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Friday, June 13, 2008

How I cook Lasagna...mama mia

First of all, let me thank Hasni for tempting me in cooking lasagna. One fine day, her YM status flashing "cooking Lasagna" (I exaggerate the flashing thing of course). And suddenly I became alert (like Garfield). So I buzz Hasni for the recipe (allu Hasni...camne buat lasagna wehh). She gave the instructions, telling that...telling this.... yadayada..... (let me copy and paste)

hasni nn : firstly.. (kalau nak pedas sikit.. tumis cili boh sikit)..
hasni nn: if not... tumis je terus sebiji bawang besar..
hasni nn : then masukkan minced meat (kalau takde.. daging potong kecik2 ).. i agak2 je meat tu.. secukupnye..
hasni nn : then masukkan chopped or sliced carrot...
hasni nn : mushroom and chopped tomatoes (4 to 5 biji)
hasni nn : kalu u tau oregano leaves... masukkan sikit .. if not.. takpe..
hasni nn : then masukkan bolognese sauce (i pernah check kat sini tak halal.. so i substitute ngan napoletana brand leggo's)
hasni nn : masukkan byk mana tu depends on the content of bahan2 (carrot, daging, mushroom etc) tadi tu
hasni nn : masukkan ala2 sama byk ngan content tadi... tapi jgn bagi macam byk sauce sgt
hasni nn : then... gula garamlah...
hasni nn : dah settle... then ready your container
hasni nn : i biasa beli lasagna sheets yg egg based so u kena masak 'bechamel sauce'
hasni nn : 3 ingredients for the sauce : 500ml milk, 25g butter (1 sudu besar) and 25g flour (1 sudu besar) (i biasa agak2 je ni..)
hasni nn : first panaskan the milk until ala2 boiling
hasni nn : in a separate pot, melt the butter and flour ...
hasni nn : then masukkan the milk dalam butter tadi.. make sure kacau coz dia akan berketul2...
hasni nn : alrite.. sume dah ready...
hasni nn : now get the container...
hasni nn : mula2 scoop bechamel sauce tu ala2 cover container tu... then layer with lasagna sheets...
hasni nn : scoop lasagna sauce... taburkan the mozarella/parmesan cheese...
hasni nn : oops before tabur cheese tu scoop lagi bechamel sauce on top....
hasni nn : so basically what u have is..
hasni nn : bechamel sauce --> lasagna sheets--> lasagna sauce -> bechamel sauce --> mozarella cheese (this is kira one layer)
hasni nn: brand : Barilla
hasni nn: kotak dia biruhasni nn: lebih kurang 20mins..
hasni nn: ekek ni ikut kat kotak lasagna tu kata.. hehhehe
hasni nn: tapi biasanye i check je...
hasni nn: janji jgn hangus udah..

When I cooked it last week, I dont actually follow everything that Hasni has told me (ampun Hasni, tuanku tak murka kan...ahaks). I have mixed Hasni recipe together with san remo's (u can find Pak Remo's recipe at the back of the lasagna box) and my 'hantam korono' effort (this is one of my weaknesses, I can never follow any recipe exactly).

Today my beloved sistah asked me for the recipe. My wonderful niece and nephew (Haziq and Mira) love lasagna too (nanti Mak Chu balik Mak Chu masakkan ekkk....).So this is how I cook the Lasagna:

Ingredients:
Meat sauce
Minced meat (agak-agak la banyak mana)
2 brown onions (chopped, depends on how much you use the minced meat)
2 clove of garlic (crushed)
5 tbs of Napoletana (Napoli) sauce (I used Leggo's brand, as what Hasni suggested, kat Mesia ada nie)
1/2 carrot (chopped)
mushroom (sliced)
2 tomato (chopped)
1 cube of knorr chicken stock (mix with 1 cup of water)
salt and pepper
dash of ground oregano (i add more coz i like the smell)
2tbs of oil for cooking

Buchamel sauce (cheese sauce)
2 tbs of butter (soften to room temperature
2 tbs of plain flour
2 cups of milk
a handful of grated mozarella/parmesan cheese (i used both..yummy)


Napoli sauce


dont forget lasagna sheet (I used san remo's)


Method:
Meat sauce
Heat oil, saute onions and garlic. Add in meat. Cook till brown. Add in carrot, cook till soft.
Add in napoli sauce, chicken stock, chopped tomato and sliced mushroom. Season with salt, pepper. Lastly add the ground oregano. Stir till cook and remove from heat.

