Monday, November 06, 2006
In which you'll learn how to make the perfect lasagna...
Today the hubs stayed at home, as in he had a day off, and we were all planning to go out for dinner, except… there was a hockey game on TV. Which is completely something that cannot-be-missed-and-has-to-be-watched-because-it-is-all-so-important (despite the fact that the season has just started -- but common sense is lost on men enwrapped in the intricacies of chasing a piece of rubber with wooden sticks on ice… But I really shouldn’t complain, cause I’ve been guilty of wasting precious hours watching running on ice without any puck in sight – a.k.a. figure skating…).
So, anyways, after waiting and waiting I grew incredibly hungry and realized that I will have to live up to yesterday’s promise and make something myself. And I did.
Behold the dinner:
See the lasagna?
Isn’t it beautiful?
And the recipe is so complicated… I mean the directions, they are, like, so mind-boggling… Really… Extra-super-duper-complicated…
Are you ready?
Ok, here it goes:
Pull out a box from the freezer that says “Vegetarian Lasagna” on it. Take the lasagna out of the box. Read instructions that say: “put it in the oven”. Put it in the oven.
Yup… It’s a pre-made frozen lasagna bought during one of those inspirational store trips… (Cause I haven’t actually conquered real lasagna yet… I never even tried… But I’m pretty good at following box instructions…)
But since I promised cooking last night, I also made a quick fried potatoes/mushroom/onions dish.
(Recipe can be found here.) Just so you don’t start throwing tomatoes at me… Unless those are nice fresh yummy organic tomatoes… Then bring them on!
So now I feel truly accomplished and deserving of something nice. Like those diamond earrings that in honor of the upcoming completely uncommercialized Christmas season are now on every TV channel.
Or maybe a mini-statue to commemorate myself for posterity.
Or at least a cake. Yes, a cake will do.
Ahem...
Ok, bye now, I’m off searching for a cake…
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Ta dahhhhh. I officially award you the gold medal in blogging after morning sickness. You have guts girl. Well done. Hope you keep feeling better.
The lasagna doesn't look too bad for frozen.
I have one recipe for a spinach lasangna, and it basically consists of mixing some frozen spinach and riocotta and smearing it on a few noodles. Very labor intensive. But far more often I bake the pre-made, frozen version. Stouffer's makes a great vegetable lasanga with white sauce. Totally worth it, despite the almost 500-calorie penalty.
You are a much more inspired cook than me - and I'm not pregant and having morning sickness. You deserve an out of the freezer dinner. You did make those yummy potatoes, after all.
I make fresh dinners from Costco too! Then there's my fresh ramen noodles made with holy tap water and who doesn't love hamburger helper?