Lasagna! It was always my choice for a birthday meal.  Well, there was that one year that, when asked what I wanted for my birthday dinner, I responded, “Liver and onions.”  Thankfully I was told, “No.”  (Of course that made me wonder, why did you ask if you don’t want my answer, but that is for a different day.)  

Lasagna is tedious, and worth every minute of effort.  You will notice that the second recipe is for the spaghetti sauce.  It is a recipe for 40 people because grandma catered events such as weddings and church dinners, so we often worked with large quantities.