Eating like Kings...

Are you sick of my cooking posts yet?

I'm sorry, I really am!  But it's all that I can think of lately.  Every morning that I am off, I sit in bed and dream of things to make.  And every night there is usually a loaf of bread rising by the woodstove or a cake in the oven cooked by myself and my little sous chef.  It varies on what we make, but we gravitate towards bread specifically, and yummy dinners secondly.  Cabbage, potatoes, carrots and ham with french bread, Venison and potatoes with leftover french bread, and last night was a huge hit...Lasagna with rye and white bread.

It seems to be a trend. 

I just can't help myself.

I need to knead.

But yesterday, I had a thought and doubled my batch of bread, one white and one rye (my first attempts at both). 

Less baking equals more sewing.

Win-win, don't you think?

There were two loaves to eat, and two loaves packed into freezer bags destined for the chest freezer.

To be enjoyed later in the week when I am lacking time.

This morning for breakfast I had a toasted slice of each.

Butter on the rye and jam on the white.

And I don't mean just any old jam....I mean THIS jam....by Bonne Maman.  It is AMAZING.

The morning is starting out pretty darn terrifically if you ask me and I already have a sewing project in mind to finish it off.

I love Mondays.

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Now for the recipes.

The recipes for the breads are from my trusty Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, but they can also be found here on their website.

Caraway Rye Bread
and
White Bread 
(I love that it is made with milk.)


And lastly is the lasagna recipe from last night.

Ingredients

Meat mixture

1 chopped onion 

1 pound of ground beef
2  cloves garlic crushed

1 chopped bell pepper

Sauce mixture

1  jar of pasta sauce of your choice

1  tablespoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1/4 teaspoon each black pepper and salt

Cheese mixture
1  egg, beaten
1  15-ounce container ricotta cheese 

1/4  cup grated Parmesan cheese
6  ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1.Boil noodles and set aside.
2. Saute the meat mixture ingredients together in olive oil until the meat is browned (drain and set aside)
3. To easily combine the sauce mixture, just pour the salt, pepper and italian herbs right into the jar and shake the jar to mix the ingredients together.
4. Combine cheese mixture ingredients and set aside.

Layer as follows in a lightly oiled shallow large rectangular baking dish.

Sauce mixture

3 noodles side by side

cheese mixture

meat mixture

Sauce mixture

3 noodles side by side

cheese mixture

meat mixture

Sauce mixture

3 noodles side by side.

cheese mixture

meat mixture

Sauce mixture

Sprinkle 2 cups of mozzerella cheese over the top and cover with aluminum foil.

Place baking dish on a baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.