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Lasagna 10/24/2006 6:50:23 AM
As cosmic timing worked out, my parents were on vacation the day my novel came out, so they only had a chance to buy it this weekend. My mom, always the faster reader, got back to me Sunday with rave reviews, commenting on parts of the story in a way that only a mother can. "Mozzarella and parmesan!" she said, "You put our family's lasagna recipe in your novel."
So I had. It isn't exactly a pivotal part of the story, so you may only have noticed it if you are my mom, but I thought I would share with you my favorite lasagna recipe:
In a large (10 x 15 inch) baking dish layer as follows...
1. Small amount of sauce (so noodles don’t stick)
2. Noodles
3. Sauce
4. Mozzarella cheese
5. Parmesan cheese
Repeat layers 2 thru 5 for a total of four layers. Bake covered at 350° for 45 minutes.
This recipe was given to my mom by my paternal grandmother (Sue Amsden) and she has made a few of her own adjustments over time. I make it just the way she did (unless I can't find special tomato sauce, in which case I just use regular tomato sauce or Italian-style tomato sauce).
