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My lasagna

07
Feb 2009
By Charlotte

dsc01563Last weekend I made my famous lasagna. It turned out so good that I was wondering if there is a franchise opportunity anywhere for this kind of thing.

Anyway.. here is how I make mine.

1 box of pre-cooked lasagna noodles
1 jar sauce
1 lb hamburger meat
onion
garlic
Parmesan cheese
shredded mozzarella cheese

Put a little olive oil in a frying pan and saute the onions and garlic. Then add the hamburger and cook until browned. Add the jar of sauce and stir until just heated.

I use an oblong glass baking dish and put in a little of the sauce/hamburger mixture and spread it evenly in the bottom of the dish. Then take 3 lasagna noodles and place 1 crossways and the other 2 lengthwise next to each other. Do another layer of sauce/hamburger mixture then sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and a couple handfuls of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Do another layer of the noodles opposite the way you placed the first ones. (put the crossways one across the lengthwise ones). Do another layer of the sauce/hamburger mixture. Do another layer of the cheeses. Repeat the noodle, sauce/hamburger mixture and cheeses once more.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand for about 5 minutes and serve.

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My favorite way to make a steak

11
Nov 2008
By Charlotte

I take a steak or two and brush with Kitchen Bouquet on both sides. Then I add a little bit of butter, garlic powder, onion powder and a little salt and pepper. Put the steaks in a broiler pan and put under the broiler until nice and brown then turn over and add more butter, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper and broil until done on that side.

That’s how I used to make them. I have an older gas stove where the broiler is on the bottom and I don’t use it because I would have to sit on the floor to make the steaks. It’s just not worth the pain and aggravation so I use my little George Forman grill to make them and they turn out just as good!

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Sausage and peppers

04
Oct 2008
By Charlotte

I posted on Army Mom NJ that I was looking for a recipe for sausage and peppers. CrankyDave came to my rescue and has graciously allowed me to use the recipe he gave me.

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1/4 cup olive oil
4-5 large bell peppers sliced lengthwise(different colors if you like)
1 large sweet onion halved and sliced
2 cloves garlic (more if you’re a garlic fan)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Salt and Pepper to taste.

Optional: 2 cups diced tomatoes with the juice

In a deep skillet, add the olive oil, basil, peppers and onion. Cover and cook over a med/low heat until peppers are soft and onions are translucent. Uncover and add the optional tomatoes if you like, salt and pepper to taste, and cook off the remaining liquid.

For a main dish, cook/brown the sausage you’re using and then add it to the peperonata 15-20 min before serving. Whole, sliced, or ground is your preference. Leftovers make good sandwiches or even a pizza.

For sandwiches, I usually make the peperonata the night before omitting the tomatoes and not adding the sausage, then reheat it to serve on sausage or beef sandwiches as a condiment. Nice for a BBQ.
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We had ours on rolls. It was so delicious. Sorry I didn’t get any pictures of it on the rolls we were just too hungry to take a picture. It looked like the sausages were wrapped up in an electric blanket!

Andi called while I was making it and her fiancee said I needed to send some down to him. I told him he would have to come up here and then I’d make him some.

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Meatball hoagies

16
Sep 2008
By Charlotte

I love making my own meatballs and making hoagies with them. This recipe has no actual measurements because I just add things here and there and usually don’t measure.

2 lbs ground beef *lean*
2 eggs
bread crumbs
medium onion chopped
garlic *I used the garlic already chopped up in a jar* to taste. Usually about a teaspoon full.
Oregano

Mix all of the ingredients together and form into balls about the size of golf balls. Place them in a frying pan and cook until done. Then place them into a pan of your choice of spaghetti sauce until the sauce is hot.

Slice hoagie rolls in half length-wise and place several meatballs on it and top with sauce, provolone cheese and sprinkle with grated cheese.

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