Kathy's Lasagna Recipe

Lasagna
Ingredients List: 
1 lb. Lasagna Noodles
1 lb chopped Beef
1 lb sweet italian sausage
1 1/2 lb ricotta or cottage cheese
1 tsp Chopped Parsley
2 eggs
1 tbsp salt
1/2 lb shredded mozzarella
2 tbsp. Romano cheese
Sauce
1/4 c Olive Oil
1 clove garlic
2 cans Italian tomatoes
6 (6oz) can of water
1 tsp dried basil
1/4 c onion diced
2 (6oz) cans tomato paste
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Base: 
Boil  Lasagna with 1 tsp salt add to boiling water.

Brown sausage and beef, set aside.

Mix together ricotta cheese, eggs, mozzarella, romano cheese, parsley and salt, set aside

Sauce: 
Brown onions and garlic in olive oil. Add paste, tomato, water and spices. Simmer for 2 hours.

Combine: 
Arrange lasagna in layers casserole. Arrange 1/3 of meat and cheese mix and cover with sauce pan. Repeat until all is used. Cover with sauce and sprinkle with Romano cheese. Bake at 350 30-45 minutes.

Kamper Family Christmas Dish: "Pinwheels and Pasta" - Cartwheels with sausage, cream and tomato

Kamper Family Christmas Dish: "Pinwheels and Pasta" - Cartwheels with sausage, cream and tomato

Ingredients List: 1lbs mild pork sausage

Salt

Pepper

2tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Large Can Italian Peeled tomatoes, cute course with their juice

1 lb. Cartwheel Pasta

1 c. Heavy Cream

Freshly Grated Parmesean

 Slice sausage into 1/4" thick disks

Saute garlic in olive oli over medium heat- when pale gold in color add slices of sausages. 

When sausage is nicely browned, on both sides, add tomatoes and cook at a gentle simmer for about 20 minutes (fat separates and floats free and juice is reduced by 1/3) 

Add the cream and turn up heat. Cook for several minutes until cream is reduced. Add salt and liberal grinding of pepper. Turn off heat and stir in the chopped parsley

Cook pasta until barely tender

Ladel the sauce and sausages over pasta and serve with freshly graded cheese.