Lasagne

The Filling
Olive oil
150gm pancetta, finely cut
2 stalks of celery, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 small carrot, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
500gm of pork and veal mince
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2tbsp tomato paste
½ glass of white wine something you like to drink is always good (some for you, some for the food)
1 can of tomatoes something Italian
1 cup of beef stock
¼ cup of balsamic vinegar
Besciamella
6 cups of full cream milk
1 onion cut into wedges
2 Bay leaves
1 glove of garlic
120gm butter
120gm plain flour
½ tsp nutmeg
Pasta
I buy mine (you could obvious make it, which would be so much better!)
Parmesan
1 cup grated fresh parmesan

The method in the madness

Heat a heavy saucepan with oil over medium heat; add pancetta, celery, onion, carrot and garlic and cook until soft (10-12 minutes), season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add combined mince and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until brown. Add tomato paste, stir to combine, add wine and cook until evaporated. Add tomatoes, stock and vinegar and season to taste. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook until sauce is thick (1 hourish). Keep warm.

Besciamella

Heat a large saucepan with milk, gloves, garlic, onion on medium heat stirring so it doesn’t burn until it froths on top. Strain and keep warm. In another saucepan, melt butter and flour until it has colour take of the heat and slowly whisk through warm milk, stirring until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

To construct

Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly grease a 2 litre-capacity ovenproof dish. Spread one third of meat sauce over base, spread over one third of besciamella, scatter with quarter of a cup of parmesan. Top with three overlapping pasta sheets, trimmed to fit. Repeat twice, finishing with besciamella, and scatter with remaining parmesan, then bake until golden (25-30 minutes). If it hasn’t browned on top, grill until golden delicious. Stand for 10 minutes, then serve.

To serve with

Rocket, parmesan, balsamic, olive oil salad

Cruzin Nostalgia Drags Willowbank

Saturday afternoon, a few cold beers watching some sexy machines, roar down the track. So much Fun!

B.B.Q King

We got talking to the cab driver and I know what you’re thinking… but no it’s better, B.B.Q King. Drunk, tipsy, starving you will not be disappointed. Walk in, duck pancakes, bbq Pork a side of greens you will be grinning all the way home.

Little Beach

Well it’s been a while, went back to work, so that consumes a lot of time, however here is another little cuteness you should check out. It’s more of a day walk unless you want to go into a ballot system and cross your fingers in the little hope that you might get a camp spot. Bollocks I say, first in best dressed it should be!

You take the turn off at Gosford and head to Woy Woy and then up to Little Beach. We obviously couldn’t get in because we don’t believe in a ballot system where you rock up self-sufficient and you have to contend with the Sydney campers (A.K.A. Wankers Ville). Now, I don’t like to discriminate but do really need to bring your Tv to this little piece of paradise?

With eyes glaring we left little beach and found our own little treasure on top of the world. When you get to the parking area, you can walk down to little beach (eyes glaring) or walk over the boom gate that says no entry, up towards the quarry and follow
it around to serenity.