Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----sauce-----
   1      pound         ground beef
   1      tablespoon    basil
   3      cloves        garlic
   2      cups          tomatoes -- (1 lg. can)
   5 1/2  teaspoons     salt
  12      ounces        tomato paste
                        -----lasagna-----
  10      ounces        lasagna noodles
   2      tablespoons   parsley flakes
   2                    eggs -- beaten
     1/2  cup           parmesan cheese -- grated
   3      cups          riccota or cottage cheese
   1      pound         mozzarella cheese -- grated
   2      teaspoons     salt
   4                    eggs; hard -- sliced thin
     1/2  teaspoon      pepper

Preparation:

Brown meat slowly. Spoon off fat. Add next 5 ingredients. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes. Cook noodles in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Meanwhile, combine riccota or cottage cheese with beaten eggs, seasonings, and parmesan. Place half the cooked noodles in a 13"x19"x2" baking dish. Add, in layers, 1/2 each of ricotta mixture, mozzarella cheese, sliced egg, and meat sauce. Sprinkle with grated parmesan. Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients. Bake in 375F oven for 30 minutes. Garnish with triangles of mozzarella cheese, salami. Let stand 10-15 minutes before cutting into squares. For an extra treat, double the meat sauce recipe and serve the extra sauce to be ladled over the individual servings.