Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe on Route 66 in Stroud, Okla., will make an appearance on NBC-TV’s “Today” show at 8:49 a.m. Central on Thursday.
According to her “Dollars to Donuts” blog, Welch will be making her three-cheese white lasagna on the show. Welch is there to plug her new book, “Dollars to Donuts.”
The lasagna recipe is here if you want to make it yourself. Here’s what she said about it:
Extra creamy and decadent, this casserole is like macaroni and cheese dressed up for company. Many kids and even adults aren’t fans of ricotta cheese, which is how I came up with this Cheddar and Monterey Jack–loaded alternative to the traditional lasagna. Sautéed onions and a mix of beef and pork give the dish some backbone, while a little Parmesan sprinkled over the top offers up an irresistible golden-brown crust. You could make this even more like macaroni and cheese if you wanted by using elbow macaroni or even ziti in place of the lasagna noodles.
It’s been an interesting past few months for Welch. First, her restaurant reopened in May after it was severely damaged in a fire the previous year. A few months after that, her “Dollars to Donuts” book was published. Then she was named Oklahoma’s Woman of the Year on New Year’s Eve.
UPDATE: If you missed it, you can watch the segment with Dawn Welch here.
I have over 50 cookbooks and swore I would never buy another, but Dollars to Donuts is a must have for me. I am especially excited about getting recipes I can make ahead and serve another day.
It’s a great cookbook. I just made spaetzle with jaegerschnitzel sauce (called “mushroom gravy” or something in the book) for dinner last night.