Tortilla Bread

A very healthy  bread .... i  freeze them for my stock ..... Prepare for enchiladas and nachos too!                                                                                                                                                           Ingredients 2 cups flour (you can get creative with your flour choices like whole wheat, spelt, soy, or a mixture of flours)

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable shortening or 1/4 cup vegetable oil ( i use olive oil )
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup warm water (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup) or 1/2 cup milk (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup)

Directions:

Sift the flour, salt & baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

Into the dry ingredients cut in the shortening, or add oil if you are using this option, & mix with your fingertips to combine.

Add the milk or water, working the liquid into the dough until a sticky ball forms.

Wrap in plastic and let rest for at least 30 minutes.

Divide the dough into 8-10 balls (for small tortillas) or 6-8 balls for larger ones, cover them again with the damp cloth.

Lightly dust a counter or pastry board w/flour & roll out each ball of dough into a circle or oval approximately 1/4" thick. If you want nicely rounded tortillas, trim off any ragged edges & discard. Don't roll the dough out more than once or the tortillas will be tough.

Heat a dry griddle or heavy skillet over high heat for 5 minutes. Cook the tortillas 30 seconds on each side or until the dough looks dry & slightly wrinkled & a few brown spots form on both surfaces. Do not over cook or they will be hard. Butter and roll up and wrap in damp tea towel to keep warm as you cook the other tortillas. By spicygrits

A big dream comes from donuts!

have u ever heard or watch a story about a tiny girl who has a big dream?....once i watched this story with my kids ...then their English teacher asks them to understand and summarize the story...A tiny girl who has a big dream. i did not  really remember the title of the story..but this story gives me an inspiration ......hahhahaa   do i ? Last 2 weeks my daughter qistina told me that she wants to be a group leader in her class project .....but she is only 9 years old and in Year 4, all her classmates are 10 years old...because of  her age and size, they did not trust her credibility....so she misses her chance. My daughter was born @ 2.2kg within 8months pregnancy..and her size at that time.... was only as big as a 2 kg Nescafe  bottle ..hahhaaa. when she was 2 years old while watching naruto, she told her granny  " eventhough naruto is small but he is great"! ....hahaha...but today she is still 'small' compared with her friends size....

Beef lasagna

Ingredient
500 g mince beef
2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
2 onions, chopped
1 cm ginger (crushed)
1 tbsp  blended chili
2  bay leaf
1 tsp black pepper
1 can plum tomato (i just blend the fresh tomato)
1 tbsp curry powder
1 can button mushroom..slice(i don't have any stock..so i skip it heehe)
Lasagna sheet  and Sugar , salt(i use spaghetti ..)

White sauce40g butter
2 Tbsp plain flour
310ml milk
grated Parmesan cheese
White sauce: Melt butter in medium saucepan; add flour, stir over, until bubbling and grainy. Remove pan from heat, gradually stir in milk; stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove pan from heat; stir in cheese.
 

METHOD

Heat oil in large saucepan or casserole dish;  cook onions and garlic until translucent. Add beef and cook until brown.
Add tomato  and all the ingredient...lastly add some seasoning; bring to a boil.  cook abt 30 minutes.

In a 35cm x 25cm oven dish, alternately layer the meat sauce and pasta for 2 layers each. Then add half of the white sauce. Repeat the 2 layers of meat sauce and pasta finishing with pasta.

Top the pasta layer with the remaining white sauce and cheese.