Zucchini Ravioli

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups Ricotta Cheese
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Parmasan cheese
• 1 egg
• Zucchini
• Pasta sauce 

Directions:

1. Make the cheese mixture. Combine ricotta, egg, and both cheeses. I didn’t use an exact measurement for the cheeses, just what I felt was right. 
2. Make the noodles. Slice two sides of each zucchini lengthwise to create two flat sides. Using a vegetable peeler, slice each zucchini into thin flat strips, peeling until you reach the center. 
3. Assemble. Lay two strips of zucchini noodles so that they overlap lengthwise. Lay two more noodles on top, perpendicular to the first strips. You should end up with a “T” shape. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling in the center of the zucchini. Bring the ends of the strips together to fold over the center, working one side at a time. Turn the ravioli over and place in the baking dish seam-side down. Pour marinara sauce around the zucchini. Top ravioli with mozzarella.
4. Bake on 375 for 20-30 mins.

I used 3 zucchinis and only got 7 raviolis. My suggestion to you, get the long zucchinis so you have longer noodles. That will make assembly easier. You can also put more filling in those ones! 

It doesn’t even taste like zucchini so I think even your picky eaters will like it. I don’t like zucchini on its own, so for me to like this, you will like it.
Enjoy!! 

Zucchini Lasagna

I first had zucchini lasagna back when I had to go gluten free. It was really good so I decided to make it for dinner tonight. It didn’t take too long to make and it’s amazingly delicious. Who needs noodles! Recipe below.

Ingredients:

Ricotta Cheese (I bought the little container and I didn’t measure, I used the whole container and ended up throwing out a lot)

Ground Beef

Your favorite pasta sauce (I used Prego)

1 Egg

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Parmesan Cheese

Zucchini (I used 2 and only got 2 layers. If you want more layers, buy more zucchini)

Directions:

1. Mix ricotta, shredded cheese (about a cup), Parmesan cheese (as much as you want), and egg in a bowl. 

2. Brown ground beef. Once ground beef is browned, add pasta sauce and simmer.

3. Cut zucchini into thin strips.

4. Pour pasta sauce into bottom of baking dish. Put in the first layer of zucchini. Top with ricotta mixture and then ground beef mixture. Put the next layer of zucchini strips on top of that. Pour on sauce to your hearts desire and sprinkle  with mozzarella cheese.

5. Bake on 400 for 30-35 minutes or until it bubbles.

*I kind of winged this recipe so measurements and timing is not accurate. If you know how to make lasagna, this is the same thing, just with zucchini.

It really is delicious and doesn’t really taste any different. It didn’t take very long to prep either so you can easily make this on a weeknight. 
Enjoy!!

Shrimp & Rice

I need to do a test something with my site so I figured I would share what I made for dinner tonight. I make this once a week for and it is my go to favorite meal for a quick dinner during the week. I like quick during the week because after driving an hour home, I do not feel like cooking. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

Minute Rice

Shrimp

Broccoli

Teriyaki sauce

Directions:

1. Cook the Minute rice as directed. Add the broccoli to the rice to cook while the rice is cooking.

2. Once the rice is cooked, pour in the teriyaki sauce and add the shrimp.

3. Mix the teriyaki sauce around until all the rice is coated. 

Delicious, my favorite meal. 
Enjoy!!

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Ours was nice and full of delicious food! My dad picked out the desserts this year and he requested this one from My Baking Addiction. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk

4 large eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon salt

1 box yellow cake mix

1 cup chopped Fisher Pecans

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, eggs, sugars, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice and salt and well combined and smooth.

2. Pour mixture into prepared pan and spread into an even layer.

3. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the pumpkin mixture and use you hands to gently press it into the batter.

4. Sprinkle the top of the cake with chopped pecans and evenly drizzle the melted butter over the entire cake.

5. Bake on 350 for 40 minutes. At this point, check your cake. If the top is becoming to brown, cover the cake with a piece of foil for the remaining baking time. Continue baking an additional 10-20 minutes or until set.

6. Chill for a few hours before serving.

It’s a very easy recipe. I will admit, I forgot the melted butter for about 30 minutes of it baking. Whoops!! I put it on and everything turned out great! I don’t like nuts so I only put a little on one side. 

It was very good! Dad had a good pick with this one. The Mincemeat pie……not so much! 

Enjoy!!

Grandma’s Pot Roast

Beef! It’s what’s for dinner!! So I am not really sure what you really call this or even the exact recipe. My dads grandma used to make it all the time. Recipe below!

