Baked Tuna Pasta

As the school started last week, I am also busy thinking what to cook for kids' breakfast and bento. It has to be something easy, quick but healthy. Tapi takde la semestinya 100% healthy. Adakalanya kena juga guna bahan2 ready made. Cuma xde la store-bought-frozen-item all the time kan?

This is what I made for Monday morning's breakfast and bento. Baked tuna pasta yg saya buat siap2 malam sebelumnya. Senang aje cara membuatnya cuma bahan2nya tidak la 100% healthy. Masih melibatkan processed food although I'm not very keen in using processed food.

Saya rebus pasta jenis spiral sampai ala-dente. Lepas tu toskan. Panaskan oven at 180C. Tumiskan sebiji bawang Holland yg dah dicincang dgn olive oil dan masukkan 1 tin Campbell mushroom soup. Then 1 tin tuna in mayonese Ayam Brand. Masukkan juga broccoli yg dipotong kecil2. Tambah blackpepper jika suka. Saya tak tambah garam sbb mushroom soup dan tuna mayonese dah cukup perisa rasanya. Lepas tu masukkan pasta yg dah ditos tadi dan gaul rata. Dah sebati, masukkan ke dalam casserole atau bekas pembakar dan taburkan grated cheese diatasnya. Bakar for about 20 mins or sampai cheese dah jadi keperangan. 

Bread Casserole in Ramekin

I've made this quite sometime ago. It's similar to my previous bread casserole before, cuma diubahsuai mengikut bahan2 yg ada dan instead of using big casserole dish, saya guna ramekin sbb buat dalam small scale aje. Tujuan sebenarnya nak abiskan 6 keping roti whole-meal yg dah nak expired.

Resepi sama mcm dulu, which saya cut & paste dibawah ni:

Bahan2:

6 keping roti sandwich (sy guna jenis whole-meal)

2 cwn susu

4 biji telur

1/2 tin cendawan butang - dihiris nipis

1 btg daun bawang (spring onion) - dipotong halus

2 biji tomato - didadu kecil

1/2 pek kepingan sandwich meat - dipotong sederhana besar

sedikit daun thyme atau oregano kering

garam dan lada sulah secukupnya

parutan keju secukupnya.

1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 200C

2. Carikkan kepingan roti sandwich kecil2 dan letak dlm satu mangkuk besar.

3. Pukul telur bersama dgn susu, garam, lada sulah dan daun thyme. Tuangkan kedlm mangkuk berisi roti. Biarkan roti terendam dlm campuran susu utk 5 minit.

4. Kemudian masukkan cendawan butang, salami,spring onion & tomato ke dlm mangkuk roti. Kacau sebati dgn campuran roti, telur & susu

5. Tuangkan kedalam bekas casserole yg disapu dgn sedikit minyak. Kemudian tuangkan campuran tadi kedlm bekas casserole.

6. Taburkan keju parut di bahagian atas casserole dan masukkan kedlm oven.

7. Bakar selama 20 minit atau sehingga golden brown (sy terbakar lama, so bahagian atas hangit)

Bread Casserole

Di suatu pagi, saat kebuntuan tak tahu apa nak buat utk sarapan dan tgk roti sandwich ada lagi separuh buku dgn tarikh lupus hampir nak tiba, terfikir nak buat bread casserole seperti resepi INI.

Tapi since bahan2 tak cukup nak ikut resepi asal, belasah la apa sahaja yg ada dlm fridge. Antaranya separuh pek cendawan butang, separuh pek salami, spring onion, tomato, susu, telur dan shredded cheese.

Bahan2:

6 keping roti sandwich (sy guna jenis whole-meal)

2 cwn susu

4 biji telur

100g cendawan butang - dihiris nipis

1 btg daun bawang (spring onion) - dipotong halus

2 biji tomato - didadu kecil

1/2 pek kepingan salami - dipotong sederhana besar

sedikit daun thyme atau oregano kering

garam dan lada sulah secukupnya

parutan keju secukupnya.

1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 200C

2. Carikkan kepingan roti sandwich kecil2 dan letak dlm satu mangkuk besar.

3. Pukul telur bersama dgn susu, garam, lada sulah dan daun thyme. Tuangkan kedlm mangkuk berisi roti. Biarkan roti terendam dlm campuran susu utk 5 minit.

