I found this recipe on pinterest the other day and tried them, they are TO DIE FOR!  Such yumminess!  I can't take credit for this recipe though.  LOL! Hope you guys enjoy too!

Olive Garden Lasagna Rollata Al Forno
Ingredients
Five Cheese Marinara Sauce
2 cups marinara sauce
2 cups alfredo sauce
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup italian blend shredded cheese
1/4 cup red wine
Filling
1 egg
15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
1 (8 ounce) mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup asiago cheese, grated
1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
1 tablespoon italian seasoning, blend
salt and pepper, to taste
Noodles
1 lb lasagna noodle
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
Directions:
Blend first two marinara ingredients together in a large saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and heat on medium, stirring frequently. The cheese will melt and the sauce will become creamy. Keep warm.
Set aside 1/4 of mozzarella cheese. Beat egg into a large mixing bowl and add all remaining ingredients, blending well. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to use.
Cook lasagna exactly according to package directions. Drain and rinse immediately with cold water so they are cool enough to handle.
When ready to make, spread about 1/4 cup of marinara sauce in a large 9×13 baking dish. Based upon the number of noodles in your 1 lb of noodles, divide the filling accordingly. Lay one lasagna noodle in baking dish and spread with filling along noodle. Loosely roll the noodle up, jelly-roll style. Decide if this looks about right to you. If so, keep rolling the rest of the noodles. Otherwise use more filling per noodle and discard the extra noodles.
Continue with each lasagna noodle until all noodles are rolled and arranged in baking dish. Cover each roll with remaining sauce, the remaining mozzarella cheese and top with Italian breadcrumbs.
Bake in preheated oven at 350 degree for about 35 minutes.
Recipe found here: Olive Garden Lasagna Rollata Al Forno
~Mommy of 6 <3 p="p">

Baked Apples for dessert!

The yummiest thing about being the household cook is making delish desserts that the kids LOVE and aren't that bad for them.  I tried something different this past week, and to my surprise (Ok not really, because my kids love fruit and vegetables), they LOVED IT, and wanted more!

Dessert Baked Apples
3 medium ripe apples, peeled and halved
2 Tbsp melted butter
juice and zest of 1 lemon (two if they are small)
1 Tbsp dark Brown sugar
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
cinnamon and fresh whipped cream for garnish

Directions:
1. Peel ( I peel for my kids, but personally I like the skin left on mine), core, and halve the apples.  Place in baking dish.
2. Melt the butter and drizzle over the apples.
3. Drizzle the juice over the apples next.  Then mix the lemon zest, brown sugar and the pumpkin pie spice together in a small bowl and sprinkle over apples. 
4. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. 
5. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon before serving or our favorite, top with granola, crasins and vanilla frozen yogurt.  :)

Possible substitutes: Sub the brown sugar for honey and mix it in the melted butter before drizzling on the apples.

Man Pleasing Chicken

Man pleasing chicken

What do you need:
8-10 chicken thighs (boneless and skinless)
1 Tbsp paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 Tbsp sea salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1 Tbsp honey

Directions:
1. Mix all seasonings and brown sugar in a bowl until throughly mixed.
2. Roll chicken in the seasoning mixture.  Put chicken down in Crockpot.
3. Mix together vinegar and honey in a small bowl and pour over top of chilcken. 
4. Cook on low for 8 hours, turning chicken every 2-3 hours.
5. Serve and Enjoy!

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Tuna Dinner

Not your average tuna dinner!

What you need:

1 Box Farfalle (Bow tie) pasta
1 handful of Kale (Chopped into bite size pieces)
2 cans of Chunk white Tuna
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup chicken stock (vegetable stock can be substituted)
2 cloves fresh garlic, diced finely
chopped onion
fresh green beans chopped into bite size pieces
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Boil pasta as directed to on box.
2. In large saute pan, add a little butter and melt.  Add the diced onions, green beans, and fresh garlic.  Saute' on medium low until onions are translucent. 
3. Turn down to low, and add pasta, tuna, heavy cream, chicken stock, and kale.  Stir well to make sure everything is covered.
4. Season with salt and pepper, and cover.  Cook on medium low until kale is wilted (about 20 minutes).

When serving, top with fresh parmesan or mozzerella cheese.

MIA?

Wow, was it really March 4 that I posted last...  WOW...  I have missed writing, I think I will be tryign to get more on here.  Thank you to pinterest, I have tried a lot more recipes, so I will be posting those, along with the new ones I have written.  So stay tuned!  :)

BTW, did you notice we just passed the 250 post mark?  WOW!!!  I think thats awesome!  Lets see if we can get to 300 before the end of the year!  :)