Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion (more or less if you like onion)
1 12oz. can tomato paste
1 15oz. can tomato sauce
3 1/2 c. water
1 box mini lasagna noodles (12oz.)
shredded mozzarella cheese
cottage cheese
salt, pepper, season salt, lemon pepper, garlic salt, etc. to taste

Hardware:
9 x 13 in. baking dish
dutch oven or other deep saucepan/pot
measuring cup(s)
wooden spoon
aluminum foil

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Saute the onions ’til they just start to get soft. Add the ground beef, season to your liking, and cook ’til done. Drain off the grease.
3. Add the tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
4. Let sauce cool for 5 minutes. Add the mini lasagna noodles (in raw form). Mix well.
5. Add half of the sauce-noodle mixture to bottom of 9 x 13 in. baking dish. Add layer of cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese (as much or as little as you like). Layer the remaining sauce-noodle mixture over the cheese and then add another layer of cheese.
6. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Place in 350° oven and bake for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, take off the foil and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese has browned to your liking. Can also turn on the broiler after 5 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, cut into pieces, serve, and enjoy.

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Mood: lazy

I’m playing in the kitchen tonite making supper. I’ve got a lasagna recipe from my Mom that I love and is easy as hell to make. I thought I’d vary it a bit. I’m using mini lasagna noodles instead of the regular lasagna noodles. I’m gonna stir them (raw) into the sauce. Then I’ll layer the sauce-noodle mixture with cheese (cottage cheese and mozzarella). I’m hoping it turns out. If it does and it’s good, I’ll post the exact recipe … both variations … in case anyone else wants to try it.

Well … I’d better go keep an eye on my sauce.

Mood: hungry

I thought I’d give you an update on my soggy carpet. The area didn’t get any bigger thank goodness. But there is a spot where it’s REALLY SOGGY! I’ve got my fan on high aimed at it. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t have a shop-vac or know anyone in town who has one I could borrow. If the carpet starts to develop an odor, then I’ll give my apartment manager a call. Otherwise, I guess I’ll just have to wait for it to dry. It’s not in a high traffic area anyways.

Mood: blah

I got up to go to the bathroom and went to grab a kleenex from my dresser before going back to bed. My dresser is between my bed and the outside wall. Well … I stepped on soggy carpet …

My first thought was that my apartment is starting to flood from the rain. But upon inspection of the carpet in my living room and along the rest of the wall in my bedroom, I’ve discovered it’s isolated to that one spot … for now anyways. I supposed the area is around 3ft by 3ft or so. I hope it stays in that one spot. Otherwise the landlord is gonna get a call, that’s for damn sure. Now I probably won’t be able to get back to sleep ‘cuz I’ll be worried about the water getting in. It’s STILL raining outside, and there’s a big orange spot on the radar over Fargo. SHIT!! I’m glad it’s Saturday. At least I don’t have to get up for work in an hour and a half. I can sleep all day if I want too (or at least ’til noon when the Busch race starts … )

Well, I’m gonna go and inspect my carpet again and then try to go back to sleep. Cross your fingers that it doesn’t get any worse.