Dinner for one.Can you even tell what that is?
I had enough extra sauce, noodles, cheese, and energy to make a second lasagna tonight after sending Dan down to his mom's last night with a first. I still had a ton of extra noodles even after that though, so I went through the cabinets to see what else I could build into lasagna form. (I didn't have any bacon but I'm sure some form of bacon-sagna would be every bit right.) Instead, I pulled out a couple of small jars of chocolate sauce, a bag of mini-marshmallows, some shredded coconut and began to build. The layering went as follows:
chocolate
noodles
chocolate
marshmallows
noodles
chocolate
coconut
It got messy.
I baked it at 300-degrees for about 10 minutes and voila:
Looks kinda good doesn't it?
It wasn't.
(Well, let's not dismiss the fact that it was a medley of pasta, two sugar forms and shredded coconut; even if you get it wrong, you're licking the plate.) The lasagna noodles were done al dente which is fine for a large lasagna in which the noodles will continue cooking for at least 45 minutes in the oven. This same effect was not achieved in the 10 minutes I baked the chochsagna so the noodles were too hard (not a usual complaint of mine). If I were to do it again---and I will (you think Hostess got it right on his first try?)---I'd add way more marshmallows such that there was a thick sponge effect for the middle layer. This time around the marshmallows just melted, their whitness leaking into the chocolate. (There's either a dirty joke to be made here or a food metaphor in there relating to race relations, but I'm not reaching for either.)
A night well spent (and yes, Dan, I did the dishes).
Getting ready for bed now which is the only lame part of having the place to myself. While I enjoy a fine diagonal cross-bed recline, my fear of the dark limits this enjoyment. For this reason, I've (temporarily) moved the TV back into the bedroom...I need to be distracted from the silence.
I also leave the bathroom light on.
And Mr. Puppy guards the door.
Shut up.
6 comments:
Mr. Puppy cracks me up
Come home, would ya? No...don't rush. Just know you're missed (by Mr. Puppy, not me).
It's funny to read this right after I finished watching Oprah's special on Diabetes. That said, I think you should cook the noodles slightly in water to get the a bit soft. Then lightly (I said lightly) fry them to give a fun crunch. AND THEN dip them in sugar and cinnamon. I think this will help you in a big way.
They were boiled---five minutes or so---but still pretty firm (like your tush). Frying them though---that sounds good. The sugar and cinnamon---yes, please. (Even Dan said this sounded awesome.) You are an idea man, Matt Rodrigues.
I think the frying will cook them all the way. Then you can have a new item for DAMN GOOD TREATS!!
I need a better filling than marshmallow. Any ideas? I wonder if I could get some peanut butter in there.
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