Thursday, July 06, 2006

Lasagna Anyone?

I have just shoved two huge pans of lasagna in the oven after three hours of preparation. My shoulders, neck, and arms ache from all the chopping and stirring. Why so much lasagna, you ask? Well, it is because all my friends are having babies! I have two friends who have just popped the little ones out of the oven and I, helpful person that I am, said, " You must be so tired; let me please make you some lasagna to feed you and your hungry family." Then, a few days later, another friend had a baby, so I said, " I am already making lasagna, why don't I make a pan for you? It will be no trouble at all." So, I got up this morning, went to the store, bought ingredients and started cooking. How long could it take, right? I figure, the lasagna will be in the oven in an hour, and I will go running while it cooks. And the plus is that my family gets an excuse to have yummy lasagna for dinner, too. Three hours later, I am just finishing up. A huge vat of tomato sauce made with beef and pork sausage and flavored with rosemary and porcini mushrooms...and a huge vat of bechamel sauce with Parmesan...a hunking pile of grated mozzarella....Hey! This is starting to be work. Finally, I can begin assembling. I take out the pasta and realize with horror that I have bought the old-fashioned kind that must be boiled before layering up....oh god...well, here goes... OK, so finally I am done. But here's the catch....there was only enough sauce for two pans of lasagna...no lasagna for us for dinner! Peter comes in the kitchen as I am finishing up and hears the bad news. He sulks. It is sad to see a grown man sulk. I promise, I will make you lasagna with bechamel any time you want....just not today.

4 comments:

MonkeyLover said...

Wow! And I can't even make a single lasagna!

LL Fredell said...

I am sure you could make lasagne if you tried! It is not hard, it just takes a bit of time to put it all together. ;-) Thanks for being our first non-friend commenter!

Anonymous said...

Never had lasagna with bechamel sauce till last week. It was delicious! You gotta tell how to do it. Thanks for the hard work and making an extra pan for us. Sorry that Peter and the boys didn't have the lasagna that nite. Let me know if you are making another lasagna, I'll come over to eat (i mean to learn). :-))

LL Fredell said...

AiAi,
We will definately let you know when lasagne is on for dinner next!