Monday, November 18, 2013

Dirt Cake

1 1/2 pks. Oreos (not double stuff)
1/2 stick margarine or butter
8oz. Cream cheese
1 1/2 cup powered sugar
1- 12 oz. cool whip
2  1/2 cup milk
2  - 3 1/2 oz. vanilla pudding

Make in oblong pan or plant pot.
1- Divide cookies in 3 parts and crush them until fine like dirt.
2-Cream together margarine, cream cheese, and powered sugar.
3-Blend together pudding and milk then add cool whip.
4-Combine two white mixtures.
5-Layer: 1/3 cookie crumbe, 1/2 white mixture, 1/3 cookie crumbs, 1/2 white mixture, 
                1/3 cookie crumbs.
Optional: you can add gummy worms.



Monday, November 11, 2013

Lasagna


Mix 1 egg in ricotta or cottage cheese
You can use uncooked noodles, but don't overlap noodles
Parmesan cheese
2 bags of shredded Italian or mozzarella cheese

Brown:
3 lbs. ground meat
1 onion
1 bell pepper
Garlic
Then add:
2- 15oz. Cans of tomato sauce
1/2 can Mild rotel tomatoes
Tony's, salt, basil, Italian seasoning,2T. Sugar,
Rosemary & 1/2 tsp fennel (optional)

Cook for 1 hour covered.
Layer:
Put a little Meat sauce on bottom of pan, noodles (uncooked), meat sauce, 1/2 of ricotta or cottage cheese, mozzerella or Italian cheese mix, noodles, meat sauce, 1/2 ricotta or cottage cheese, Italian or mozzarella, Noodles, meat sauce, parmesean cheese.
Wrap in foil and bake for 1 hr. at 350.  Uncover, sprinkle mozzerella cheese on top and bake 10-15 min. Let stand for 10 min.

For a healthier version, you can substitute the noodles with peeled, sliced eggplant or sliced zucchini, but not the lasagna will be juicer because there are no noodles to absorb the sauce.