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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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  4. Jen! says

    Oh man, Julie. My lack of directional ability is probably the source of Jesse’s only real peeve about me. I’m constantly lost and on the few times I have been right and he has been wrong, I think the earth actually shifted it’s tilt a little in shock.

    So, yay! Go you. I know the victory of actually knowing which way to go for once.

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  7. Lindsey Dickson says

    I’m making these as we speak and they are AMAZING!

    Peppermint Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies

    1 box of red velvet cake mix
    1/3 cup of veg oil
    2 eggs
    1 tsp vanilla
    1 tsp peppermint extract
    3/4 cup white chocolate chips

    Mix all ingrediants together. Bake on 350 for 8-9 minutes.

    They are really pretty and festive for the holiday! 🙂

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  9. Laura Doss says

    I NEED (I mean want…) those cookies! Look delicious.

    PS – I had really strange dream that i was dog sitting Sadie for you. I realize we don’t even know each other so thats not really possible. Haha. I think it’s because I was reading your blog right before bed, so some how Sadie ended up in my dream!

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  17. Sara says

    Sad I’m a little late on the link-up… I’ve been doing a blog challenge the last two weeks – 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Today is day #12 so I’ve got 12 days of recipes.

    My favorites are probably Turtle Shortbreads (http://lifeinbeantownusa.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-4-turtle-shortbread-cookies.html), Peppermint Brownies (http://lifeinbeantownusa.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-3-peppermint-brownies.html) and Peanut Butter Cup Cookies (http://lifeinbeantownusa.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-1-peanut-butter-cups.html)

    Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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  20. Elizabeth says

    A bunch of Boston bloggers just had a cookie swap yesterday. I made nutella oatmeal cream pies that were a huge hit. I still need to write up and post the recipe, so I’ll send it to you tomorrow. In the meantime, I made biscotti for the first time ever over the weekend with Michigan dried cherries. I don’t usually go crazy over biscotti but they were fantastic and had a great almond flavor from the addition of almond extract.
    http://freefoodboston.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/cherry-almond-biscotti/

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  34. Jenny S says

    Oh, it’s all about Swedish Creams, a great sandwich cookie. They have a few more steps than regular drop cookies, but they’re so much prettier. The cookies are light and flaky, like baby pie crusts, and combined with the buttercream filling, they just melt in your mouth. Don’t have a link, so here it is:

    Swedish Creams:

    >> 1 cup soft butter
    >> 1/3 cup whipping cream (35% butterfat)
    >> 2 cups Gold Medal flour
    Measure the flour by the dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Mix
    ingredients thoroughly. Chill 1 hr. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll 1/8 inch
    thick. Cut into 1 1/2 inch rounds. Transfer to waxed paper heavily
    sprinkled with sugar . . . turning to coat both sides. Place on ungreased
    baking sheet. Prick in 4 places with fork. Bake 7 to 9 minutes, or until
    slightly puffy. Put two cooled cookies together with Creamy Butter Filling.
    Makes about 5 doz. 1 1/2 inch double cookies.
    >> Cream Butter Filling
    Blend 1/4 cup soft butter, 3/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, 1 T. whipping cream
    yolk, and 1 tsp. vanilla. If desired, tint red or green with food
    coloring.

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  36. Rachel Ronsman says

    It’s a great recipe if you have some allergic to egg like we do in my family, plus they are amazingly yummy:

    Mini Chip Snowballs

    1 1/2c. butter
    3/4 c. powdered sugar
    1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
    1/2 tsp. salt
    3 c. flour
    2 c. mini chocolate chips
    powdered sugar

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla & salt in bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chips. Shape into 1 1/4inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. immediately sift powdered sugar on top out of the oven. cool 10 minutes and sprinkle again.

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  38. Elizabeth says

    Julie–you must try The Crunchy Mamacita: Jumbo 3-Chip cookies–I already sent you the link and I can’t get my computer to cooperate tonight. Hugs! E

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  46. Debbi says

    These were a part of every one of my childhood Christmases. I lost my mother’s recipe after she died, and then – a Christmas miracle! – found a similar one in a cookbook when I moved in with my husband! Story and recipe are here:

    Enjoy your cookie party!

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  49. Jenna | The Paleo Project says

    I tend to make most of my recipes without grain or dairy, and I’ll admit they aren’t always the most amazing things ever…. I mean let’s face it, butter + sugar tend to be the tastiest combination ever. But these cookies were literally Delicious.

    Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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