Surprisingly good meals can be easy

Completely bored with cooking? Tired of looking through old magazines for something that sounds interesting? A new unofficial club has formed -- the Bored with Cooking Club. Share your recipe SOS and help out the other cooks in town who want some proven fast and easy meal ideas.

Share your recipes with all of us by sending your favorite standby to vici@gulfbreezenews. com. We are thinking of something a little nicer than chicken nuggets but not a lot of labor - just love! Cooking just might become fun again...

"I'm sending my first recipe now," said Janet Battel, "It's one of my all-time, comfort food favorites. Hope to pass on some others soon, but in the meantime, enjoy this scrumptuous Italian dish!"
JANET BATTEL'S BAKED
ZITI
. 3/4 lb. Italian sausage
.1 med. onion,
chopped
. 3 large garlic cloves,
chopped
. 1 28-oz. can diced peeled
tomatoes
. 1/4 cup pesto sauce
. 10 oz. ziti, cooked
. 10 oz. package of spinach
. 6 oz. mozzarella, cubed
. 1 cup Parmesan, grated
Cook sausage, onion and garlic about 10 min. breaking up sausage. Add tomatoes with juices to pan. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 min. Stir in pesto. Season with S & P. Preheat oven 375. Prepare 13 x 9 baking dish. Combine pasta, spinach, mozzarella and 1/3 cup of parmesan in large bowl. Stir in hot sauce and transfer to baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan. Bake until sauce bubbles, about 30 min.