Money! Money! Money!

As my mum always says to me "Money doesn't grow on trees" and for students it certainly doesn't and I would know as last time I looked outside my window there was no money tree ANYWHERE!

The one thing I find all my money goes on apart from clothes, shoes and handbags is FOOD, and I will admitt I love food! (And I do have a lot of handbags ask Ben).

As many of my friends will tell you I am a human dustbin lol and a very lucky one at that as I could eat all day, non stop and not put a ounze of weight on. This is not my fault, I must just have a very high metabolism lol, because let's face it, I'm not the most fittest of people I know. If it was an option of walking or driving, I'm afraid I'd drive!

My main weakness's are:

1. McDonald's
2. Sangams (The best indian takeaway in Stoke)
3. Beans and Cheese Oatcakes with chips from the Ember Lounge (Student Union Bar)


My favorite things to cook are Lasagne, Chilli Con Carne and Chips. I can remember when my mum broke her arm I had to do all the cooking and I learnt how to cook different dishes and these are just a few of my favorite ones. I lived on these in my 1st year at University...they are so easy and quick to make and if you have any left over you can freeze it and just heat it up when you next want some more.

They are quick and cheap to make, and as I am in a nice mood I'll share my secrets with you and help you create your very own dish's! Oh and I don't want you to follow in my tracks and waste your student loans on take-out.

Lasagne

Receipe One

Here is the first of my secrets: Lasagne


Ingredients:

500g of mince meat
1x box of egg pasta sheets
1x jar of white lasagne sauce
1x jar of red lasagne sauce
1x block of cheese

Step 1:
Break the mince meet up into a dish or tub that can go in the microwave.

Step 2:
Add in the Red Lasagne sauce. Stir well.

Step 3:
Heat in the mircowave for about 10 minutes.

Step 4:
Take the meat out of the mircowave and spoon out half of the meat into your dish that your going to use for cooking in the oven.

(Add in at this point any extra's that you may fancy like mushrooms, sweetcorn or onion etc...)

Step 5:
Cover the meat with a layer Egg Pasta sheets. Make sure you cover the whole dish, break the sheets apart if you have to, to fit. The pour onto half of the White Lasagne sauce and spread it out so it's covered the sheets.

Step 6:
Repeat step 4, adding in all the meat this time.

Step 7:
Repeat step 5 again. This is your final layer so use all the White Lasagne sauce.

Step 8:
Grate some cheese and sprinkle onto the top layer, covering the White Lasagne sauce.

Step 9:
Put in the oven for 45-50 minutes. Make sure you check near to 45 incase it has already browned on the top and will be ready to serve.

Step 10:
When the top is nice and crispy and bubbling take out of the oven and serve with salad, garlic bread or chips.


Leave me a comment and let me know how it went and what you thought :D