Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna

 I found this slow cooker ravioli “ lasagna” recipe about a year ago and I have made it a bunch of times. I am sharing the recipe with the changes I have made and I will have the recipe site I got the recipe from. 



*Quick note--  I had ran out of mozzarella so I had to use a bit of double cheddar blend with the mozzarella.  It was still yummy*

Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna 

  • 25 oz. frozen ravioli –  (I use Olivieri Ricotta Spinach Fresh Pasta Ravioli, Fresh Pasta, 2 x 225 g) 
  • 1 lb. ground beef(can use sausage. I’ve used chorizos before)
  • 1 cup white oniondiced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 24 oz. marinara sauce
  • 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese(2 cups)

  • In a medium-sized non-stick skillet set to medium-high heat, add the ground beef and diced onion and garlic. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Cook until the meat is browned. If there is a lot of extra fat in the pan with the meat I remove a bit of it.
  • Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray 
  • Add half of the marinara sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Add half of the bag of ravioli on top of that sauce.
  • Add all of the ground beef mixture over the ravioli.
  • Add the remaining ravioli over the meat.
  • Pour over the remaining  marinara
  • sauce.
  • Sprinkle over the mozzarella cheese.
  • Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 4 hours. 


Sunday, July 20, 2025

YouTube Channels I love

 I don’t usually post about what I watch on YouTube, but I've been watching a crazy amount of YouTube this year, and I just wanted to share the ones I’ve been enjoying lately. And no, not all of them are book-related. 

Home Stuff ( i.e. home Reno) 

Ariel Bissett started off as a booktuber, but for the past few years her channel has mainly been about her fixing her old house.  Canadian


Jenna Phipps is a Canadian who purchased an abandoned home and is fixing it.

I started watching this one a few months ago, and I've been hooked ever since.  


Tia Weston does home renovations and is currently renovating her $1 house.  She has a lot of renovation videos and some solo camping/van life videos. I've mostly only watched her $1 house videos.


Outdoors things 

Madison Clysdale is a Canadian who does camping and other outdoorsy things. She recently bought a remote cabin.


Cooking

Acre Homestead is one of my favourite cooking channels. Becky does a lot of recipes from scratch.

Mandy In The Making has been one of my go-to channel for recipe ideas.  I have been watching her videos since 2020.

Laura In The Kitchen is another one of my favourite channels that I have been watching in 2020.  I have made a bunch of recipes that she has shared. 


Bookish Channels

I do read a few different genres of books so I have a big variety of Booktube channels that I watch . I do subscribe to a lot, but I will just post the ones I have been enjoying.

PeaceLoveBooksxo is one that I have been watching for a very long time. Jessica mostly reads romance.

Books With Emily Fox - I have been watching her video on and off throughout the years.  She reads a wide variety of different genre. 

Bookish Dad Reads- I just recently subscribed to his channel. He reads a wide variety of books. 

Reading Category Romance (AKA The Bookish Knitter)-  Sarah mostly read category romance books (i.e. Harlequin/Mills & Boon) but she sometimes read other books.

Adore Romance 

BookNest is another channel I have been watching over the years. 

Becca And The Books is one of my favourites, and I have been watching for years

Gavin Reads It All is a favourite as well, and I have been watching for years.


Ambience

When I read, blog, play iPad games, and such, I will have ambience videos on the TV.  

Soft Jazz Relaxing Music 🍁☕️ Cozy Autumn Coffee Shop Ambience with Rain Sounds to Work, Focus, Study

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 | 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧 | 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜

Twilight Lake Serenity 🔥 Cozy Veranda Fire ASMR & Overcast Calm

Forest Magic: Celtic Music for Serenity and Reflection - Music For Relaxing,Studying



Saturday, July 19, 2025

Hey everyone

I am back to regular blogging .  I do have my book blog still but I missed doing blog post about whatever I want to talk about.  


In this blog I’ll do quick reviews, post recipes I love and whatever I feel like talking about 🤣 There might be posts about Castiel our Border Collie/ Australian Shepherd dog ( aka The Demon) 🤣.  

I do have a few blog post ideas and one blog post will be going live in a day or two.

The blog name will most likely change because I kind of panicked when I had to write my blog’s name 🤦🏻‍♀️.