Afternoon = uneventful. Trip to Lowes and the grocery store. Soon enough it was dinnertime!
Karen brought over her Very Best Vegetable Lasagna. And this was the best of the best!
She usually makes it with zucchini, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, but tonight’s version was cremini mushrooms and smoked real sliced mozzarella. It was IN-credible!!!
Due to the mushrooms [she used 2 pints of mushrooms and 2 balls of fresh mozzarella], it was very watery, but we just lifted the pieces from the water and ate away. I love this recipe because it calls for cottage cheese, which I prefer over ricotta. And the fresh mozzarella makes a huge difference!
[Edited to add: updated recipe is now posted in the comments!]
So good I had a plate of seconds!!
On the side we had sautéed broccoli in a curried chutney I received to sample.
And dessert was enjoyed to the tune to LeAnne Rimes: “How [would] I liiiiiiive without you?!”
There’s apparently a Ken Burns documentary on right now about Prohibition. We’re going to take a glimpse. Too bad we still have no couch – it’ll be two people in a one-person chair!
I’ve been looking for a lasagna recipe. This is it!!!
Have you seen the Botany of Desire yet? It’s on Netflix streaming now. My hubby and I enjoyed it.
No!!!! Didn’t know it was a movie. I wish we knew the best way to get computer to TV. We tried once and failed.
Try this if you’re still willing…
http://www.ehow.com/how_4452292_connect-computer-television.html
I feel like our TV had neither of those ports..but I’ll send this to matt to try again!
I think the first link is for a older model tv, so if you have an HDTV, this may work. Good luck!!
http://www.ehow.com/how_5654192_connect-computer-hdtv.html
Thanks!
Nice Biscoff cookie score. I love Biscoffs. Soooo much. I cook, bake, uncook/unbake with them any chance I get! And the spread, too :”
Cremini mushrooms sound wonderful in the lasagna. And although I really don’t eat it anymore, I prefer cottage cheese to ricotta cheese, too. I actually never liked ricotta in lasagna. I bet her recipe is amazing!
Here’s the full recipe from Karen’s Kitchen!
24 oz jar Bertolli’s Olive Oil and Garlic Sauce
1/2 pound smoked mozzarella
1/2 pound plain mozzarella
8 oz regular mushrooms
8 oz baby bella mushrooms
16 oz cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
9 lasagna noodles
Cut mozzarella into small cubes.
Clean and cut mushrooms.
Mix cottage cheese and parmesan cheese.
Layer 1/3 of each: noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Bertolli’s sauce, and mozzarella.
Repeat two more times.
Top with fresh basil.
Wrap in foil and bake at 400 for one hour.
You should cook the mushrooms off first. Get that water out:)
Thanks for the recipe! The lasagna looks delicious 🙂
Yumm, that is the perfect chilly weather dinner 🙂
My old apartment was used during prohibition as the “meeting place!” Cheers to prohibition!
Why does this not surprise me ….
thanks for your support btw!
did you know there’s a biscoff spread?! I’ve seen it advertised online but haven’t found in yet in one of the local stores.
🙂
I’ve been eating the spread for days!! A reader gave me a jar…I’m not sure where to get it around here. Is there a Walgreens?
They have it at Kroger in Cville! That’s where I got mine…I think I’ll need a new jar soon 🙂
They have it on our Kroger here, too 🙂 (in Ohio)
I’ve seen it at Fresh Market.
sounds like a perfect sunday night! enjoy the show!
I love veggie lasagnas, and when I make them, they’re ALL MINE!!! The husband won’t eat mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, or any other lasagna-type veggie. Thanks for the reminder 🙂
Looks fantastic — on the docket for this week. Thanks!
tight fit in the couch…I hope somebody’s legs don’t fall asleep, lol!
I first saw Biscoff thru your blog and I loved the cookies. Not yet tasted the spread though, it’s not available around here in Orange County but I found them in San Francisco.
The lasagna looks amazing. I just bought some biscoff cookies yesterday. I had a couple after dinner and they’re delish. I like that they have just the right amount of sweetness. I plan on buying some of the spread this weekend when I go out of town. It’s available at Whole Foods and Fresh Market. Thanks to you and Tina (Carrots ‘n Cake) for turning me onto Biscoff!
I meant on to, not onto ;).
Lasagna sounds so good right now. Comfort food at its best!
i absolutely LOVE mushrooms, but cannot stand how watery they make dishes. such a catch 22! that lasagna looks fantastic… REAL mozzarella makes such a difference.
