Rookie in the Kitch...Old Favorite and Apple Dumplings

We had company over the weekend and I made my old favourite...

Lasagna

Spinach, mushroom and bacon salad

Plus a new dessert...

Apple Dumplings!!!

Right before baking...

After 40 minutes...

Plated with Vanilla Icecream...Yummo!

My Verdict: Praiseworthy. Thanks to Chrissy Tiegan's blog I found this delicious recipe. I didn't have a 9 x 13 baking dish so used 2 ramekins I had instead, along with a 9 x 9. Worked just fine! I also used about 3/4 of the can of Mountain Dew. My apples were also on the smaller side so I doubled them up in some. The end result was a mix between a churro/apple pie. I'll call this one a lazy man's apple pie :D This was on the sweeter side for me but everyone else loved it! Highly recommend if you have someone who loves apple pie!

Readers if you try this would love to see pics or tag me on Instagram! @kngap

Rookie in the Kitch...Lasagna with Italian Sausage

Prepping ingredients...

Meat mixture...

Cheese mixture...I skipped on the goat cheese and forgot the egg oops...

Assembly...(I used 6 sheets of De Cecco brand lasagna pasta)

Baked for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F or until sauce bubbling

My Verdict: Praiseworthy. I remember making lasagna in home economics class back in the day at school. I've longed to make it again and was ecstatic when I found a recipe in Ina Garten's cookbook. They didn't have Italian turkey sausage at my local market so I opted for a mild sausage instead(2). I used a 9 x 7.25 x 2.75 baking dish. I cut the recipe in half and this would be perfect for 4.

sneak peak of the side...upcoming post

Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa- Family Style p. 100

Readers if you try this would love to see pics :D feel free to leave them as a comment here or @kngap on Instagram!

Happy baking!!!