{lasagna}

This is my mom's recipe. I had to have her come over one day after I was married to show me how to make it. It turned into an all day event. ::rolling eyes:: But, I have it down to a pat now, it DOESN'T take me all day, just an hour or less. :) Serve with a delicious salad & garlic bread.

Ingredients:

16 oz box lasagna noodles

1 egg

1 container cottage cheese (large)

2 tbsp parsley

parmesan cheese (1/4 cup in & on top)

2 - 8 oz mozzarella cheese

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 lb hamburger

1 onion, chopped

2 jars spaghetti sauce

Boil lasagna (see my notes!). Brown hamburger with onions in it. Drain the cottage cheese. Mix egg, cottage cheese, parsley, 1/4 c parmesan cheese, 1 package of mozzarella cheese & garlic powder. Mix spaghetti sauce with hamburger after it is browned & drained of fat. Spread a little sauce on bottom of 9x13 pan, layer with noodles, then add a little cheese mixture, then sauce. Do it again with noodles, cheese mixture then sauce, etc. Keep going until you get to the top or you run out of cheese mixture & sauce. Add another package of mozzarella cheese on the top, and sprinkle with 1/4 c of parmesan cheese. Bake for 40 minutes - 1 hour at 350. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Amy's Notes:

*I no longer boil my noodles. Some people prefer to boil the noodles, but now I save myself even more time and buy the "no boil" noodles. SO easy!

*I buy the cheap spaghetti sauce (like the 99 cents in a tin can kind). I can't taste a difference anyways, so why not go cheap? Especially with all the ingredients it can get a little expensive, cut corners on brand names whenever possible!

*Make SURE you let it sit for a bit before serving! Otherwise your beautiful lasagna will turn into a soup if you serve it immediately after pulling it out of the oven!

{fettuccini alfredo}

I found this recipe on topsecretrecipes.com.... it's a knock off recipe from Olive Garden's Fettuccini Alfredo, and SO yummy (and very much high calorie... SORRY!!)! Sometimes I top it with grilled chicken, sometimes I don't. Serve it with a salad & long rolls, and it's perfecto!

Ingredients:

1 stick butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 c heavy whipping cream

1/8 tsp ground black pepper

pinch salt

1/2 c parmesan cheese

Melt butter in saucepan over medium/low heat. Add garlic, cream, salt & pepper and bring mixture to simmer. Turn head down if it reaches a rapid boil. Add cheese & continue to simmer for 8 minutes.

Amy's Notes:

*Make sure the water for the fettuccini is boiling when you start this, and dump the pasta in the water. This alfredo sauce will take awhile to cook (maybe 20 minutes?)....

*This sauce would also be good on a pizza with chicken on it!!