Is it still cool to go visit a Pumpkin Patch when you’re 53 and your “little” girl is going to be 18 in about two weeks?
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Slow-Cooker Lasagna? Sounds Too Good To Be True
I had kind of an off day today and was craving some comfort food. What is it about comfort food that makes all your worries disappear? I didn’t want to spend hours in the kitchen, so I thought I’d browse through my slow-cooker recipes. I took out my “Fix-It and Forget-It” cookbook and on the cover is this glorious picture of lasagna. What? Could it be? Lasagna made in a slow-cooker with no cooking of the noodles required? And jarred pasta sauce instead of cooking the sauce for hours? Could it be that simple, and still taste good? I was intrigued and decided to test the recipe and put the sampling up against my daughter and her boyfriend – the ultimate lasagna lovers.
The recipe was simple enough to make. Simple ingredients, no fuss; throw it all into the slow cooker and a few hours later the promise was awesome lasagna. So I did just that and kicked back and let the slow-cooker do all the work. And, you know what? It turned out great – a very tasty sauce and yummy cheese all over the place. Both judges gave it a thumbs up, and I snuck in a second helping (to make me feel better, ya know?). I will make this again, except cut back on the amount of cheese used.
Here’s the recipe I got from my “Fix-it and Forget It” cookbook. I’ll post the official recipe in my recipe vault to view and print.
So, now that I’ve had my comfort food fix, I’m gonna go cuddle up with my blankie.
TTFN,
The Baroness
The DB Garden Project Begins
Gardening! I just absolutely LOVE gardening. Over the years I’ve had flower gardens, cactus gardens, and herb gardens. I even had a mini vegetable garden on the side of my house when I lived in Washington and enjoyed harvesting tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers.
I always wanted to have a big vegetable garden, but I was either limited on time to manage it, or didn’t have the space. Now that I live on over an acre, I have the space. I also have the time to tend the garden now that my children are all grown up!
So, I’ve decided to start the DB garden project. I will post plans, progress, pictures and hints from what I’ve learned by doing. With the help of my ever faithful and wonderful husband, we are going to build a raised bed enclosed garden house that will be designed to keep out the garden pests that we have to deal with in the desert (like mice, rabbits, birds, etc.).
Next stop, Home Depot!
TTFN,
The Baroness