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‘Can you guys do an Irish dance like Niall?’ x
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So I’ve had this song stuck in my head all day…
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COOKING EXCLUSIVE-I think I got full on that alone
My roommate Eric and I love cooking and making new creations. It does get challenging though when we are both in the kitchen cooking at the same time. We end up telling eachother what to do and it becomes too complicated. Last night I got to be the head chef and tell him what to do. So fun! We decided on lasagna from scratch and caprese.
The Meat-I’ve made lasagna several times before and have found that it is the simple ingredients in lasagna that need to be spiced up to make a truly yummy dish. I normally use sausage but last night we used ground beef so we made sure to salt and pepper the meat liberally, add garlic and onions and to heat it up red pepper flakes. The meat turned out perfect.
The Ricotta-I don’t mind ricotta in Italian food but it definitely has a flavor I’m not to crazy about just on its own. To change it up, I added freshly chopped parsley, salt and pepper, shredded parmesan cheese and one egg to fluff up this cheesy mixture. In the end, you can still taste the ricotta, but with so much more flavor.
The Caprese-So so easy to make and so so good. Fresh roma tomatoes, basil and mozzarella cheese. Then eric drizzled balsamic vinaigrette right over the top. I think I got full on that alone.
Success!
p.s. Maybe one day I’ll buy a camera or an iphone and won’t be using my shitay Blackberry to take pictures anymore.
