Honey I burnt the lasagna....again.

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For a girl who can make a mean stuffed manicotti, why can't I make lasagna? I follow recipes to the T and still it comes out burnt and nasty. I can make baklava from scratch, but I can't do this? What is wrong with me? Are my husband and son doomed to only ever have lasagna at my parent's or inlaw's homes? I would love to be able to say "Hey, I made delicious lasagna!" in stead of the usual profanity that comes from my poor kitchen.

As far as things go, I follow recipes. Set my oven at the temps they say to. I set a timer. And yet out comes this perfect on top and weird rest of it; followed by a not so great mass on the bottom. What is the deal?! Is my kitchen sabotaging me? Is the universe sayiing NO lasagna for you!? I can not make this dinner dish to save the baby Jesus.
I feel so defeated, so let down. I get asked to make it and go to the store and cheat. I buy it premade. And it is no where nearly as good as homemade. Why does this one dish cause me such catastrophe?! Right now I don't even think Ina or Giada could save me in my lasagna woes.

Home made mac n cheese.

Spare me the box and give me the real stuff! I was watching food network and I saw Ina Garten making man n cheese. She made it look so easy to do. And although she used expensive cheeses and truffle butter; I found I could imitate it with cheddar cheese and cream. I made my own take on her recipe.
Here is my recipe:
You need butter 3 tablespoons
4 tablespoon of flour
Salt and pepper.
Pasta
Italian bread crumbs
1 small bag of sharp cheddar
2 handfuls of mild cheddar
2 cups milk

In one pot boil pasta , then in the other melt butter and add flour. Whisk together and get the flour taste out. I warmed the milk in the microwave then added it to the butter.  You want it to thicken on medium heat while whisking and add salt and pepper.  When it is thick add cheddar and keep whisking. Add the pasta and mix together. Put into a dish and add the bread crumbs . You can either save for later or finish off in the oven at 350 for 25-30 mins.
Enjoy!!!!