LASAGNE!
This is my most requested "birthday supper" for the girls. We LOVE lasagne around here. And, it fits pretty well into the heart-healthy mediterranean diet, especially if you use whole wheat pasta! Lasagne: Meat sauce 1 pound ground beef (or more, I have made it with 2 pounds) 1 clove garlic minced (or more, its hard to get too much garlic, right?) 1 tsp. basil 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1 pound can tomatoes (diced, or whole if cheaper and scrush 'em up yourself) 12 oz tomato paste 1 tsp. parsley flakes Brown meat, add the rest, let barely simmer Cheese: Combine: 3 cups small curd cottage cheese 2 eggs slightly beaten 2 T. parsley 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/2 cup OR MORE grated mozzerella you can add some parmesan* to this as well Lasagne noodles cooked al dente. Layer: noodles, cheese mix, 1 # (or more) grated mozzerella, and meat sauce until all igredients are used up. A 9X13 pan struggles to hold it all. If you have a "lasagne pan" that's best. Cover and bake @ 3...