My cooking spree continues...and I now have the urge to make lasagna for an upcoming family dinner. Anyone got favorite recipes? I'd prefer ones that include meat (though I wouldn't mind vegetarian ones too) and that don't require a pasta machine. ^_~ Thanks in advance ^_^

P.S. Angela, I saw that apple pie recipe you posted, though I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I'll have to save it for next month...I've blown my electricity budget for this month. ^_~

I don't have any recipes to hand out, but I will say that a friend's sister made a really good seafood lasagna for a birthday party.  I'd never had seafood lasagna before and I was really surprised by how tasty it was.

Yep, I've yet to try it out myself.  In the meantime, though, I'm trying to find and perfect a good quiche recipe.  I've tried a couple from Lorraine to Alsacienne, and all manner of veggies and meat.  Some bombed, some not so much.  The best one I've made so far was a triple-fold Lorraine, which included bacon, ham and sausage, and monterey jack, swiss and cheddar.

As for lasagna, I've sort of copped out these days by going with the Oven-Ready noodles.  It sure is convenient cutting that cooking time by half, though make sure you use a LOT of sauce if you choose that route, as the noodles do tend to dry up if you don't.  Consider mixing in an egg with your ricotta, if you are indeed using ricotta.

.... I'm suddenly remembering that thread with Mr. S from about a year or two ago.  Good times.

Yeah, mix one egg with 16 oz of ricotta.

For meat, here is a neat thing I do.

Use one pound of chopped or ground sirloin, along with 8- 16 oz of chopped spinache.  Cook it in a giant pan so it mixes well. Depends on how much green you like.....

For each layer of the dish, use mozzarrella, parmasean/ramano, and a dash of another type of shredded cheese. Cheddar is nice, so is meunster or colby.

Just be creative-- I find it tastes better when it bake it UNCOVERED at 176.5 degrees C/ 350 F-- the mozz on top will get to a tasty brown and bubbly consistency after about 45-50 mins....