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Pizza Pasta Casserole

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + freezing Bake: 25 min.

MAKES: 16-20 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 package (16 ounces) spiral pasta, cooked and drained
• 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces sliced pepperoni

• Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta.
  2. Transfer to two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange pepperoni over the top.
  3. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
     Freeze option: Cool unbaked casseroles; cover and freeze up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake as directed, increasing time to 35-40 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. Yield:2 casseroles (8-10 servings each).

  Medium-Bodied Red Wine

  Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

Cold Brew Coffee

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground Coffee
• 4 cups cold Water

Instructions

1. Add coffee grounds and water to an Airtight Pitcher, stir, and refrigerate overnight.
2. The following morning, pour Coffee slowly through Coffee Filter before serving. This process will take several minutes… but I promise it’s worth it!!
3. For stability, I placed my Coffee Filter in a Small Colander. You could also use a Mesh Strainer instead of a coffee filter.
4. Once the coffee has dripped through, you're ready to enjoy!

Netflix Streaming April 2016

April 1
16 Blocks (2006)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 5
The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story
Beat Bobby Flay: Season 1
Best in Show (2000)
Bob’s Burgers: Season 5
Boogie Nights (1997)
Breathe (2014)
Chaplin (1992)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Codegirl (2015)
Colegas (2012)
Cujo (1983)
Cutthroat Kitchen: Seasons 3­4
Deep Impact (1998)
Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang (2015)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Explorers (1985)
Fixer Upper: Season 2
Frank and Cindy (2015)
Giada at Home: Season 7
The Great Food Truck Race: Seasons 1­2
House Hunters Collection: Collection 3
House Hunters International Collection: Collection 3
House Hunters International Renovation: Season 1
Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer (2015)
Kids Baking Championship: Season 1
Looking for Richard (1996)
Lost & Found Music Studios: Season 1 ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Love It or List It, Too: Season 4
The Mask You Live In (2015)
Morituri (1965)
My Girl (1991)
Mystic River (2003)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Phantom (1996)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Property Brothers at Home: Season 1
The Ranch: Part 1 ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers (2014)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rising Sun (1993)
The Running Man (1987)
Say It Isn’t So (2001)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Scrooged (1988)

Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Transporter 3 (2008)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Under the Same Moon (2007)
V for Vendetta (2005)

April 5
Walt Before Mickey (2015)

April 8
God’s Pocket (2014)
Hush (2016)

April 9
Look Who’s Back (2015)

April 10
Girl Meets World: Season 2

April 11
TURN: Washington’s Spies: Season 2

April 12
AJIN: Season 1­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL

April 14
Moonwalkers (2015)
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)

April 15
Belgica (2016)
Cuckoo: Season 3 ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Kong King of the Apes (Film & Series) ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Film (Episode 1):
Series (Episodes 2­-13):
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 2 ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL

April 16
How to Get Away with Murder: Season 2

April 17
Lost Girl: Season 5
The Messengers: Season 1

April 22
Catching The Sun (2015)
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016) ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL

April 24
Minions (2015)

April 27
Begin Again (2014)
The Fosters: Season 3

April 29
Danger Mouse: Season 1 ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Hellion (2014)
Special Correspondents (2016) ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Team Foxcatcher (2016) ­­ NETFLIX ORIGINAL

April 30
Sensitive Skin: Season 2

Easy Raspberry Tiramisu

ingredients

• 2 EXTRA FRESH large eggs, white and yolk divided.
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
• 8 oz / 230g mascarpone
• the juice of one lemon
• 12 lady fingers
• 1 lb raspberries, fresh or frozen

directions

1. In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar. Add mascarpone and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Mix well.
2. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and gently add them to the mascarpone mixture.
3. In a small bowl, mix remaining lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons warm water. Brush ladyfingers with this syrup and cut them into 3-4 pieces.
4. In 6 serving glasses, arrange a layer of ladyfingers, a layer of raspberries, a layer of mascarpone and repeat, ending with a layer of mascarpone.
5. Keep refrigerated for at least 3 hours. Garnish with fresh raspberries when ready to serve.

prep time: 30 minutes

total time: 3 hours, 30 minutes

yield: serves 6

serving size: a medium/small serving glass

Ramen Noodle Salad

Salad ingredients:

• 1 bag shredded cabbage (I use the Dole Coleslaw mix)
• 1 1/2 oz. bag sliced almonds
• 2 T sunflower seeds
• 1 package oriental Ramen Noodles

Dressing:

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 T cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 t. salt
• seasoning packet from noodles
• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Place ramen noodles (only the noodles), the sunflower seeds and the almonds on the baking sheet. Bake 4-5 minutes until toasted, but be careful not to let the almonds burn. 
• Combine all of the salad ingredients before serving.
  Combine dressing ingredients and pour over salad ingredients. Mix well and let sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator before serving.
  Prep time:  10 mins

  Cook time:  10 mins

  Total time:  20 mins
  Serves: 6 cups

Festive Taco Nachos

What You'll Need

1 1/2 pounds ground beef 
1 jar (16 ounces) Pace® Picante Sauce 
1 package (about 11 ounces) tortilla chips 
2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese or shredded Cheddar Jack cheese (about 8 ounces) 
1 small tomato, chopped (optional) 
2 tablespoons sliced pitted black olives (optional) 
2 tablespoons sliced green onions (optional) 

How to Make It

• 1
  Set the oven to 350°F.
• 2
  Cook the beef in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.
• 3
  Stir the picante sauce in the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes or until the beef is cooked through.
• 4
  Arrange the tortilla chips on a rimmed baking sheet. Top with the beef mixture and cheese.
• 5
  Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Top with the tomato,  olives and green onion.
• Cook: 20 min.
  Bake: 5 min.