4. Kemudian masukkan cendawan butang, salami,spring onion & tomato ke dlm mangkuk roti. Kacau sebati dgn campuran roti, telur & susu

5. Tuangkan kedalam bekas casserole yg disapu dgn sedikit minyak. Kemudian tuangkan campuran tadi kedlm bekas casserole.

6. Taburkan keju parut di bahagian atas casserole dan masukkan kedlm oven.

7. Bakar selama 20 minit atau sehingga golden brown (sy terbakar lama, so bahagian atas hangit)

Creamy Salmon Lasagne

Ini adalah resepi diadaptasi dr BBC Book ' Good Food. Tujuan utama adalah utk menghabiskan saki baki cream cheese dan whipping cream lebihan buat cheese cake itu hari. Resepi asal calls for mascarpone cheese but skrg ni sy dah selalu buat pasta recipe, it seems to me pasta can be made in any way u like it. Sama mcm buat nasi goreng atau buat masakan mee. It's all up to your creativity. Tak caya tgk la resepi pasta on the internet. Mcm contoh utk spaghetti bolognese - ada mcm2 jenis resepi. So yes, ikut suka hati anda nak buat macamana :)

Utk resepi ini (based on the left-over ingredients)

Bahan2:

Kepingan lasagne (sy guna the non-precooked type)

broccoli florets - cut small

125g salmon steak - cut small

mozarella shredded cheese

Utk sos cream:

200g cream cheese

100g tepung gandum

150g whipping cream

100g yogurt

200 ml susu segar

2 sudu butter

garam dan pepper

1. Panaskan oven pd suhu 180C.

3. Celur sebentar broccoli dlm air mendidih. Toskan dan lalukan bwh air sejuk.

2. Panaskan butter dlm periuk dan masukkan tepung gandum. Kacau sampai golden brown. Masukkan cream cheese, tepung gandum, whipping cream, yogurt, susu segar dan kacau sampai mendidih. Masukkan garam dan gula. Msak sampai pekat. Alihkan dr dapur.

4. Sapukan sedikit minyak diatas permukaan bekas casserole dan tuangkan sedikit sos cream sebagai lapisan pertama.

5. Susunkan kepingan lasagne diatas sos cream. Elakkan kepingan lasagne bertindih2. Kalau perlu patah, sila patah2kan.

6. Taburkan broccoli dan salmon diatas kepingan lasagne.

7. Tuangkan sos cream utk lapisan seterus.

8. Lapiskan kepingan lasagne lagi.

9. Tuangkan lebihan sos cream.

10. Taburkan mozarella shredded cheese.

11. Bakar pd suhu 180c selama 35-40 minit.

Pumpkin Pie

Di bulan Oktober ni, musim luruh dgn daun2 kekuningan or kemerahan dan mula gugur ke bumi, labu pon penuh dimerata2. Ada mcm2 jenis labu, dr yg kecil sampai ke besar2, dr yg bulat sampai yg bujur....murah2 pulak tu. Sebiji yg besar lebih besar dr bola sepak tu harganya baru 5€.

Tapi sy x beli la sampai sebiji yg besar. Nak buat apa labu byk2 kan. Sy just beli separuh yg saiz kecil aje. Sekilo harganya 0.88€ so beli separuh tu baru 1€. Mmg dah lama nak try buat pumpkin pie regardless sy bukannya menyambut Thanksgiving atau Halloween (it´s a tradition in US diorg buat pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving). Saja curious nak tau how pumpkin pie tastes and giving variety in my cooking experiment.

Utk resepi sy rujuk kat satu website ni nama dia Pickyourown.org. Sedap jugak rasanya, just x best since bekas pie sy besar and leper, bila potong pie tu xde la nampak cantik.

So kalau ada sapa2 nak try buat, sila klik kat link kat para atas tu ye!

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Bila dtg angin nak masak tu, mmg rasa nak masak mcm2 kan? Mcm semalam la, walau dah ada nasi daging & makanan2 lain, nak jugak buat baked macaroni & cheese ni. Mujur la makanan semua habis dan nasi daging berbaki sikit lagi, so ari ni sy kembali malas memasak...ngeeeeeeeeeeee.

