Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Youtube, stop snooping on my Social Media history....

And here we go....

While I'm loving all the Steamboat Willie memes, each time I see this, I hear that little whistle tune in my head. It's been nonstop all day....

Spent the evening dancing the night away for New Year's Eve in #secondlife, as I've done most every New Year's for years.

Brought a friend along who needed a nice night out after a rough 2023. As someone also having a rough 2023, it was good to finally bid it goodbye.

This Week's Fancy Pants Meal: Lasagne de Fornel

DESSERT LASAGNA!

I've been wanting to try this since I heard about it, and finally decided to make it as my last meal of 2023 (And for the first week of 2024).

There's a mild sweetness in this, and the main falvor is the apples. I don't even taste the raisins or walnuts, and there're just hints of fig. Honestly, I was expecting a sweeter dish, but a light sprinkle of sugar/sucralose helped. Your mileage may vary.

Suggestion: For ease of cutting, I'd boil the heck out of the pasta, cause it will thicken up again in the oven and make portioning the lasagna a little rough.

# Lasagne da Fornel

Italy Magazine
6 Servings

10.0 whole dried white figs (thinly sliced)
0.5 cup white wine
1.0 cup golden raisins
1.0 cup walnuts (finely ground)
2.0 whole red delicious apples (grated)
12.0 tbsp butter (melted) [cooking]
butter [greasing]
1.0 pound lasagna pasta sheets (cut into 2.5 to 3 inch wide strips)
2.0 tbsp poppy seeds

1 - Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C
2 - Generously butter a 9-inch oven-proof serving dish or baking pan butter.
3 - In a small saucepan combine the figs and wine and bring to a boil over high heat.
4 - Boil on high for a minute or two, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until all the wine is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
5 - In a bowl combine the figs, raisins, walnuts, grated apples and 1/3 of the melted butter.
6 - Cook the lasagna strips in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and toss with 1/3 of the butter and the poppy seeds.
7 - In the prepared pan, put down a single layer of lasagna strips haphazardly (do not arrange the noodles end to end—just put them in a flat layer).
8 - Spread with 1/3 of the fruit mixture. Repeat for 2 more layers.
9 - Top with a final layer of noodles and drizzle on the remaining melted butter.
10 - Bake about 20 minutes, until hot throughout.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking

Things my grandmother would never expect me to grind in her molcajete, number 5794:

I needed ground walnuts, I got ground walnuts!

So while I wait to see if this computer fails me AGAIN, here's what my Air Fryer Cheat Day Extravaganza consisted of.

With a Guest Appearance by some Add To Your Cheap Ramen ramen toppings that are genuinely really good!

And good news, my update is done, I can go to sleep!

Why, yes, I have an air fryer now, why do you ask?

I have these leggings, let's wear them.

Oh no.

Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2024?

"A part of a complete Christmas Dinner."™

Thanks to @Amazonchique and Lissa, I now have an air fryer.

GIVE ME YOUR RECIPES.

A wonderful Christmas Dinner with Crystal, Lissa, Noam and Seanan. A night full of good talk, good food and...well...something else on the menu.

And yes, we did eat it. Goes good with strawberries. And by good I mean...well...the strawberries were good.

Made some cinnamon rolls for Christmas dinner, and the first batch came out SO bad (they literally melted into a sheet of dough when rising), that I made a second batch.

The second batch was sort of better, but still collapsed on itself. And the oven decided to overcook them. And I put too much evaporated milk in the icing when It came out too thick, and made it too thin.

Next time, I'm going to try making them in a casserole dish instead of a baking tray like the instructions say so the walls (and the other rolls) can hold the dough up.

But hey, dry cinnamon bread with a hint of icing! Maybe a few seconds in the microwave will save 'em.

Everyone time I see this brand name at the local grocery store, my brain automatically assumes it's AI generated art struggling to make a complete word.

So, I've started freezing milk to cut down on food waste, and for the most part, it's working! There still more waste than I'd like, but at least I'm not throwing out a quart of buttermilk for a quarter cup of the stuff.

This year, give the gift of BEEF.

This Week's Plain Jane Meal (2/2): Ribeye Steak

Another super easy, super tasty quick plate for the week. Ribeye Steak with just salt and pepper, fried in a pan of olive oil. Maybe a dab of A1 sauce.

My pork easy meal is usually just sausages warmed up in the microwave.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking

Tonight's Sunday Night Movie....

This Week's Plain Jane Meal #1: Chicken Guillet

I've been showing you all my fancy foods, but really my "Fancy Pants" meals are just one of four meals I make for the week. Usually my first is just the bread I baked. And depending on what protien is in the Fancy Pants Meal I make some simple meals using Beef, Chicken or Pork, whichever isn't in the Fancy Pants Meal.

Today it's "Chicken Guillet" named after the first meal Lissa Guillet ever taught me, as it's super easy to make, and really good to boot. It's so simple, I'm not even gonna give you a detailed recipe. You just don't need it.

Grab some chicken (I use boneless thighs), add salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper to taste (I tend to do 10 parts salt, 5 parts pepper, and 3 parts paprika and cayenne), and fry in a pan till done.

That's it. Simple, easy, and really tasty. I usually eat it with a banana or a side-salad because of my dietary restrictions.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking