Food Thread

[king nothing]

Oats are definitely a must. I like maple syrup in mine too.

[Deleted]

Sept 1, 2017 15:43:05 GMT king nothing said:

Oats are definitely a must. I like maple syrup in mine too.

I've not tried oats with any yet. Might have it a tester this week. Back in the gym from next week so best get a head start on the nutrition side

[Reduntildeath]

Sept 1, 2017 15:53:54 GMT @cavelly2k said:

Sept 1, 2017 15:43:05 GMT king nothing said:

Oats are definitely a must. I like maple syrup in mine too.

I've not tried oats with any yet. Might have it a tester this week. Back in the gym from next week so best get a head start on the nutrition side

Oats,THE best thing for lowering cholesterol,was told this by my stroke consultant after I complained about the Statins I was taking.

[Reduntildeath]

Waiting for my muddler and Cachacha to be delivered from Amazon tomorrow.
Limes already waiting patiently,ice is in the freezer.
Caipirinhas here we come-never made them at home before,but supped enough of them to figure what a good one tastes like!

[king nothing]

Sept 1, 2017 16:25:14 GMT Reduntildeath said:

Sept 1, 2017 15:53:54 GMT @cavelly2k said:

I've not tried oats with any yet. Might have it a tester this week. Back in the gym from next week so best get a head start on the nutrition side

Oats,THE best thing for lowering cholesterol,was told this by my stroke consultant after I complained about the Statins I was taking.

Doctor wanted me on statins if I couldn't lower my cholesterol. I'm due back soon. I changed my diet this year big time. Loads of fruit. Porridge every morning. I even started eating fish, which I'm not a fan of.
I'm also taking 5 different supplements.

[king nothing]

I highly recommend anyone over 25 to go and get their cholesterol levels checked. I was gobsmacked when I found out how high mine were. I'm not overweight, but I was eating a bit shitty for years!

[king nothing]

Gramps gave me a recipe for lasagne. I've just made it and it was freaking awesome!

[CaajScot]

I love lasagne and that has made me hungry just thinking of it, in fact, the wife is around our daughters and won't be in until 6 ish, I think I will give her a call and tell her to pop into Tescos or wherever and tell her to bring me one home, she said she was picking up some chicken dippers for tea but a lasagne will do me. 

[king nothing]

I'm not being big headed but this was the best lasagne I've ever had. And I made it! Also my own garlic bread.

[king nothing]

I don't think he will mind me posting the recipe!! Cheers gramps,it was damn tasty.


SAUCE
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped peeled carrots
2 tablespoons minced garlic
12 ounces lean ground beef
8 Best ounces spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with added puree
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
LASAGNA
15 lasagna noodles (about 12 ounces)
2 15-ounce containers part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry
2 large eggs
4 3/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 1 1/4 pounds)

Preparation

FOR SAUCE:
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and garlic; sauté until softened, about 12 minutes.
Add beef and sausages to pan; sauté until cooked through, breaking up meat with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer until flavors blend and sauce measures about 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Cool.

FOR LASAGNA:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Drain; cover with cold water.
Combine ricotta and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese in medium bowl. Mix in spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs.
Drain pasta and pat dry. Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Place 5 noodles over sauce, overlapping to fit.
Spread half of ricotta-spinach mixture evenly over noodles. Sprinkle 2 cups mozzarella cheese evenly over ricotta-spinach mixture.
Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese, spreading with spatula to cover (sauce will be thick). Repeat layering with 5 noodles, remaining
ricotta-spinach mixture, 2 cups mozzarella and 1 1/2 cups sauce. Arrange remaining 5 noodles over sauce. Spread remaining sauce over
noodles. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese evenly over lasagna. (Can be prepared up to 1 day
ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.) Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake lasagna 40 minutes; uncover and bake
until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes. Let lasagna stand 15 minutes before serving.

[Deleted]

Sept 10, 2017 18:24:56 GMT king nothing said:

I don't think he will mind me posting the recipe!! Cheers gramps,it was damn tasty.


