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Hump Day Treat: Whole Wheat Lasagna

March 15, 2017

Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday so far and for all of us in New York City is getting back into the swing of things after Stella rolled through yesterday with all of her snow and in some places hail. EEK! One of my favorite things to do on these snow days is to cook a hearty meal that will keep me warm and is something that I can easily heat up the next few days without too much hassle. I love lasagna just like Garfield it is easy to make and something that you can easily reheat in the oven if you want to make sure each layer is fully warm. If you don’t have the time to do that you can simply re heat it in the microwave or simply eat it cold. There is no right or wrong way to re eat lasagna leftovers. Fun fact for everyone I used to think you had to cook the noodles prior to making the lasagna because no one had told me otherwise. However, when I picked up the box of whole wheat lasagna noodles at the store on Monday I discovered that you can simply put the noodles in the pyrex not cooked and it will cook itself while in the oven! An extra step gone from this process. Here is what you need

Ingredients:

-ingredients to make bolognese sauce ( I have previously posted my recipe, but any recipe you may have will work perfectly 🙂 )

-3 cups of ricotta cheese

-12 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese

-¾ cup of grated parmesan cheese

-2 eggs

-box of lasagna noodles

Directions

1.Cook the bolognese sauce that I previously posted on my blog 🙂

2.Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

3.In a bowl mix the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, ½ cup of parmesan cheese and the 2 eggs. Set aside once it’s fully mixed

4.In a pyrex dish first grease the pan with pam cooking spray

5.Take a large scoop of the bolognese and layer the bottom of the pyrex

6.Top it with lasagna noodles normally its two full noodles

7.After the noodles put thin layer of the cheese mixture normally about 1 ¼ cups

8.Repeat the layers until you are the top of the pan. Once at the top top with the 2 remaining lasagna noodles. If you wish cover the top of the noodles with parmesan cheese

9.Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until hot and bubbling. After taking it out of the oven let it cool for 10 – 15 minutes.

10.Cut into squares and if you wish make some garlic bread and enjoy!
Hope everyone had a fun snow day yesterday and for most of us a great day working from home. Enjoy today’s hump day treat!

One Year Of Just Jodi Style

March 14, 2017

Happy Tuesday! Normally today I would focus on fitness Tuesday, but today is a very special day to me. A year ago today I officially launched Just Jodi Style into the world and my what a year it has been. I personally just want to thank my family and friends for all of your love and support through this past year. I don’t know what I would have done without all of you by my side. I hope all of you have enjoyed what I have posted this past year and will continue on this amazing journey with me. Today I am spending the day cuddling up with my sweet puppy Stella in our pajamas trying to stay warm from this lovely snow storm we are having here in New York City. Yes I know the snowstorm is also named Stella just like my puppy. I didn’t know the name of the storm until my brother informed me yesterday afternoon and I didn’t believe him until he sent me a weather report link showing me. Hope everyone has a great day and for the rest of us in New York stay warm and only go outside if it is an absolute emergency. <3

The Grey Sweater With Bell Sleeves

December 5, 2016

Happy Monday everyone! Even though the first of December was last week, but it officially marks the start of the holiday party season. Other than the ugly sweater party you should always have a few tops on hand for all party occasions. I went into Zara last month and picked up this amazing bell sleeved grey sweater top and when I tell you it’s soft like butter I truly mean it! This top is warm enough to be a sweater, but it isn’t super thick that when you are inside you feel like you are going to overheat. That is one dilemma I have learned from living in New York is yes you need those sweaters for winter, but be prepared to go into a restaurant or a bar where they have the heat turned all the way up. I personally didn’t see this top online so I was surprised to see it in the store as majority of the popular items are also online, but I was pleasantly surprised. The only difficult thing about this top is when you are putting on your jacket. When putting on your jacket you have to hold the sleeves together in order for the top not to ride up to your elbows, but other than that it is perfect. I have since worn this top with black jeans, leather shorts, with a leather skirt tucked in and even a pair of ripped denim jeans. When looking for a holiday sweater top I suggest neutral colors such as heather grey, charcoal grey, black and a medium tone of beige. Those will be the easiest for you to match with a multitude of outfits. Even if you wear the same top multiple times like I previously said I have since paired it with different bottoms and also different shoes and honestly no one can tell the difference. You can also dress it up with some different jewelry and make it your own. Hope everyone had a great weekend and a great Monday. <3

My Go To Winter Bag – LV

December 1, 2016

Happy Thursday and happy first day of December! It’s crazy how much time has flown by and we are almost in 2017! So you all still have some time to think of your New Year’s resolutions, but until then let’s end 2016 with a bang! One of the things that I noticed when moving to New York City is that especially with the snow and rain and all the different weather climates you need a bag that is weatherproof for all of them. Especially a bag that if you need something while it is snowing outside you don’t have to dig around inside to find what you are looking for. I got this bag a few years ago from Louis Vuitton and since then they have revamped it a little to include different colors and handles to match the color inside. The Pallas bag also now comes in a smaller version as well. This bag comes with the general shoulder strap if you don’t want to wear with just the normal handles. Louis Vuitton is also offering for purchase a longer strap if you want to wear the bag cross body or just other different shoulder straps for all of their bags in the store. This allows you to change up your normal bag that you may have had for years with a new accessory to it. I personally love this bag because first off it has a zipper on top, but the side pockets are easily accessible especially when it is snowing heavily outside and need to get something fast. This is my go to bag for everyday during the winter and even the smaller version of this bag is a great size for everyday wear this winter. Check out the Louis Vuitton website for all the different color options that they have. I personally would go with a darker color, but it’s all up to personal preference. Hope everyone has a great day!

Louis Vuitton Website