Friday, May 7, 2010

Baked Ziti Rigatoni


Ingredients:

1 (16oz) package dry ziti rigatoni pasta
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
2 (28 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
8 oz. sliced provolone cheese
8 oz. sliced mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1-2 tbspn Italian seasoning

Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until ad dente; drain
2. In a large skillet, brown beef over medium heat. Add onions right when meat is half way cooked. Continue cooking until beef is brown and onions are tender. Drain off fat and add spaghetti sauce; simmer for about 15 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. In a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish, place about half of the pasta; top with a layer of half the provolone and mozzarella cheese slices. Spread on a layer of half the spaghetti sauce mixture. Then add on top all the sour cream.
5. Cover with remaining pasta, cheese, and sauce; sprinkle a layer of Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
6. Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until cheese and sauce are bubbly; serve.

Original Recipe brought to you by Disney Family. With mild moderations.

Cronin Chocolate Cake


My mom started this cake with directions from my dad who kept saying "make it more chocolate, more chocolate". My sister's sweet sixteen birthday cake was this cake. My 21st birthday, while I was in nursing school, I spent an evening making it so I could bring it to class the next day to help celebrate my birthday.

Ingredients

Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe (usually doubled so you can make 4 round cakes)
12 oz Cool Whip
2 cups Milk Chocolate Chips

Directions:
1. Make Chocolate Cake as preferred in 4 round cakes.
2. After they cool cut the rise in the cake so they are even to stack.
3. Melt chocolate, preferably in a double boiler. When fully melt add to Cool Whip.
4. Assemble cake with cool whip between layers and around cake.

**serve with large glass of milk :)


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