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The dish that anyone can cook.

Very bored of the standard, so I am going to try frying some chopped pancetta and mixing that in with the mince meat.

I will let you know how I get on.

I do Spag bol with smoked bacon when I can be bothered.  Very nice.  and of course much red wine. :eatkf: 

Try making it with tagliatelle as well - that's pretty good.

Was tempted to go with tagliatelle actually, as it's easy to make, and the sauce is more likely to stick to it than it does with spaghetti.

Egg pasta is so much nicer than the dried effort.

Add chocolate, really nice

Fresh pasta whatever its form is unbeatable.  Its soooooooooooo easy to make your own too.

Plus, fresh herbs are much nicer than dried.

 Absolutely...have you tried growing your own Durum wheat?

No I haven't, is that the type they use to make Macaroni?

 It's what any decent pasta is made from.

Something else I can recommend is making your own pesto sauce.

Very very easy to do and tastes better freshly made than out of a jar.

Will you be posting a picture of said Spag Boll, ala fB stylee?

Always put half a bottle of red wine in my Spag Bol, gives it plenty of taste.

Half for me, half for you...

I will not be taking pictures I am afraid. That is not how I operate in my kitchen.

Pepperoni or chorizo chopped up and added gives it an extra zing...yummy

Ah yes, tagliatelli bolognese is much nicer, with added garlic, bacon (or parma ham) and wine.  Nice.

Pancetta works a treat in the old boll. Another nice twist is to roast the garlic and onions prior to cooking and cut them coarse as fuck. Also nice to use a nice amount of oregano along with fresh basil. Most Bolognese, imao, doesn't contain enough oregano, although too much will completely kill the dish. Chilli as well. Oh and have 2 or 3 meats. Nice. :D

I learned the other day what the biggest and most obvious reason is for Spaghetti Bolognese clearly not being an Italian dish. Did you know it's because an Italian rarely eats meat with Spaghetti, because Spaghetti is shit for holding the meat. Italians will often only eat a Bolognese style sauce with Fusili, Penne or another pasta capable of holding the sauce. Wasn't that the best thing you've ever heard? :yawn:

Yeah I saw a programme about someone going to Bologna to find out what a traditional bolognese consisted of. It was quite a boring programme, but I did learn they don't use minced meat and they serve it with tagliatelle.

 Last time I was in France, I brought back a bad ass string of smoked garlic...something like this.

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 It's the dogs bollocks alright....it lasts for a good while...and hung in the kitchen, keeps vampires at bay.

 I was a bit downcast when I used the last of it, you can get it here, but requires a bit of effort and is pricey.

Try some yellow or orange peppers chopped! tastes nice

That is superb.

Everything is better 'smoked' isn't it?

That garlicis the bollocks. They sell it at the French market they have in town. Roast that and eat it on it's own, it's well nice... The women don't like you much afterwards though.

i dunno mate, there are some fucking weirdo birds out there, i was sick on a girls face once and she rang me the next day to see if i wanted to go out for a drink!

Probably wanted to crap in your ear.

 Michael...

If you mean in the (looks for old doobie smilie...it's not there is it) sense, then, yes.

 If you mean in the purely culinery sense, then, no.

 Maybe your inverted commas suggests, some things listed as "smoked" probably are just injected with flavours...such as bacon, haddock and some kippers.

 Proper smoked kippers from somewhere like Craster are ace...was up there camping, a while back....whack them on the barbie...magic.

 Of course the kippers aren't caught by local fishermen anymore but imported from Norway, but the smoking bit is proper.

possibly, didnt go so will never know

Strange ... thought you must have gone since some say you are so full of it.

Not me though.

 :nonono:

oh im full of alright, i didnt go cos i believe i can have any girl i want, and whats the point in going back to someone u have already had?

that was a  :fishing: comment wasnt it

 
Maybe to give her the rest of her change?

dont worry mate thats happened aswell in amsterdam

 Nasty..get it treated.

sorted

Went there once. Got a nasty kiss from a lady there, bit my lip and all.

Should have remembered you get chewed lips from Amsterdam.

Goodnight ...

I think Richard Madely puts Chicken Livers in his.

day time telly huh!

I miss Richard and Judy

 Aren't they on anymore....it was ace when Judy's tits fell at out at that awards thing.

Last one was Friday.

They're coming back on uk play or summit

They've finished on C4, they're carrying on at some rubbish UKTV something channel which you need sky or cable to get.

Always a bit of pleasant afternoon telly was R&J. My favourite moment was seeing them interview Bill Clinton, Richard went into great detail about the time he was accused of shop lifting, explaining to the president that he knew how he felt during the how Monica Lewinski (sp?) affair. Pres.B.C looked a little bemused.

 Not a patch on this

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