Spaghetti with Lemon & Olive Oil

     It's been a few days since my last post on here (which, sadly, was not even a recipe), and that would be because I have been slowing down on the cooking this week.  You see, my pantry seems to be overflowing with cereal, and my refrigerator is still full of some leftover lasagna noodle trimmings (which taste perfectly delightful re-warmed with some parmesan and olive oil, might I add) so I've decided to hold off on the makings of new things until the older ones have been depleted somewhat.
     However, I still have quite a few pre-blogging-days recipes stored up, and since I mentioned in an earlier post that I would put this one up...here it is!  A simple pasta dish for those nights when you want something filling (without being a total heavyweight) that won't take you 9 years to make.  It was served by me to two good friends for dinner, and I'm glad I halved the recipe-it serves about 4 this way, so I didn't have tons of leftovers to haunt my then-overcrowded refrigerator.

     I'm sure I'll give this one another go sometime, so photos will be posted at a later date as I did not take pictures of my meals before I began this blog. ;)

Dinner is served at last-the promised Mushroom Lasagna!

     For those of you who do not know, I am a huge, HUGE fan of pasta. And cheese.  And creamy sauces-or tomato sauces.  So, obviously, it seems like a given to say that I like a lasagna. Fits right in with the character profile, no?   But let me just try for a moment to emphasize the deliciousness of the following recipe.  It is creamy-so, so creamy-with just the right pinch of flavor from nutmeg and black pepper.  And the mushrooms, of course, which I adore, carry the main weight of the dish.  They are not overwhelming, but I have to say, the aroma that filled my kitchen before I took this thing out sufficiently made my mouth water.  This lasagna is simple, lacking in heavy meats and dozens of cheeses, and is therefore a bit lighter than your average Italian heavyweight.  Follow the jump to learn why this is one of my favorite lasagna recipes ever, and why YOU should dig up some excuse to make it!