Delicious recipes from the kitchens of the Butler sisters

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Creamy Fruit Salad

2 apples
2 bananas
2 cups grapes
5-10 strawberries
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 Tbls. sugar
Cinnamon(optional)

Cut up fruit and place in bowl. Whip the cream and sugar together until stiff peaks form. Add the cream to the fruit. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon if desired. Mix well. You can also use mandarin oranges, kiwi or any kind of berries.
10-12 servings

Red and White Lasagna


We had guests over for dinner last night and this is what I made. Everyone loved it, even the kids!! It also makes great leftovers for lunch or a weekend dinner. I served it with garlic french bread, ceasar salad and fruit salad.

12 Lasagna noodles
1 15oz. container ricotta cheese
1 10oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, divided
2 eggs
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage or ground beef, cooked and drained
1 26oz. jar marinara pasta sauce
1 16oz. jar alfredo pasta sauce
chopped fresh parsley(optional)

Cook pasta according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine ricotta cheese, spinach, mozzarella cheese, 2 Tbls. parmesan cheese and eggs; mix well. In a 15x9-inch baking dish, spread 1 cup marinara sauce. Layer 4 lasagna noodles over sauce. Top with half che3ese mixture, 1 cup marinara sauce and all the cooked beef. Layer 4 more lasagna noodles, remaining cheese mixture and remaining marinara sauce. Top with 4 remaining lasagna noodles. Spred Alfred sauce evenly on top; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Cover; bake 40 minutes. Uncover, bake an additional 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
10-12 servings