Mom's Test Meal Mondays Features #8

Well we made it through another week y'all!  It's now Friday!!!  YAY!!  And you know what that means?!?  Its time for this weeks features!  We had 81 amazing recipes linked up!  I'm still blown away by that number!  We were 2 away from beating last week so that's awesome!  Y'all are awesome!

HIGH-FIVE!

So before we get to this week's most viewed recipes, lets all take a minute and give my wonderful co-host, Katie, a big huge CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  She's all finished with school!!  Let's all give her a big Thank You as well for sharing such a great pasta recipe with us!

So now lets get to the love <3

 which Y'all were loving the sage this week!! 2 of the features include sage as a star of the dish!!

#3

Butternut Squash with Sage Butter

from In Her Chucks

 

 

 

 

#2

Easy Cheesy Stove Top Mac & Cheese

from Frugal Foodie Mama

 

 

 

 

#1

Pasta with Pumpkin Sage Cream Sauce

from Couponing & Cooking

 

 

 

 

All three of you feel free to grab a features button! And congratulations!!

The features will be pinned to my MTM Monday's Features Pinterest Board

which you can check out HERE, tweeted & posted on FB !

 

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Thank you all again for joining me this week! And I hope to see y'all again this Monday as we really dive into the fall season!  Come prepared to share your favorite fall inspired recipes!!  And just for fun, those of you that do some crafting feel free to link up your fall inspired crafts too!  I need all the inspiration I can get to pretend it's not still feeling like summer outside!!  Plus, I will also be joined by my friend & pretty awesome sponsor, Jessica from @ Home Take 2!

 

Also, just to give my lovely MTMMondays readers a little heads up ~ starting tomorrow, the pretty awesome September Sponsor Giveaway is kicking off!!!!!  Make sure you come back by & enter to win some great prizes!  One winner takes all!!  And we've got everything from giftcards to Etsy Shop pretties to Ad space!  You don't want to miss this one!!

And remember, if anyone is interested in being a co-host for Mom's Test Meal Mondays, please email me at momstestkitchen (at) yahoo (dot) com! I'd love to have you!



Using Dessert to Teach Colors

One day when Princess P and I were talking about all the different colors, I decided to make her some cookies for a snack.  And I decided to throw in some colorful rainbow sprinkles to carry over our color lesson for the day! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLORFUL CAKE COOKIES

Yield: 30 cookies

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 box (18.25 ounces) white cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons rainbow mix sprinkles

LETS COOK:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with wax paper or spray with non-stick baking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, butter, water and vanilla. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the rainbow sprinkles.
3. Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
4. Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies are set.
5. Cool for a minute or two on the baking sheet then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

       

Baked Zucchini Parmesan

Y'all have probably figured out by now that we are not big meat eaters here in the Test Kitchen household.  We love us some vegetables.  It's good for us plus its good for our bank account so we don't complain :)

One of my all time favorite dishes is Eggplant Parmesan.  I would make it probably once a week, maybe more, if eggplant was a reasonably priced vegetable.  Or if the Hubs didn't think it was a 'weird' vegetable.  He & the eggplant, for some reason, have some unresolved issues.  He hasn't come to realize how wonderful the eggplant actually is.  But he does love zucchini.  So when I first saw this recipe on Pinterest, I knew I was going to try it.  I got to satisfy my 'Parmesan' craving and he didn't have to eat anything weird.

The only negative side to this dish for me was the fact that the zucchini didn't get crispy being baked in the oven.  The flavors were very good and I would definitely make it again.  I just think next time I will go ahead and fry them up!  I need the crunch of the breading on my Parmesan dishes!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 large zucchini, sliced thick
• 1 & 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
• marinara sauce
• mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese

 

 

LETS COOK:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Coat a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Add the sliced zucchini rounds to a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss to make sure all of the zucchini is evenly coated.
3. In a medium shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and all 5 seasonings.
4. Dip each piece of zucchini into the bread crumb mixture and turn to coat both sides. Be sure to press down on the zucchini to ensure the breading sticks. Place the breaded zucchini in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until browned.
5. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees. Coat the bottom of a medium baking dish with some of the marinara sauce. Place a layer of the baked zucchini on top of the sauce, overlapping the zucchini if necessary. Top the zucchini with a handful of the mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of the Parmesan. Add another thin layer of marinara sauce. Repeat the layers until all of your zucchini is used, ending with a layer of the cheeses on top.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.

 

NOTES:

*I served this with a side of angel hair pasta

 

RECIPE INSPIRED BY: Handle the Heat      


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