Rice & Pasta Dishes

There are a million recipes for the perfect lasage, but this is my tried and tested recipe that gets wheeled out time and time again.... Feel free to add other ingredients that you like or omit things you don't. Ingredients ========= For the ragu: 500g minced beef 200g chopped streaky bacon 2 medium onions, chopped 1 large red pepper, chopped 2 cloved garlic, crushed 1 tbsp tomato puree 2 cans chopped plum tomatoes 1 dessert spoon basil pesto 100ml red wine salt and pepper to taste olive oil 100g mozzarella, cubed fresh pasta sheets For the white ...  Read the complete review

*Mary's Pastistio* My reviews generally start with a bit of background information. If you are a person who doesn't like reviews which have information before the actual product (which might possibly not be considered relevant), then I suggest you skip straight to the recipe and the food! -----Background info----- Pastistio is a Greek version of lasagne. Now, I LOVE lasagne...it was the first thing I ever really cooked on my own. Before going to university I had never cooked (aside from bacon on the grill!), but hubby gradually got me into it - he was brought up in his parent's hotel you see. As a new cook, pasta dishes are often ...  Read the complete review

Chicken and Chorizo Risotto ********************** I thought I would try something new and break away from my normal (for the most part) DVD reviews and share with you a recipe (you never know I may even do more of these in the future (based on the success of this one)). Wikipedia hold a little info on Risotto, that can be found here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risotto. I find risottos are great to cook and surprisingly easy, they take a bit of TLC to get right as you have to give then constant attention in terms of stirring them, but there is no real reason for them to go wrong and the great thing about them is that you can have them as ...  Read the complete review

When I was little, my mum used to make herself a pasta dish for herself, something I'd not dream of eating at the time; it looked utterly revolting! A few years ago though, when she made it again when I went to stay with her for a week, I gave it a sample, my taste buds much more adapt by now. I fell in love with it straight away, and now find myself preparing it for myself, though I have adapted it slightly! ***** To make one portion of the dish, you will need the following quantities of ingredients; 75g pasta shells 60g tuna Tablespoon of sweetcorn Two 'dollops' of mayonnaise 30g grated cheese (I prefer to ...  Read the complete review

Here are two pasta and rice dishes you might like to make. One Mum makes quite a bit which is the pasta dish and I threw a few ingredients together to make the rice dish... I am working on two people per dish. Pasta with tomato, peppers, bacon, onion, and mushrooms. What you will need : 200g pasta 1 green pepper 1 small onion 1 pack of bacon/smoked or unsmoked A tin of tomatoes or four large tomatoes A handful of button mushrooms. What you need to do : You need to cook the bacon first, so gently heat in a frying pan for about five minutes. While you are doing that ...  Read the complete review