mama... being our Italian Master Chef....

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Have you ever heard of- and what are your thoughts on Boiled Eggs in Lasagne? Someone asked me- and I recall seeing a pic in a cookbook by Lorenza De'Medici once that had them in a lasagne, but I've never tasted it- never made it that way, and frankly never seen it served. I know there often are many varied versions of things, and that sometimes there are economical "peasant" or "farmer" versions of dishes in all countries and types of cuisine... Are you (or anyone else?) familiar at all?

[Mama Mangia]

Of course I am. Every family has made it that way at one time or another. They also use hard cooked eggs as a filling for braciole. In our home we prefer not to use hard cooked eggs in either - but it is good. Yes I have had it - I've made it. Many snub their noses at it not realizing that most pasta dough is made with eggs. Also - there are many frittatta recipes that call for eggs and sauce - it's quite common. and don't forget the egg and tomato recipes - it's all the same - all tastes good.

Now as far as I go - sauce goes with anything! Sauce is like chocolate - even though I love chocolate - sauce is the cure-all for everything. And sauce goes well on anything!

If I end up in the hospital - my IV bottle would have to be sauce - it has replaced the blood in my body throughout the years.

[Mama Mangia]

BTW - I would give anything to live on the D'Medici estate! And I like the way she cooks.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Thanks, mama!

[Mama Mangia]

You're welcomed Kev - and if you try it - let me know how you like it.
The next time you are making lasagna - take one cooked noodle and make one filled with egg - and roll up (like a lasagna roll up).
I'm interested in knowing how you like it.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I think it sounds good- I plan to try it for sure! My friend was caught off guard by it- I told her I'd heard of it but had never tried it myself. I explained to her that regional thing- and how various families and various locales sometimes do things different- and how what is "traditional" for some isn't necessarily traditional for others... and how in the first place, how our Americanized versions of various ethnic cuisines aren't always authentic or even traditional, anyway... She wrinkled-up her nose- but then she's a finicky gal, too w/ rather narrow eating vision... if ya know what I mean!

[Mama Mangia]

grrrr - Kev - I don't like that kind.................hey - can she cook? I find that most of the time, the ones that wrinkle up their noses and put up such a fuss are the ones that can even boil water!

I have a "friend" (if you want to call her that) and she is the pickiest when it comes to eating. She is an authority on everything - and she doesn't cook. The only thing in the world she can make is a lame soup no one likes and a haf-azzed lemon pie.

She spends her time eating out and insulting everything fed to her.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I know a few like that too, mama!