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Ostrich Lasagna

Yesterday we visited an ostrich farm and fed some of the animals. I had warned the kiddos that it was a farm and we might purchase eggs and, possibly, meat. The guy manning the store didn't have the meat there, but told me where - in town - I could find it. So, today, we tracked some down. The kids had voted for the steaks, but all the store had was ground ostrich meat. I had been planning on making lasagna anyway, so I decided to make ostrich lasagna. I'm certain that the flavor is masked by the herbs and the wine, so we'll have to try again another time. Ingredients 1 onion, peeled and diced 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and diced olive oil 2 pounds ground ostrich meat 2 T butter 2 C fresh tomato sauce 1/2 C red wine 1/2 C water 1 C fresh chopped parsley 2 T fresh oregano freshly ground salt, to taste freshly ground pepper, to taste lasagna noodles 3 C shredded cheese (I used a mixture of mozzarella, asiago, provolone, and Monterey jack) 1 C sh...