Lasagna!

[jesso]

So, last week when I made bread, drthemoworm suggested I make lasagna. I realized I had never made lasagna before, and then I realized that this was unacceptable.

So I made lasagna today. I's pretty tasty! Kroger brand sketti sauce, ground italian sausage (half mild, half spicy) ricotta, and far too much cheese (I know, I know, there's no such thing) on top.

The only thing I'd change is the noodles. I got lazy and bought the no-boil noodles. They kind of suck. The bottom and middle layers were okay, but too thin. I like thicker noodles. The top layer didn't soften up right, and the edges were crispy. Bah. So next time, I'll get proper lasagna noodles.

Also: there is totally room in my made-up recipe for a layer of frozen spinach so that I can pretend this is a little bit healthy. Because a little bit of spinach justifies the use of 50 pounds of cheese, right? Right.

Also also: Oh man, I could totally make a batch of spaghetti sauce using this sauce as a base. That would make this lasagna divine. Make the sauce in the recipe, then add a can of tomato sauce to turn the whole things into spaghetti sauce... Oh my goodness.

In other news, I have bread rising in my crock pot. Someone in cooking suggested it, and my dough is practically rocketing to the top of the crock. I turned it on warm for about 20 minutes while I was mixing and kneading the dough, then turned it off and coated it in a bit of oil to keep the dough from sticking. Plopped the dough in, put the lid on, and magic. Extra bonus points: The lid is glass, so I can check it without lifting the lid. Handy!

Next I'm going to make chex mix. It may or may not make it to our Heath Ledger party today. We'll see.

Cooking makes me happy :-)

Comments

[iridiscente.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great idea for rising bread! I'll have to try it.