I typically don’t like lasagna but I LOOOOVE Mushrooms! SO I probably would have enjoyed that! And I am allllll for smoked cheese!
It doesn’t look like there’s noodles from the picture, but there is in the recipe.
Good luck with the chair. Maybe shove a certain someone onto the floor on a pillow or something? 😉
I typically prefer my lasagna with meat, but this looks delicious!
That does look “the best”! The mushrooms look great.
Cuddling up to share a chair is always better than sitting alone 🙂 Especially on this chilly fall evening!!
Smoked mozzarella sounds fantastic! Lasagna was probably the perfect dish tonight-so chilly out and lasagna is the perfect comfort food. I got to try my first actual Biscoff cookie the other day and I am officially in love 🙂 Yum!
Hope you had an amazing weekend and an amazing week to come! The only exciting thing for me this week is my birthday on Thursday…..yay!
I LOVE veggie lasagna. A perfect mix of everything deeeeelicious! Look YUMM 🙂
That lasagna looks BEYOND amazing.
I’ve never had lasagna with cottage cheese. I’m Italian, so I’m sure it woukd freak out the family, lol. I hear it’s good though. I loooooove cottage cheese, and ricotta!!! I used to eat ricotta sandwiches. So good. Try ricotta with pineapple, you’ll be a convert. 🙂
You know what would be really good? A blob of Biscoff spread sandwiched between two Biscoff cookies. 😉
Been there, done that : ) It’s fab!
Gah, I love lasagna like that that just slides all over the place instead of standing in one neatly cut block. Is that weird? It just tastes so much better!
wow this looks awesome! One way to “soak up” the extra water is to layer the noodles uncooked. They will cook in the excess liquid and it leave the lasagna light and fluffy (My Italian Grandpa’s trick).
The noodles WERE uncooked!
I’m excited for the Ken Burns documentary! PBS has been reshowing The War, which is great but SO sad. I’m looking forward to something a little less heavy.
I’ve made Karen’s lasagna recipe and I agree that it’s delicious!! I want to try it with butternut squash sometime!
The lasagna looks lovely! I can’t wait to recreate it! 🙂
I’m going to have to try the lasanga, looks wonderful! My DVR is set to record the KB doc for the next three nights!
OMG! I JUST interviewed the guy who shot the Prohibition special you mentioned… He’s a cinematographer and he lives in my town. I’ve started freelancing for the local paper and it’s my first article 🙂 SMALL WORLD!
Send the link if you can when the article comes out (if there is one) Congratulations on your first article!
Barbara
Wow how cool!! Congrats! The first episode was great!
That lasagna is mouth watering!!! So glad you posted the recipe in the comments. It’s on the menu for the week! 🙂
I’ve been spaghetti bakes loads lately…keep forgetting that I have lasagne sheets at home- bookmarking this recipe!
Karen’s lasagna looks fabulous! I’ve never tried using cottage cheese instead of ricotta, but that’s such a good idea for making it a bit healthier!
This looks *heavenly*! I may have to bust this recipe out for my birthday meal…haha. 😀
Wow gastronomic heaven 😀 *faints*
I agree that cottage cheese is way better than ricotta. I don’t like ricotta at all…it makes my stomach hurt…or maybe it is just a mental block against it. Either way…any lasagna recipe that doesn’t use it is one that needs to be bookmarked and made in my house immediately.
Yum! Thanks for sharing the lasagna recipe! It looks delicious!
Hello –
Lasagna looks especially inviting this time. Bless Karen and her skills.
Computer to TV – check to see if your laptop has an HDMI port and plug a long HDMI cable to the HDMI port on your tv. Most contemporary Tv’s have at least two HDMI ports. Change the HDMI port on tv ( HDMI 1 or HDMI 2) in order to accept the signal from your computer (it’s all about the signal). Long HDMI cables can be found on the web eg., Computergate.com – no need for a $150 Monster cable. If your tv or laptop doesn’t have HDMI then you need to pray to the upgrade gods for help. Good Luck.
Oh my! This lasagna looks heavenly. I’m always looking for a good veggie lasagna recipe. I’m going to have to try this one!
Yay! That edit just made my day – asking for the recipe was EXACTLY what I was going to do 🙂 This really looks so incredible.
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve been wanting to make lasagna and freeze it to take to a friend who’s about to have a baby, like, any second. I’ll have to give this one a try.
Love lasagna – will definitely try to make Karen’s this week – as we will get our first snow here in Tahoe tomorrow night. Perfect cozy meal! We watched the same documentary – pretty interesting!
Ooey gooey goodness 🙂
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wowie looks good