8.22.2011

Crock-Pot Lasagna

Take your favorite lasagna recipe and cook in a crock-pot!! Or, you can use this one...

2-3 c. Sauce
**Use sauce that has more liquid in it. If you're using a thicker sauce, add 1/2 cup water to your sauce before layering.**
2 boxes Lasagna noodles
2 c. Cottage cheese
Parmesan cheese
2-3 Zucchini sliced in 1/4 inch slices
Spinach

-Place some sauce on the bottom, then layer uncooked noodles, then cottage cheese, shredded mozzarella and parmesan. Next another noodle layer, then sliced sautéed zucchini, then spinach, then sauce. Next add another noodle layer, cottage cheese and shredded mozzarella and parmesan. Keep layering until you're about 3/4th to the top and finish with sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

-Cook on high for at least 1 hour, then on low for 3 hours or longer until you're ready to eat.

Enjoy!

8.04.2011

Plum Cobbler

Love apple cobbler, what about peach? Then try this variation today!

3/4 cups sugar
7 plums, sliced (~4 cups)
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1.5 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
1/4 cup milk

1. Mix first four ingredients together and place in an 8 x 8 square pan.
2. Mix the next four ingredients together in a separate bowl. Cut the butter into the dry mix using your hands or a hand mixer so the mixture is crumbly and the butter is in pea-sized pieces.
3. Add the 1/4 cup milk and mix together with a wooden spoon. Drop the batter on top of the plum mixture in the 8 x 8 square pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes*.

*Since plums are in season during the summer, you can consider using the toaster oven for this recipe. It is much more efficient and it doesn't heat up the house. However, consider adding a few extra minutes to the baking time.