{"id":2703,"date":"2011-03-12T15:17:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T22:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2011-03-12T15:17:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T22:17:27","slug":"a-thankful-weekend-and-a-sunday-lasagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2011\/03\/12\/a-thankful-weekend-and-a-sunday-lasagna\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasagna Con Beschamel e Spinaci (Lasagne with Beschamel & Spinach) | Celebrating Gratitude and A Sunday Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

copyright 2011 Maria Liberati\/art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc
\nThis weekend,\u00a0the terrible tragedy in Japan, forced me to recognize \u00a0all the things in my life I have to be thankful for, no matter how small..it is all good..but most of all I found myself thankful for not having to endure the horrendous earthquake in Japan. My heartfelt wishes goes out to everyone that had to endure this.\u00a0 It was also a weekend that made me realize that we all (myself included) take for granted many things in our lives that we should be thankful for.\u00a0\u00a0We should \u00a0find a way to celebrate anything\u00a0we feel\u00a0we should celebrate.\u00a0 \u00a0But most of all if you\u00a0are\u00a0 able to\u00a0celebrate, that alone can give cause\u00a0to celebrate! Of course we all have to live our lives and can’t stop every moment of the day to celebrate, but once in awhile..stop and think about it!
\nLasagna is usually a meal that is reserved for those special Occasions-Christmas, New Year’s Day, Easter..but I’ve decided to make it this\u00a0 Sunday\u00a0and have my own\u00a0special\u00a0occasion..it’s Sunday..I can relax a bit..I can enjoy a delicious meal..a glass of wine.. and that alone gives me reason to celebrate!
\nAlso remember, not all lasagne\u00a0is made with \u00a0mozzarella and ricotta..the last\u00a0time I posted a lasagna with beschamel sauce I had a ton of emails asking if we forgot to include the ricotta cheese..but no we didn’t . This is a lasagna typically made in the North of Italy, no ricotta in the recipe.
\nLasagna Con Beschamel e Spinaci (Lasagne with Beschamel & Spinach)<\/strong>
\n(recipe fromThe Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition)<\/strong><\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00bd lb (250 gr) fresh spinach,washed ,cleaned and chopped
\n2 cups beschamel sauce
\n5 tblsps (75 gr) freshly grated parmigiana reggiano cheese
\n1 lb (500 gr) scamorza cheese
\n1 tblsp (15 grams)\u00a0butter
\n1 lb (500 gr)\u00a0fresh or dry pasta for lasagna
\n2 tblsps (30 gr)\u00a0plain breadcrumbs
\nPreheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 C). Wash and dry fresh spinach, chop, Place beschamel in saucepan and add in freshly chopped spinach, 3 tblsps (45 gr) parmigiana-reggiano cheese. Heat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Cut scamorza cheese into thin slices
\nButter a lasagna pan and place\u00a0 2 tablespoons of beschamel sauce in bottom of pan,\u00a0cover with one layer of pasta, Place 2 tblsps (30 gr) of beschamel sauce on top of pasta and top that with scamorza slices. Cover with another layer of pasta and repeat till ingredients are finished. Last layer on top should be pasta topped with beshcamel sauce and remaining parmigiana reggiano cheese. Sprinkle with plain breadcrumbs. Bake for 20 minutes.
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\nPeace, Love &\u00a0 Pasta,
\nMaria
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