Sunday, October 31, 2010

Oldies but Goodies.....

So this post is a reminder of some of the good old food we were raised on. The first one is not one that I totally love myself but its a go to quick meal for Tom. The best part is you always have the ingredients....


Yup you guessed it EGG SANDWICHES

-Couple of Eggs Scrambled
-Bread (I always toast it)
-Mayo (the reason this sandwich is not for me)
-Mustard (I use spicy)
-Salt & Pepper

EASY PEASY

and please don't forget the classic..... GERMAN PANCAKES

German Pancakes

1 cup milk
1 cup flour
6 Eggs
1/2 Tsp Salt
6 TB Butter

Heat oven to 450
With beater combine milk, flour, eggs & salt.
in a 9x13 pan, melt butter in hot oven until hot and sizzling.
Pour batter into hot pan and bake immediately for 20 minutes.

Crock Pot Lasagna!!!!

Ok I saw this recipe on Oprah and was so excited to try it. I had never thought of doing things like this with a crackpot. I made it tonight for dinner and soooo yummy and it was soooo easy.

Servings: Serves 6
Ingredients
Crock-Pot Lasagna Recipe
  • 1 can (14.4 ounces) crushed tomatoes ** I used 2 cans and I still could of used more sauce.
  • 3 cloves garlic , finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 2 containers (15 ounces each) fresh ricotta
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) grated mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 12 lasagna noodles (about three-quarters of a 1-pound box)
  • 5 ounces (about 6 cups) baby spinach
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, red pepper and black pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella and Parmesan.

In the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, spread a thin layer of the sauce. Top with 3 of the noodles (breaking to fit as necessary). Spread about 1 cup of the sauce over the noodles and layer with 2 cups of the spinach and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese mixture. Repeat twice more with the noodles, sauce, spinach and cheese mixture. Top with the remaining 3 noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella.

Cook on low, covered, until the noodles are tender—especially in the center of the lasagna—about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
So the only change I made was added an extra can of crushed tomatoes but no more spices....