Into the Summer Light

Hello! Welcome back.

I have taken a bit of a break from blogging due a tumultuous few last months. I’ve been going through a lot, the worst of which was the loss of my baby pup bro-in-law. He was the most precious and innocent soul…he is with us forever….RIP Dusty. He has truly left a mark on our hearts.

I’m looking forward and onwards into summer. With time comes growth. I am trying a few different things to change my mindset and hopefully that will bear fruitful energy in the coming months.

Since I don’t have too much to say right now I’ll leave a recipe. Tonight I attempted lasagna for my first time. My mom makes my favorite lasagna, it’s so delish! This is one of the best things she makes, and there are many delish dishes she makes!! This recipe uses no boil pasta, and ground turkey (since we are South Asian we prefer to use this instead of beef, but any ground meat works!)

Turkey lasagna

Materials:

-baking pan
-nonstick spray (i.e. PAM)
-bowl for mixing
-spoon for mixing

Cheese filling:

-1/2 cup ricotta
-1/2 cup parmesan cheese
-1 egg
-Italian seasoning

Meat:

-1 lb ground turkey or other ground meat
-1/2 chopped onion
-pasta sauce
-Italian seasoning
-salt + pepper to taste

Others:

-no bake lasagna noodles, 1 package
-pasta sauce
-1 package shredded mozzerella

Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Fry the onion, add meat, Italian seasoning, pasta sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 15-20 minutes on medium heat, until meat is no longer pink.

Prepare cheese filling – mix together ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, egg, and Italian seasoning.

Spray baking pan with nonstick spray.

Layer in baking pan:

Layer 1: pasta sauce
Layer 2: noodles
Layer 3: meat
Layer 4: noodles
Layer 5: pasta sauce + mozzerella
Layer 6: noodles
Layer 7: mozzarella + Italian seasoning

Cover with foil. Bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees.

Enjoy like a boss!!!