Beef Cannelloni

Stumble across some cannelloni, decided to give a shot, see if lasagne is better,

Ingredients: 12 cannelloni tubes,

300g of minced beef,

1/2 cup of stock,

1 onion, chopped,

3 tablespoon pasta sauce,

basil / spinach (optional)

2 sundried tomatoes (optional),

1 can of tomatoes or 2 fresh tomatoes,

1/2 packed of grated cheese,

2 cloves of garlics, chopped,

2 tablespoonful of olive oil or butter.

 

Method:

Preheat Oven 200 degree celsius, lightly grease the shallow dish.

Heat Oil, fry garlics, onion for about 4mins till fragrant.

add in minced beef & the optional basil&spinach,

add in tomatoes & pasta sauce and simmer for around 12 mins,

remove lid and cook to thicken,

fill your cannelloni and placed them in your baking dish.

Cover your stuffed cannelloni with either cheese sauce or pasta sauce,

cover 1/2 cup of stock,

sprinkle with grated cheese.

you may add another layers of stuffed cannelloni and cover again with pasta sauce and grated cheese.

Bake for30-35 mins.

Dig in!

 

Sweet Surprise

Every year on my birthday,i would buy myself cakes, few slices of different flavours.
This year i am too busy and my hubby surprise me with this durian cake on my birthday.
He enjoy most of it though ^-^ i wouldnt mind, juz ate a slice is good enough for me.

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Fuss Free Sandwich

Many had realised the importance of health and you are what you eat.
Decided to make a medditarean style sandwich if i may called it.
simply putting everything ive in my fridge to piece this healthy breakfast.

Walnut wholemeal bread,
1 avocado sliced,
2 sun-dried tomatoes chopped,
2-3 pieces of butter lettuces

I scrapped off the excess avocado and spread it onto the bread.

optional: pinch of salt & a few drops of olive oil.




















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Mother Day special

This year mother's day, i bought a cake to celebrate not for myself though..
main intention was to support a reason to smile project..
wishing all mothers in the world a very blessed mother day.





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Shepherd's Pie

Was watching Masterchef Australia, two contestants were making shepherd's pie..
eaten one many years back..
one of our comfort food, yum!

recipe: www.foodnetworkasia.com/recipes/shepherds-pie.html
by Alton Brown

I had a few missing ingredients: carrots, green peas, cream and rosemary.

i replaced minced lamb with beef.



after oven bake 205 degree cel at 20mins..

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lamb rack with mashed potatoes and asparagus

Finally, i got myself a le creuset grill pan.

'seasoned' it a few times with beef dishes..
now in the mood for exploring..

Meat the butcher has quite a good range of meats,
you can choose the marinated or without.

i bought 4 racks house marinated,

decided to play with plating..err..

taste was good, lamb not overcook,

i seared both side and finished them off in oven..

cant remem.the temperature go by feeling..constant checking.

wrong choice of potatoes for mashed, should have gotten russet instead.

seasoning: pitch of salt and pepper for asparagus.

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