Everyone seems to love lasagne, but making it properly can be quite a production. This one requires a bit of kitchen time too, but the work is easily spread over a couple of days, and the final result is well worth the trouble. (And these individual rolls are SO much easier to serve than trying to cut squares from a gooey casserole.) Oven-roasting transforms January tomatoes into something sweet and luscious, and the eggplant becomes rich and creamy--a perfect duo to highlight the cheese filling. No need to fly solo on assembling these--it's the sort of recipe that benefits from a group effort, so let your family or friends don aprons and join in on the rolling. Once made, the lasagne rolls are heated only briefly--just enough time to make a loaf of garlic bread to accompany them.

Everyone seems to love lasagne, but making it properly can be quite a production. This one requires a bit of kitchen time too, but the work is easily spread over a couple of days, and the final result is well worth the trouble. (And these individual rolls are SO much easier to serve than trying to cut squares from a gooey casserole.) Oven-roasting transforms January tomatoes into something sweet and luscious, and the eggplant becomes rich and creamy--a perfect duo to highlight the cheese filling. No need to fly solo on assembling these--it's the sort of recipe that benefits from a group effort, so let your family or friends don aprons and join in on the rolling. Once made, the lasagne rolls are heated only briefly--just enough time to make a loaf of garlic bread to accompany them.

When I saw this recipe on the cover of the March Food and Wine I knew I had to try it right away. Gnocchi is one of those great Italian ingredients that is severely underused. The recipe is a good one, the sauce is delicious and if you used store bought Frozen Gnocchi like I did you can skip steps 1-3 all together and still have a great meal. Don't forget to garnish with a little lemon zest if you use store bought gnocchi.

When I saw this recipe on the cover of the March Food and Wine I knew I had to try it right away. Gnocchi is one of those great Italian ingredients that is severely underused. The recipe is a good one, the sauce is delicious and if you used store bought Frozen Gnocchi like I did you can skip steps 1-3 all together and still have a great meal. Don't forget to garnish with a little lemon zest if you use store bought gnocchi.