she said to make a lot...., so i did

 

she didn’t say to eat cheese from the floor, but i did that too.

oh, yes i did.

it was a big, beautiful cube of buffalo milk mozzarella, and in my haste to transfer those cubes from the cutting board to the baking dish one slipped away.  i wish i had mopped the floor like i had meant to this morning… but, i did sweep. in that fraction of a second as the cheese dropped to the floor i gasped, cursed and began my count to five. it hit with a splat of moist, creamy goodness, and this is what i thought... ‘at least i am not tossing it back into the baking dish'...  a moment later it was gone.

it was delicious.

molly, at orangette, posted about baked pasta today and today baked pasta sounded really, really good. it is a cold and blustery day here.  it has been cold and blustery for a few days now. it hasn't been warm here for very many days now. i am willing to bet that we did not crest above 60 degrees today and it rained like crazy, too.  i am willing to bet {again} that the rain was in fact the tears of more than two million western washingtonians weeping because although the calendar says june, it really feels like march. and has felt like march since.... MARCH!

i didn't have basil, so i used some baby spinach i bought at the farmer's market last week.  it was tiny, tender and delightful.  and, i think i could have used quite a bit more... but what i did use tasted wonderful.

so then, i am going to go now. the lights are flickering and i am a little bit nervous... i have lost connection to the internets twice causing my first draft of this to disappear. i can't risk that again, because... well, i might go berserk.  so, some housework, maybe some needlework by a fire and quite possibly a little snow shoveling in the early morning.  that last part? that better be an exaggeration.

Comments

[julie]

No, not snow!!!!
That pasta dish is making my mouth water!!! Gorgeous colours too..YUM! xxx

[heidi]

Believe it or not, it's snowing here in Northwest Montana this morning. I've got folks staying with me this w/end who will be doing our triathlon - swimming in the LAKE instead of a pool. Your lasagna looks incredible - you take such amazing photos too!!

[Jen]

Oh, yum. My mouth is totally watering--and I just finished breakfast. Can I come over? Right now?

[tut-tut]

Well, I wish we could send a little warmth your way. It is way too hot, though storms cleared away some of it.

And doesn't that look tasty??

[Sonya]

Ooooooh yes. Cheese. Baked. So good. I would just eat the top layer. The ENTIRE top layer. Yum.

[Sonya]

Ooooooh yes. Cheese. Baked. So good. I would just eat the top layer. The ENTIRE top layer. Yum.

[cindy]

that looks delicious! hey, we finally got sun yesterday! how nice was that!?

[Alice]

Oh my mouth is watering. This dish looks absolutely scumptious. I do hope that you have some warmer weather soon.

[sara]

i'm simply drooling, fantastic photo of the pasta! Buffalo moz is just the food of the gods, such good stuff.