Comments on: May Day May Day… Cooking help needed!!! http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed I love giving home made gifts...which one of the kids would you like? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lora http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1815 Lora Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:34:02 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1815 I always serve garlic bread and salad with lasagna. Lasagna is rich enough as it is, but when company comes, I also serve cheesecake. :) I always serve garlic bread and salad with lasagna. Lasagna is rich enough as it is, but when company comes, I also serve cheesecake. :)

]]> By: Wendy http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1550 Wendy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:48:58 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1550 I have to agree with a lot of the others. Salad and garlic bread are great sides for lasagna. BUT, here's an extra little idea you might find nifty. For the bread, you could always try warming up a nicely sliced up loaf of French bread and serving it with (here's the kicker...) roasted garlic. Extremely easy, but a nice touch, especially if your guests are garlic fans. Take one elephant garlic (or a really good sized normal garlic bulb), slice the top off so the cloves are exposed, douse with a little olive oil, sprinkle over a little basil, wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the oven for about an hour while you're lasagna's baking. The cloves get so soft, they spread on bread like butter. The only person I've ever served this to that didn't like it was NOT a garlic lover. Hope that helps! I have to agree with a lot of the others. Salad and garlic bread are great sides for lasagna. BUT, here’s an extra little idea you might find nifty. For the bread, you could always try warming up a nicely sliced up loaf of French bread and serving it with (here’s the kicker…) roasted garlic. Extremely easy, but a nice touch, especially if your guests are garlic fans. Take one elephant garlic (or a really good sized normal garlic bulb), slice the top off so the cloves are exposed, douse with a little olive oil, sprinkle over a little basil, wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the oven for about an hour while you’re lasagna’s baking. The cloves get so soft, they spread on bread like butter. The only person I’ve ever served this to that didn’t like it was NOT a garlic lover. Hope that helps!

]]> By: mama nell http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1480 mama nell Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:34:36 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1480 bread and salad. sounds yummmy! bread and salad. sounds yummmy!

]]> By: Kansas A http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1461 Kansas A Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:37:46 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1461 Hillbilly Housewife has a great garlic stick recipe that I've made quite often. It doesn't take much time to make them: http://hillbillyhousewife.com/garlicbreadsticks.htm Hillbilly Housewife has a great garlic stick recipe that I’ve made quite often. It doesn’t take much time to make them:
http://hillbillyhousewife.com/garlicbreadsticks.htm

]]> By: Tracy http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1431 Tracy Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:49:21 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1431 Love the store-bought bread idea above. It will seem like home made! The key isn't what you serve but HOW you serve it. Set the lasagna dish in a nice basket on the table. Scoop butter into a cute dish rather than slapping down the tub. Pour salad dressing in fancy little sugar bowls to spoon out rather than just pouring it from the jar. Serve your soft drinks/water in goblets rather than every day glasses and leave a pitcher of cold water on the table with some lemon wedges next to it. Fancy it up and they won't even remember the meal itself! Love the store-bought bread idea above. It will seem like home made! The key isn’t what you serve but HOW you serve it. Set the lasagna dish in a nice basket on the table. Scoop butter into a cute dish rather than slapping down the tub. Pour salad dressing in fancy little sugar bowls to spoon out rather than just pouring it from the jar. Serve your soft drinks/water in goblets rather than every day glasses and leave a pitcher of cold water on the table with some lemon wedges next to it. Fancy it up and they won’t even remember the meal itself!

]]> By: dcrmom http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1425 dcrmom Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:22:08 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1425 Lasagne is a great dish for company. You can prepare it in advance and there is no last-minute prep. Just get some Italian bread at the grocery store and slather it with butter and garlic salt and heat it up. And then a salad, and you're done! Lasagne is a great dish for company. You can prepare it in advance and there is no last-minute prep. Just get some Italian bread at the grocery store and slather it with butter and garlic salt and heat it up. And then a salad, and you’re done!

]]> By: Deena @ Wholly Devoted http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1411 Deena @ Wholly Devoted Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:39 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1411 Italian always goes well with French Bread and salad...always!! Italian always goes well with French Bread and salad…always!!

]]> By: Sara http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1392 Sara Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:26:33 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1392 Garlic bread (buy the frozen texas toast.. it's good), caeser salad (you can buy those salad kits...), and brownies!! Garlic bread (buy the frozen texas toast.. it’s good), caeser salad (you can buy those salad kits…), and brownies!!

]]> By: Laura Williams http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1358 Laura Williams Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:19:16 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1358 Whenever I make lasagne for supper, I usually make a salad to go along with it, some garlic bread, and I make a dessert... just depends on what I have one hand... Easy Banana Pudding, a quick and easy cobbler, Easy Strawberry Pie, or one of countless others I know will go quick so I don't get tempted with leftover pieces of dessert to make me eat them. (just let me know if you want any recipes and I'll post them on my blog). Come check out my blog to receive a freebie. Everyone who comments on the post linked below will receive the freebie! http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/07/carnival-time-giveaway.html Whenever I make lasagne for supper, I usually make a salad to go along with it, some garlic bread, and I make a dessert… just depends on what I have one hand… Easy Banana Pudding, a quick and easy cobbler, Easy Strawberry Pie, or one of countless others I know will go quick so I don’t get tempted with leftover pieces of dessert to make me eat them.

(just let me know if you want any recipes and I’ll post them on my blog).

Come check out my blog to receive a freebie. Everyone who comments on the post linked below will receive the freebie!

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]]> By: anodyne http://DesperatelySeekingSanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/comment-page-1#comment-1339 anodyne Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:26:51 +0000 http://www.desperatelyseekingsanity.com/2007/07/25/may-day-may-day-cooking-help-needed/#comment-1339 Definitely garlic bread. Salads are easy and a good side... get one of those ones in a bag, and it's extra easy. Or steamed veggies. You can get those in a bag too, and just microwave them. I never serve lasagna with an over-fancy side. The lasagna is plenty fancy itself. And I agree with Tishia, dessert is a good idea. :) Definitely garlic bread. Salads are easy and a good side… get one of those ones in a bag, and it’s extra easy. Or steamed veggies. You can get those in a bag too, and just microwave them. I never serve lasagna with an over-fancy side. The lasagna is plenty fancy itself. And I agree with Tishia, dessert is a good idea. :)

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