I finally made the pan of lasagna tonight for dinner. I woke up in a panic because I don’t own a pan big enough to cook lasagna in, and I really wanted to make it for SQ because I’m going to be out of town for the next 4 days. On a business trip. In Cleveland. In January. That’s all I have to say about that. I drove to the Le Creuset outlet store in Leesburg – with a budget in mind – to get a larger baking pan. My choice was the less expensive stoneware for $59 or the cast-iron for $155. Yikes….no money as it is, so I went with the stoneware rectangular baking pan. SQ talked me into the signature ‘Flame’ color. I think I like it.
I made Giada’s classic lasagna, and followed the recipe exactly. Except I swapped fresh spinach for the frozen chopped spinach the recipe calls for. My first crack at lasagna – ever. This is a very rich recipe, and I have several tweaks I would make next time. It’s quite time-consuming if you make the homemade tomato sauce, but SO worth it. And you end up with extra sauce that you can freeze for another day. I also should have used non-stick foil when I covered the pan to bake in the oven. A lot of the cheese stuck to the foil, which makes it less pretty, but it still tasted divine. Hmm, I think it tasted divine…I was too busy shoving it in my mouth so I could make it out the door in time to meet Stacey for a movie. We went to see ‘Leap Year’ – not a bad movie, silly romantic comedy. But the scenery of Ireland was worth the $10.50 admission. I also think SQ may need to pick up an Irish accent now.
Well, I’m over and out for the next 4 days. Yep, in Cleveland. In January. I guess I did have more to say about that.