2 Recipes

Here are a couple recipes that we've been loving around here lately-

Aunt Lori's Lasagna

1 lb sausage
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 8 oz cans tomato sauce
1 4 oz can tomato paste
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp italian herb seasoning
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups water
16 oz ricotta cheese
8 oz cottage cheese
4 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
2 cups parmesan cheese
1 pkg oven ready lasagna

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown sausage with garlic.  Add tomato sauce and paste, onion, herbs, salt and pepper, and water.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  Mix ricotta and cottage cheese. Reserve 2 cups mozzarella to top the lasagna with.  Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan with some meat sauce.  Assemble in this order: pasta, ricotta mixture, meat sauce, mozzarella, parmesan. Repeat twice.  Top with remaining mozzarella, and bake covered for 40 min.  Remove foil, and bake for an additional 10 min, or until the  cheese begins to toast. Let sit for 15 min.

Spicy Caramel Bacon Popcorn

1/2 cup kernels, popped
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup white karo syrup
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 stick real butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 pkg bacon, cooked and crumbled

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Place brown sugar, cayenne, karo syrup, salt, and butter in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave 30 seconds.  Stir.  Microwave 2 minutes.  Stir. Microwave 2 more minutes. Stir. Add vanilla and baking soda.  It will fizz and bubble a little. Stir in bacon pieces.  Pour over popcorn (in a bowl larger than you think you will need) and stir until evenly coated. Transfer to a foil lined cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes, stirring after 10.