I love Manicotti but to stuff the shells get a little hard. So what I found was people use lasagna sheets. So here we go.

16 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
15 oz ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 oz of frozen spinach
1 lb of Italian sausage
1 can of diced tomato
8 lasagna sheets
1 clove of chopped garlic
3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce

Oven at 375 degrees. Then brown the meat in large skillet with a little Olive oil and 1 clove of chopped garlic. When cooked drain. Thaw spinach and put some in your hand to ring out liquid. Take large mixing bowl, put the ricotta cheese in and the the drained spinach. Then drain the can of tomato's, get all the liquid out the put in bowl. Put half the mozzarella cheese in bowl. Dap the oil off the sausage with a paper towel and put into the bowl after it has cooled off. Then mix all together. Take 9 x 13 pan a spay with Pam.

Boil water for the pasta and get a large bowl out and fill with cold water. Put 3 to 4 lasagna sheets in the boiling water. Boil for 5 min. and then move to cold water for 3 min and then take out of water and dry them off with a paper towel.

Take the sheets of lasagna at the narrow side of the sheet and fill with about 3 spoonful of the mixture and the roll it up and put seam side down in the pan. I try to put space between the Manicotti so it is easier to get out of pan. Put rest of mixture in the voids in the pan. put rest of cheese on top of shells and pour spaghetti sauce on top. Cover with foil and cook for 40 min then take foil off and cook for 10 min. take out let stand for 5-10 min and enjoy

1st Immersion Blender recipes Orange Julius

So yesterday I posted a blog about Immersion Blenders and told you I work with Miallegro which has one of the best Immersion Blenders on the market. Here is a link that talks about them Immersion Blender market http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYABToF9EG0

Today I will be telling you how to make a Orange Julius with you Immersion Blender (The link shows you that the Miallegro is one of the best at chopping ice.)

The recipe goes back to when my sister and I were very young. We could never get enough. You can also change the flavor just change the Frozen Juice that you buy.

Orange Julius

1 6 once container frozen orange juice

1 cup of milk

1 cup of water

1 1/2 cup of sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

10-12 ice cubes

*(this is optional and you need to use pasteurized eggs)*

*1 pasteurized egg*

To start combine all ingredients in to the bowl that came with your immersion blender. Change the blade of the blender to the blender blade.Start of slowly and increase speed up to the middle speed. Continue to use the immersion blender until it is completely mixed and foamy.

Next drink up then repeat and share with your family.

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Immersion Blenders

I have to be upfront with my readers I work with Miallegro which makes one of the best Immersion Blenders on the Market. It was tested by Consumer Reports and here is a video so you can see how the Miallegro MiTutto 9090 Immersion Blender did. http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/consumer&id=8519477     The video tells you everything you need to know and why to buy the Miallegro Immersion Blender!

The Immersion Blender market is growing at a very fast rate.Finding the right unit for you will allow you to make your cooking life a little more fun.

Miallegro is also a sponsor for a cooking show on Lifetime Network. New episodes start 11/9/2012. Please tune in. We will also have many big announcements in the near future.  

I am also going to be showing you how a Immersion Blender will make you life easier and more tasty. I know Tasty sound kind of lame but I excel at being a little lame.

Please let me know if you have any questions on Immersion Blenders.

Also check it out at Hayneedle here is the link: http://www.hayneedle.com/sale/miallegro9090mituttoprofessionalhandblender.cfm

 

Jacob Bromwell products

Jacob Bromwell is a company that has made kitchen and camping products in the United States since 1819. The products the sell are like a window into our American past and they work as well today as when they were first made. For Christmas I gave a number of their Original Popcorn Poppers to family members. Everyone loved them. I like all the items and I love buying products that are Made in America. Heartland America is a company that sells most of the Jacob Bromwell line so please check out the link below and buy yourself and someone else a window into our past and support the workers in the United States of America!

http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/search.asp?search=jacob+bromwell

Easy Manicotti

I love Manicotti but to stuff the shells get a little hard. So what I found was people use lasagna sheets. So here we go.

16 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
15 oz ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 oz of frozen spinach
1 lb of Italian sausage
1 can of diced tomato
8 lasagna sheets
1 clove of chopped garlic
3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce

Oven at 375 degrees. Then brown the meat in large skillet with a little Olive oil and 1 clove of chopped garlic. When cooked drain. Thaw spinach and put some in your hand to ring out liquid. Take large mixing bowl, put the ricotta cheese in and the the drained spinach. Then drain the can of tomato's, get all the liquid out the put in bowl. Put half the mozzarella cheese in bowl. Dap the oil off the sausage with a paper towel and put into the bowl after it has cooled off. Then mix all together. Take 9 x 13 pan a spay with Pam.

Boil water for the pasta and get a large bowl out and fill with cold water. Put 3 to 4 lasagna sheets in the boiling water. Boil for 5 min. and then move to cold water for 3 min and then take out of water and dry them off with a paper towel.

Take the sheets of lasagna at the narrow side of the sheet and fill with about 3 spoonful of the mixture and the roll it up and put seam side down in the pan. I try to put space between the Manicotti so it is easier to get out of pan. Put rest of mixture in the voids in the pan. put rest of cheese on top of shells and pour spaghetti sauce on top. Cover with foil and cook for 40 min then take foil off and cook for 10 min. take out let stand for 5-10 min and enjoy

Pork Shoulder Rub

This is my version of rub for any kind of pork. I use it for pork shoulder or pork butt(which are the same just has 2 names).

3/4 cup of brown sugar
2 teaspoon of dried or garlic powder
3 tablespoons of salt
4 tablespoons paprika

If you want to add some spice to the rub you can use 1 tablespoon of you favorite dried peppers

Hello it has been a long time!

My wife and I have been working on our kitchen this year! We started the process in February of this year 2009. Now it looks like it is almost done, just a few minor things to do. I will start posting now that our kitchen is reopened. I also got a new stove, which I am excited about! On Saturday we are going to be preparing a meal for a small group of friends. I will give updates and recipes that day. With a new kitchen Heidi and I are going to have more small get togethers. Look forward to posting again and sharing recipes with you. If you have a request or you need some help with something let me know and we can share the outcome on my blog

Michael Wherland