A view of a rainbow from Britta's front yard...just after an August evening rain storm...
the simple things in life are the absolute BEST!!!
Britta's little girls ready for Halloween...Kailey and Rachel
2008 West Michigan Halloween Events
click on sight below for a complete listing of Western Michigan Autumn and Halloween events!!!
http://www.grnow.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1597
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BAKING WITH BRITTA
Here are some of my all time favorite FALL recipes.... Enjoy!!!
APPLE CRUNCH
My absolute FAVORITE Fall dessert recipe EVER!!!...BTW: it was handed down from my Great Grandmother Lamb
Ingredients:
12-15 baking apples of your choice (the uglier...the better)
3 cups Quick Oats
3 sticks (real) Melted Butter
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1 1/4 cup Flour
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Cloves
Ground Nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees....grease a 9x 13 cake pan...set aside. In a large microwavable safe bowl melt 3 sticks of butter. Add the 3 cups Quick Oats, Flour and sugar....mix completely until consistanciy is all blended and a moist crumbly. Press 1/2 of the crumbly mixture into the bottom of the cake pan. Peel, core and cut all apples into small slices or cubes....put on top of the crust....sprinkle with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg (lighltly...to your specific taste)....Sprinkle/Spread evenly the remainder of the crumble mixture over the cut apples. Place pan on the center rack of the oven.....bake for 1 hour.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream...OH MY GOSH....TASTES LIKE HEAVEN!!!!
MOM'S LASAGNA
Thee best Lasagna recipe ever!!!
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground sirloin
1/2 lb. ground sausage
1 chopped onion
3 cloves minced garlic
4 cups tomato juice
6 ounce can of tomato paste
1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms (I prefer canned)
1 TBSP. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 tsp. crushed oregano
1 (8 ounce) package of DRY Lasagna noodles
1 lb. Ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded Mozarella cheese
1 1/2 cups grated Romano and Parmesan cheeses
Brown ground beef and sausage in a large sauce pan....drain. Stir in tomato juice, tomato paste, garlic, onion, mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, parsley, and oregano. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally (mixture should be saucey and wet...NOT condensed and dried up)
Arrange a layer of DRY un-cooked noodles on the bottom of a large greased casserole baking pan. Top with half of the sauce mixture, half of the cheeses. Repeat...dry un-cooked noodles, sauce and cheeses. Cover with tin foil...bake on center rack in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil....sprinkle with a little parsley (for looks)....bake uncovered for another 15 - 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for at least 20 minutes. SO YUMMY!!!!
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Britta with Dan... West Michigan VERIZON representative...
VERIZON WIRELESS of Grandville 8/30/08
Britta and the girls from MHP Life Counceling 9/9/08
