Excuses...

I could say my excuse for not blogging much lately is that my computer crashed.  (It finally hit the dust after eight years...it's hard to believe I've been out of high school that long!  Oy!)  But it would just be an excuse.  Anyway, I had the day off today and was able to relax a little!  I even started a quilt!  (I may or may have had the material for five years!  And yes, I wrote "may or may have" on purpose; it's something I caught in college...)  I even tried a new recipe for supper, and it was a success!  I highly recommend it, and I have no idea where the original recipe came from, and I did change some amounts.  For once I'm not sharing a family recipe!  (Sorry for the bad pic...it tastes better than it looks!)

 

Egg Noodle Lasagna

6 1/2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles (I used 5 c.)

3 Tbsp. butter

1 1/2 pounds ground beef (I used 1 lb.)

2 1/4 cups spaghetti sauce (I used a little less than 2 c.)

6 oz. Velveeta, cubed

3 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

 

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain.  Add butter and toss to coat.  Brown beef; drain.  Spread 1/4 of the spaghetti sauce in an ungreased 5-quart crockpot.  Layer with 1/3 of the noodles, 1/3 of the beef, 1/3 of the remaining sauce, and 1/3 of the cheeses.  Repeat layers twice.  Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until cheese is melted and lasagna is heated through.  (OR forget to allow four hours--like me--and cook on high for 1 hour, and low for 2 hours.)