Baked Ziti...

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1 pound dry ziti pasta

1 onion, chopped

1 pound lean ground beef

2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced

1 1/2 cups sour cream

6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.

 

In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

 

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

No Egg, No Oil, No Sugar Blueberry Muffins

I found this recipe on food.com and was interested in the fact of there are no eggs, oil or sugar.

The sweetener used is Agave nectar. Agave nectar comes a from 14 year old Agave plant. The nectar is about 1.5 times more sweeter than sugar and is a great substitute for sugar or honey. I used the amber variety of Madava brand, agave nectar.
The Amber has can be used as syrup and would not suggest using it for sweetening tea. I personally did not like taste. I should've used the light agave, since it almost tasteless. The recipe should make a dozen large muffins.

Ingredients

1 bananas

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup agave syrup

4 cups flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup almond milk

4 cups frozen blueberries

Directions

 Rinse frozen blueberries under water in strainer until thawed.

 In a mixer on high speed, whip the 1/2 banana and 1/2 cup applesauce until mixed without lumps.

 Add remaining ingredients except for blueberries. Mix until batter is combined. Add 1-2 tsp of almond milk if batter is too dry.

 Mix batter with blueberries by hand.

 Bake in preheated oven at 350F. Bake for 35 mins or until firm.