Hello Feeder gang!
This week’s newsletter comes to you from a writer who is 21 weeks pregnant (eep!) - yes, that is me. For the first 13 or so weeks of my pregnancy, I lived mostly off spinach and ricotta tortellini, cereal and toast, with occasional pieces of fruit to keep the scurvy at bay. Now that I’m further along, I’m trying to eat food that is giving my little friend a bit more sustenance. This means a little more protein, and a little more veg. Still lots of comfort of course, because pregnancy hasn’t changed me that much.
The recipe of the week is a reflection of this - my spring veg cheat’s lasagne, a very simple one pot number that uses lots of the best of the season. You’ll also get my recommendations for a book and a sitcom I’ve been loving this week, and my favourite non-alcoholic beers out there (I have drank many of them).
Big love!
Sophie x
The Recipe
Spring Veg Cheat’s Lasagne
I am a sucker for meals that only use one pan, especially ones that contain a good chunk of your 5 a day. Finding ways to use asparagus whilst it is in season is a fun cooking challenge, as truly some of the best ways to eat it are the simplest ways, but tossing it into a pasta dish with the creaminess of mascarpone and umami parmesan suit it very well.
People on the internet can get really cross when you cook lasagna sheets this way, but it’s a really convenient way to throw a dinner together that only uses one pan, but by all means lock me up and throw away the key if you object.
This would also be lovely with cubes of pancetta in there if that’s your kind of thing, but I quite like keeping it veggie.
Serves 4