Friday, December 31, 2010

Palmiers


1 package of puff pastry

1/2 cup sugar

*large sugar sprinkles for dusting


Thaw puff pastry on counter. Roll out and dust with sugar on both sides. Roll each end up to middle. Cut in 1/2 inch slices. Lay out on cooking sheet and dust with sugar sprinkles.
Bake on 400* for 12 minutes.
*recipe from The Daily Grapefruit blog

My very best lasagna!


I have been tweaking lasagna recipes for about 5 years now and I made my best yet this week. Mr. Becker said it was his favorite....and its great because it's is full of spinach, you don't even need a side salad.

So here you go:

1 box lasagna noodles

2 T Olive Oil

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 sweet onion, chopped

1 pack of sweet Italian sausage

1 28 oz (I think, whatever the biggest can is) of crushed tomatoes

2 T Italian seasoning

salt & pepper

3 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped

4 cups grated mozzarella


Boil lasagna noddles with a pinch of salt in the water so they don't stick together.

While noodles are boiling add oil to skillet, cook garlic and onions for 1 minute.

Add sausage to pan, break it up and cook on Med heat. Cook until no longer pink, in fact I even like my a little crispy on the outside. Then add the tomatoes and boil for a few minutes, stirring often. Reduce to simmer and add seasoning and about 2 T of salt (taste and add more if needed) and a little pepper (about a teaspoon)

Add the chopped spinach leaves and turn off heat.

Now get a large pan and add a layer of noodles. (my kids and dog love the noodles so they each get one)

Spoon a layer of sauce over the noodles.

top with a large handful of motz (I LOVE motz)

repeat! End with a thick layer of cheese and sprinkle the top with a little Italian seasoning for a nice finish.

Cook at 350* for 25 minutes and enjoy!!





Thursday, December 9, 2010

Orange Marmalade

I got the bright idea to make orange marmalade.
The recipe said it only takes 2 1/2 hours.
It was wrong.
Very wrong.
It was about 24 hours total.
But it's yummy & will make a great gift for Kali's teacher, so here is the recipe.