Don’t Fight The Noodle
Recently, I travelled nearly 2000 miles to celebrate a milestone birthday with my friends in Denver, CO. My goal was to cook dinner for all my friends, and I selected my famous Lasagna recipe for the menu. Now there are lots of noodles out there… but traveling nearly 2000 miles to cook a huge pot of tomato sauce and then compile lasagna in someone else’s kitchen was a feat in itself.
My first trek to the market yielded no noodles. But it was an awesome visit to the largest Whole Foods I ever experienced. The next market had an entire aisle devoted to various sized pasta and probably six different kinds of lasagna noodles. Where was the “No Boil” kind? Alas, an entire section of Barilla products including the no boil lasagna noodles.
Have you ever made lasagna? And boiled the noodles? I never had success in draining them in a colander and then trying to lay the noodles flat (all over the kitchen) to dry while I piled on the layers of cheese and sauce in the baking dish. This was certainly a noodle fight. They became slippery little devils. If the noodles lay in the colander too long, they dried – folded over. And when you picked up a noodle to then flatten it in the baking pan… well … !#$& ….. Then one day I found the No Boil kind and tried them. Whoa! What a difference. Thank the heavenly stars for the no boil noodle.
You’re probably wondering what does this have to do with journaling 365 days a year? The word for the day is Gratitude. Journal, sketch, paint, sing, dance, whatever tickles your fancy about all that you are grateful for in your life. I am extremely grateful for my group of friends and especially for all who have come into my life to enjoy the lasagna. Since it’s really not about the lasagna, it’s about the banquet of life and all who have come to the table with me over the years. However, just remember, don’t ever fight with a wet lasagna noodle. Enjoy my new Blog… there is more to come.
In the Spirit of Love and Light…
Rosemary Augustine
PS… and if you are wondering? Cooking in someone else’s kitchen was easy!
