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In my morning post, I briefly mentioned that we had lasagna for dinner last night. One good thing about making lasagna for only two people?

Leftovers!

I was pumped to dig into our leftover lasagna around lunchtime today.

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It doesn’t look like typical lasagna does it?

Well, that’s because there was a little less marinara sauce and a lot more butternut squash!

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(And yes, it basically fell apart as I was trying to plate it. Leftovers will do that to ya!)

I made the lasagna last night by following a recipe for winter squash lasagna that I tore out of Woman’s Day magazine at the gym last week.

I followed the recipe almost exactly, only I used whole wheat lasagna noodles and substituted frozen spinach for fresh spinach.

(I made sure to drain the water out of the frozen spinach before adding it to the ricotta and mozzarella mixture because Ryan and I have neglected to do so in the past and were left with super watery lasagna.)

One thing I loved about this lasagna? The cheese to noodle ratio! Sure the noodles were good, but I love how there was so much ricotta cheese in the recipe that you could barely see the noodles underneath all the cheesy glory. That’s my kind of lasagna!

Both Ryan and I said we’d gladly make it again and it was ready in less than 45 minutes which is pretty great for homemade lasagna!

Cookie Recipe Link Up

And now for some fun!

I am going to a cookie exchange party on Saturday night and REALLY want to bring some fun and delicious cookies to share.

I know many of you out there are always in the market for new, yummy cookie recipes (especially around the holidays) and I thought a holiday cookie recipe link up might be fun!

If you have a cookie (or bar) recipe that you absolutely love and think needs to be shared, please link to it or share it in the comments section below.

I’m hoping to follow one of your recipes for this weekend’s party!

Here is my contribution to the link up:

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Not exactly a cookie recipe I know, but they’re always a hit anytime I bring them to a cookie exchange! People love their Oreos!

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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  3. Rachelle says

    I’m glad you found a new recipe you like but I find it very rude that you tore it out of a magazine from the gym. Plenty of other people read that magazine and are probably disappointed when they find there’s a page missing.

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      i can see what you’re saying if the magazines were owned by the gym and subscribed to by the gym, but they are simply magazines gym members take and leave from their own subscriptions that they have at home… so the magazines are not actually gym property, as they have a “take one, leave one” policy posted. i leave magazines that i bring in myself from home all the time! nearly every magazine at my gym has pages missing, folded over… even covers are missing! i used to work out at a gym where the magazines were gym property and wouldn’t tear out pages in that case.

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  8. Heather@Just a Colorado Gal says

    No link up since they are my Grandma’s recipe and she hasn’t quite hit the world wide web yet….but you can never go wrong with a Grandma recipe! 😉

    But, they are called Buckeyes (like from Ohio):

    In a bowl, mix 1# confectioners sugar, 1# peanut butter, and 1 stick butter. Roll the dough into little balls and chill in the fridge for a bit.

    Later, on a double boiler, melt 1 cup chocolate chips with a 1/4-ish stick of paraffin wax. Dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate (while it’s on the double boiler) and then let sit on wax paper until they dry.

    They look just like real life buckeyes and they are ALWAYS a hit! I made them for a cookie party yesterday and just posted some pics on my blog. LOVE THEM!

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  11. Megan says

    Only lately have I realized that my family’s traditional Christmas “cookies” aren’t what other people make!! We don’t really make any cookies, just bars and squares – only at Christmas – and they are all fantastic (not biased, of course). I’m at school trying to slave through my exams and missing the holiday fun at home! But I still found one of my favourites to make with the roomies. They’re fairly easy, a few ingredients you might not have, but they’re very easy to find and still simple!! I think you’d really like these Julie 🙂 http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/SKOR-TOFFEE-CARAMEL-AND-CHOCOLATE-BARS-1213430

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  15. Amanda Jo says

    OREO BALLS! I get requests for these every year from my husband’s coworkers… they are super easy and fun to make… and obviously delicious 🙂

    1 pkg. cream cheese, room temp.
    1 pkg. oreos (try it with the peppermint oreos!)
    chocolate or white chocolate almond bark
    crushed peppermints or candycanes

    1- Place oreos in food processer and process until fine and crushed.
    2- Mix oreos and cream cheese until thoroughly combined.
    3- Roll mixture into balls using desired amt. for size (I’d say about a tablespoon for each) and place on baking sheet. Place in fridge for 30 minutes.
    4- Melt almond bark according to directions. Use a skewer to dip balls into chocolate; sprinkle with crushed peppermints, festive sprinkles, or extra crushed oreos!

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  20. Baby's Moon says

    for me I usually make spritz cookies (I inherited my grandma’s cookie press so I keep her tradition of making oodles of them…) and rum balls…. If oreos are a hit then I have an easy one for you. Crush up about 15 oreos (double stuff) and mix it into melted white chocolate (bag of chips or candy melts – melted at 30 second intervals in the microwave) and then drop by spoonful into mini muffin foil papers. EASY!

    Or you could go over the top and make these….
    http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/new-recipes/ultimate-chocolate-chip-cookie-n-oreo-fudge-brownie-bar.html

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  25. Liz says

    1 box of chocolate cake mix
    cookies and cream ice cream
    oreo cookies

    you replace the liquid in the cake mix with the ice cream. NOt sure the amount but i’m sure you could google it. I had this at a party and it was amazing!!!

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  41. Kim says

    We have two Christmas favorites in our house. BOTH involve peanut butter!

    Ritz Sandwiches

    Ritz Crackers
    PB
    Chocolate Almond Bark

    Make little Ritz PB sandwiches and dip in melted almond bark. Place on wax paper until dry. We like to add sprinkles and drizzle white chocolate over them to make them a little prettier.

    And the BEST ones. . .

    Haystacks a.k.a Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

    1 bag chocolate chips
    1 bag of butterscotch chips
    1 1/2 cups of PB

    Melt that all together over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and add

    1 jar of dry roasted peanuts
    1 bag of marshmellows
    1 bag of chow mein noodles

    Scoop “haystacks” onto wax paper and let dry.

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  44. Kirsten says

    I second the comment about tearing a page out from the magazine at your gym being extremely rude and inconsiderate 😐

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      please see response to comment #51. just wanted you to hopefully see where i was coming from on the tearing out pages issue and apologize if my actions felt rude to you and wanted to ease your mind that the magazines at my gym are dropped off and taken by members all the time and aren’t the gym’s property as noted by the “take one, leave one” policy they have posted.

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