My very first Lasagne & Sticky Date Muffins with Butterscotch Sauce

Last night a made Lasagna for dinner which was a big deal for me.  I make Spaghetti Bolognese every other week and after I've made that I think Lasagna is a whole other process beyond this and I can't be bothered with the time that it takes.

I've only made Lasagna a couple of times in my 20's when it was a Weight Watchers Recipe that you used Cottage Cheese (yuk) instead of white sauce so I'm calling last night's "Lasagna" as my first real Lasagna.   I was usually only cooking meals for myself way back then, and whilst I doubled my recipes so I could have freezer meals when I didn't feel like cooking, Lasagna is a large dish that serves many so it was not something I ever made for myself.

I also think Lasagna is rather a heavy meal however when we were down visiting our friend Donna at Rainbow Bay she made Lasagna and it was light and delicious so I decided there and then I would make it for my family.  Having a Thermomix helps because I made the Bolognese part in the Thermomix and then cleaned it out and made the white sauce.  I just threw the ingredients in, pressed a couple of buttons and hey presto the sauce was made with no lumps and no stirring by me which was perfect.  I do know how to make a white sauce on the stove but throwing the 3 ingredients in and pressing some buttons, even better.

I used 3 layers of Lasagna sheets with the Bolognese, the white sauce and parmesan cheese which I found was plenty for this dish.  I did run out of the Lasagna Sheets but felt it didn't need any more layers anyway.

Here's the Lasagna straight from the oven.

Served up with some rainbow salad.

I made "Sticky Date Muffins with Butterscotch Sauce" and home made vanilla bean icecream.  This was going to be our dessert however yesterday was so cold and windy I decided that we (Aunty Lisa aka my sister, James, Sienna and I) would have this for afternoon tea to warm us up instead of dessert later that evening.  It was a very wise move and we also were hungry as opposed to trying to fit this in after our  Lasagna.  Sticky Date Pudding/Muffins are normally a heavy dessert as well however if you try this recipe you'll see how light and fluffy they are.  I have made this recipe once before and have frozen the muffins for a lovely dessert when you need it.  Try them....delicious.

And to finish off Sienna drew this lovely drawing for me yesterday morning and she asked me if I liked the mustache she drew on James.  She told me we were on top of the mountain where we were close to the sun and I love those "M" birds in the sky.  I remember drawing birds like that as a child.