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Slow Cooker Lasagna

March 29, 2012 By 16 Comments
slow cooker lasagna recipe

I don't know why people think that lasagna is hard to make. Even when making it the traditional way, it is really all about assembling. This version is made in the slow cooker, and it could not be easier. I made this one as simply as I could. Cheese, pasta, and, sauce. Throw it in the slow cooker at lunch time, and then you have a comforting home cooked meal. I used regular lasagna noodles, not the no-boil kind. The key to making sure that the noodles cook is to add a lot of moisture. So make … [Read more...]

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Boursin Pasta

November 5, 2011 By 36 Comments
boursin pasta recipe

My friend Corey and I are obsessed with a cookbook called The Bride and Groom First and Forever Cookbook.  It is sort of a cult classic, but very cheesy.  Being married for as long as I have, we sort of laugh at the his-and-her cooking scenarios.  Planning meals together, lovingly going grocery shopping together, chopping vegetables side by side, you get the idea.  I guess after 8 years, and 3 children, and a dog, we are playing more "dinner survival" than "lovey-dovey pot roast making".  … [Read more...]

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Skillet Lasagna

October 25, 2011 By 22 Comments
skillet lasagna recipe

I seem to be on a lasagna kick.  Not even just a lasagna kick, but one where I figure out how to get everything I love about lasagna, made in less time.  Since we moved to Kansas, I have been cooking dinner almost every single night.  When we lived in California, it was very easy to run and get a quick dinner if I ran out of time at the end of the day.  Here, that is not the case.  We have limited options, and most of them are not very healthy.  We are also committed to living on a budget … [Read more...]

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Mushroom Linguine

October 5, 2011 By 33 Comments
mushroom linguine recipe

It is very late.  I have been trying to fix all of the posts that got garbled in the "website nightmare of 2011".  I am almost done, I believe that I have about 10 more to fix.  I cannot tell you how relieved I will be when I have fixed every single one.  It has been a project that I have been working on for months.  It is tedious work, but worth having everything looking the right way again.  I am sitting on the couch watching DVRed episodes of Nigella to keep me amused as I delete funny … [Read more...]

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Baked Rice

June 22, 2011 By 35 Comments
baked rice recipe

There are a few things that I have a hard time making.  One, is brownies from a mix.  The second, is rice.  This foolproof method for cooking rice might save me from under-cooking rice ever again.  There are very few things worse than taking a big bite of rice and having it crunch.  Not good at all.  This method starts by sauteing shallots and toasting the rice on the stove.  Add some chicken stock or water and let it come to a boil, then into the oven it goes.  This method makes the … [Read more...]

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