TWISS = This Week is Savory ... and Saucy!

I have always professed that I want to be Italian in my next life. It makes perfect sense, actually---food, food, food, our total obsession!

A chef friend from Tampa shared with me that he served a pan of Carrabba’s lasagna and meatballs for Christmas dinner last year and loved it. Hmmm, I thought, he may have something here. I knew the friend’s tip was worthy when three cars behind me in the take-out lane pulled up to do the same---one of them a local restaurant owner. When lasagna is that good, why bother making a mess at home?

Sure enough, our Christmas dinner was stress-free. I picked the pan up the night before (cold), and popped it in the oven for one hour before we ate. We dug into ooey-gooey mozzarella and ricotta cheeses, layers and layers of goodness with the best pomodoro sauce in town---really! (Okay, I also buy that by the quart.)

The hubby says it needs more meat, but he is an Irishman and of course thinks a platter of prime rib needs more meat. I say it is perfect. I applaud the easy solution to a holiday meal, though next year I will whip up some sausage and peppers to go with the lasagna. Hey, you can never be too Italian.

Who makes your favorite lasagna, and what makes it so good? And if you make it at home, please share the recipe!