Butternut Squash Lasagna

Layers of butternut squash, Italian turkey sausages and cheese are baked for a healthy pasta-free casserole.

No Pasta Noodles!!

Much more carb-friendly than
traditional lasagna.

This is a recipe I created after eating this dish in a restaurant. Many times after we’ve dined out and had something really good, I’ll come home and try to recreate it. There have been hits…and misses. LOL!

This Butternut Squash Lasagna came from Houlihan’s. Our location closed a few years ago. I’m not sure if the entire chain shut down or just our local one. But they always served up some great dishes. We miss it.

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Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Fresh, sliced strawberries between layers of moist strawberry cake and frosted with dark chocolate, cream cheese frosting.

What more says Happy Valentines than CHOCOLATE?

It seems every dessert I post includes some form of chocolate. Who doesn’t love chocolate? If you are one of those people, we can’t be friends :).

This layered Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting has a layer of fresh strawberries between two strawberry cake layers.
So…. it’s OK to eat chocolate when it includes berries!

This recipe uses a boxed cake mix which makes it quicker to put together. And, I actually thought the cake mix was great- and a great shortcut. Making your own Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting takes the cake over the top and makes it taste more ‘homemade’, with less time involved.

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Chocolate Covered Bourbon Strawberries

Perfect, quick dessert that makes a nice presentation. Strawberries soaked in Bourbon, dipped in chocolate and then rolled in nuts!

Strawberries soaked in bourbon then covered in chocolate….what more do I need to say?

These are perfect for Valentines, a holiday or just any day of the week!

They are SO easy to make. But it looks like you spent a lot more time than you actually did!

I like to make these for birthdays or when we are having guests for dinner and don’t want to spend a lot of time on dessert.

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Italian Meatloaf

This flavorful and delicious Italian Meatloaf is not your typical meatloaf. And the topping sets it off and makes it even more tasty!

A different take on the old, boring meatloaf recipe – Italian Meatloaf!

This is not your usual home-style meatloaf. This is an easy and delicious recipe to put together and throw in the oven. Let it cook while you are making a couple of sides to go with it. Continue reading “Italian Meatloaf”

Macaroni and Cheese

Creamy, baked Macaroni and Cheese that is so easy and comforting it will become one of your favorite dishes!

UPDATE: I recently made this for family that are vegetarian. It still had all the wonderful flavor.
To make it vegetarian just replace the cream of chicken soup with cream of mushroom!

This was the first time I’ve ever made this dish and I have to ask myself, “WHY, did it take so long?” Maybe because it is so good that I was afraid I would want to eat the entire 13 x 9 dish!

Yes, it’s that good.

This Macaroni and Cheese recipe has been around in my family for years. It has showed up quite a bit at family gatherings. Maybe that’s why I’ve never actually made it – I have just enjoyed it when someone else makes it!

What is more comforting than Macaroni and Cheese? We loved it as kids and we still love it as adults.

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Apple Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Drizzle

Warm comforting cake with apples, pumpkin, dark chocolate and pecans. You can’t go wrong with this combination!

An EASY Bundt cake that is so moist and delicious!

This is the perfect Fall or Holiday cake. It is super moist. And it uses less oil by adding a can of pumpkin puree. So….it’s ‘more’ healthy, right. Oh, the things we tell ourselves to justify eating dessert.

You can use any kind of apples for this Apple Pumpkin Cake. I used a combination of Honeycrisp and Pazazz apples.

I’m always using my Bundt pan to make cakes. It’s just so easy. No layer, no using multiple pans and it makes a pretty cake. There are a lot of different Bundt pans you can purchase and you can find some really cool designs that change the appearance of the cake.
I only use mine for desserts but there is a lot of savory dishes that can be cooked in a Bundt pan also.

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