Tag Archives: #Mushroom Lasagne

CarolCooks2 weekly roundup… 25th September -1st October 2022-Monday Musings, Mushroom Lasagne with 40 cloves of garlic, Health, Morbid Obesity, Aromatic Leaves…Scent Leaves…and Saturday Snippets where “Rain” is my one word prompt.

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of posts you may have missed during the week…September was in its final week...the start of high season and sunshine for some although we are still getting some ferocious tropical downpours and the start of shorter nights and colder days for others…I managed to dodge the spots today on my early morning walk…

Yesterday was the 1st of October…it was World Vegetarian Day, the start of National Apple Month(1st-31st), it was National Potato Day in Ireland and I’m sure there were lots of beautiful potato dishes on offer as Ireland is known for its potatoes…3rd-9th October is National Curry Week, plus not only is Tuesday the 4th October World Taco Day but it is also Cinnamon Roll Day…anything with cinnamon and I am there…it comes into its own at this time of year…

This is the time to gather up the rest of the harvest and prepare for the winter month for those of you who are in the Southern Hemisphere…lots of lovely root veggies…

What else can we look forward to in October?…for some there is Halloween but it’s also a month loaded with national and global celebrations. In addition to spooky revelry, October’s schedule includes multiple days on the topic of bullying awareness …it makes me sad that after all the days, weeks and months we are still banging this drum…Bullying is unacceptable in my book and yet it still exists…

It’s National Apple, Chilli and Caramel, pears and Rhubarb month plus cookbook month… those are just a few of my favourites already the recipes are swirling around in my brain…

Let’s have look at last week’s posts…starting with…Monday Musings...

I was serious on Monday…there are some steps forward from B Corps…Lots of info on that and the climate crisis is on full display this week with hurricanes and typhoon-related storms causing mass destruction…Please help, if you can…and if you are in the path of any of these then please stay safe x

Monday Musings…26th September 2022…

Tuesday it was time for a veggie recipe...I love mushrooms and garlic and this recipe is both garlic approx 40 cloves..not a typo it’s definitely garlic and mushroom heavy..delicious and decadent…

CarolCooks2 in my kitchen…Mushroom Lasagne…

A big thank you to Sally from Smorgabord Magazine for sharing my first A-Z…I am loving rereading this series…I hope you are too…

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘H’ is for Honey, Hamburgers, Hummus, Herbs, Haggis and Hoisin Sauce

This post was meant to raise awareness of the stark reality of food loss and waste…it is a problem. a huge problem and we need to do more!

CarolCooks2…Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste…

Morbid Obesity…

The good news from the UK and it’s not before time is that stores are no longer allowed to promote junk food at the tills and in certain other parts of the stores more on that in this week’s Monday Musings…The worldwide figures on Morbid Obesity are scary…In fact, obesity is considered a modern epidemic in most parts of the world.

Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, with about 13% of adults being obese and about 39% of adults being overweight…Sally’s posts are great she uses herself as an example of what can be achieved …she is brutally honest about why she was obese and the effect on her health and where she is now healthy and at a normal weight…Please head over by clicking the highlighted link below…

Smorgasbord Health Column – Size Matters: The Sequel – #Morbid Obesity – Putting your Healthy Eating Plan together Part One #Measurements #Motivation by Sally Cronin

I cannot believe I am on part 6 of aromatic leaves at best I thought I might stretch to 3 posts but I keep coming across aromatic leaves and this last week it was quite by chance as you will see if you read the post…

CarolCooks2…Friday Food Reviews…Aromatic Leaves…Part 6…

Saturday Snippets…my most fun post of the week to write and yesterday my muse chose “Rain” as my one-word prompt…

I came across a stunning rain tree, a Japanese rain doll…I totally forgot to include Rainbow  Pasta…it looks so cool and all-natural…

Isn’t that cool…not sure about the voice but at least its clear…

Thank you for joining me today as always I look forward to your comments..have a great Sunday and if you are in the path of any hurricanes or typhoons then please batten down and stay safe…x

CarolCooks2 in my kitchen…Mushroom Lasagne…

 

Good morning and welcome to my kitchen where all my recipes are cooked by me and tried and tested on my family…Trust me they are the harshest of critics…Not only have I reduced the amount of meat I eat I am trying to introduce more meat-free dishes into my family’s diet…plus many of my readers and friends are either vegetarian or vegan and I respect other people’s views and observances of their chosen diet…

Also, I promised the lovely Trish who writes under the pen name of Alex Craigie that I would come up with some vegetable-based dishes for her…Hence I have decided that every other week there will be a vegetable-based dish all tried and tested in my kitchen…

Today’s vegetarian recipe is Mushroom Lasagne…

This lasagne recipe is one my son made when I was over in the UK…he asked me if I looked garlic as it is a 40-clove garlic lasagne…it has 4 roasted cloves of garlic, layered with mushrooms and a creamy cheese sauce…it is decadent and definitely, a treat not recommended to eat or serve if you are going on a hot date …

Ingredients:

  • 4 Bulbs of Garlic
  • 4 Shallots
  • 1.5kg Mushrooms
  • 150g Parmesan
  • 6 Tbsp Butter
  • 4 Tbsp Plain Flour
  • 800ml Milk
  • 250g Mozzarella
  • 4 Sprigs of Sage
  • Small Handful of Parsley
  • 200g Fresh Lasagne Sheets
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Olive Oil

Let’s Cook!

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Chop the ends off your bulbs of garlic and your shallots. Chop the shallots in half and drizzle them liberally with oil. Wrap your bulbs of garlic tightly in foil and roast for 1 hour.

Garlic and banana shallots

Grate the parmesan.

Melt 4 tbsp of butter in a pot and then whisk in the flour. Slowly drizzle in the milk to form a thick sauce. Add in the mozzarella and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.

Finely chop the sage and parsley.

Roughly chop up the mushrooms and add them to a large pot with the remaining butter and 1 tsp of salt. Sauté for 15 mins until softened. Season with salt and pepper.

Once the shallots and garlic are roasted, pop them in a blender with 200ml of water and ¼ of the mushroom mix and 2 tbsp of the bechamel sauce. Blend until very smooth, there should be no fibrous bits, add more water if necessary.

Add the garlic liquid to the mushrooms and cook on a low heat to make a thick sauce.

Mix in the sage and parsley.

Layer a lasagne dish first with a thin layer of mushrooms, then a thin layer of béchamel and then the lasagne sheets. Repeat with thin layers of the filling, ending on a layer of béchamel. Finish with the parmesan.

Pop into the oven for 30 mins, allow to rest for 15 mins and then serve.

Thank you for joining me today this is a lovely meat-free lasagne very rich and creamy…and so very delicious…a lovely dish for a dinner party or a buffet or just because…