lasagna

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And the lasagna was just because I love lasagna, haven't made it in a while, and had a sort of desperate appetite for non-holiday food.

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  1. noun Pasta in flat, very wide strips.
  2. noun A dish made by baking such pasta with layers of sauce and fillings such as cheese or meat.

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  • Rose invited him to her granddaughter's Maryellen's confirmation in five months—followed by a family feast showcasing her special homemade lasagna, a recipe handed down through generations of Sicilian ancestors. —  Analog, March 2002
  • I filled two glasses with milk while his lasagna was heating, and gulped mine to put out the fire. —  Stephenie Meyer - Twilight
  • But "housemade" is a term for pretentious restaurants, and what's charming about this lasagna is how unpretentious it is, hardly different from what you might make at home. —  Riverfront Times | Complete Issue
  • Flavourful bean and veggie burrito filling was already simmering as was the zucchini and tomato sauce for the lasagna and tortellini dishes and the turkey sausages, sauteed and sliced. —  Once Upon A Feast - Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories
  • While Joanna was packaging the tortellini with the sauce and sausages and layering lasagna, I did dishes and Poppa (better known to you as my Honey) was playing with Bo, who is too cute and very polite. —  Once Upon A Feast - Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories
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  1. Italian, possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum, chamber pot, cooking pot, from Greek lasanon.
 

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