Kenapa sy nak juga buat macaroni cheese ni, adalah kerana sy baru je memiliki set2 buku masakan Good Food BBC books yg di import khas dr UK, di bawakan oleh kawan sy afzan, yg dtg beraya kat sini aritu. Nama asal resepi ni Golden Macaroni Cheese tapi since sy x follow exactly resepinya, maka sy tukarkan nama resepi jadi Baked Macaroni Cheese.

Resepi:

Bahan2:

250g macaroni

85g butter

50g tepung gandum

350ml susu segar

150ml whipping cream

175g grated mozarella cheese (resepi asal guna cheddar)

1tsp mustard (resepi asal guna Dijon mustard, sy belasah je mustard biasa)

50g grated parmesan cheese (sy x guna)

1 biji bawang besar, dipotong nipis

1 tbs olive oil

Methods:

1. Panaskan oven pd suhu 180C. Masak macaroni dgn air mendidih sampai lembut dgn sedikit minyak dan garam (atau ikut arahan pd peket/kotak pembungkus). Toskan macaroni.

2. Sementara itu, panaskan 2/3 butter dlm pan/periuk dan masukkan tepung. Kacau sampai golden-brown dan alihkan dr api. Masukkan susu dan cream sedikit demi sedikit sambil kacau menggunakan whisker. Letakkan semula pan keatas api dan masak sampai mendidih sambil kacau. Kecilkan api dan biarkan ia masak lebih kurang 5 minit sampai pekat dan sos nampak licin. Alihkan dr api dan masukkan cheddar, mustard dan parmesan cheese.

3. Campurkan macaroni, sos cheese dan bahan perasa (garam, pepper) dan kacau sebati. Masukkan kedalam bekas casserole dan bakar dlm oven. Bakar sampai golden-brownish (about 15 minit), kemudian keluarkan dan tabur dgn shredded parmesan (sy guna mozarella). Bakar lagi dlm 5 minit sampai permukaan cheese menjadi golden-brown.

4. Resepi asal (sy x buat): Goreng bawang yg dipotong nipis tadi dgn olive oil sampai garing. Bila macaroni siap dibakar, tabur bwg goreng atas permukaan macaroni.

Kartoffel Auflauf (Potato Casserole)

Ini adalah menu RECYCLE dan sgt short cut! Cam biasa la, sy suka buat eksperimen demi utk mengitar semula baki makanan yg ada. Sy buat begedil sebelum tu guna kartoffel (potato) puree segera utk menambahkan lauk pauk sbb ada tetamu dtg masa tu. Tapi sy terbuat byk kartoffel puree tu, sy cuma guna less than half utk buat begedil. Then teringat Kak Liza, kwn sy pernah demonstrate kat sy buat Kartoffel Auflaf sebelum ini. Tapi Kak Liza buat from scratch la...guna kentang sebiji2....

Tapi since sy dah ada kartoffel puree ni, sy just guna la apa yg ada. Kartoffel puree ni masa nak buat begedil sy dah letak blackpepper, daun bawang dan cili yg dipotong halus. Utk buat auflaf ni sy cuma tambah 100g creme fraiche (1 becher) dan 1 tin sliced mushroom. Lepas tu kacau sebati.

Lepas tu masukkan dlm bekas casserole, tabur shredded cheese dipermukaan atas dan bakar pd suhu 180C dlm 20 minit (sy tunggu hingga cheese cair dan nampak golden brown).

Menu ini adalah side dish utk menu chicken roasted menu sy.

Potatoes au Gratin

I made Potatoes au Gratin as a side dish to Hähnchen Schnitzel I had the other day. It is quite easy to make and there a lot of versions how to make it´on the internet. I decided to use the recipe from SouthernFood.about.com. But I changed here and there some of the part to suit what I had.

• 3 cups diced cooked potatoes - I sliced thinly
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese - I used Emmentaler
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs

Preparation:

Potatoes au gratin recipe.
Place potatoes in a shallow, broilerproof baking dish. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 6 tablespoons butter. Remove 3 tablespoons of butter to a cup or bowl; set aside. To the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in the saucepan, add flour. Stir to blend well; gradually stir in milk. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and smooth. Add cheese and continue stirring until cheese is melted. Pour sauce over potatoes in baking dish; mix gently. Place bread crumbs in a bowl; drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter; toss to coat. Sprinkle buttered bread crumbs evenly over potatoes. Bake potatoes au gratin at 200°C for about 15 minutes to heat through, then broil until golden brown. Recipe for potatoes au gratin serves 4.

