Let It Burn

The 'freezer casserole making in prep for baby coming' continued  today. Elly was a good little girl and napped for nearly 2 hours so I was able to make 2 Baked Ziti, 1 Beef and Broccoli Pie (all 9x13's), and a lemon bar. I'm hoping to still make spaghetti pie tonight and also 2 pumpkin loaf cakes with cream cheese frosting. My feet are feeling a tad puffy, so once I finish the cooking I'm planning to sit and watch tv or maybe read, but here it is 8:30 already, so we'll see. When it came time for dinner tonight I was honestly thinking Totinos! They are hardly even edible for human consumption ( I mean, what the heck is even in them?), but I'd be totally lying if I said I didn't love them and could eat them every single day if they weren't a heart attack in a box :) Btw, all pizzas are 30% off this week at Fred Meyer, hehe. So, instead of the frozen gloriousness of Totinos I was a good mommy and made High Protein Pancakes. They are essentially health...

My sweet girl is napping and I'm making a double batch of Cucina Cucina Lentil Sausage soup to freeze for meals after the baby comes. Here is the link to the recipe: http://www.mom-mom.com/lentil.htm  . My friend Tawny told me about it last year and it's probably my favorite hearty soup recipe now. It's one of those that you would eat at a restaurant and wonder what's in it and assume it's hard to make at home. It's really not though! A little time consuming with prep, but not too bad. Here's the actual recipe so you can view it and see pics on the same page: 1 1/2 cups lentils rinsed thoroughly 4 links (1 lb.) Italian sausage (mild is used in the restaurant and I prefer ground sausage- I'm weird about eating casing) 1 TBSP butter 1 TBSP Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) 1/2 cup diced white onion (I prefer Maui or Walla Walla Sweet) 1/2 cup diced carrot 1/4 cup diced leek, white part only 1/4 cup diced celery 1 TBSP salt 1/2 TSP. ground white pepper...