Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Tuna and pasta bake


2 big spoons margarine                               big pot
½ cup flour                                                   strainer
¾ cup grated cheese                                   small pot
One 250 gram can of tuna                          spoon for stirring
5 hand full’s of pasta                                    can opener

Milk


In the big pot on high heat, heat up the water which you’ve added the water from the tuna can and throw in at least 5 handfuls of pasta the pasta will cook while you are making the sauce.
 To make the sauce place flour and margarine in the smaller saucepan,
heat on low till marg is melted, stir into four and add milk slowly while stirring, you may want to turn up the heat slightly as you want this to thicken up a little first before you add cheese.

Add cheese and keep stirring , stir till your hand is sore and cheese is melted.

Add in the drained tuna and mix it in.


Remove sauce from heat before you drain pasta or it WILL stick.

By this time pasta will be cooked,
drain pasta off over the sink and put the drained pasta into an oven proof
 casserole dish
pour your sauce over the top of the pasta.
Bake in oven at around 200 or so for 15-20 minutes to brown
Serve with tomato sauce !
You can use a packet of cheese sauce if you like but you’ll still have to cook  it on the stove in order for it to thicken up
I added bacon to this one as we just happened to have some already cooked, you can add mushrooms canned (drained) or fresh or corn if you like those.

I use homebrand canned and milk, its cheap and tastes the same as name brand.

Some may say I cook pasta wrong I don’t cook it wrong I cook it differently, two handfuls per person and one for extra, thrown into warm water and brought up to the boil.
I don’t use salt either, never use it in cooking let folks assault their own food, less salt is better for you anyway. 

Monday, June 24, 2013

Ham and Cheese on Crumpet

Ham and Cheese on Crumpet

You will need:
·        1 pack of crumpets
·        6 small slices of ham
·        Cheese (block preferably)
·        A sharp knife
·        A cutting board
·        Griller  or oven
·        Oven tray if browning inside oven
·        A plate for serving

Time:
Around 5 -10 minutes

Serves:
2-3 people

Cost:
I managed to get my hands on packets of crumpets for 49 cents each
Normally they are $2.50 a packet
A 250 gram block of cheese is around $3.50.
A 350 gram packet of ham is around the $6 range.
So this might cost around $12
but if you shop around for a bargain it may only cost you $10


Method :
Remove crumpets from packaging
Cut thin slices of cheese off block
Place small pieces of cheese on the bumpy side
Place ham on top of cheese
Place more cheese on top of ham
Use the griller or your oven to melt/brown cheese
Remove from griller, cut crumpets in half

Notes:
I used block cheese for this as it melts better, you can use already prepared grated cheese
 but I find that it just ends up everywhere.
You could use processed cheese but it just doesn’t melt, it will burn before it melts.
Do NOT use the toaster for this recipe
Do NOT brown inside oven unless on an oven tray.
Yes that is my thumb on the picture.


Warning! Melted cheese can be very hot