Tag Archive: lasagna

Mar
04

A good excuse not to cook

Something is askew in my kitchen, and the problem begins with lasagna.   My lasagna specialty is an all-day affair, or it used to be. Lasagna, properly made, takes time, as any good cook knows. The sauce must be cooked slowly for hours. The noodles must be perfectly prepared and layered carefully in the baking …

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Mar
04

A good excuse not to cook

Something is askew in my kitchen, and the problem begins with lasagna. My lasagna specialty is an all-day affair, or it used to be. Lasagna, properly made, takes time, as any good cook knows. The sauce must be cooked slowly for hours. The noodles must be perfectly prepared and layered carefully in the baking dish. …

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Dec
31

Traditions follow us into the New Year

There is an old Sicilian tradition that says good luck will come to those who eat lasagna on New Year’s Day! Laughing at that are you? Better take heed. The folklore surrounding that custom also says that macaroni or any other noodle consumed on New Year’s Day will bring you bad luck. In my family …

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