I cooked!!!!!

rachaelski

I've mentioned before that cooking made me nauseous, which is a real shame because I love cooking. However, today I decided that I wanted to cook! Now, I didn't make anything fancy....but I cannot wait to eat it! It's a penne lasagna (sub penne noodles for lasagna noodles). It's super easy to make!

1 lb of ground beef

1/2 lb of penne noodles

1 tub of ricotta cheese

16 oz mozzarella cheese

 1 egg

1 jar of tomato sauce

seasonings to taste.

 

1. Cook the noodles to al dente (I used brown rice noodles to make it a bit healthier)

2. Brown the ground beef with seasonings (I just used a little Italian seasoning), add the tomato sauce and set aside.

3. Mix the cheeses and egg together.

4. Layer the noodles, tomato sauce, cheese mix, noodles, tomato sauce, cheese mix, and top with tomato sauce. (I used a 1/2 casserole dish for this)

5. Cook at 350 for 40 minutes, or until bubbly!

 

I cannot wait to eat this! Hopefully the baby still wants it in 25 minutes! 

rachaelski

Note: this is the first time since I got pregnant that we didn't either eat carryout or my husband did not eat a PB & J sandwich! Poor man, he's hopeless in the kitchen!

Teffie

Sounds good! 

madiegirl83

Lucky DH... I make dinner most night but the making of it usuallu makes me so nausea I sit on the couch with my saltines while DH and DS eat.  Tonight I couldn't even bring myself to reheat leftovers!! Penne lasagna sounds good though... maybe in a couple weeks

jessica102706

Oh my poor DH has been suffering because I wasnt able to cook either. I have been getting better lately but even after the nausea went away, I was still exhausted. He was getting so tired of sandwhiches and frozen pizzas. I felt bad but I really just couldnt do it!

angiegail78

Ugh, I am having the same problem with cooking!  It's awesome that you were able to make something!  I'm going to save this recipe for later.

Mika82

You're inspiration! I haven't been able to cook yet and I was a huge fan...

fallsbride

Ughhhh me too but I don't have a choice cause I have three little boys that need a healthy home cooked dinner :0

That sounds good and I think my kids would like it thanks!

mrshansen84

I miss cooking! I miss baking too... I never though the day would come when I didn't want to whip up a batch of cookies or something. It's usually so comforting. We have had a lot of really basic stuff lately. Spaghetti, mac and cheese, more spaghetti, easy stuff... I am hoping I will feel well enough to actually make something with a little more pizazz tonight.