Ingredients:

Eye of the round steak 

Carrots

Beef gravy

Directions:

1. Put Eye of the Round Steaks in an oven safe pan with the carrots.

2. Bake on 350 for an hour.

3. When it is getting close to done, pour the gravy in the pan and bake for the remainder of the time.

We ate ours with mashed potatoes. It was weird, but I have never eaten pot roast before so I don’t have anything to compare it too. It was good though. 
Enjoy!!

Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake

You know how much I love easy recipes, this one is about as easy as it gets. It’s super easy and you may already have these ingredients in your house. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix

1 small package chocolate pudding

1 1/2 cups of milk

Chocolate chips (use as much or little as you want)

Directions:

1. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, and milk together.

2. Pour mixture into 9×13 baking dish.

3. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

4. Bake at 350 for 30 mins. 

So easy and really good. Very moist. I ate my piece with ice cream, but you could do whip cream or even frosting. 
Enjoy!!

French Toast in a Mug

This one comes all the way from my cousin’s kitchen in Michigan, one of my favorite guest bloggers. If you want French toast for one, then this is for you. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 piece of buttered bread – we used challah and I would totally recommend if you have it

1/4 cup milk

1 egg

2 tablespoons syrup

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

a pinch of salt

1 tablespoon of chocolate chips – we used mini chocolate chips which melted really nicely

Powdered sugar (optional)

Cinnamon sugar (optional)

Directions:

1. In your microwavable mug, mix together the egg, milk, syrup, cinnamon and salt until all combined.

2. Cut your bread into square bit sized pieces.

3. Add the bread to the mug and press them down so they are submerged within the liquid.

4. Add the chocolate chips to the mug and give a little stir to incorporate them in the mixture.

5. Sprinkle the optional cinnamon sugar on top.

6. Microwave for a total of 2 minutes stopping every 30 seconds (count to ten and start again – this is so it doesn’t explode in your microwave)

7. Let cool for about 1-2 minutes

8. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top

Enjoy!!

Crumb Cake

I love crumb cake and found this recipe on Sally’s Baking Addiction and knew I wanted to make it. Now it doesn’t taste exactly like the classic crumb cake you are used to if you are from NJ, but it is still really delicious! It is a few steps, but it is still really easy to make. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

Streusel
1/3 cup packed dark or light brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed

Cake

1 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup full-fat sour cream, at room temperature

Vanilla Glaze

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk

Directions:

1. Grease and lightly flour a round or square 8-inch pan. 

2. Make the streusel: Combine the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender or two forks (or even with your hands) until the mixture resembles pea sized crumbs. Set aside.

3.Make the cake: Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside. Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy – about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on high speed for 2 minutes until creamed together fairly well. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. On medium-high speed, add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and sour cream. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.

4. With the mixer on low speed, beat in the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix this batter. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. The batter will be smooth and thick. Carefully spread half of the batter into the pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Carefully spread the remaining half of the batter on top, then the remaining streusel. You need every last drop of batter to fill this pan. Do your best spreading it evenly.

5. Bake on 350 for around 30 minutes. (It took 45 minutes for mine)Allow cake to cool in the pan set on a wire rack for 20 minutes.

6. Make the glaze: Whisk all of the glaze ingredients together in a medium bowl. Drizzle over cake. Slice and serve. 

It tastes more like a cinnamon streusel, but I don’t mind because it’s still really good. I was not good at making the crumbs so mine doesn’t have the crumb affect. 
Enjoy!!

Snickerdoodle Blondies

Who could say no to Snickerdoodles? These are basically cookies in bar form and they are amazing! When I saw Delish post this on their facebook page I was sold. Recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

cinnamon-sugar, for sprinkling

Directions:

1. Grease an 8” x 11” pan with cooking spray or butter.
2. Beat the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. 

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. 

4. Add to wet ingredients and add cinnamon. Beat until just combined. Transfer batter to pan. 

5. Sprinkle top with cinnamon-sugar.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes on 350 degrees. 

So easy to make and I actually had every ingredient at home. These are definitely a win and I needed one after last week. We had one unhappy camper with last weeks dessert. It’s hard to turn down a snickerdoodle! 
Enjoy!!

Apple Dump Cake

It’s already October and Christmas decorations are out in full force in the stores. Since it’s fall, how about an easy fall recipe? Recipe below!

Ingredients:

4 cups chopped apples

1 box yellow cake mix

3/4 cup melted butter

Directions:

1. Peel and chop apples. Place them in the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 baking dish.

2. Pour the cake mix over apples.

3. Pour the melted butter over the cake mix, covering as much cake mix as possible.

4. Bake on 350 for 40-50 mins.

I didn’t have enough apples to fill the 13 x 9 dish so I used a smaller pan and didn’t use all the cake mix. I baked mine for 40 mins and it was perfect. It is really good and so easy to make. 
Enjoy!!