What We Ate: a seasonal reminder of dinner at our house.

If by chance you made too much of this lovely winter bruschetta  when you were eating with your vegetarian friends and threw a quart of it in the freezer, and now you are looking for a dinner for two that is savory on a still too cold (for March) winter night, then you might cook a couple of sweet Italian sausages in a heavy bottom pan and add the thawed bruschetta and a couple of cups of freshly chopped kale for a nearly perfect meal. The only thing that might make it more perfect is a baguette on the side with lots of butter. (I divide this into two smaller loaves instead of one big one.)

My daughter told me recently that she thought she liked lasagna but she realized that actually what she likes is my lasagna which is, in a lot of ways, not like other people's lasagna but still mostly fits the definition of what lasagna is. I looked it up. Lasagna:  noun - pasta in the form of wide strips. A baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato. You'll recall, if you've been hanging around here at all, that for a good portion of last year we had one veg kid and one dairy free kid which basically meant we ate vegan meals when we were all together. That is no longer the case, but some of the recipes have stuck or been updated to meet current eating preferences. This is one of them. It takes a bit of time so sometimes I make this over two days. And, it's a great way to use up veg that is ever so slightly past it's prime Ingredients suggestions: 9 lasagna noodles a large yellow...

I've been traveling a couple of days and it's January in Wisconsin. This combination can be brutal. Imagine my surprise when I arrived home to Lentil Soup with Sausage  made in the instant pot and ready to go! I found this recipe earlier this year because I'm still looking for instant pot recipes that make dinner easy. This once was a hit ~ easy to make, so satisfying, not overly heavy and perfect for cold, dark and snowy days.