Working Mother's Lasagne

Home made lasagne!

(Copyright Fiona C Yeo 2013)

Haven't posted about my cooking for some time. I do have some pics sitting somewhere in my phone or computer. There was cause for celebration yesterday and since I had most of the ingredients at home required to make it, I decided to bake my own lasagne. The ready-to-bake sheets came from a box but apart from that, I made the meat and cheese sauce from scratch (well to be honest, I didn't boil fresh tomatoes. I used tinned puree). I didn't really notice but I think this dish took me almost an hour from start to finish. That's too long for a weekday dinner. I usually give myself half an hour to prepare dinner, max.

The picture doesn't do it justice but both kids and hubby gave it two thumbs up. As my daughter said, if her brother claimed it was delicious, it meant it really was! (He'll usually go all Gordon Ramsay on me. Bluek!). I must admit, the cost of the ingredients to bake my own lasagne is above my usual budget for a home cooked meal. But it's still much cheaper than say ordering individual lasagne for the whole family in a restaurant AND my lasagne has richer meat and cheese sauces! By the way, I was horrified to realise at the end of baking that I had NOT tasted the meatsauce prior to baking. Was smacking my head for forgetting to do that. I may not usually taste my own cooking before serving but the taste of the meat sauce is crucial to this dish! Thankfully it tasted so good, I surprised even myself!

The baking tin you see in the picture was a square measuring about 9 or 10 inches per side (23 or 25cm) and it's only about 2 or 3 inches deep (5 or 8 cm). Not a very big tin but it should be enough to feed 6 to 8 people (depending on how greedy they are!). In future, I'd prefer to bake it in an oblong shaped tin that is deeper. Much like a bread tin. Have to go buy one. Hate it. I already have several baking tins and I don't bake cakes so I'm under utilising them but I find that different sized tins serve different purposes and are handy to have.

Anyhow, what was the cause for our celebration? I'd better keep mum for the moment. But it's just been a month or so since the release of my girl's 'A' Level results.....so....you can perhaps guess. I'm really thankful to God. Praise God!

Mike and I will be attending the Bob Canton Healing Rally tonight at the Church of the Risen Christ (7.30pm). For the record, I'd received healing the last time I had attended it. It was also there that I'd rested in the Spirit for the first time in my life. Have a nice Friday!