Ok, maybe lazy isn't the most accurate word....it sure isn't the most flattering! So instead, let's go with busy. I am a busy cook. I like to eat. I love food. I even like to cook. But I also have a job that keeps me really busy, so don't have a ton of time to spend preparing meals. But I also don't like eating a lot of packaged or pre-prepared foods, because they are just so bad for you.

I don't have little kids to try to feed, but I do have an 18 year old nephew living with me. So the trick is to try to balance meals for me and for him. On my side, you've got an adult female who is trying to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. On Josh's side, you've got an 6', athletic teenage boy who could happily eat 4,000 calories a day and stay slim and athletic. Sometimes, he makes me crazy! And let me add that I love to try new things and be adventurous in my cooking, and Josh would be happy always eating the same 5-6 meals, every 5-6 days. So the happy medium is that I cook healthy meals, making them in ways that make Josh's teenage boy appetite happy, provide lots of veggies, and always have a batch of cookies in the cookie jar.

So anyway, to wrap this up. I know I have a lot of friends who find themselves to be in the same meal preparation situation as me. I've found and collected some really great, simple recipe's. And, since I like to play with things when I'm cooking, I've created some dishes of my own that are pretty darn tasty! Soooo....I figured I'd start a blog to share those recipe's with my friends. I'll only post recipe's that I've made and have passed approval from my family. If they're my own creation, I'll claim credit. If I lifted it from somewhere, I'll give credit to the culinary genius I stole from!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Two Timin' Pasta

I'm not sure it can really be called cooking when it's this easy!!



1 box penne pasta
1 (15 oz.) jar Alfredo sauce--I used Bertoli
1 (24oz.) jar Marinara sauce--I used Bertoli
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Cook the penne pasta in a pan of boiling water.  Combine the jar of Alfredo sauce, the jar of Marinara sauce, and the mozzarella cheese in a bowl.  Once the pasta is cooked, pour it into the bowl and stir it until the pasta is completely coated with sauce.  Pour into a 9 X 12 casserole dish and top with the shredded Parmesan cheese.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.  I paired it with garlic bread and fresh, steamed brocolli.  It was delish!!! 

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