Buchamel sauce
Melt butter in separate pot, stir in flour. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat.
Remove from heat and add in milk. Stir.
Return to heat and keep on stir until thick and smooth. Season with salt n pepper, add in the grated cheese. Keep on stirring until the cheese melts.

Assembly
Preheat oven at 180 deg (fan forced). Pour 1 scoop of meat sauce (soup ladle) on the baking tray, follow with lasagna sheet, than meat sauce again, than buchamel sauce. Repeat this, ending with buchamel sauce. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until cook (test it by pricking with a fork). Let it stand for 5 minutes.

Wallah....dig in.....

How is the lasagna kak long?
Yummy..... mom


Ok... am off to bed now. Tomorrow we are going to Inala to buy some fish, prawn and vegetables.... It has been almost two months I have not cook fresh seafood, except for canned sardines. For atang, this is not problematic coz he can have chicken everyday, or meat every alternate days....but not for me... I cant stand eating meat for long period. So I need to get seafood supply tomorrow...must .... and...maybe I have time to bake a cheese cake?? (next entry)

Crap... this is the third time

The concession card has done it again.. this is the third time the card couldnt be read by the green machine. And it will be my third visit to the Brisbane City Council (BCC) for refund and purchase a new card.

The first incident happened on the way to the office. The lady driver took my bad card, stuck a sticker on it, asked me to report it to the BCC, and I rode the bus for free that day. huhu...

The second time, again I was on my way to the office, but the old man who drove the bus, wrote something that indicate fare deduction (kudukut betul orang tua tu!!)....hah...

The third, today, I was on my way back from the office, the card cant be read, the young and generous driver said.."hop in sweetie.." yeihaaa....

(Kalau kat mesia camne ekkk..mesti kena kuar duit syiling gak kan...hahahahah....)

I think the card failure might be because..... I kept the card inside the mobile phone pouch. So maybe the magnetic strip on the card was defective because of the mobile phone...I say maybe.... OK! OK! It is totally my fault. I will keep the card in my wallet (wallet ehhh...not purse) after this.


The card that has failed me...again


Still have 8 unspent fares

Clutter

I have finally submitted my confirmation document to the panel members. The confirmation date is on 27th June. Doakan saya lalui confirmation seminar dengan jayanya ya. Amin.


I just remember yesterday that I have not taken any picture of my workstation. I actually work more at home. So my study table at home is more cluttered than the workstation.


The place that I spend my time every Thursday n Friday.


I printed out these before 31st August last year....masa tu rindu gilosh kat mesia

Yaya's drawing

Mr F's workstation... notice a loaf of bread n a bottle of jam (bini kat mesia....sian kena makan wuti aje...hehe...)

Dekat ws Mr F nie jugak le tempat solatnye.....

My workstation at home

Notice stacks of paper that I need to read......stress....minggu lepas dan sebelumnya lagi semak meja nie.... orang lain pun takut nak letak barang atas meja tu...nanti dragon mengamuk....huhu

Fog in Brisbane


For two days (yesterday and today) fog obscurring Brisbane. What is fog?

"Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility" (from Answers.com).

It is now winter, but the heat during the day, and cold during the night has vaporised the water droplets in the air thus resulting the fog.

Winter this year is not that cold comparing to last year. I had bad experience during last winter. Nose bleed, skin irritation, laziness, sleepiness...ahaks.... plus terrible...terrible morning sickness due to my pregnancy. Hope I wont get nose bleed again this time. It makes me difficult to breath.

Today I had meeting with my sifoo. And because the meeting started at 9.30am, I asked hunny bunny to sent me to the office. I managed to snap pictures of fog in the city.





The fog will hit again tomorrow according to the weather forecast.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Over My Head

One of the fav song I have in my collection....Enjoy



The Fray - Over My Head Cable Car
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The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) lyrics
Artist: The Fray
Album: How To Save A Life
Year: 2005
Title: Over My Head (Cable Car)

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a queue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind She's on your mind
Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind She's on your mind
And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and its effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves
And everyone knows I'm in
Over my head Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind She's on your mind
Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows
I'm in over my head I'm in over my head I'm in over...
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind She's on your mind
[ Over My Head (Cable Car) Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]