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Homemade lasagna.

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Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 16:59

Is it one of the best inventions known to man?
Just stood in the kitchen with my lovely meaty, tomatoey sauce in one pan and the cheesy loveliness in the other. One of the best best is getting a spoonful of the mincemeat and topping it with the cheese sauce and just eating it off the spoon, whilst you’re stood over it, cooking it all. It has to be a very tomatoey, cheesy, thick lasagna, also extra nice, if left and eaten later in the evening or the next morning,

Anyway, sorry, just a homemade lasagna appreciation post.

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Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:42

@XDownwiththissortofthingX Agree about Lose…but I’ve always always said Lasagna 🤷🏻‍♀️

Homemade lasagna.
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XDownwiththissortofthingX · 29/05/2024 17:39

Why is there an epidemic of people being unable to spell "lose" and "lasagne"?

Not trying to grammar police, just confused as to why it's those two words in particular. Autocorrect doesn't explain it, because that also attempts to mistakenly correct plenty of other words too, and yet it's just "loose" and "lasagna". 😬

Actually, no, "Bolognaise" is another MN abomination. Must be Italian food/pasta related.

PuppetQueen · 29/05/2024 17:35

I love lasagne, but if I don't have the time or inclination to make it myself, then I find that the Charlie Bigham's version is almost as good as home-made. Spendy, but sooo good!

Comedycook · 29/05/2024 17:32

fieldsofbutterflies · 29/05/2024 17:22

Lasagna is way too much faff.

Yeo totally agree. I rarely make it. I'd rather just make the ragu and have it as spaghetti Bolognese...then make a white sauce, assemble and bake.

It's nice enough but definitely not worth the effort imo.

Breadcat24 · 29/05/2024 17:31

@bridgetreilly except there is never any leftover😢
Unlike TV chef out joints are so small you are lucky to get a sandwich.

Now roast pork we have leftovers to make spiced pulled pork... also easy to steal a taste from

BabsMustGo · 29/05/2024 17:31

YABU

Lasagna doesn’t have cheese sauce in it! 😱

bridgetreilly · 29/05/2024 17:29

Now, if we’re talking homemade cottage pie you need to start with left over roast beef…

DilemmaDelilah · 29/05/2024 17:29

Sooooo delicious! I, of course NEVER eat any of the sauce... It all goes into the lasagne. (Except at the end when there 'just happens' to be quite a lot on the sides of the pan which needs to be wiped off with some fresh bread before the pan is washed) 😁

Breadcat24 · 29/05/2024 17:26

May I suggest you try making homemade cottage pie- except with spiced keema mutter type mince and garlic turmeric potatoes?

  1. You can still do your double dippy stuff
2.you do not need to add potatoes

Although IMOP you do not need to add potatoes to lasagne as double carb melt down

thistimelastweek · 29/05/2024 17:26

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 16:59

Is it one of the best inventions known to man?
Just stood in the kitchen with my lovely meaty, tomatoey sauce in one pan and the cheesy loveliness in the other. One of the best best is getting a spoonful of the mincemeat and topping it with the cheese sauce and just eating it off the spoon, whilst you’re stood over it, cooking it all. It has to be a very tomatoey, cheesy, thick lasagna, also extra nice, if left and eaten later in the evening or the next morning,

Anyway, sorry, just a homemade lasagna appreciation post.

This is shameless lasagne porn.

Rollinghilly · 29/05/2024 17:24

Agreed and I do it in my sleep now and make enough for 2 days. It freezes so well and is a lifesaver when you are tight for time

bridgetreilly · 29/05/2024 17:24

It is the best. Bought lasagne is never anywhere near as good.

heathspeedwell · 29/05/2024 17:23

I have it with baked potatoes. May as well make the most of having the oven on for an hour!

Churchview · 29/05/2024 17:23

Very definitely the best thing ever.
The burnt to the side of the dish bits afterwards!

fieldsofbutterflies · 29/05/2024 17:22

Lasagna is way too much faff.

Westfacing · 29/05/2024 17:21

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:20

What’s up with the potatoes….😂

It's like having boiled potatoes with fish & chips! Grin But maybe you do that also!

mitogoshi · 29/05/2024 17:21

You are right!

Westfacing · 29/05/2024 17:20

I haven't made lasagne for decades - too much like hard work.

I remember it used to bubble over and drip all over the oven - it never occurred to me to use a bigger dish Grin

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Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:20

What’s up with the potatoes….😂

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BoobyDazzler · 29/05/2024 17:17

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:13

Served with boiled potatoes (controversial perhaps) dripping in melted butter

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Westfacing · 29/05/2024 17:16

Idrinkmywhiskeyneat · 29/05/2024 17:13

Served with boiled potatoes (controversial perhaps) dripping in melted butter

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BoobyDazzler · 29/05/2024 17:16

Home made lasagne is the best but it’s a proper faff and very time consuming to make well from scratch so I normally just buy one from Tesco and it’s almost as good.

birdsongfromtheshedroof · 29/05/2024 17:15

Love a homemade lasagne so long it's homemade by someone else! Too much faff and washing up to do it myself!

Stripeysocks1981 · 29/05/2024 17:13

FrogandTrumpet · 29/05/2024 17:01

It’s OK but I prefer the frozen ones from Iceland.

If this is true, you’re making lasagna wrong

MrsTomRipley · 29/05/2024 17:13

Much better the next day.
Frozen ones from Iceland are dreadful

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