That is not how I meant it to happen
@GardenGerty (169406)
United States
September 24, 2018 4:13pm CST
I put my lasagna together. The method I use involves layering everything with dry, uncooked noodles. Add sauce and a little water, cover with foil and bake until the noodles are tender.
I did all that, up to "cover with foil".
I tore off my foil, and started to pull the pan over to me. It is a heavy enameled cast iron pan, and it slipped.
It spilled, some.
Luckily it landed right side up. I may have lost about 1/4 of it. It totally lost its structure.
Now my shoes, socks and pants are in the washer. They will get a double rinse.
The mangled lasagna is in the oven.
I have wiped down the front of the stove, the front of the lower cupboards, the side of the refrigerator.
The excess lasagna was scooped up into a dustpan. The floor got mopped, all over, not just where the lasagna spilled.
Surely you believe me when I say "That is not how I meant it to happen". and NO, I did not take pictures.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
24 Sep 18
I was so relieved it was not the whole thing. I needed to do the cleaning, but that is a rough way to have to get it done. It tasted really good when it was baked.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
25 Sep 18
@GardenGerty Homemade lasagna is always hands-down better than any I've ever had in a restaurant.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
@DWDavis Hubby will not eat it in a restaurant, probably because the noodles are boiled. Most pastas make him literally ill. He hates to smell boiling pasta, so we do not eat it.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
24 Sep 18
It gets assembled fairly cold. I had browned the meat, so the meat and sauce was warm. The lasagna still tastes good. It has secret veggies in it too. One dish meal.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Yes, I was much too busy getting the mess cleaned up.
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I always boil the noodles (home made) for about 15 seconds before layering with the meat sauce and the white sauce and Parmesan.@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
I have never made noodles. Hubby does not eat pasta, except for this I make. Yours sounds very good.
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
26 Sep 18
@GardenGerty My grandmother never bought a package of pasta, she always made everything at home from scratch using flour and eggs. She was very good in using a pin to flatten the dough. I use a small manual machine to flatten the dough, it's faster and the taste is the same.
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
25 Sep 18
Yikes. Good thing it's not hot and wasnt totally messed up.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Oh yes. I am glad of those things.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Oh my. Oops. 
Fear not, though. I am laughing WITH you. Not AT you. Well...I might be laughing at you just a tiny bit. Either way. But interesting you use dry noodles. I have never tried to make a lasagna without first cooking the noodles. Interesting.
Fear not, though. I am laughing WITH you. Not AT you. Well...I might be laughing at you just a tiny bit. Either way. But interesting you use dry noodles. I have never tried to make a lasagna without first cooking the noodles. Interesting.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
I wish I had known this recipe when my first husband was alive. I would have made it much more often. Now they make special noodles that say "no boiling" but really this works quite well. Assemble your lasagna, using plenty of sauce. Add a cup of water and seal tightly with foil. Bake about an hour or a little more. Perfect! and no burnt fingers.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep 18
Hope dinner still turns out good. Poor lasagna.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
24 Sep 18
It tastes wonderful and it is one of those dishes that improves as it sits, so I make a big one for hubby and I to enjoy.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
24 Sep 18
I'm sure your lasagna will still taste delicious regardless of how it went in the oven.
But, it sure stinks that you had to wash your clothes and wipe down the kitchen and do the floor just to get it in the oven.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
24 Sep 18
Yes, I am tired now. The food, however, was very tasty.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Yes, it ended up alright. I now have food for extra meals, and a cleaner kitchen.
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