cook for dinner that's nice and easy ...doesn't take long and tastes good...
I'm going to need the recipe too ..and did I mention I'm not the best cook

Well it looks like its a glass of water and a look out the window for tea tonight

One packet of Pasta! Penne. Spirals. Whateva!
1 slice of ham cut Ham Steak thickness! Whatever is cheapest!
6 - 8 Mushrooms
1 600ml cream
4 cloves of garlic
Olive oil
Corn Flour

Put large pot of water of stove and bring 2 boil.
While waiting 4 water 2 boil cut ham in2 cubes & slice up mushrooms.
Once water has boiled put 4 teaspoons of salt in water.
Put pasta in pot 2 cook for 10 - 12 mins.
While pasta is cooking put enough olive oil in a saucepan 2 cover the bottom.
Let the oil heat up then add the ham! Crush the garlic over ham and saute for 5 mins constatly stiring.
Add Mushrooms and saute for a further 2 mins!
Add cream and bring to a simmer for 1 minute.
Put 1 and a half teaspoons of corn flour in empty cream container & and add 200ml of milk! Shake so milk & corn flour combine evenly! (put lid on container B4 U shake) then add to sauce!
Drain Pasta. Check that sauce has thickened. Add salt 2 taste! Once thickened turn of stove!
Return pasta to Pot than add a quarter of sauce and stir through!
Plate pasta & add sauce on top!
Grated Parmesan is optional!

Amaxx said:

n I'm not that bad that u had to point that out
ok ...I'm gonna try this tonight ...can I put chicken in it too?

ocean said:

Did I put Chicken on the recipe?????

Amaxx said:

GRRRRR

ocean said:

U want 2 mess with perfection? Do it at your own risk! But don't blame me!

Amaxx said:

Well u don't have tickets on urself now do u

ocean said:

When it comes 2 cooking???? U better f@cking believe it baby!

Amaxx said:

Well I'll tell ya tomorrow

ocean said:

Don't mess it up! or else I'll have 2 kill U! And I'm not joking!

Another pasta for you.... this weekend I made a walnut pesto


Aunt Ottie's Pasta Pesto


Cooked pasta for 4

2 C Thinly Sliced Leeks
4 Garlic Cloves or 2 tsp. Chopped Garlic
1 C Chicken Broth
1 C Fresh Parsley
1/4 C Olive Oil
1/2 - 3/4 C chopped nuts(preferably walnuts pecans,hazlenuts, or almonds)
1/2 C Basil
1 tsp.fresh or dried pizza/italian herb mix(like thyme-oregano-basil mix, ect)
Parmesean cheese

salt, cracked black pepper, and additional garlic to taste

Optional:

1 TBSP pine nuts
1/2 to 3/4 C slice raddichio leaves
sprinkling of parley for garnish




1.Cook a pasta of your choice, drain, and set aside.

2. Sautee 2 cups of sliced leeks on med. low heat (white and green parts) in olive oil (about 4 min), add 2 teaspoons of chopped garlic or crush 4 cloves garlic through a garlic press. Toss briefly Remove from heat and set mixture aside (to keep garlic from browning and becoming bitter).

2. With a blender (regular or immersion blender) or processor, blend 1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup fresh parsley, 1/2 cup basil leaves, 1/2 cup of nuts (almonds, walnuts, or pecans), 1/4 cup olive oil to make a fast pesto. It will almost resemble a cream sauce.

If your nuts are not chopped or crushed before hand, to ensure a creamy blend, crush them beforehand by putting them into a ziplock bag and pounding the hell out of them with a hammer. Add to the other pesto ingredients and blend well.

Pour pesto mixture and sauteed garlic leeks over pasta, and toss to coat.

Add salt, black pepper and if needed, additional garlic to taste.

Sprinkle pasta with parmesean cheese, and top with optional radicchio and pine nuts. Garnish with additional parsley.
[Edited 2/22/09 23:43pm]

Amaxx said:

I didn't mess it up..but it wasn't very exciting ...so what's my cause of death gonna be

Ottensen said:

oooh that sounds like it would be full of flavour ...thanks hun

ocean said:

It wasn't very exciting!!!!!

Amaxx said:

Exactly

ocean said:

What didn't U do?????
Add salt!!!!
Taste it while U were cooking!!!!!
I could go totally "Gordon Ramsay" on U! but U don't deserve it!

we had pizza, because of the freeloaders

ordered chinese food! easy and yummy! and no mess in the kitchen

Amaxx said:

I did bloody so ....

kimrachell said:

Chinese, thai and seafood are my favourites

Make stir-fry veggies and rice

doesn't get much easier

ocean said:

Amaxx should cook for us, once he lets his missus know he has internet lady-friends

thekidsgirl said:

substitute rice with hokkien noodles that you nuke for 3 minutes, then toss
that's what's going down our gullets tonight

ZombieKitten said:

It does get easier!
I've never heard of these noodles, but I need some

thekidsgirl said:

they are big and soft and yellow and yummy

ZombieKitten said:

Do u think he would live through that

ZombieKitten said:

mmmm, that has made me hungry

thekidsgirl said:

I am going to make this tonight with red capsicums in it too

ocean said:

maybe if he wore armour whilst telling her?