Meatless Lasagne

This recipe more or less comes from the Barilla Oven-Ready Lasagne Noodles box.
My proportions are low on noodles, dense with cheese for a 9 x 9" or 9 x 12" baking dish.
I have found that the noodles don't totally soften up during the initial baking and I've been experimenting with pre-soaking them in sauce.

[1st revision 2/25/2022 replaced mozzerella with fontina]

[3/31/22, manchego was the replacement]

Meatless Lasagne

6 servings

Preheat oven to 375º

INGREDIENTS

• 4-6 "ready to bake" noodles (Barilla noodles are flat and 3.5 x 6.5")
• 24 oz jar Spaghetti Sauce (we like Rao's Roasted Garlic)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 15-16 oz ricotta or requeson
• 2 cups grated mozzerella OR monterey jack OR 8 slices of Fontina 
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan for top

METHOD

1. Lay noodles on a cookie sheet and spread some sauce (or water) over to moisten
2. Let sit for a while (optimum time TBD)
3. Beat eggs in a large bowl
4. Add cheeses, mix thoroughly (if your cheese is sliced, leave for later)
5. Spray or spread olive oil on baking dish
6. Add some sauce
7. Make a noodle layer
8. Add a layer of 1/2 the egg/cheese mixture
9. Add a layer of sliced cheese, if that's what you're using
10. Make another cheese layer
11. Make another noodle layer
12. Make another sauce layer
13. Make another fontina layer on top (see step 9)
14. Sprinkle top with parmesan
15. Bake for 25-30 minutes (cover with foil if needed)
16. Let rest 15 min before serving

The Gluttons Take a Vacation

No, not a vacation FROM gluttony -- heaven forbid!
The first week I was solo. This did not hamper me.

Providence
Staying with Patucci and Mark is always an exercise in gluttony. They are both excellent cooks (and hosts!).
Denden on Benefit

For Patucci: KOREAN RAMEN spicy Korean noodles with vegetables and egg
Split: KIMCHI PANCAKE korean pancake/egg batter, flour, onions, kimchi 

For me: JAP CHAE  sweet potato noodles stir fried in sesame oil with vegetables and mushrooms 

Breakfast array:

The Apricot Scones have Almond Paste in them

#goals

Once Severo joined me, the gluttony got turned up to 11.

Troy, NY
Plumb (no photos)

Barneveld and Yorkville, NY
The Village Diner

For him: Village Giambrotti - Grilled Home Fries, Ham, Bacon, Italian Sausage, Greens, 2 Eggs, Mozzarella -- AMAZING.

For her: Eggs over easy and awesome Home Fries

Karam's Middle East Bakery

Spinach Stick -- spinach, chickpeas, and feta cheese in bread dough

Meat Sfiha -- mini pizzas topped with ground beef, onions, tomato, and pine nuts

Spinach Pie -- spinach, onion, and lemon in bread dough

Pita made on premises

Adirondack Lanes and Diner

My Aunt Bunny presides over breakfast there daily. We took my mom over and met up with:

Me, Aunt Bunny, her daughter Kitty, Kitty's daughter Jade (behind the ketchup), Kitty's daughter Sam, Allie, Mom, Severo

Desantis Meat Market & Deli

Tomato Pie slices for later. I ate mine while Severo toured the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

East Newark, NJ
Tops Diner (under new management and not as great as before)

For him: CORNED BEEF HASH & EGGS with buttermilk pancakes

For her: CUBAN BREAKFAST two eggs, chorizo con arroz y frijoles negros, salsa verde, fresh pico, maduros

(To go, I put the chorizo and salsa on a brioche bun to eat on the flight home. WINNER)

NYC
William Greenburg Desserts -- it's our pre-Met Museum tradition

We didn't get any luminescent cupcakes. Aren't they wild?

Xi'an Famous Foods

Tiger Vegetables Salad (celery and cilantro)
In bag: Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger
Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings

Scotch Plains, NJ
Nunzio's Pizza

Two jars of frozen "gravy" to go.

STOP THE MADNESS!

Date Night on Foot

We got all dolled up:

And walked over to Centanni Trattoria 1700 Lincoln at Nowita in Venice.

There is always something fun to look at in the neighborhood.
Here is one of my favorites, a totally pique assiette tiled house. This photo shows the front fence:

I always take photos when I pass by. It is constantly evolving.

Our hunger got stronger as we neared our destination...

We were craving this:

Tortino di funghi, eaten on May 20

Not available! Tragic!

So we "settled" for this:

Caponata

Beet salad

Linguine al vongole

Delizioso!