…so either I didn’t think this whole raw-food-diet-thing through or I simply didn’t do enough reading and research to fully understand what I was getting myself into…let’s just say, “I won’t be doing that anymore.”  After further research, it seems that practicing a ‘raw diet’ equates to cooking as little as possible.  Foods heated over a certain temperature do not qualify as raw.  My intentions were to eat more foods which were not so overly processed. 

That I can do.  Except when it comes to my crockpot lasagna this evening…I don’t remember where I found the recipe, but if anyone’s interested, my husband likes this almost more than regular lasagna…

Ingredients:  1lb ground beef, chicken, or turkey, 2 jars of spaghetti sauce, 1 bag of egg noodles, 3 cloves garlic, 1 onion-chopped, small container of cottage cheese, 1 egg, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. 

Method to the Madness:  Spray your crockpot with pam or another non-stick cooking spray.  Boil egg noodles in a large pot of water.  Meanwhile, brown meat, adding crushed and chopped garlic cloves, onions, and sauce.  Allow this to simmer.  In a bowl, whisk your egg, then add the entire container of cottage cheese and mix together.  In a second bowl, mix together the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.  Your noodles should be done by now, so drain in a colandar.  Begin by placing a bit of your meat sauce in the crockpot’s bottom.  Begin layering: Egg Noodles, Cottage Cheese, Meat Sauce, Mozz cheese, etc.  Until all your ingredients are gone.  Cook on low for about 3-4 hours.  My family loves this one!  When my husband asks what’s for dinner, I get a “Oooo” response on this one!

On a side note, I finally had some Bear Naked granola this afternoon.  Amazing!  I eyeball the bag everytime I’m in the store and quite frankly couldn’t see spending over 5 bucks on that teeny-tiny bag.   Today I read the label, and seeing nothing but natural ingredients and sweeteners (honey), I had to have some.  I’ll just say that it was 5 bucks well-spent, and I’m looking oh-so-forward to breakfast tomorrow!!!