Tuna Penne Pasta with ricotta,pecorino and parmesan cheese with spinach~!

An awesome quick fix lunch recipe~! 

Ingredients:

1. a pack of Penne pasta  (add salt to boiling water and boil the pasta and toss, this will add the taste to the pasta and you don't have to use salt for your meal!)
2. a whole onion (chopped)
3. 3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
4. course black pepper
5. a bottle of Leggo's Ricotta, spinach and pecorino cheese (see picture below)
6. Parmesan cheese
7. a can of flaked Tuna (in water or olive oil)
8. Italian herbs

This is one of the halal pasta sauce that tastes good with short cut pastas like penne,  Fusilli,  or Farfalle 

Here's how you do it:

• Fry the chopped onions, garlic and course black peppercorn 
• add the bottle of sauce, mix for a about a minute and add the pasta and tuna
• Stir through and add Italian herbs and about 3 tablespoon of parmesan cheese ~ IT'S THAT SIMPLE!!
• Serve it with some cranberries or raisins, and have some salad as the side.

ENJOY!! ciao! 

NJ

Make it a Swiss tonight~! - How to make Potato Rosti..

Asked hubby what he wanted to eat for dinner tonight.. and his first answer was "Rosti!".... Very random but I guess he liked it when I made it for him years back.... so here goes! =)

Here's how to make Rosti:

• Boil 3 Large potatoes (preferably Russet potatoes) and then leave them to cool down.
• using a large grater, grate the potatoes (If not you can painstakingly chop them up to pieces, but not too tiny)
• You can mix the grated potatoes with some herbs and black pepper and a little bit of salt to taste. (I actually added some caramelized onions that I prepared earlier)
• Heat a round pan with some butter and pour the grated potatoes in the pan. 
• Fry it for a couple of minutes and start to flatten it to look like a pancake.
• Once it has turned golden brown, overturn it on a flat plate and you're done!

Some suggestions for the sides:

• sour cream / mayo
• smoked salmon
• sausages
• salad
• grated parmesan 
• other cheeses
• eggs (half cooked in the middle would be awesome!)
• dried cranberries
• whatever suits your taste buds ;)

It's super easy so happy trying!!!

NJ

Homemade Lasagna ~ Simple & Sinful~!

The cheesy and creamy sinful dinner!

It's all about the layers baby!!

First, prepare the sauce and cream:

Ingredients for lasagna sauce :

• a whole onion (chopped)
• 400 g ground beef
• chopped garlic
• a tablespoon of dark soy sauce
• a simple pasta sauce (with chunky tomatoes)
• herbs herbs herbs!! (thyme, oregano, italian mix..)
• pinch of salt

As for the cream just add parmesan to a small box of whipped cream... and then start layering~!!

1st layer: lasagna sheet

2nd layer: the sauce

3rd Layer: The cream with parmesan

4th layer: MOZARELLAAA~!!

repeat the steps and end it with lots of mozarella and sprinkle  some parmesan

Bake for about 30 mins (about 200c) or until the top layer turns golden brown.  

If you wanna impress your loved ones even more, add another layer of thinly sliced grilled eggplants. ENJOY~!!!

Sweet Black Pepper Prawns

Ok...Since this is my first time trying this recipe, I did alot of estimation and agak-ration...I could not taste it well due to my blocked nose so hubby and dad tasted it for me.. It was all good!

Ingredients:

• 400 g of Prawns
• 5-6 pcs of corn (sliced)
• 1 red pepper (cut it into bite-size pieces)
• Spring onion
• 1 teaspoon of black peppercorn
• 1 cup Black pepper sauce (Singlong brand) 
• 1 teaspoon of blended ginger
• 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic 
• 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
• salt and brown sugar 

Fry the chopped garlic and ginger. Add the peppercorn and the veges. Stir fry the vege with the black pepper sauce and then add the prawns. Once the prawns has turned orangey, add the dark soy sauce, salt and brown sugar to taste! - oh yes.. don't forget to add the spring onion..

Voila!! Serve it with steamed rice and enjoy!

When a girl was the result of two food lovers..

Well well well..... decided to start a food blog... hmm...Not very good at this so, maybe I shall start by telling you a little bit about my background and my passion for FOOD!

• Dad was a wonderful cook (still has his magic despite his stroke),  specialized in Chinese cuisine..I did help him at the hawker centres before..and I truly enjoyed it!
• Mum.. oh mum.. she has been a wonderful cook all along (only that she has been busy with work).. well she was helping  her mum and dad at their mee rebus stall waaaay back then... where my parents met and fell in love (awwww...) 
• Me, being the only child, a latch-key kid, did everything I could that would possibly burn the house down while growing up, played with different ingredients since I was 8!
• My first own recipe... let me see... my own version of an omelette (with lots of stuff inside)
• My friends and family are IN LOVE with my potato salad (Hey you guys...how many times must I tell you it's super fattening!)
• And then I got married to a food lover... heheheh... love him like a love song baby!

Ok..nuff' said...as this blog is meant for me to share my love for food and wonderful recipes..I will do that with all my belly! =) 

ciao ciao!

The Sri Lankan chef at work!