The Mouse and Mom

Yields 2-3  servings Ingredients (1) c. crushed ice (1) c. orange juice (2) ripened bananas 6-8 strawberries (washed, tops removed, and cut in half) handful of uncooked, cleaned baby spinach Directions Throw everything into your blender and hit the liquefy button.  The smoothie takes on more of a pink color from the strawberries, the spinach becomes hidden for the picky eaters.

Lasagna.  I never thought of it as a weeknight meal, until I promised my crew baked ziti and opened the pantry and - NO ZITI.  There was no way that I was going to drag an eight month old, four year old, and six year old to the grocery store at dinner time to fetch a single box of ziti.  Alas, I had to face my fears of making lasagna on a weeknight (way less scary than dragging three hungry kids to a grocery at 5pm).  I had already made my red sauce in the slow cooker, and had the ricotta, mozzarella, and lasagna noodles on hand.  My husband gave me an encouraging text and requested that I add ground beef to the lasagna.  Done and done.  I grabbed my four year old son (aka my resident soux chef) and got cookin'.  Here's the outcome: For my go-to sauce recipe, click here. Ground Beef and Spinach Lasagna Ingredients (1) package of lasagna noodles (I prefer to boil mine, but you can use whichever type you prefer) (1) 15 oz container of Ricotta Cheese (I used part