This lasagna has been a staple in my home ever since I was little. It is one of the most comforting meals to me for some reason. Through the years I have always given my mom credit for this recipe. I made it exactly the way she did (down to the brand of products), except for one small thing…I don’t like Italian sausage. It’s just not my favorite blend of spices on this particular meat. I started using Jimmy Dean sausage. Regular, good smelling, amazing breakfast sausage. Then little by little I changed something here, and then another thing there. I remember making it for my mother one day and she was like, “This isn’t my recipe. It’s completely new and all your own.”

It was actually exciting to hear those words. Something that was my very own. Something I have shared with everyone around me whether they have come over for dinner, moved into a new home, had a baby, babysitting payment for my sweet sister in law or just needed a “pick me up” dinner. Good food is one of this world’s greatest treasures. I looooooove sitting down with my favorite people and eating good food. I love to eat new foods and try different textures. One day at my friend Olga’s we feasted on goose liver paté, salted fish salads and bone marrow soup. You may not think so but it was HEAVENLY and we ate so much!!! =)

My hope with these segments is that I can share food we eat around our dinner table and love. Recipes that are quick and easy, others that take time, others that are comforting, some that are nostalgic and ALL that satisfy an appetite. From my kitchen to yours, happy cooking!