wow...I was up so late last night layering that lasagne. Thank god my mom likes to clean. She was a big help. Usually I shew her out of the kitchen when I'm in there, but last night I let her stay. Besides, Dancing with the stars was on and we were both watching it lol. Ok, so here is the final run down on that lasagne. In the way of veggies, I used zucchini that I sauteed with finely diced onions, sauteed kale, carrots, and a spinach/ricotta mixture. One thing that I'm remembering now that I forgot to do, that I'm kicking myself for, I forgot to squeeze out my defrosted spinach before I mixed it with the cheese. This is important because later on that extra water might cause my lasagne to be watery when I bake it off. Oh well, live and learn.
Instead of the traditional red sauce, I used a bechamel sauce. I made that from Mario Batalis recipe on foodnetworkBechamel Sauce Recipe : Mario Batali : Food Network (I hope I inserted that link right lol)
My spinach/ricotta mixture was 2 boxes of spinach and 1 cup of part skim ricotta cheese. I egg, salt and pepper and a little Parmesan cheese. I layered my veggies with shredded mozzarella cheese ans sprinkled in some shredded Gruyere for some kick. I took some pictures that I haven't figured out how to upload yet...
Next tasks for the Holidays will be Panetonne bread pudding, pumpkin custard pie, and pumpkin bread
.........off to work...stay tuned...more to come!!
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