My Perfect Lasagne!

OK I know this isn’t my area really but I have been perfecting my low fat lasagne and I think I have it just right now and ready to share. This lasagne is perfect for kids because you can hide loads of vegies in there and it has a mild flavour. Plus it’s really healthy! The only thing I think you need to adjust is the amount of water you add. Depending on how you like it, you might want to add a bit more or less….. I make a big one then cut it into slices and freeze it. It is great for meals where you are short of time and just want to microwave something healthy! I can get about 8 meals out of this recipe so it's really cost effective too (eg cheap!)

Susie’s Lean Lasagne

Ingredients
500g Turkey Mince (very low fat, high protein)
6 mushrooms – chopped (they disappear into the meat mix!)
1 onion – chopped
1 red capscium – chopped (I like LOTS of red capsicum – mild sweet flavour with heaps of Vit C)
1 carrot – grated
1 zucchini – grated
1 tin crushed tomatoes (the no sugar kind)
1 tub tomato paste
½ teaspoon mixed herbs
1 eggplant sliced finely
1 tub low fat ricotta cheese
1 packet oven ready lasagne
1 packet light cheese slices (I used Bega Extra Vintage Tasty)
½ cup water

Method:

Saute chopped onion. Add turkey mince. Brown the mince then add capsicum, carrot, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs. Cook for about 30 mins.

In a lasagne pan layer other ingredients in this order.
Water
Small amount of the turkey mix
Lasagne sheets
Eggplant slices
Ricotta
Lasagne (press down firmly at this point)
Turkey mix
Top with cheese slices – slices work well because you get exact coverage and not too much cheese
Cover with foil and bake for 30mins in moderate to slow oven
Take the foil off and cook for a further 30 mins or so to brown the top
Cool. Slice into portion sizes and freeze.

Because I Said So!

I miss my Dad.  I miss him every day.

This is me with my Dad when I was only 9 months old on holidays up the coast.

This morning I heard myself tell my daughter to hurry up and get ready to leave for school and I actually said the words “Come on hurry up, lickety split!”  A Dad-ism.

It’s funny how little sayings like this just stay with you.  Anyone else find themselves repeating phrases from their parents? You know besides, "Because I'm the parent!" and "Because I said so!" or "Don't make me say it again!"  All the things you swear you'll never say when YOU are a parent you somehow find yourself uttering.

My daughter was eating her dinner at snail's pace last night as usual and I said to her "I won't say it again, eat your dinner!"  She just looked up at me and said "Yeah, you will" with a very cheeky little grin on her face.  She was right of course.