Mock Lasagna Casserole

 An old favorite of my family. 

Mock Lasagna Casserole

1 pound ground beef or ground pork

1 - 15 oz. can of tomato sauce (2 cups) (I have used ready made spaghetti sauce to make it easier)

1/2 tsp each of garlic salt, pepper, crushed dry basil leaves

1 1/2 cups cream-style cottage cheese

6 oz. of shredded cheese

6 oz package of elbow macaroni

1. Cook elbow macaroni.

2. While the macaroni is cooking, brown the ground beef or pork. Add salt and pepper.

3. Add spices and tomato sauce to the ground, cooked meat.

4. Drain macaroni and put half of it into a 2 quart casserole dish.

5.  Put half of the cottage cheese on top of the macaroni

6. Layer half of the cheese on the cottage cheese.

7. Layer half of the meat sauce.

8. Repeat the layers.

9. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. 

10. You can add a little more cheese to the top when there are about 5 minutes left to bake.

Serves 6-8.

Layered Zucchini Bake

Layered Zucchini Bake

Zucchini
Dill weed
Garlic Salt
Onion Salt (or a finely diced onion)
Grated cheese

1.  Slice zucchini into thin (no more than 1/4 inch thick) slices.
2.  Spray the bottom of a pan (the size will depend on how many zucchini slices you have).   Make a layer of them in a bottom of the pan.
3. Sprinkle with a little dill weed, garlic salt and onion salt (if you want to use real onions instead of the onion salt, that works too.)
4.  Then sprinkle with a thin layer of grated cheese (you choose the kind you like).  Then make another layer of zucchini and do the same seasonings and cheese.  Do at least 3 layers, but more works too.

5.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes.

Broccoli Salad

This is a salad that is always a favorite at family gatherings. In the summer we usually have a ton of broccoli from our garden, so it is a great way to use it.

Broccoli Salad

Chop up:

2 medium bunches of broccoli

1 or 2 apples, don’t peal them (Optional)

1 cup raisins or craisins (optional)

¼ cup red onion

Combine all the items you just chopped up.

Blend for the dressing:

1 cup salad dressing

½ cup sugar

¼ cup vinegar or lemon juice (I usually us lemon juice because I like the flavor it adds)

After you have mixed the dressing, pour it over the chopped mixture. Let it sit in the frig for an hour or so (if you have time, if not just go on to the next step.)

When you are ready to serve it:

Cook ½ cup bacon until it is crispy. (I like to cut the bacon into ½ inch pieces before I cook it.) Wipe off excess grease. Let it cool.

Then add 1 cup shredded cheese and mix all the ingredients together.