Lasagna

[cjsmith]

Welcome to the latest installment of CJ Feels Stupid In The Kitchen!

This time it's lasagna, a dish even I cannot usually screw up. I decided to add Italian sausage, not in the sauce, but just adding it in between the sauce and the cheese. I made all the layers and remembered to leave a big bunch of mozzarella to put on top. I'm so smart.

When I grated that mozzarella, I took a good chip off the base of my thumb, a minor but painful goof I haven't made for years. Considering that I know better than to serve this to anybody but myself, I figured this attempt was just barely still a success. I spread out the cheese prettily.

Then I noticed the other two-thirds of the sausage, still waiting. Dangit. The only layer I remembered to put sausage on was the bottom one. So I dumped that large pile of crumbled sausage on above the cheese, pressing it down in the hopes the cheese would sort of bubble around it. Durrr. It's going to look like pizza.

But the whole thing is baking now, and mmm the smell. I adore Italian sausage.

I better get cracking if I want bread today. This will be the first time I ever try rye.

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Jenny O make the Italian Sausage flavor, and I get is at Safeway.
And the way Spaghetti lays down and makes a nice mat is why I like to use that in place of lasagna noodles. You still get the bed of noodle but it is easier to cut up and serve (you can even just serve it with a spoon if need be). Easy Eating Too.
And it is easily available in Whole Wheat! Life is yummy.
Have you noticed since you've switched to Whole Grain foods, the white stuff tastes Way Too Bland? I don't like to use white flours/pastas nearly as much now. :-[

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh excellent - I'll look for that Jenny O stuff!

I've noticed that grocery store white bread is bland. (Bland and sweet; it's like somebody took bread and forcibly mated it with whipped cream.) I don't use pasta enough to know really.