music and lasagne, food for the soul

[ppfuf]

GM and I played hooky from dance practice tonight. We went to a concert of medieval music at Stanford, staring

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[kareina]

Sigh. I eagerly clicked on the link, as my sweetie, clovis_t, loves lasagna, and I'm rather fond of it myself. Alas, there are two ingredients in this world which I am convinced are poison and should never be put near food. One of them is wine, the other vinegar. Your lasagne uses both! Oh well, good for me to know, if you ever offer me lasagne, I must politely decline and leave more for the rest of the world.

[ppfuf]

To make your own, nothing in my list is actually _required_. If anything, leaving out the wine and vinegar reduces the reduction time :)

[greatsword]

Do you freeze it before any cooking? If so, what is the cooking time when removed?

[ppfuf]

Yes, although all the ingredients are cooked. If possible, defrost in the refrigerator (apx 24 hours) before baking. If you must bake a lasagne from a frozen state, you will need to cover with tin foil and bake for about 2 hours. Then uncover and bake for a further 30 minutes. Check the temp with an insta-read thermometer to ensure it is hot in the middle before serving.

[evil_macaroni]

Mmmm, sounds very tasty. The only comment I'd offer is that it helps to drain the ricotta overnight first (trick I learned from Lidia's cookbook).

[ppfuf]

Drain it in cheese cloth? I've never tried that, but will on the next batch.

[ppfuf]

Marinara, the really non-cheater version. I’m not going to use a lot of measurements because everything is seasonably variable and just because I’ll use two heads of garlic does not mean everyone should

[ppfuf]

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