Fiyaz and Jay came for dinner tonight. This is one of Fiyaz’s favorite dishes, and since he’s headed off on a road trip for several months, it was the dish of choice. A description of this casserole is here.
– Tonight I made the casserole with ground turkey breast, and I used fresh mozzarella to top it off. It was really good. As tomatoes come into season, I may use fresh tomatoes instead of canned.
– I got terrific raspberries and blueberries at Costco for the crisp. I decided at the last minute to include blackberries as well. I added just a tiny bit of sugar to the fruit, so the crisp was slightly tart (everyone seems to like the fruit a little tart).
- Polish Lasagna (Sheri’s Recipe Box)
- Sourdough bread with Sauteed Garlic Butter (Fine Cooking #43, March 2001, p. 49)
- Triple Berry Fruit Crisp with Crunch Crisp Topping (Fine Cooking #51, July 2002, p, 52)
Wine: Rafanelli 1997 Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley, California). One of our favorite Zinfandels, and 1997 was a fantastic vintage. Unfortunately, the bright fruit is fading and this wine is getting to the point where it’s almost over-aged. We have one more bottle left, so we’ll have to drink it soon.
You made Polish lasagna for me when you lived at Jay’s. You made berry crisp for me before Big Kahuna. You are an excellent cook. I wish you could cook something for me more often!
Phhh! YOU are an excellent cook! It’s always better when someone else cooks for you. I’ll make you whatever you want if you come visit. :)
Polish Lasagna – is my description accurate? I’ve eaten it for so long that I don’t know if I just like it because it’s a dish from my childhood or because it really is yummy. It’s definitely not high-class food, very much in the comfort food category.
I did cherry-blueberry crisp before Big Kahuna. This was the first one with raspberries. Good flavor, but they get kind of mushy.