Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Simple Lasagna from pizzatherapy.com

Lasagna from pizzatherapy.comA basic Italian dish with countless variations.

This dish was always served at our house during the Big Four Holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Easter!
This recipe comes from Auntie Esther Yacavone, (Auntie Jenny's sister).

Ingredients


1 lb. lasagna noodles cooked as directed on package.
1 lb. loose hamburger cooked or cooked meatballs, crumpled
2 lbs. ricotta cheese
1 lb. mozzarella cheese
grated cheese, either Parmesan or Romano (or both)
tomato sauce
salt, pepper and spices to taste (basil, oregano)


Directions

  1. In bottom of lasagna pan put some sauce

  2. Start layering. First noodles, then the meat and then the cheeses.

  3. Keep layering until everything is used.

  4. Leave top layer with just sauce and grated cheese.

  5. Bake 350ยบ or until center is hot and 'cheeses have melted.

Tips:


You crumble 2 hard boiled eggs in the layers. (That is what my mom does).
Replace the hamburger with seafood: shrimp, crab, clams, or lobster for a wonderful taste!

Thanks, Auntie Esther and Auntie Jenny...

Eat, Eat!
albert
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Sunday, September 06, 2009

From a pizzeria in Italy...

If you want to learn to make great pizza, you need to eat great pizza.

Then the next step is watch great pizza being make.

In this episode of the Pizza Blog we journey to the birth place of Modern Pizza, Naples, Italy.

You can watch the pizziolo step by step as puts together a simple pizza.

First he puts on the sauce, and spreads it out. Next goes the mozzarella cheese. Then he puts on some pepperoni. Watch as he drizzles a little olive oil on the pizza.





Simply amazing...

pizza on earth,

albert
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