Fresh Market Salsa Cream Cheese

Layers of buttered noodles, sour cream, cheese and a taco-style ground beef sauce. Serves 6 or, 4 very hungry teenagers.

1 (8 oz.) pkg. WF broad noodles
1½ lb. Stone's lean ground beef
16 oz. La Victoria salsa
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cottage cheese
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (16 oz.) pkg. WF sour cream
1 (8 oz.) pkg. shredded WF sharp cheddar

Brown beef, add salsa and seasoning mix. In separate bowl, mix cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream together. In greased 9x13 casserole dish, place half of the cooked noodles, then ½ of beef mixture, then ½ of sour cream mixture. Repeat all 3 layers. Top with grated cheddar. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes

Sorry no pictures of any of these but they are YUMMY!!

Pasta in Parchment

This is more of a concept in cooking. Everyone can make their own pasta dish depending on their likes. It turns into more of a social event, rather than just an eating event. Friends and family get to talk while they are compiling their own creation. Then you can enjoy salad and breadsticks while the pasta cooks, and you're ready for it just as it comes out of the oven.
General guidelines:
Take a large piece of parchment. Place your pasta and other additions to the side of the center. It makes it easier when folding the parchment up.
Add vegetables, meats, sauces/liquids and seasonings. Make sure you add enough liquids and seasonings. You can always add salt and pepper and other seasonings after you're done, but either way, you're going to want some in there.
Wrap up your pouch. Fold in half, then hold the two sides together and fold them shut. It's not critical to get a perfect seal, but it will keep in most of the moisture if it's done right.
Keep a marker on hand to write the person's name on it. Otherwise, you might get someone else's pouch and you won't be able to figure out why yours seems different from what you put in it.
Back at 350 for about 15 minutes. It's just enough time to get things to meld together and heat up. Pull the pouches out of the oven and serve.

Best Friend Breakfast

Elden Made this for me for breakfast the other day. Isn't it the cutest breakfast you ever saw! I know, we're corny, but I loved it and it was really tasty. I'm not exactly sure what he did... something with french toast, an egg in the middle, lots of peanut butter (my favorite), a peach and two blueberry eyes. Sorry I don't have the exact recipe; I mostly just wanted to show off my happy breakfast.

Veggie Shepard's Pie

I created this recipe using some of the vegtable I had on hand. I'm sure you could alter this by adding or changing some of the veggies.

Ingredients:

1 T olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 onion
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 can kidney beans
1 t italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Mashed potatoes*

* Here's the mashed potatoe recipe I used, but feel free to make them how you like.
2 large potatoes
1/4 cup smart balance butter
1/2-3/4 cup milk
1 garlic clove
1 t salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, cauliflower, carrots, bell pepper and italian seasoning . Saute for 10 minutes
3. Meanwhile, prepare mashed potatoes.
3. Drain and rinse kidney beans. Add to vegtable mixture and then pour into an 8X8 baking pan
4. Top with mashed potatoes
5. Bake in oven for 20 minutes.