Cooking with Ellen

1/2 pound ground meat (beef, turkey, Italian sausage, or turkey sausage) or pepperoni
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1 cup vegetables (i.e. sliced mushrooms, green pepper strips, chopped onions, black olives, etc)
1+ cup mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup baking mix (i.e. Bisquick, Pioneer, etc)
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
Spray 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Put spaghetti sauce in bottom [...]

1 eggplant, sliced lengthwise (1/2 inch thick slices)
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to tasteEggplant
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 cup pasta sauce (I used the garden-style type)
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup reduced cottage or ricotta cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese, divided
Preheat oven to broil. Arrange sliced eggplant in [...]

Boil 1-pound of Luxury #3 or Angle Hair Pasta with 2 tablespoons salt for about 10 min (less for Angle Hair). Stir frequently so they don’t stick. Drain and return spaghetti to hot pot.
Add:  1 wedge of grated cheddar cheese (save a little for top)
½ stick butter (cut into pats, save some for top)
2 beaten [...]

I asked my 13 year old sister, Sarah, to write up something for my newsletter about her favorite recipe. Enjoy!
“A few weeks ago I made “Macaroni and Cheese” for Sunday dinner. Sunday dinners are always special for my family, because that’s when my sister and her husband come over to eat and visit. “Macaroni and [...]

While I stayed with Kristi and Ryan Thomas during my last week of interning, we enjoyed this really good stir fry. Tofu is a food that you have to know how to cook for it to taste just right (see below). Sorry there are no amounts. Just use a “head” or approximately equal amounts of [...]