This was mostly a week of non-cooking. With class on Monday and Wednesday, lodge on Tuesday and Thursday and the Farm Show on Friday, the week is shot. Went to the Cabin Fever Expo in York on Saturday with Bob Ryder and, with Tina watching football, we just snacked in the evening.
Now it is Sunday and I promised Tina I would make lasagna. I found a recipe for Classic Italian Lasagna by Giada De Laurentiis. I made the tomato and bechamel sauce yesterday along with Home-Made Ricotta and home-made pasta dough. Got up this morning and sauteed the hamburger (I did add some sauteed onions and garlic to the meat). After church I rolled out and cooked the pasta and put it all together.
Tina gave me a bunch of crap about putting spinach in the lasagna. I will let you know how that turns out. I will have to say that the tomato sauce recipe is a good one. I used San Marzano tomatoes which really helps the sauce. This would be good for pizza or pretty much anything that calls for a tomato sauce.
I kind of like the spinach, it adds another depth of flavor.
ReplyDeleteThe homemade ricotta turned out very good and it really was not that much of a chore to make. It was not as grainy as bought ricotta and had a much better flavor.