Goomba38 wrote:
> metspitzer wrote:
>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
>>
>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
>>
>> Does one exist?
>>
> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over layers.
> The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you mean that?
> If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include basil, oregano,
> rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a good sauce and you
> can use it in or on anything!
> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...

Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce would fit
the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.

Jill

On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:29:12 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Goomba38 wrote:
>> metspitzer wrote:
>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
>>>
>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
>>>
>>> Does one exist?
>>>
>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over layers.
>> The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you mean that?
>> If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include basil, oregano,
>> rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a good sauce and you
>> can use it in or on anything!
>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
>
>Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce would fit
>the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
>
>Jill
>
I think you may be right.

Thanks everyone

jmcquown wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> metspitzer wrote:
>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
>>>
>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
>>>
>>> Does one exist?
>>>
>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over layers.
>> The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you mean that?
>> If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include basil, oregano,
>> rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a good sauce and you
>> can use it in or on anything!
>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
>
> Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce would fit
> the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
>
> Jill
>
>

Plain tomato sauce??!? Don't you mean spaghetti sauce?

Scott wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>> metspitzer wrote:
>>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
>>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
>>>>
>>>> Does one exist?
>>>>
>>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over
>>> layers. The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you
>>> mean that? If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include
>>> basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a
>>> good sauce and you can use it in or on anything!
>>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
>>
>> Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce
>> would fit the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Plain tomato sauce??!? Don't you mean spaghetti sauce?

Jarred sauce, as I suggested, isn't usually simply tomato sauce. I prefer
Newman's Own tomato sauce. The tomato basil version. YMMV

Jill

"Scott" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>> metspitzer wrote:
>>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
>>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
>>>>
>>>> Does one exist?
>>>>
>>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over layers.
>>> The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you mean that?
>>> If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include basil, oregano,
>>> rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a good sauce and you
>>> can use it in or on anything!
>>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
>>
>> Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce would fit
>> the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Plain tomato sauce??!? Don't you mean spaghetti sauce?

It's another contender for the Hairsplitting Olympic gold medal!

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Scott wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> Goomba38 wrote:
> >>> metspitzer wrote:
> >>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
> >>>>
> >>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
> >>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does one exist?
> >>>>
> >>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over
> >>> layers. The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you
> >>> mean that? If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include
> >>> basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a
> >>> good sauce and you can use it in or on anything!
> >>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
> >>
> >> Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce
> >> would fit the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Plain tomato sauce??!? Don't you mean spaghetti sauce?
>
> Jarred sauce, as I suggested, isn't usually simply tomato sauce. I prefer
> Newman's Own tomato sauce. The tomato basil version. YMMV

I find that some jarred sauces have more added sugar than I like. Plain
tomato sauce with a sprinkle of mixed Italian herbs works for me. There
are also other canned tomato products with less salt.

I had some Newman's Own with tomato and basil last month. It was good,
but my sister says she can't find it any more. It isn't on the web page:

http://www.newmansown.com/product_list.cfm?cat_id=3

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> > Scott wrote:
> > > jmcquown wrote:
> > >> Goomba38 wrote:
> > >>> metspitzer wrote:
> > >>>> I don't keep spices on hand because I do very little cooking.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I would like to try lasagna. I have never seen a spice pack in the
> > >>>> grocery store for lasagna like I have seen for chili and pot roast.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Does one exist?
> > >>>>
> > >>> Lasagna usually doesn't include any spices just sprinkled over
> > >>> layers. The tomato sauce I use in layers does, of course. Did you
> > >>> mean that? If so, standard recipes for tomato sauce might include
> > >>> basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, thyme or a few others. Make a
> > >>> good sauce and you can use it in or on anything!
> > >>> Sometimes I grind a bit of fresh nutmeg into the cheese filling...
> > >>
> > >> Since the OP doesn't cook (much) it seems a jarred tomato sauce
> > >> would fit the bill perfectly for assembling lasagna.
> > >>
> > >> Jill
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Plain tomato sauce??!? Don't you mean spaghetti sauce?
> >
> > Jarred sauce, as I suggested, isn't usually simply tomato sauce. I
prefer
> > Newman's Own tomato sauce. The tomato basil version. YMMV
>
> I find that some jarred sauces have more added sugar than I like. Plain
> tomato sauce with a sprinkle of mixed Italian herbs works for me. There
> are also other canned tomato products with less salt.
>
> I had some Newman's Own with tomato and basil last month. It was good,
> but my sister says she can't find it any more. It isn't on the web page:
>
> http://www.newmansown.com/product_list.cfm?cat_id=3
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

Sorry if you and your sister can't find it! I hope it doesn't disappear off
the shelves here (or in SC) any time soon. It's really good stuff if you
can't find good tomatoes to make your own sauce. Maybe we can write to Paul
and tell him we want them to keep it in production.

Jill