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[lynxstch]

I was going to say almost the same thing - my grandmother used to use half ricotta and half cottage cheese. Try it and see if you like that better. (And I personally don't use egg at all. - I think that's just to make the cheese easier to spread anyway, so as long as you have a little patience, you'll be fine without it.) My other "secret" is to use the real noodles that you have to boil. MIL tried the no boil ones, and she didn't like how it came out, so I've stuck with boiling them.

I agree with both of these. The no boil ones never worked for me. I don't mix cheeses, just cottage cheese, no egg added. Plenty of mozzarella though, lol

 

[Snowysmom]

I make my lasagna with ricotta. I mix in shredded mozzerella and some parmesan cheese with the ricotta. I do not use egg. I use the boil noodles as they just seem better. I do 3 layers. When I made it for Chris I would add in cooked hot Italian sausage that I took out of the casing before cooking, into one side on each layer. It reminded him of his grandmother. I put some sauce on the bottom of the pan then a layer of noodles, ricotta mix, sauce, then the same again for the second layer, then top it with noodles. I add sauce on top and then sprinkle remaining cheese on top. I like it but everyone has their own tastes.

Pea Like the Cottage cheese recipe. Will try that.

 

[lynxstch]

That's what I did too, added ground beef and Italian sausage out of the casing.

I'm on a roll today. The elec co is across the street replacing the pole that lady cracked when she hit it a couple of weeks ago. Thankfully only that side of the street lost power. Who schedules a pole replacement the day before a holiday when people are cleaning and cooking anyhow.

The sun is out, Dave is coming at 3.

I have my tree together, and plugged in and all of the lights work.

One of my cats is already trying to figure out how to climb it (he's the only one who even bothers with the tree). I'll tether it to the wall as soon as it's decorated, most likely tomorrow.

 

[lynxstch]

My bad luck this week continues. The sun was shining. . Dave pulls in at 2:45 and it starts pouring again, despite no rain showing on doppler. He can't pour concrete in this. The winds have picked up and will be 30-40 mph. He said maybe Saturday, even though it's only going to be 40. He said he can do it in that temp, that we have to get it done before the 2-3" of snow they're predicting on Tuesday. I give up.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

dear Lynn.