Food Porn - Lasagna Edition

Last night I made lasagna for dinner.

I don't really have a recipe. Kinda just whatever I feel like at the moment.

For this one I sautéed some mushrooms, jalapeños, and Hatch green chili peppers (take that, Pueblo!)

Then added Paul Newman's marinara (I know, but I didn't have time or energy to make it from scratch, and Paul Newman's non-meat sauces are pretty good for coming out of a jar) for the gravy with some Ancho chili powder, fresh shaved garlic, smoked paprika, and black pepper. Once it got to a simmer I added a bit of heat with about a tablespoon of Karma Sauce Fennelo from the Heatonist store in Manhattan, and about a tablespoon of Naga Jolokia Ghost Pepper sauce that Hive account@sgt-dan sent me from a little local shop in Leesburg, VA.

I seem to recall whatever recipe I was supposed to be using calling for four cups of mozzarella. So I used eight - four in the cheese mix (with whole milk ricotta, of course) and four in their own layers. Also used ½ cup of grated parmesan and ½ cup of grated romano. Somehow Hive account@benfranz, despite being mildly lactose-intolerant, did not wake up in the middle of the night to puke this up. #winning

Here's the finish right after I took it out of the oven. I managed to let it cool for about 20 minutes, which should be impressive for those who know me and my lack of patience.