Ben and Sean agree with Garfield: Lasagna is the food of the gods. They like a tomato-based lasagna, rather than a meaty Bolognese, and above all no bechamel. Our current favorite includes diced pork, mushrooms, eggplant, and basil. We like a lot of mushrooms, so I use 400 g (nearly a pound). You could cut [...]
06
May
2010
Basics: tomato sauce
Sean really likes pizza. I make pizza so often I’m tired of it, but still, it isn’t often enough for Sean. So he recently decided that he needs to learn how to make it himself, so he can have it whenever he likes. We started with the sauce. This sauce is one of the basics [...]
16
Apr
2009
Chicken lasagna with a saffron bechamel
We started crushing on Saturday, and for me that means there’s a crew to feed. I also wanted to help pick the Tempranillo, so dinner had to be something I could prepare ahead and then throw together at the last minute. Lasagna sounded like the perfect solution. I had some grilled chicken thighs left over [...]