Yummy dinner recipes

I made dinner last night for Jeremy, Samuel, and my parents. Now that I have my energy back I wanted to make a special dinner. After searching some cooking blogs and friends' blogs, I decided to make lasagna and yeast rolls. My mom brought the salad, so I didn't have to think about that. The lasagna recipe I used was great! It isn't something you do when you only have an hour to cook, but I enjoyed making it. The Pioneer Woman Cooks has become one of my favorite blogs, and I found The Best Lasagna. Ever. Recipe. All of us enjoyed it. My dad said it tasted like gourmet lasagna, and that you couldn't get better lasagna at a restaurant. The best part of this recipe is the simple ingredients that end up tasting like gourmet even though they are far from it. Once again she didn't have a printer friendly recipe, so I made my own by cutting and pasting. If you send me an e-mail, I will send you this printer friendly recipe.

The Perfectly Easy Dinner Rolls were a treat! I've never made rolls before. I wish I had started them after lunch because they take awhile to refrigerate and then rise. Thanks to Monica for a great recipe! I can't find her post, so I will copy what I cut and pasted from her blog:

Perfectly Easy Dinner Rolls:

1 c. warm water
2 packages active dry yeast
1/2 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. salt
4-4 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour

Combine the warm water and yeast in a large bowl. Let the mixture stand until yeast is foamy, about five minutes.

Stir in butter, sugar, eggs and salt. Beat in flour, 1 c. at a time, until dough is too stiff to mix (I did not need all 4 1/2 cups). Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to four days.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide dough into 24 equal portions. Shape into a ball and place into greased 9x13 baking pan.

Cover and let rolls rise until doubled, about one hour. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Break rolls apart and serve. Rolls will be fluffier in height if baked closer together

Blogs to read if you like to cook or bake

Here are some of my favorite cooking/baking blogs:

Cookie Madness

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Coconut and Lime

Leah's Recipe Exchange

Southern Girls Home Cookin

Freezer Chicks (Thanks for this one, Monica!)

The Canadian Baker

Cookie recipe that I love

My mom used to make a great cookie when I was growing up. She called them cowboy cookies. They had oatmeal, chocolate chips, and rice cereal (Rice Krispies). I was on the Pioneer Woman Cooks and found a recipe for Oatmeal Crispies that made me think of those cowboy cookies. I just added Rice Krispies to the dough to give them a crunch. I wasn't interested in adding chocolate because I don't need... Plus, I don't give Samuel chocolate. This cookie is a hit! All 3 of us like them (4 if you include the baby).

I froze a roll of them and will make them some other time. I do recommend cooking them longer if the dough is refrigerated. They definitely weren't done in 10 minutes. More like 12 or 13. Just keep your eyes on them.

Oh, if you e-mail me, I will send the recipe that I typed using her pictures and directions since she didn't have a printer friendly version.

Happy Baking!

If you like sweets but don't have the time to bake...

Do you like cookies and candy? The Pioneer Woman Cooks has a great idea for enjoying sweets without the work. Take a look here.

Pioneer Woman’s Weird Version of Chex Party Mix

Ok, so now that I'm in my 2nd Trimester I have more energy to post. I've posted a lot this week; check them out below.

This recipe was a hit in my house. Samuel, Jeremy, and I all loved it. If you scroll to the bottom, you will see a printer friendly recipe. For my version of her recipe, I left out the Tabasco, only used 1 stick of butter, and replaced Corn Chex with Cheerios. I overcooked the 1st batch when I followed her time of 1 hour and 15 minutes. I should have followed my intuition because I remembered only cooking Chex Mix 1 hour in the past. So, go with one hour. Trust me. Oh, and she has garlic cloves listed twice, so skip one of them. Enjoy!

Gwyneth

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