Monday, July 15, 2013

Cowboy Lasagna



15 Servings
485 calories per serving
Cowboy Lasagna
This lasagna is not your normal lasagna.  It is more meaty
than saucy, and has a slight kick to it


Ingredients


   1 pound Ground Beef
   1 pound Hot Breakfast Sausage
   2 cloves Garlic, Minced
   2 cans (14.5 Ounce) Diced Tomatoes
   2 cans (6 Ounce) Tomato Paste
   2 Tablespoons Dried Parsley
   2 Tablespoons Dried Basil
   1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
   3 teaspoon Sugar
   16 oz Ricotta Cheese (Cottage Cheese can be 
     substituted if you prefer)
   2 whole Beaten Eggs
   1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
   2 Tablespoons Dried Parsley
   1 teaspoon Salt
   1 pound Sliced Mozzarella Cheese
   1 package (10 Ounce) Lasagna Noodles
   **Optional, 1 finely diced red bell pepper

Friday, July 5, 2013

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake


Serves 12
230 Calories per serving

Preheat Oven to 360


  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • 2 tsp. Lemon Zest  (1 large lemon)
  • 1 cup plus 3 Tbls. Sugar
  • 1 Egg (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 2 cups Fresh Blueberries (rinsed)
  • 1/2 cup Buttermilk
Cream butter, lemon zest, and 1 cup of sugar until fluffy.  Add in egg, vanilla, and 1/2 cup buttermilk and mix thoroughly.  In a separate bowl toss blueberries with a 1/4 cup flour, set to the side.  Add remaining 1 3/4 cup flour with baking powder and salt; whisk to incorporate.  Add flour mixture into wet ingredients a half cup at a time and mix until all is incorporated.  Carefully fold in remaining flour/blueberries mixture (do not over-mix, you do not want the blueberries to break).  Butter a 9" by 13" cake pan, or two loaf pans.  Pour batter carefully into the pan.  Sprinkle remaining 3 Tbls. of sugar over top of batter evenly.  Bake 35-45 minutes until top of cake is lightly browned.  Insert toothpick to test for doneness, if toothpick comes out clean the cake is done.  Let stand 15 minutes, eat warm or room temperature if desire.