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Low Carb Beef Lasagna

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I know, I know it's been a while since I have been on here. I honestly have not been making any new recipes lately and just repeating old ones. A few people have been bugging me to post more so I tweaked my Low Carb Beef Lasagna recipe tonight.  Ingredients: 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 cups mushrooms 2 zucchinis 1 pound ground beef (I always use 97%) 14 oz can of pizza sauce (I used a Ragu version) 1 TBS dried parsley 1 TBS Italian seasoning blend 15 oz ricotta cheese 4 cups mozzarella cheese, divided 1/4 cup Romano cheese 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese Freshly ground salt & pepper to taste Directions: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Heat a frying pan on high and use olive oil cooking spray. Chop and cook the onion in the frying pan. Add the garlic to the frying pan and stir well, you do not want this to burn, it does burn easily. Remove onion and garlic from the pan. Chop and add the mushrooms, once golden brown remove from the p...

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

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I have made this many times. I was at Safeway the other day and saw Buttermilk was on sale so I decided to grab some chicken. I love this chicken and highly recommend it. Make sure to marinate this for 1-2 days, the longer the better. I usually marinate for 2 days. But I have to work tomorrow night so I had to make it tonight, so it only soaked for 1 day but it was fine. I made a new green bean recipe to go with it instead of my usual mock mashed potatoes (cauliflower). I used a lot of paprika on it right before I put it in the oven and it came out extra flavorful.  Ingredients:  2 Cups buttermilk 5 Garlic cloves, peeled & smashed 1 Tablespoon table salt (1 Tablespoon granulated Splenda) 1.5 Teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling Lot of freshly ground black pepper (1 Tablespoon of your favorite hot sauce or to taste) -- I actually used some red pepper flakes to give it a little kick.  2 Pounds chicken parts (I usually use either legs or...