Ingredients
1 no ingredients
Directions
A trick I learned while working as a microwave oven demonstrator is
that cooked lasagne noodles may be replaced by layering flour
tortillas and thinly sliced Monterey Jack cheese.
I've found the most convenient way to do this is to slice the tor-
tillas into 1.5" to 2" strips and placing the jack cheese evenly on
top. Layer as you would the cooked noodles. While cooking, the two
blend together. The result is indistinguishable from using cooked
noodles except that you will experience an extra richness. If the
recipe you're using is very simple you may even find the results to
be better than using the actual noodles since it does add a very
desirable richness and texture.
I do not recommend that you use this method in a conventional oven.
I've tried it and the tortilla/cheese combination seemed to turn to
mush and lose its definition. Submitted by Lawren Freebody @ Salata
BBS.
Servings: 1 servings
Microwave Tips - Lasagne Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Italian; Microwave; Pasta
The History of Recipes
Academics have found proof that recipes existed back into the far past, at least as far back into history as the early Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. Having said that, mostly, these ancient cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing food.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe found, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few clay tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel blissful and exhilarated. Closer to modern times, we have some recipe books dating from the fourteenth century ; one book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these two books are unconnected to the indian curry that is popular today, but rather accounts of the types of meals served to the upper classes of the time. In the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many foods, spices and herbs from the East, including spices like parsley and basil. The introduction of these new foods and spices led to an eruption in recipe books, many of which still exist in private cookery archives. During the succeeding few centuries, the rich families of Wesstern Europe competed with each other to offer the best banquets, and as a result the best chefs and their recipe collections were highly sought after. Notwithstanding that, it was during the 19th century that cookery and recipe collections became really popular. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated their lives to assembling, verifying, and publishing recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. By the arrival of the 1900s, cooking publications are in great demand, due to increased literacy, people having increased free time and being a little richer. Like it or not, the introduction of television brings us TV cookery programs and the spin-off recipe books. Which brings us neatly to the present day and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting us all to search through thousands of recipes just like those on the site you are now reading. |
We hope you enjoy this Microwave Tips Lasagne recipe.
