Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

> lea wrote:
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>>How do you make lasagne from scratch?
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> What kind of lasagne? Meat or vegetarian? do you want to make your own
> noodles? I have a spinach lasagne recipe that is very good, as well as
> an ordinary plain, tomato sauce lasagne. Both can be made with or
> without meat.

I've taken to adding a thin layer of spinach just after the noodles on
the bottom layer of lasagne. I also use homemade sauce and 5-6 cheeses
including cottage cheese. When I'm in the mood I will make up several
trays and freeze them.
>
> One time i grabbed a jar of home made barbecue sauce from the fridge,
> mistaking it for tomato sauce, and had poured out the first layer before
> i realized the mistake and decided to continue with the bbq sauce, it
> was very good.

Hmmm, I think I might try this idea!

>
> While a tomato sauce is very common, one can use almost any sauce, blue
> cheese and almond, chicken liver and tomato, cream sauce, fennel sauce
> with a beef lasagne is very good, olio e aglio (garlic sauce), pesto
> etc. etc. recipe on request.
>
> Here's a cheese filling to be added as one layer of the lasagne
>
> Cheese filling for pasta
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> 1 pound ricotta cheese
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> 2 large eggs
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> 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or basil
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> 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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> 1 tbs. chopped fresh thyme, basil, oregano, or a combination of these.
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> 1/2 tsp. black pepper
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> In a large bowl mix all ingredients together with a spoon until well
> blended.
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> Usually lasagne is constructed with a layer of tomato sauce on the
> bottom of the baking pan, covered by a layer of noodles, then a layer of
> meat and/or veggies, a layer of the cheese filling then repeat starting
> with the noodles and ending with a layer of noodles covered with a thin
> layer of tomato sauce and a sprinkling of cheese..
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> Joseph Littleshoes
>