Cooper's Lazy Ways

Have you ever seen a dog so lazy? They say dogs are incredibly comfortable in their surroundings when they are able to sleep on their backs upside down, which exposes their belly. I'd say he's feeling pretty comfortable, wouldn't you say?

I can't help but love him more when I see him roll over and stay like this for hours. Such a cutie!

No Boil Lasagna

I love making lasagna in the Fall and Winter months. This recipe is super easy because you don't have to fuss with hot noodles! You could easily make some variations to the recipe by adding vegetables, making homemade tomato sauce, or adding different ingredients. The KEY is to make the lasagna to your liking, cover tightly with tin foil, and then bake!

Ingredients:3 cans of Hunts Four Cheese tomato sauce
3 Tb of chopped fresh parsley
1 lb extra lean ground beef
½ lb or 3 links (casings removed) mild Italian sausage
1 box uncooked lasagna noodles
1 16oz. container of part skim ricotta
4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 large eggs


Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan cheese and eggs; mix well.
On bottom of a 15x9 inch greased baking dish (or nonstick lasagna pan) spread 2 cups of pasta sauce. Top with half of each of the lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, meat/sausage, remaining pasta sauce and mozzarella. Repeat layering.
Top lasagna with remaining mozzarella cheese, sprinkle of parmesan, and parsley.
Cover dish tightly with foil and place pan on cookie sheet; bake 1 hour or until hot and bubbly.
Let stand covered 15 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.