I used this Ina Garten recipe as a guide, but made several changes. Most notably I used beef instead of turkey, I added mushrooms to the sauce, and I got rid of the ricotta. I'm not a big fan of ricotta, but I love lasagna so I have learned to suffer through it. But making my own, I wanted it to be exactly what I wanted.
There was one substitution I didn't make, but looking back probably should have. I baked the lasagna based on the directions in the recipe. However I used the type of lasagna noodles that doesn't need to be pre-boiled. And the lasagna noodles had slightly different baking directions. Because of this the are parts that are a tiny bit crunchy, or parts where a knife is almost needed to cut it. But I don't think it's that big of a deal.
After all lasagna's is my all-time favorite, and I don't think I've ever had a lasagna that I haven't loved. I guess now I need to not let myself make this every single week!
You didn't think I'd end this post without a picture do you?
Overall I think the meal was a success. But its my favorite food, I'm not sure I could have failed at this.
Anyone try to tackle one of their favorite foods? Did it live up to your expectations?
~Shoshanah
yes! fish tacos! I was actually going to blog about them this week because I made them over the weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteYou inspired me after I saw your fish tacos last week. :)
Psst - I have a lasagna tip, too. I don't know if you are like me- but when I would make a huge pan of lasagna, I would wind up wasting 1/2 of it because I could only eat the leftovers for like 2 days. Well- I started making the lasagna in a bread pan and really high instead and it usually makes exactly 4 servings. Enough for dinner and lunch the next day! :)
I haven't made lasagna in a while, but I might have to! :)
Looks delicious, I LOVE lasagna. I made a butternut squash lasagna recipe a few weeks ago and it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteI have a good and easy lasagna recipe that I recently found. The boy loves it! I also made a baked ravioli that was soooo easy and sooo good too. I love making chicken pot pies too, in the winter, of course. Also, I once made toad-in-the-hole, an English dish, and it came out fairly well, actually!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, I love lasagna! I'm going to have to make this soon after reading this!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm super picky about lasagna! Which is why I never make it... lol! Instead I just pick it up at this little place downtown that makes it perfectly delicious :)
ReplyDeleteDang, my stomach is grumbling. I'm so hungry. This looks amazing. I've made the exact same Ina lasagna recipe. It's really good.
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