Own Room Manicotti

I was actually looking forward to this recipe (an anomaly I know), as I have never made stuffed manicotti before but was always tempted by the large shells in the pasta aisle. So, a mix of ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, stuffed into the cooked manicotti (which is harder than it sounds and I am thinking about trying my hand at sausage next) and placed in a baking dish layered first with tomato sauce. A second layer of sauce goes on top, with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and into the oven for 45 minutes. One really can''t go wrong with tomatoey, cheesy, pasta goodness, not even Alice.

Episode Note: "A Room at the Top" Who knew the Brady's had an attic? You would think by the fourth season the lines of communication between Mike and Carol may have improved. But, they haven't. It all starts when Greg is feeling cramped and childish sharing a room with his two younger brothers and a friend asks if he wants to move out on his own and share an apartment. Mike and Carol nix that idea, but Mike tells Greg he can have the attic for his own. Meanwhile, Marcia gets the "own room I need more privacy" bug, and Carol tells her she can have the attic for her own room. Comedy ensues when the boys start to bring Greg's stuff upstairs and the girls do likewise with Marcia's. As a result Greg and Marcia argue, both asserting that they have permisssion to use the room. But Greg is the stand-up guy, and gives the room to Marcia when he hears her tearful pleas for privacy to her sisters. This turn of events irks Bobby and Peter who want Greg out and they conspire to annoy Marcia to give up the room. Marcia accuses Greg of playing dirty tricks, but ultimately concedes the space to him (thank goodness, because Greg never could have had Raquel spend the night in the boys room) since he is the oldest and will be leaving for college soon. Greg turns the attic into a room of his own. And for once, Greg, not Marcia, ends up on top.