Start by making a lasagna crust. This is actually the hardest part of the recipe. Believe it or not, my sister and I had this thing in the oven in less than 45 minutes(Including making all 3 sauces from scratch). During this portion of making it though, I was getting really worried. Some naysayers in the room didn't help. Finally got it together. Now it's easy, just start building the layers! Alfredo sauce with some salami goes first. After 3 alfredo layers, I switched to pesto. A cheese only layer, just for fun. Tomato sauce is last. It's important to press things down as you go. In my opinion, it can't be lasagna without at least a little ricotta! I painted on some alfredo at the end as a glue. All sealed up. After baking. The flip is always a scary moment. Unveiling. A thing of beauty. Cutting is another tense event. Glorious! I still can't believe how great this came out and how awesome it actually tasted! Keep it somewhat dry when building it so it holds it's shape after cooking. We saved some sauce to serve on the side but it honestly didn't really even need it! I totally meant to make it look like the album cover. I swear! Start by making a lasagna crust. This is actually the hardest part of the recipe. Believe it or not, my sister and I had this thing in the oven in less than 45 minutes(Including making all 3 sauces from scratch). During this portion of making it though, I was getting really worried. Some naysayers in the room didn't help.Finally got it together.Now it's easy, just start building the layers!Alfredo sauce with some salami goes first.After 3 alfredo layers, I switched to pesto.A cheese only layer, just for fun.Tomato sauce is last.It's important to press things down as you go.In my opinion, it can't be lasagna without at least a little ricotta!I painted on some alfredo at the end as a glue.All sealed up.After baking.The flip is always a scary moment.Unveiling.A thing of beauty.Cutting is another tense event.Glorious!I still can't believe how great this came out and how awesome it actually tasted!Keep it somewhat dry when building it so it holds it's shape after cooking. We saved some sauce to serve on the side but it honestly didn't really even need it!I totally meant to make it look like the album cover. I swear!

I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to. Sometimes this is hard to do , but other times it seems to come naturally . Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation. "How about something layered, because of all the vocal and instrument layering in the music?" From there we worked together to come up with this deep, colorful, and multi-flavored lasagna version of a timpano. If you are using words like deep, colorful, and multi-flavored to describe something inspired by tUnE-yArDs, you already know you got it right!And the next one is an example of how cool the show was! Notice all the live vocal and drum looping! Or layering if you will.I am packing up and heading on a bit of a vacation today and I wont be back until late next week, so I have decided to not post all next week! I need a break! Don't forget about me, I will be back with some awesome recipes before you know it. Need more timpano? I have made timpano twice before