John 3:28-29

"I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him. The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete."

Missed It

Well crap! I missed National Spinach Day. Boo whooo whooo

Saturday, March 26, 2016, is National Spinach Day. There are many delicious ways to enjoy spinach and it is also extremely good for you. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, and vitamin C.

Moscato Sangria

Ingredients

• 1 750 ml bottle moscato wine
• 1/2 cup orange liqueur, grand marnier, citronage or equivalent
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup seedless grapes, sliced in half lengthwise
• 1 starfruit, carambola, sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1 orange, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1/2 lime, peeled and sliced into 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1 12 ounce can sparkling seltzer water

Optional Garnish:

• lime slices

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except the seltzer water into a large glass pitcher or jar.
2. Stir to mix and allow to sit in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
3. Serve in 10 ounce glasses with some of the infused fruit, and 5 ounces of the sangria.
4. Add seltzer water to fill!

Bunny Butt Cookies

 Ingredients: 

Loft soft cookies sold at local grocery stores

1 bag of coconut

1 package of Wilton PINK chocolate wafers

1 package of Wilton Icing decorations Bunny feet

Directions: 

Place your cookies on a baking pan with 1 inch in-between

Add your coconut right on top of the cookies and lightly push it in the cookie so it will hold

Now add your Bunny feet to the bottom lightly hanging off the edge

Last touch is a pink wafer to be the tail

ENJOY!!

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Weirdos

Lucky Leprechaun Shots

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 shot (ingredients may be multiplied for more shots keeping the proportions the same)

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce Midori Liqueur
• 1/2 ounce Mailbu Coconut Rum
• 1/2 ounce Pineapple Juice

Instructions

1. Mix the ingredients together and pour into a shot glass. Larger quantities of shots may be made at once keeping the ingredient proportions the same.

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Carrie Underwood’s No-Guilt Veggie Pizza

PREPARATION

Heat oven to 400°. Coat a cookie sheet or pizza stone with cooking spray. Spray I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray on both sides of tortilla; place tortilla on sheet; spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with cheese. Top with pepperoni slices and your favorite vegetable toppings. Bake until tortilla is crispy and cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Top with mixed greens, if desired. Cut into 4 slices and enjoy.

Roasted Garlic & Spinach White Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (1 pound) refrigerated pizza crust dough (I like Trader Joe's garlic & herb dough for this one) or use your own favorite pizza dough
• 24 medium cloves garlic (about 2 heads), separated, peel left on
• 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons olive oil + more for working the crust
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese (whole milk ricotta works too)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more for sprinkling the garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove any excess moisture
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided (about 8 ounces)

FOR THE CHICKEN, IF USING:

• 1 (1/2 pound) boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Drizzle a baking sheet with a little olive oil and place the pizza dough on top to rest before working. (Trader Joe's pizza dough requires 30 minutes sitting at room temperature, so I usually do that first).
3. Lay out a large square of foil and place the garlic cloves on top (be sure you leave the peel on!). Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with a couple of pinches of kosher salt. Fold the foil into a sealed packet and place in the oven (put it on a baking sheet if you're worried about leaking). Roast the garlic until soft, golden, and fragrant, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Once cool enough to handle, peel the cloves and discard the skins. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare it for baking the pizza.
4. Add 8 of the peeled garlic cloves to a small bowl. Smash with a fork. Add the ricotta, 2 teaspoons olive oil, basil, honey, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper. Mix well.
5. If using chicken, heat the outdoor grill or an indoor grill pan on medium-high. Rub the chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, flipping occasionally, until cooked through (we always check the internal temperature, which should register 165 degrees Fahrenheit). Set aside to cool. Once cool, cut into chunks.
6. Stretch the pizza crust into a large (approx. 14-inch) round and place on greased cookie sheet or a pizza stone. If creating one meatless version and one chicken version, split the dough in half and stretch each into smaller rounds, approximately 8 inches or so, and place each on an olive-oil-greased cookie sheet.
7. Top the crust(s) with tablespoon-sized mounts of ricotta, as evenly spaced as possible (but it doesn't have to be perfect!) Scatter with spinach and remaining garlic cloves. Top with cooked chicken chunks if using (you may only want to use half of the chicken if you're making two smaller pizzas). Scatter mozzarella cheese over the top(s).
8. Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese is melted and bubbling, 9-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before slicing into wedges with a pizza cutter and serving.

yield: SERVES 6-8

 

prep time: 20 MINUTES

 

cook time: 40 MINUTES

total time: 1 HOUR