My only local crafty friend is leaving me. So sad. To be honest we talk more online than in person, even though we’re only 40 minutes apart & have kids the same age it’s just so darn hard to get together. Much less actually craft together. But I’m still sad to know I can’t drive to her house when I want to throw my Silhouette machine out the window.
We did manage to have one last get together in this past Friday night. P & I had Susan & her family over for dinner. I was originally planning on grilling a bunch of kabobs & burgers for the kids but then this massive rainstorm moved in & nixed those plans. Incredibly inconsiderate if you ask me. So the day of I was scratching my head going what the heck am I going to make for 8 people that doesn’t require too much of my time or a huge mess in the kitchen. I wanted to be able to actually socialize while she was here, you know? Then it hit me, LASAGNA.
Somehow I’ve never made lasagna before. I think I found it a bit intimidating. You know, those big squiggly noodles and all. I turned to my all time favorite cook book, Everyday Italian
You can find the complete recipe instructions here, the only thing I changed is I didn’t make the tomato sauce, I used jarred marinara & it was totally fine. Also the Bechamel sauce, don’t be afraid. Just keep stirring and when that stuff turns into a beautiful, velvety, silky smooth sauce you’re gonna be like, ‘Awww yeah, Gordon Ramsey come & get it!’
I’m actually eating the leftovers while I’m typing this. Three days later & it’s still good. Gotta love good leftovers.
So I entitled this post ‘No Tears Lasagna’ because I wanted it to be so good that neither of us could even think of crying when she left. I know that she’ll still be there for me when I need help with my invisible zipper foot or just want to commiserate with someone about this crazy mommy life.
Sometimes life feels so transient, like it’s just a series of people coming in & out of your life. I like to think each one serves a purpose, like they were meant to be there at just that time for a reason we may never know although it was special nonetheless.
I LOVE Lasagna. The more meat and cheese, the better! I’ll have to give Big Head’s receipt a whirl. (yes, I did call Giada ‘Big Head’) But I can’t quite tell from your picture… did you roll your lasagna up into logs? Like 4-5 of them and then set them in your lasagna pan??
LOLOLOL! Omgosh she does have a GIANT head! Although part of me wonders if her head is actually normal but her body is shrunken…hmmm… And no logs, just straight layers!
incredibly tiny person with normal people sized head and boobs lol it is jarring to see in real life, especially since she enjoys caked on make up…
That looked delicious! I love lasagne but it can be intimidating at first. My sister in laws parents are from Italy so they taught me the secrets to lasagne and homemade sauce. It’s all trial and error to find what type fits your taste. Once you figure it out, youll never want to touch a stouffers frozen lasagna again! By the way….try the no-boil noodles (Barilla) to save yourself some time. They are sooooo easy compared to the ones you have to boil first. Next you should try a veggie white lasagne…yum!
My stupid auto correct doesn’t know how to spell lasagna!
Looks SO yummy!!! Thanks for linking the recipe! I may finally attempt lasagna now!
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If I were coming over again and I knew you were making lasagna again I’d totally shamelessly bring my to-go containers and steal some to take home. Super duper yummy. Sniff. Thank goodness for the internet! (And the fact that I’ll eventually come back to DC!)