Christmas Eve

Well, I'm trying to wind down so I can get up early enough to get everything finished in time to go to our Candlelight Service tonight but I wanted to post a recipe and the picture I am hoping to use as my inspiration for the Winter theme challenge quilt. It is a picture of my sister and I by the wisteria with icicles on it. In Florida we don't get snow so this is the closest thing to winter, or what I think most think of being winter. When we were growing up my dad would turn on the sprinkler to keep things from freezing and this was the result that morning. I can still see what we were wearing and it was 1965. My sister hated those blue coats and she got my hand-me-downs so had to wear one of them for a LONG time!! I tried to crop the white part out of the bottom of the picture but it distorted it too much but I hope you can get the idea.

The recipe below is for Spinach Lasagna - I made it for me and the boys tonight and made a pan for DH to take to work along with a layered salad and garlic bread. He and everyone at the power plant where he works is having to work the holidays-he is currently working nights, 11 hrs/7 days a week and has been working similiar hours since October.

Spinach Lasagna

Lasagna noodles (I use the no boil kind)
2 pkgs frozen chopped spinach
2 lbs cottage cheese
2 eggs
1 TBS parsley
1/2 stick butter
salt, pepper and garlic powder
1 lb Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 lb Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

Cook spinach according to directions and drain.
Mix cottage cheese, eggs, parsley, butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Grease pan
Layer lasagna, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, spinach and Parmesan.
Repeat layers.

OPTIONAL: I usually put chicken-boiled and cut into bite size pieces on half of this with the spinach layer.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.