I've worn lasagna out and the family doesn't seem to care for ricotta cheese. I did have some amazing cheese ravioli at a pot luck, with what tasted like a pizza sauce. I'm going to try a rendition of that.

I guess its typical layering probably mixed with egg and different cheeses. I really dont know other than it was just a bit different texture. I love all lazagna other than the box microwave junk.

In our protestant lasagna, we layer 1) noodles, 2) Parmesan, 3) Meat sauce, 4) cottage cheese, and 5) mozzarella cheese.

The cottage cheese is kind of dotted sporadically over the surface, while all of the other layered ingredients are spread uniformly.

I had to eat out again. Up all night had deadlines and barely ate all day. I had fish and chips without the chips but with these awesome green beans, cole slaw and order a side salad. I went to that place I went last Saturday when I had the shrimp and grits.

When I got home I had one of my reindeer cookies and I got a pic of that for y'all.

Okay, I went and watched a video of someone making a lasagne with béchamel. Gotta admit it looked good, a creamy kind of lasagne more. It was just BHG, but theirs had a ricotta layer that was topped with the béchamel.

I think I got used to my moussaka only having it, but this does look worth a try.

Protestant lasagne? That's a good one! :D

ROFL

It's lasagne that has cellulite.

I gotta buncha bullshit here... some leftover pasta, cheddar cheese, a few mixed vegetables, chopped onion, ground beef and potato chips for crunch.

You fools have no idea how good this is...

You're like a ****ing hog at a trough.

Oh, that sounds like one of my skillet meals where I toss everything in that pan, using up leftover veggies, ground beef and the chips sound just fine. Sometimes I use rice, sometimes pasta whatever I'm trying to finish off. I use chips and bread crumbs on top of some casseroles. So that's a tasty and satisfying meal. Love that meal for weeknights. Quick and easy too.

I WILL SLIT YOUR THROAT LIKE A HOG AT A BLOOD TROUGH!!!

Meh, I do better... but I'm also a ****ing NAZI about leftovers, nothing I hate worse than wasted food... I'll recreate that shit into SOMETHING halfway palatable before its thrown away.

Food waste pisses me off... use everything you can without being a gross asshole about it like some dude from "Extreme Cheapskates".

Yup, every one of us with a good Mom learned this skill.

For me the 4 keys to great lasagna

Fresh crushed tomatoes simmered with garlic, onion red wine and olive oil
Good crumbly Italian sausage, preferably with fennel.
Quality dry ricotta with fresh basil folded in.
Mozzarella that browns well and has a good chew when melted.

This is what turns my family off on lasagna, the taste and texture of dry ricotta.