Lasagna rolls

One of my favorite pastimes is cooking. 2 years ago my old self would have thought I was crazy. But the truth is... I really don't care for German food and I can't stand the thought of going to a restaurant and paying EURO (very expensive) for some food I don't even like. So, it forced me to start cooking...almost every night. Turns out, I enjoy it!

One of my favorite recipes is lasagna rolls. So yummy and less messy than regular lasagna.

See bottom of page for ingredients

Step 1 - Boil lasagna noodles until soft. Preheat oven to 350.

Step 2- Brown beef. Add onions and garlic until cooked. Add tomatoes, flavored sauce, and paste. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes

Step 3- Combine ricotta, spinach, mozzarella and egg in large bowl.

Make sure you have these 3 steps completed before doing below.

Step 4- Place a couple noodles on clean work surface.

Step 5- Spread noodle with ricotta mixture
Step 6- Spread with beef mixture. (Not too much or else it won't roll up)
Step 7- Roll up

Place seam side down in a baking dish.
Repeat with remaining noodles.

Step 8- Top with remaining beef mixture and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
Step 9- Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Take foil off and bake 15 more minutes. Walaa!

You will need:

12 uncooked lasagna rolls

1 pound beef

1 onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes

1 jar (8 oz) of your favorite pasta sauce (something w/garlic and/or other flavors)

1 can (6 oz) tomato paste

1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese

1 package of frozen chopped spinach

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 egg

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

YES!

Yes! Yes! Yes! It's here! SPRING IS HERE! It hit 60 degrees today. It's like suddenly over night we went from 30's to 60's. Sweet goodness I feel ALIVE again!

Wahoo!

Brad is now the proud holder of an Associates Degree! We know it's nothing compared to a Bachelor's Degree, but we're chugging along!

He's actually not too far from the big BA (only 40 credits to go). Go Brad! He is majoring in Psychology.

Monkey'n around

Spring

...has not sprung. :( I can not even express how OVER the snow and the cold I am. We've come to the conclusion that winters are almost 6 months long here.

Ok enough venting! At least it's March. Can't be long now.

Photoshoot

Brad and I got a new camera about a week ago and apparently I've been using it too much because Miles and I had a little "shoot off" this morning with our cameras. Maybe we have a future photographer on our hands?

For the longest time we just used the little Cannons that can fit in your pocket and finally decided to make the big upgrade. What a difference in the pictures!

Prague, Czech Republic

Had a fantastic getaway in Prague this weekend. This was our first road trip in Europe and we're already itching to do more. (By the way, Miles did great sitting in his carseat for 5 hours). We are so thankful for this opportunity to live so close to so many cool places. It will be so sad when it's time to leave Europe. Czech Republic, like almost every other European city, was awesome and has its distinct culture. Up until 20 years ago (or so) they were a communist country ruled by the Soviet Union. They've come along way to be their own country and take much pride in their capitol city Prague. Here are some pics from our trip.

On top of the city

Awesome gothic cathedral. Was too big to get the whole church in 1 picture.
We eat big breakfasts when traveling.


Prague at night. Beautiful!

Czech road signs.