Luh-Sag-Nuh

Lasagna (note the entirely correct pronunciation in the title of this post) is one of my favorite things in the whole entire world. And I’m so pleased to discover how easy it is to make! My mom makes the most incredible lasagna and I recently learned that it’s basically Moosewood’s recipe, so I couldn’t wait to try it! I have also helped Mom make this dish before, so I felt okay about straying from the recipe a bit. Moosewood’s recipe is just basic cheese lasagna, but I prefer spinach because it’s more filling, and also spinach is delicious. I invited a friend over who shares my love of lasagna so we could emulate Garfield together.

Miraculously, I was able to find an illustration of my lasagna eating habits! 

            Before I could start the enthralling process of layering the lasagna, I had to make the tomato sauce. The sauce was a very simple recipe, and produces a really yummy thick marinara sauce. It is a bit chunky, but chopping the onion and bell pepper into smaller bits could probably solve that. When it comes to Italian food of any kind, I tend to prefer more sauce than most people find acceptable. Moosewood’s batch is a decent amount, but with the improper spreading that I did, some parts were kinda dry. Maybe like a batch and a half would’ve been enough. If (when) I make this again, I’ll try that. 

            The most difficult part about making lasagna is evenly portioning out your filling, sauce, and cheese between the layers. There are definitely some more highly saturated bits in mine, but I really enjoy all the elements of lasagna, so I don’t think it will be a huge problem. But I suppose if you’re a snob (and I did say to a friend that you’re allowed to be a snob when it comes to lasagna) you probably wouldn’t enjoy this. All in all this was a pretty delicious meal and very easy to make! Definitely deserving of the Garfield stamp of approval!