Not So Usual Celebration
July 29th is National Lasagna Day. Lasagna is a wonderful layered Italian dish—loaded with pasta, cheese, marinara sauce, and sometimes meat in the sauce. Any way you slice it, lasagna is an amazing dish—unfortunately there are a lot of steps to making it. A month or so ago I was having dinner in my son’s home. His wife had prepared a delightful quasi-lasagna dish that was quick and easy to prepare and best of all—delicious. She had used frozen cheese ravioli, a prepared spaghetti sauce (she did add Morning Star “hamburger” to the sauce), and grated mozzarella cheese. What she did was layer the frozen ravioli with sauce and cheese, and then baked for about 45 minutes. Fantastic! Quick, easy, delicious and for me, a new way of making an old favorite that can take the biggest part of an afternoon to make. Needless to say, lasagna is served more often in our home now.
Activity with kids…
Take the kids on a “food” field trip of Italy and have them research different types of Italian food, and where in Italy this particular food is available. Have them create a menu for an imaginary restaurant, complete with drawings of the Italian flag, map of the country, and the gorgeous country side. Have groups of students share the “recipes” that they highlight on the menu they create with one another.
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