TUNA CASSEROLE ALA 'THE DIVA'

Two things you need to know about Ron AKA 'The Diva'.  He fancies himself quite the 'Gordon Ramsey' and he loves his groceries.

The other night Ron informed the old geezer that he would teach MOI how to prepare his world famous Tuna Casserole.  Ron would instruct and MOI would do the work.  Another thing you need to know about Ron is that he does things in a very set manner,  his way or the highway...

The onions has to be sliced in exactly a certain manner, as did the celery.  Mind, the old geezer has been known to be in the kitchen from time to time and is no stranger to a knife or a pan.  Been told that MOI makes a brilliant cuppa and has got raves on his 'beans on toast'...

Loading the skillet with dices onions and celery, Ron prepared to add butter.  Did MOI mention that Ron never met a stick of butter he did not like?  If one stick is good, two is more better...

Next bow tie pasta was cooked up, two family size bags.  This was going to be one tuna casserole.  Along with the pasta, three tins of tuna were prepared, as well as a family size tin of mushroom soup.  All of the item were added to the skillet, to cook as the pasta was cooked up.

When all of the items were ready to add together, a massive pan was made ready for the items of the casserole.  To be true, more butter was used to coat the bottom and sides of the pan.

First in was a layer of pasta, followed by a layer of tuna mix, followed by a layer of shredded cheese, another layer of pasta and tuna mix, followed by yet another layer of shredded cheese.  There was a goodly amount of milk added.  All of the casserole was 'dusted' with pepper and topped by crushing a bag of crisps on top of.  For good measure large amounts of sour cream were scattered on top of the casserole.

The casserole was then placed into the oven to bake...

Truth be told, when the pan came out of the oven, it looked very inviting.  Taking a small portion, MOI tucked into it and must admit that while there was no taste, it did slide down rather nicely.  The crushed crisps on the top made for a rather crunchy texture.

Needless to say, Ron made enough casserole to feed an army, there is a huge amount of casserole left.  Seems MOI recall that Paul in Reno could not cook unless it was in large quantities.

Rumour has it that the old geezer is going to be making another dish quite soon.  If this keeps up, MOI will have to seek a place on Gordon Ramsey's 'Masterchef' programme.