Chicken Enchiladas

Sy mula berkenalan dgn enchiladas ni masa menonton talkshow Rachel Ray. Nampak sungguh menarik bila Rachel masak enchiladas ni. Mudah pon mudah. Enchiladas ni berasal dari Mexico. Dibuat dgn tortilla yg disapu dgn sos cili dan boleh disi dgn daging ayam, lembu, kacang, makanan laut atau sayur2an. Kemudian susun dlm bekas casserole, dituangkan sos cili dan ditabur dgn keju parut dan dibakar lebih kurang 10 minit atau sehingga keju cair.

Ini kali kedua sy buat enchiladas. Kali pertama sy buat ikut resepi dr Simply Recipes. Tapi kali ni sy combined dgn resepi2 lain dan buat ikut kreativiti sy.

Resepi sy:

Bahan2:

- 2 ketul dada ayam

- campuran rempah (sedikit serbuk ketumbar, jintan putih. jintan manis, serbuk bwg putih, garam - digaul bersama2)

- kepingan tortilla

- shredded cheese (sy guna mozarella)

Utk sos cili:

- 1 biji bwg besar - dipotong dadu

- 2 ulas bwg putih - dicincang halus

- 2 sudu besar serbuk cili

- 1 tin buah tomato (preferably jenis yg dipanggang)

- garam dan gula

Sos Cili:

Kisar buah tomato dlm tin. Tumis bwg putih dan bwg besar sehingga kekuning2an. Tuangkan buah tomato yg dikisar. Masukkan serbuk cili mengikut kadar kepedasan yg disukai. Tambahkan garam dan gula mengikut citarasa (Gula ditambah utk mengurangkan rasa masam tomato). Tambahkan sedikit air jika sos terlalu pekat. Reneh dgn api kecil sehingga mendidih.

Panaskan oven pd suhu 180C.

Hiris nipis dada ayam kemudian taburkan campuran rempah on both sides of chicken. Grill kan diatas pan dgn sedikit minyak sehingga masak. Sejukkan kemudian carikkan isi ayam.

Ambil 1/2 cwn sos cili dan gaulkan dgn isi ayam dan 1/4 cwn shredded chesse. Ketepikan.

Panaskan kepingan tortilla didalam microwave selama 5 saat utk melembutkan supaya mudah utk dilipat.

Celup satu permukaan tortilla ke dalam baki sos cili. Kemudian letakkan campuran isi ayam, sos dan cheese. Gulungkan. Ulang dgn tortilla lain.

Susun gulungan tortilla dlm bekas casserole. Tuangkan lebihan sos cili keatas tortilla. Kemudian taburkan shredded cheese.

Bakar pd suhu 180C selama 10 minit, atau sehingga cheese cair.

Onion Quiche

This is also something I got from Pillsbury.com. Very easy to make and delicious too. Actually I wanted to make Spinach Quiche but I didn't have frozen spinach at the time so I made my own version of quiche.

And this time, I used the ready-made croissant crust as shown in the video from Pillsbury.com. It's very innovative...I like it!

Ingredients:

- 1 pack of ready made croissant crust

- 1 onion - chopped

- 1 red capsicum - chopped

- shredded cheese

- 1 egg

- 1/3 cup milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200C. Take a muffin pan, spray or rub the mould with a bit of oil to prevent sticking. Open up the croissant pack and lay the crust on a clean surface. Take one piece of croissant (triangle shape) and cut into three small triangle. Lay each small piece of triangle into each mould. Repeat the process for all pieces of crust.

2. Fill half of the mould with shredded cheese. Then a bit of onion, and capsicum. The amount of cheese, onion and capsicum can be varied depending on your likeness.

3. Beat the egg with the milk with a bit sprinkle of pepper. Pour the batter into each mould.

4. Bake the quiche for about 10 minutes or until it becomes brownish.

Chicken Pot Pie

I feel in love with the ready-made pastry puff because it saves a lot of time making meal using it. And ready-made pastry puff is also cheap! It´s just 69 cent for one piece of pastry puff.

I´ve been wanting to try this chicken pot pie after seeing the menu in Cafe World. You know...the game in Facebook. So much for introduction eh?

Then I watched a video how to make it from Pillsbury.com. This site has many how-to make-videos using ready-made pastry puff which I like so much.

