utenzi

In a very slight change of gears, I'm making lasagna today. You can see the ingredients arrayed on my counter below. I let them warm up slightly before I start cooking. I like to make my lasagna at least a day ahead of time since I find that the flavors develop over time and that a day or two afterwards the lasagna tastes a lot better. Not much else going on here though I might be buying a used leather couch off of Craig's List this weekend. That would be nice. I like leather.

Usually it's chicken soup that's touted for curative powers. And that's probably well deserved--but I decided last night to give lasagna a try. At worst, I'll still be sick but with a happy tummy. I hadn't planned on making lasagna but while on an emergency run at Wal-mart on Thursday--I ran out of ibuprofen--I picked up a couple of pints of ricotta cheese. Just spur of the moment. So tonight I'm thinking with my fevered mind what can make me feel better--and of course one of the first thoughts is melted cheese. Duh. And what is one of the best sources of melted cheese, I ask. Lasagna, of course! So I decided to make a batch with whatever I had on hand, and since I generally have a well stocked larder, the only real concession was substituting pork sausage for hamburger. I used sweet Italian sausage since that's my favorite for using in recipes. I didn't start this endeavor until about 10pm on Valentine's Day so I didn't finish until nearly 11:30...