OPINION | FRONT BURNER: Spread the Lasagna Love with this cheesy recipe

I'd never heard of Lasagna Love (aside from the kind I feel when I'm eating lasagna) until a few weeks ago when friends in different states (Arkansas and Missouri) wrote about their experiences making and sharing lasagna with neighbors in need.

Lasagna Love was created by Rhiannon Menn in March 2020 as a way to help other moms in the early days of the pandemic. She and her young daughter made and delivered lasagnas to families in their neighborhood, families who needed a little help getting dinner on the table — whether the struggle was financial or emotional.

As word spread, the program grew with more moms (and dads) joining Menn in preparing and delivering homemade lasagnas.

As of late March of this year, Lasagna Love had connected neighbors and delivered more than 41,000 lasagnas in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.