Food is fuel. Intellectually, I know this. And of course, logically, the healthier I eat the more efficiently my body will operate. Sometimes I forget this. Thursday was one of those days. Because the boy wanted pasta for dinner, I made a batch and reheated a couple of frozen meatballs for him. I went meatless…
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Quick Bolognese
I’ve already posted my go-to bolognese recipe, but sometimes you want a hearty sauce that doesn’t take half a day to make. Behold: quick bolognese in less than 45 minutes. Ingredients Olive oil 1 onion, chopped fine 1 carrot, diced 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground pork 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup white…
Quick Pasta Sauce
If I had to guess, I’d say that I probably haven’t bought pasta sauce in a jar since before we moved out of New Jersey in 1999. I’ve found the answer to a perfect, simple sauce that can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the pasta. Ingredients Butter, 2-8…
Bolognese
There are few recipes that violate my general rule of being able to prepare them in less than an hour on a weeknight. This is one of them, and it is worth every moment that you spend on it. I make a ton at once so that I have plenty of leftovers. It also forms…