secret…it’s pretty darn healthy! I’m going to let you in on our little secret for those nights you are craving pizza… [Read More] Carbo-loading for a big run? This meal will do the trick!
On Friday, I was readying to run the Bayou City Classic 10k (which I unfortunately missed) and was looking for a good, healthy way to carb load without going out to our favorite Italian restaurant, George’s Pastaria (I was in desperate need of a homecooked meal after my 2 weeks in Austin). So, the hubby and I teamed up to make a huge batch of our marinara sauce to make a spaghetti dish worthy of carbo-loading! [Read More] A New Twist to a Classic!
Let’s face it…lasagna is a pain in the butt to make! This was my first time trying it, but I’ll definitely do it again with how yummy, fresh, and light it tastes compared to the ones in Italian restaurants and *gasp* frozen ones. This is another great recipe adapted from For the love of cooking…
Batch Cooking Sunday!
Sunday’s are a great day to batch cook. Get your nice long run in, eat, and cook!
Today I’m batch cooking two recipes that are related…a homemade marinara sauce and a Veggie and Chicken Sausage Lasagna (in a forthcoming post).
I adapted a recipe from For the love of cooking, where I find her recipes very straightforward and easy to modify. [Read More] |
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