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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Friday, February 26, 2010

Great Recipe for Lent: Very Veggie Lasagna

If you are anything like me, meatless meals during Lent can get old. Here is a really yummy lasagna recipe with lots of great veggies and no meat. I would have enjoyed it no matter what day of the week it was, I would highly recommend it!

12 Servings
Prep: 40 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

Ingredients:

2 medium carrots, julienned
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 yellow summer squash, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 medium onion, sliced
1 cup fresh broccoli florets
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup julienned sweet red pepper
1/2 cup julienned green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 jar (28 ounces) spaghetti sauce
14 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions:

•In a large skillet, stir-fry the vegetables, garlic and salt in oil
until crisp-tender.

•Spread 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce in the greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking
dish. Arrange seven noodles over sauce, overlapping as needed. Layer
with half of the vegetables, spaghetti sauce and cheese. Repeat
layers.

•Cover and bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until bubbly. Let
stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Yield: 12 servings.


Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 295 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 617 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 reduced-fat milk.

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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