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Lasagna isn't really my thing. I will happily eat it when others prepare it, but I've always found it to be sort of fussy and unappealing to make on my own (all that pasta pre-boiling and careful layering just left me cold). Besides, I always felt like you could get comparable flavors with a pasta bake - noodles tumbled together with garlicky red sauce, sauteed spinach and a carton of ricotta cheese and topped with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese has always been my favorite.
However, having seen the grilled veggie lasagna that Julie posted yesterday, I'm starting to rethink my previous anti-lasagna position. For one thing, the step-by-step pictures she took are really lovely and show off the rustic beauty of the grilled veggies. Her recipe also reminded me that you can use no-bake noodles, rendering one of my lasagna complaints moot. And lastly, seeing it done, it just doesn't look that difficult or fiddly. I may be a convert sooner, rather than later.
How about the rest of you? Are you a lasagna maker or more of a pasta bake person?
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8-27-2008 @2:18AM Samme said... Instead of thinking of it as "fussy" I tend to think of lasagna as a 2-person job. It is not difficult to do solo, but if you add a second person it becomes fun. One person can keep the parts organized and the area tidy while the other assembles the dish. Usually I only make lasagna for larger gatherings so there's almost always someone there to give me a hand and test out the wine with me before the rest of the group gets there.
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8-27-2008 @10:14AM KatherineB said... I only make lasagne once or twice a year. I also make a huge amount so we can have one 9x13 pan for dinner and leftovers and then two 9x9 pans for the freezer. I haven't tried the no-boil noodles, but hubby says they taste great--he had some lasagne made from them at work. So, this winter I'll try them. The veggie lasagne looks great--I'll have to try it too!
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8-27-2008 @10:09AM Green said... There's really no need to pre-cook the pasta; if your sauces are 'wet enough' the sheets will cook in the oven anyway...makes lasagna a lot less fussy!
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