SAUCE
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped peeled carrots
2 tablespoons minced garlic
12 ounces lean ground beef
8 Best ounces spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with added puree
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
LASAGNA
15 lasagna noodles (about 12 ounces)
2 15-ounce containers part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry
2 large eggs
4 3/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 1 1/4 pounds)

Preparation

FOR SAUCE:
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and garlic; sauté until softened, about 12 minutes.
Add beef and sausages to pan; sauté until cooked through, breaking up meat with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer until flavors blend and sauce measures about 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Cool.

FOR LASAGNA:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Drain; cover with cold water.
Combine ricotta and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese in medium bowl. Mix in spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs.
Drain pasta and pat dry. Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Place 5 noodles over sauce, overlapping to fit.
Spread half of ricotta-spinach mixture evenly over noodles. Sprinkle 2 cups mozzarella cheese evenly over ricotta-spinach mixture.
Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese, spreading with spatula to cover (sauce will be thick). Repeat layering with 5 noodles, remaining
ricotta-spinach mixture, 2 cups mozzarella and 1 1/2 cups sauce. Arrange remaining 5 noodles over sauce. Spread remaining sauce over
noodles. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese evenly over lasagna. (Can be prepared up to 1 day
ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.) Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake lasagna 40 minutes; uncover and bake
until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes. Let lasagna stand 15 minutes before serving.

All my cups are differing in size. Can't make any stupid american recipes.

And I've never once seen a Lasagna Noodle 

[RAZ]

made a vegan lasagne last week.couldnt stop eating.well made lasagne is one of the best things out there

[king nothing]

Sept 10, 2017 18:38:56 GMT @dedrevil said:

Sept 10, 2017 18:24:56 GMT king nothing said:

I don't think he will mind me posting the recipe!! Cheers gramps,it was damn tasty.


SAUCE
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped peeled carrots
2 tablespoons minced garlic
12 ounces lean ground beef
8 Best ounces spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with added puree
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
LASAGNA
15 lasagna noodles (about 12 ounces)
2 15-ounce containers part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry
2 large eggs
4 3/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 1 1/4 pounds)

Preparation

FOR SAUCE:
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and garlic; sauté until softened, about 12 minutes.
Add beef and sausages to pan; sauté until cooked through, breaking up meat with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer until flavors blend and sauce measures about 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Cool.

FOR LASAGNA:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Drain; cover with cold water.
Combine ricotta and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese in medium bowl. Mix in spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs.
Drain pasta and pat dry. Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Place 5 noodles over sauce, overlapping to fit.
Spread half of ricotta-spinach mixture evenly over noodles. Sprinkle 2 cups mozzarella cheese evenly over ricotta-spinach mixture.
Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese, spreading with spatula to cover (sauce will be thick). Repeat layering with 5 noodles, remaining
ricotta-spinach mixture, 2 cups mozzarella and 1 1/2 cups sauce. Arrange remaining 5 noodles over sauce. Spread remaining sauce over
noodles. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese evenly over lasagna. (Can be prepared up to 1 day
ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.) Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake lasagna 40 minutes; uncover and bake
until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes. Let lasagna stand 15 minutes before serving.

All my cups are differing in size. Can't make any stupid american recipes.

And I've never once seen a Lasagna Noodle 

Ha! I presumed it's pasta sheets! Noodles...
Give it a go. It is good.

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Sept 10, 2017 19:04:16 GMT king nothing said:

Sept 10, 2017 18:38:56 GMT @dedrevil said:

All my cups are differing in size. Can't make any stupid american recipes.

And I've never once seen a Lasagna Noodle 

Ha! I presumed it's pasta sheets! Noodles...
Give it a go. It is good.

I'm gonna, home made Lasagna is awesome but I've never seen it with that many ingredients!

Tuesday shall be the day.

[king nothing]

I used fresh pasta rather than dried.