Turkey Lasagna

Attribution: Original recipe from Albertson's email

Ingredients

1 cup onion -- chopped
1 cup bell pepper -- chopped
1-1/4 pound ground turkey
2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
15 oz cottage cheese
10 oz shredded Mozzarella cheese
about 12 lasagna noodles

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Saute onion and pepper together. Add turkey and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add Italian seasoning, diced tomatoes (including the juice from the can) and tomato sauce; stir to combine and bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add salt and pepper to taste.

In a bowl, mix cottage cheese and 8 oz of the Mozzarella cheese.

Spray pan with non-stick spray and spread 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom. Add 3 noodles on top of sauce. Spread 1/2 of cottage cheese mixture on top of noodles. Put 3 more noodles on top of cheese, then 3 cups of the sauce on top of those. Again put 3 noodles onto the sauce and the rest of the cottage cheese mixture on that. The last 3 noodles follow, and then the rest of the sauce.

Sprinkle the remaining Mozzarella on top.

Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until the cheese is browned and the lasagna is hot and bubbly. Let pan sit for 10-15 minutes before serving, if you have the patience to accomplish that.

The Leader Passes

Monday night I served as the family representative at the funeral home, welcoming a number of good friends that wished to express condolences in person. This turned out to be a very comforting experience, for reasons that I have not been able to yet ascertain. During the lulls in the stream of visitors, I took the opportunity to snap pictures of the flowers that had been sent. These are scattered throughout this post.



Daddy's funeral turned out to be a beautiful affair. The clouds and showers of the previous day passed on, leaving a fresh and clean world in which we could celebrate a man that we loved.

We chose a wooden casket for his body, since he so loved to work with wood.



Pastor Rice spoke of Daddy as one who was quiet and steadfast, depending on his Hope, and trusting naught else. The central verse was 1 Thessalonians 4:13-19





Julie Mowen sang a beautiful solo, the highlight of a song service that included a number of congregational hymns as well. Rock of Ages, In the Garden and Amazing Grace, among others.



Abigail bore the proceedings stoically, but Brianna cried five or six times; whispering each time that she missed her Papa. Of course, her Daddy cried right along with her.



We carried Daddy out of the church and into the bright Colorado sun and put the coffin into the hearse. It was a short ride to the Berthoud Cemetery, where the Town Clerk had picked a site near a number of other Jones ... and also a couple Clarks! This little bit of trivia provided a touch of amusement amidst all the mourning.



And with a few brief words, the task was complete. Farewell, Father, on your journey with the Saviour. I will be seeing you.

Slow news day

It's got to be a slow news day ...

In this story, Reuters sees fit to cover the startling fact that the bars of San Antonio are not seeing an uptick in business during the in-town visit of the Southern Baptist Convention. No, really; this is unexpected!

In other news, researchers conclude that heavy water consumption results in increased usage of restroom facilities. Representatives of American Standard and Aquafina were unavailable for comment.