Prep times about 25 -40 minutes each  for all

Beef mince Bake

Oil 1 tablespoon
1x medium chopped onion
500grams (16oz or 1 lb) beef mince
400grams ( about 13oz's)spiral pasta
400grams ( about 13oz's)grated cheddar cheese
1 can 820grams (26oz's  )tomato soup
1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic

Pre heat oven to 180c (350F)
Heat oil in a fry pan saute onion ,till  cooked an soft.(about 5minute's )
add mince ,a bit at a time,  till all mince is brown
Cook pasta in a pot of salted water and drain well
When mince and pasta  is cooked.,combine the lot including tomato soup and 3/4's of grated cheese in a casserole dish and stir to combine the lot
Then sprinkle with rest of grated cheese over top..
Baked for about 25minutes, till cheese is brown to your liking....

Cheese pasta Bake

500grams ( 1 lb ) of pasta,penne shells or what you like
1 teaspoon oil
1medium onion chopped
1 can of crushed tomatoes 825gram (28oz's )
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
2 cup of grated cheese ( l like cheddar)
1 clove of crushed garlic
Salt and pepper to Taste

Pre heat oven to 160c (325f )
Cook pasta on stove in a pot of salted water and drain well
Mean while heat oil in another sauce pan ,then add onion and garlic,saute till soft.(about 5 minutes)
Once onion an garlic cooked then add crushed tomatoes,oregano,salt an pepper.
Cooked till heated thru.around 5minutes should do,then combine (mix) cooked pasta,sauce and 1/2 cup of grated cheese in a oven proof dish.
Lastly sprinkle remaining grated cheese over top.and bake for about 20minutes till brown
  
Ham and  Cheese bake

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove (optional), crushed
• 10-12 slices white or wholemeal bread,what ever you prefer
• 100g (3oz's)shaved ham
• 70g (2/3 cup) coarsely grated cheddar
• 3 eggs
•  2 cups (500ml) milk
• enough melted butter to grease a medium casserole dish
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• Pre heat oven 180c ( 350f )
• Heat oil in fry pan over medium heat,add the onion and saute till soft. ( about 5 minutes ),nexted add crushed garlic if you like .cook for a 1minute .
• Now turn fry pan off and let mixture cool slightly
• Now fun part....Remove crust from bread and cut each slice of bread ,in half diagonally. Now arrange 1/2 of bread slices over base of  greased (buttered) casserole dish
• Nexted spread the  onion,garlic mixture and the shaved ham over bread in casserole dish and sprinkle with half of cheese.
• Now top with remaining bread,overlapping slightly ( check picture) and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Whisk together the milk and eggs in a jug (using a fork),pour over bread dish and let stand 15 minutes .
• Bake for 40 minutes till golden brown

Prep time 15minutes  - Cooking time 20 minutes

1 bunch of trimmed spinach
300grams (about 10oz's )sour cream
3 green onion,finely sliced
1 cup of cheddar cheese,grated
150grams ( 5oz's) mild sweet chilli smoked salmon,flaked (from supermarket you can get in a can or sachet )
1 x 22cm ( 9" )- 450gram ( 14oz ) cob loaf of bread

Preheat oven 160C/180C  ( 350F / 375F ) there abouts
Place spinach in microwave dish,cover and microwave on high for about 2minutes or till wilted.(depends on power of microwave).
Next-ed squeeze out excess liquid from spinach then chop roughly.
Place spinach,sour cream,cheese,onion and salmon in a bowl.stir to combine.Set aside.
Using a sharp knife (serrated best ) , cut 3cm ( 1 1/4" ) from top of loaf .set top of loaf aside.
Scoop or cut bread from loaf cavity, leaving a 2cm ( 3/4" ) border ( wall ).Next-ed cut the bread top and the bread that you cut out into 3cm ( 1 1/4" ) pieces  .
Now place the empty cob loaf and bread pieces on a baking tray and bake about 15minutes till golden and crisp.
Next-ed carefully spoon mixture from bowl into cob loaf and serve with the toasted bread.

 Mustard mayonnaise Dip with a twist.
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 teaspoons cold water.
Combine all together in a small bowl  or ramekin.



Mild Spicy Tomato Dip

moong dal    Notes:    These are mung beans that have been skinned and split, so that they're flat,  yellow, and quick-cooking.  They're relatively easy to digest.   Substitutes:  split peas


You can buy in  your supermarket in a sealed packet in the Lentil isle.At a cost of less than $1.00 worth trying


What l do is spread a handful straight out of packet around the ants on the ground.they take it down to there nest ..eat it and they swell up and BOOM  gone. No more  queen ant or worker ants, reason is ants bodies are mainly  full of water and the Moong Dal expands in them.Now we have no ants or just few outside since.
Would Love to know if ..".Moong Dal" ......works on....... "Fire Ants."....  too.As we do not have them here.

1can cream soup
1 can of water or (1/2cup milk and 1/2cup chicken stock instead)
1/2 packet (envelope) onion soup mix
6 pieces of chicken (eg: legs or thigh's what ever) and if you like skin off and brown chicken first in pan
1 cup of rice
paprika
pepper

Mix rice,soup,onion soup mix and water into slow cooker.
Season chicken with paprika and pepper for flavoring .to your taste.
Lay chicken in crock pot  on top of mixture and slow cook all day.

You could cook on high for 4 1/2 hours  but it depends on what type (size and power) crock pot you have
Prep time 20 minutes max