Nuts

Ingredients:
* 1/2 pint (300ml) milk
* 2oz (50g) beurre manie
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* a little ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 12oz (350g) cabbage, shredded
* 1/4 pint (150ml) water
* 2oz (50g) well-flavoured Cheddar cheese, grated
* 1oz (25g) fresh white breadcrumbs

Ingredients:
* 225 g (8 oz) frozen spinach
* 15 g (1/2 oz) butter
* 50 g (2 oz) ricotta cheese
* 25 g (1 oz) Parmesan cheese, grated
* 40 g (1 1/2 oz) mozzarella cheese, grated
* pinch grated nutmeg
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 8 no pre-cook cannelloni

Tomato sauce:
* 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 500 to 600 ml (17 to 20 fl oz) passata (tomato puree)
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 25 g (1 ox) Cheddar cheese, sliced

Decoration:
* 8 sauteed button mushrooms
* 20 stoned black olives
* 75 g (3 oz) fine egg noodles
* 1 carrot, peeled
* 1/4 red and green pepper (capsicum), de-seeded

Ingredients:
* 5oz (150g) Barilla lasagne

Far the meat sauce:
* 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
* 1lb (450g) minced beef
* 1oz (25g) rindless streaky bacon, chopped
* 8oz (225g) onion, chopped
* 4 sticks celery, chopped
* 1/2 oz (15g) flour
* 1/2 pint (300ml) stock
* 3 1/2 oz (90g) can tomato puree
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* salt and freshly ground pepper
* 2 teaspoons soft brown sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon dried mixed herbs

For the white sauce:
* 1 pint (600ml) milk
* 3oz (75g) beurre manie
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* a little ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 8oz (225g) well-flavoured Cheddar cheese, grated

PREPARATION TIME: 3 minutes
COOKING TIME: 3 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

2 tomatoes
225 g (8 oz) cold cooked
rice
4 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon chopped
mixed nuts
salt
freshly ground black
pepper

PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: 4 minutes, plus standing
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full); then Medit LOW (35%)
MAKES 5 TABLESPOONS


6 tablespoons
homogenized milk
2 teaspoons ground rice

1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
pinch of nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon butter

Ingredients:
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 2 aubergines
* 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
* 1lb (450g) good quality mince
* 1oz (25g) flour
* 14oz (397g) can tomatoes
* 3 1/2 oz (142g) can tomato puree
* 1/4 pint (150ml) good stock
* 2 level teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce:
* 3/4 pint (450ml) milk
* 3oz (75g) beurre manie
* a little ground nutmeg
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* 6oz (175g) well-flavoured Cheddar cheese, grated
* 1 egg, beaten