My brother is a professional chef and he doesn’t care for baking. We joke that he got the cooking gene and I got the baking one. So, I am never sure if her regular recipes aren’t turning out because of me or the recipe.
There is a lasagna recipe she has that was sort of okay. I don’t remember the name of it, but it had several (seven, I think) different types of cheeses in it. I only made it once, because the cheese didn’t melt very well inside of it. It did use a homemade sauce that I remember being very, very good.
I don’t think it’s you. It’s the recipes, lol.