OK, first we're going to prepare the sauce.

Chop up the onion, and crush the garlic (as much as you want - the more the merrier). Heat about 2 Tbsp of the olive oil in a large(ish) saucepan, and once it's nice and hot, add in the garlic. Fry it for a minute or two, then add the onion. Fry for a few minutes and then add in some basil leaves, oregano, salt and pepper. Now add in the minced beef a bit at a time and stir in. Keep cooking this until the beef is cooked through - it should take around 8-10 minutes. Now turn down the heat and pop the lid on the saucepan. You may want to add a tiny bit of water if the fat and oil has cooked out of the meat, leaving it a bit dry. Conversely, if there is way to much oil or fat, drain a bit off.

Now, chop up the tomatoes and add them to the beef. Mix them in and let it sit for around 5-10 minutes on low heat. Now add the pasta sauce and let that sit on low heat for around half an hour. That's it for the sauce - keep stirring it every few minutes otherwise it'll stick to the pan. Now's a good time to put the oven on to preheat to around 250°C.

Now we're going to make the white sauce. Grab another saucepan and put it on high heat. Melt the butter on the bottom (no, the saucepan's bottom) and once it's melted, stir in the flour. Now add the milk and stir until it's blended. Keep heating and stirring until it's thickened then turn the heat off and hurry along to the next bit (it goes gross if you leave it too long).

Add a thin layer of the meat sauce to the lasagna tray, and then place the lasagna noodles over the top so they don't overlap each other. Unless there's been some wierd freak of nature, you're probably going to have to break some of them up so they cover the whole surface. On top of that layer of noodles, add more of the meat sauce and more noodles etc. until you're near the top of your tray. On the top layer, add the white sauce. You might want to use a butter knife to push the white sauce down the inside of the lasagna tray to separate the noodles from the edge. Now add the grated cheese to cover the top, and sprinkle some salt and pepper over it, so it goes crunchy in the oven. Now whack that badboy in the oven for around 45mins to 1hr (or until it's cooked - best way to tell is to poke a knife into the middle - if it goes all the way down with not much resistance, then it's done). And that's it! Kickass lasagna!!

Note: You *can* replace the mincemeat with a mix of vegetables to make a vegetarian version of the same - I use peas, corn, carrot, brocolli, red kidney beans and squash. Also, a layer of spinach on each layer of noodles is great for the vege version. Enjoy!!