Lasagna, a way of spending my Chinese New Year Hols...

Since last night, it seemed like I was in a battle field. The war in Afghanistan. Sounds of bomb and machine guns filled in the air. But I slept thru the nite peacefully coz I know it was an open fire of fireworks and crackers. It  was  a mark of Chinese New Year Eve.

Most of my friends and colleagues  are enjoying their CNY holidays out of Johor. Well...enjoy peeps. As for me, spending my hols at home, at the kitchen most of the time when my 'orang bujang' are here. Trying out a few recipies but hahahaa....didn't turn out the way they should be. Down at first. But my hubby was so sweet, lifting up my bruised ego with his everlasting compliments.

Bila kek karamelku tak menjadi...aduhhh macam nak nangis. Tapi apa kata hubbyku...biasalah tu bila kita mencuba sesuatu yang baru. Bukan terus menjadi. Tapi rasa kek ni cukup sedap dah, cuma rupanya aje. Macam kita pakai baju, ada hari cantik baju kita...ada hari kurang menarik baju kita tapi masih tetap kelihatan manis...

The last resipi, Lasagna, hidangan Itali yang digemari anak perempuanku. Pertama kali  dia makan bila ibu kawannya bawa lasagna ke rumah bujang mereka. Hari ini dia suruh ibu ni pulak buat. Ibu ni tak pernah buat dan tak pernah makan. Macam mana nak buat ya? So bukalah buku-buku lama yang tersimpan dalam almari. Hah...jumpa jugak akhirnya!

LASAGNA

BAHAN

4 keping lasagna

100 ml air

1/2 sudu teh garam

1 sudu makan minyak masak

50gm keju mozzarella parut

BAHAN SOS

250gm daging cincang

2 ulas bawang putih, cincang halus

200gm bawang besar, cincang halus

1/2 biji lada benggala hijau, potong dadu

1/2 sudu makan tepung gandum

4 sudu makan pes tomato

1 sudu teh garam

1/2 sudu teh serbuk lada hitam

1/2 sudu teh gula pasir

500ml stok daging

1/2 sudu makan daun parsli, cincang halus

1/2 sudu teh basil

1 sudu teh oregano

2 sudu makan minyak zaitun untuk menumis

BAHAN SOS PUTIH

1/4 labu bawang besar, cincang halus

25gm tepung gandum

1/4 sudu teh garam

1/4 sudu teh serbuk lada sulah

1/2 sudu teh serbuk pala

75gm cheddar parut

400ml susu cair

25gm mentega tawar

Eventhough taklah menjadi seperti dalam buku tu tapi ahli keluarga masih suka. They asked to upgrade here and there. Maklum je memasing duk overseas. Biasa makan.  But with first try ni pun, taste Lasagna tu ada. So it's  worth  trying. To become an expert, off course it starts with the first step. First try and go through failing and do it again and again. Never give up and let failure be our teacher.

Till then...enjoy your hols peeps. See ya this Monday.