The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

- 2 package of ready-made pie crust (pastry puff)

Fillings:

- 1/3 cup butter

-1/3 cup chopped onion

-1/3 cup all-purposed flour

- 1/2 teaspoon salt.

-1/4 teaspoon pepper

- 1 3/4 cup chicken broth

- 1/2 cup milk

- 2 1/2 shredded cooked chicken ( I boiled chicken meats and then chopped)

- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables - thawed

Methods:

1. Heat the oven 220C

2. Lay one crust on a pie pan

3. Melt butter over medium heat. Add onion. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended. Gradually stir in chicken broth and milk. Cooking and stiring until bubbly and thickened.

4. Stir in the shredded chicken and mixed vegetables. Remove from the heat.

5. Spoon mixture into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust. Seal the edge and flute. Cut slits in several places on top of the crust.

6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. During the last 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.

Sherperd Pie

Masak untuk dinner sebentar tadi. Sebabnya daging and ayam dah abis, so tak tahu nak masak apa. Nasib baik ada daging cincang, so merayap la kat internet, cari apa2 resepi yg menepati bahan2 yg ada. Hence, sherperd pie! So mlm ni semua org dinner ala2 western ok!

Sgt senang nak buat. Sy tak follow pon amount resepi yg asal. Main agak2 aje. Dan bahan2 pon tukar ikut kesesuaian. Contohnya: patut guna kacang pea, sy gantikan ngan kacqang buncis...hihihi.

Bahan2:

1. Kentang - 3 biji besar
2. Daging cincang - 500 gram
3. Karot - potong kiub kecil
4. Jagung - sy guna jagung dlm tin
5. Kacang pea - sy guna kacang buncis yg dirincik halus
6. 1 biji bwg besar - dicincang halus
7. Air rebusan daging - sy ganti ngan stok kiub daging
8. Butter
9. Sos Wochester - 1 sudu teh

Cara2:

1. Rebus kentang dgn sedikit garam sehingga empuk.
2. Dalam pan berasingan, panaskan sedikit butter, tumis bawang besar sehingga kekuningan.
3. Masukkan daging kisar.
4. Masukkan karot.
5. Biarkan masak seketika. Tambahkan air rebusan daging utk elakkan masakan kekeringan.
6. Masukkan kacang pea dan jagung.
7. Masukkan sos Wochester dan perisakan masakan dgn garam dan lada hitam.
8. Bila kentang empuk, toskan airnya dan lecek kentang. Campurkan dgn sedikit butter, garam dan lada sulah (buat seperti mash potato)
9. Menggunakan bekas tahan panas, ratakan campuran daging cincang didalamnya.
10. Kemudian ratakan mash potato disebelah atas daging cincang.
11. Cucuk permukaan kentang untuk memastikan semua bahagian dibakar dgn sempurna.
12. Taburkan keju parut diatas permukaan kentang (jika suka)
13. Bakar pd suhu 200C selama 1/2 jam.

Breakfast Casserole

This is another variety of breakfast menu. I found this recipe from Simply Recipes. My family love this casserole as it has variety of ingredients. From protein (of sausage and eggs), calcium (of milk and cheese), cabohydrate (of bread) and lots of vegetables.

Before baked

After baked

The recipe:


Ingredients

6-10 eggs
2-3 cups grated cheddar cheese
6 slices bread, cut into cubes
2 cups milk
Salt
Pepper


Additions

1 cup corn (cooked or frozen)
1/2 cup chopped broccoli (cooked or raw, raw will turn out crunchier)
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1 cup cubed cooked Italian sausage
A few slices salami, chopped
1 teaspoon herbes de provence, or other dried herbs, or a Tbsp of fresh chopped herbs such as basil, rosemary, or thyme
13 x 9 inch casserole dish


Method

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the milk and cheese. Add the bread and carefully stir until all pieces of bread are moistened (don't over mix or the bread may disintegrate). Add additions. Add salt and pepper to taste (if using Italian sausage, you won't need either.) Butter a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Pour mix into casserole dish.

2 Bake in oven for 50 minutes to an hour, until the top is browned and the center springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Note:

The ingredient proportions are estimates. The more eggs, the firmer, and less likely to deflate, the casserole will be. Mushrooms tend to hold a lot of moisture, so if you use a lot of them, you may want to sauté them first to release some of their water. Sausage should be browned and cooked through first. Can also uses spices such as curry and cumin.