May Day May Day… Cooking help needed!!!

Heather, I lost your email…can you contact me?

Big thumbs up for garlic bread and salad (even something simple — like they can make it themselves).

Now is this like next Tuesday? And why such a weird day?

Definitely garlic bread. Salads are easy and a good side… get one of those ones in a bag, and it’s extra easy. Or steamed veggies. You can get those in a bag too, and just microwave them. I never serve lasagna with an over-fancy side. The lasagna is plenty fancy itself. And I agree with Tishia, dessert is a good idea.

Garlic bread (buy the frozen texas toast.. it’s good), caeser salad (you can buy those salad kits…), and brownies!!

Lasagne is a great dish for company. You can prepare it in advance and there is no last-minute prep. Just get some Italian bread at the grocery store and slather it with butter and garlic salt and heat it up. And then a salad, and you’re done!

Hillbilly Housewife has a great garlic stick recipe that I’ve made quite often. It doesn’t take much time to make them:
http://hillbillyhousewife.com/garlicbreadsticks.htm

I have to agree with a lot of the others. Salad and garlic bread are great sides for lasagna. BUT, here’s an extra little idea you might find nifty. For the bread, you could always try warming up a nicely sliced up loaf of French bread and serving it with (here’s the kicker…) roasted garlic. Extremely easy, but a nice touch, especially if your guests are garlic fans. Take one elephant garlic (or a really good sized normal garlic bulb), slice the top off so the cloves are exposed, douse with a little olive oil, sprinkle over a little basil, wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the oven for about an hour while you’re lasagna’s baking. The cloves get so soft, they spread on bread like butter. The only person I’ve ever served this to that didn’t like it was NOT a garlic lover. Hope that helps!