Pumpkin Nut Bread

An old family favorite, pumpkin nut bread makes a wonderful snack, breakfast or dessert. This recipe makes one large loaf or 2 mini loaves for gift giving. The bread also freezes well. Freeze on a plate 6 hours, wrap frozen loaf in heavy duty aluminum foil and return to the freezer for up to six [...]

Super Fast, Low-Fat Lasagna

One 5- or 6-ounce bag baby spinach, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 ½ cups pasta sauce One 16-ounce bag medium-sized frozen cheese ravioli 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. 2. Heat the oil in a [...]

Lasagna Recipe Makeover

1. Preheat oven to 375º F. Lightly coat a 9×13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray. 2. In a large saucepan over low heat, sauté garlic in 2 teaspoons olive oil for 1 minute. Do not let garlic brown. Add ground beef and brown. Add oregano, basil, pepper, tomatoes, and tomato sauce to ground beef [...]

Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

Recipe and photo by For the Love of Cooking 8 oz button mushrooms, quartered 1/2 red onion, quartered 2-3 orange, red or yellow baby bell peppers, sliced Broccoli florets 1 small handful of shredded carrots 6 cloves of garlic, leave the skins on for roasting 1 green zucchini, sliced 1 yellow squash, sliced Olive oil [...]

The do’s and don’ts of freezing lasagna

When it comes to storing this most nutritious dish, there’s lots to learn about freezing lasagna, such as… · How long you can freeze it · What to store the lasagna in · Making and freezing extra portions … and much more. This quick guide should help you put any such questions out of their [...]

Spinach Lasagna

If using frozen spinach, thaw and drain and set aside. Cook lasagna noodles and drain. Lay out noodles on waxed paper with waxed paper between layers. Grease a 9” x 13“ baking pan. Drain tofu. Purée tofu in a food processor with enough water to make a mixture the consistency of ricotta cheese, and set [...]

Skillet Lasagna

Makes: 8 (1 ½ cup) servings Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 8 lasagna noodles (or 4 cups of any other type of pasta), uncooked 1 (15-ounce) carton ricotta or cottage cheese ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 1 ¼ tablespoons Italian seasoning 1 jar (24-ounce) spaghetti sauce 10 ounces of frozen thawed [...]

Mama Fresina’s Lasagna

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of wellsalted water to a boil over high heat, carefully add the lasagna noodles (to prevent breaking) and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the noodles and cool completely under cold water. Toss the noodles with some of the olive oil to [...]

Mustards Grill Grilled Mongol ian Marinated Pork Chop

Mustards Grill Grilled Mongol ian Marinated Pork Chop paired with Showket Vineyards 2003 Asante sana Ingredients: 4 marinated pork chops (Marinade to follow) 12 oz. cooked red cabbage 1 cup smashed winter vegetables (steam vegetables of your choice until firm and roughly smash and fold with butter) 1 oz. Chinese mustard 4 tbs. butter Pinch [...]

Pork chop with spring onion mash and apple sauce

Pork chop with spring onion mash and apple sauce Ingredients For the mash 750g/1lb 10oz floury potatoes, such as King Edwards or Maris Piper, peeled and cut into quarters splash of milk (about 4-5 tbsp) 50g/2oz butter 3 spring onions, finely sliced sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the apple sauce knob of [...]