Bolognaise Finally

[AndrewT]

Dear ALL,

Today I was going to make a Chilli-Co-Carne..... WAS going to..... I chopped the onion, fairly finely, added some garlic and started to fry it all. Next I went to Get Out the 'Chilli Sauce' and Red Kidney Beans...... Trouble! I haven't any😬. Like HOW could I NOT have 'those' ingredients? I checked around and DID have one jar of Bolognaise Sauce, a tin of Tomato Soup and both vegetable, and chicken stocks. Oh well the BOLOGNAISE was Ok, but with Rice- which I had already 'put on'???

Oh well, it could have been Roast Beef and Jelly🤢. I'll probably have a 'Drop' more tomorrow.... with Pasta! Hey Ho....

AndrewT

[MrRigatoni]

Hello this is not a problem as long it was healthy enjoyable and guess what you made it.

This how recipes are born and started set in stone and those may follow.

I like my spices no Rice used Pasta instead then saw. Guy on Diners Drive In and Dives love that man and the show.

Cooking Net work loads of ideas and recipes.

A restaurant opening up with Pasta and spicy food wow thought nothing wrong.

There is a Bolognese I believe need to check my recipe files and library.

Used Lamb Mince uses spices Cumin Coriander and Cinnamon also one other Chilli can be many variants.

Beans not rice. I eat mine with Mixed tin of bake beans all different beans in a tomato sauce with Meatballs Beef or Chicken or Turkey ready made.

In the supermarkets, can also if you find them Lamb ones flavoured Chinese ones just sear cook and cool down in a sauce freeze tubs or zip bags.

Use mash Swede and Carrot or use Couscous, Bulgar Wheat, Quinoa or use mixes of beans baked tinned anything.

Use another some dried fruit Sultanas Apricots if you so wish to be a many times anything you want.

Make Yorkshire Puddings any left over Sunday use top fill with Bolognese or Chilli. Been to a restaurant charge a fortune for that ripping that off then saw buy frozen Yorkshire Pudding.

OMG same shop ready made cooked Bacon to use what is happening, a post is on the horizon I think sometime this week.

Writing in my head now the what and why are the worst food products are there do we need.

Remember you buy a cookery book or see a recipe adapt change to your own, skills and talents.

I had to show some neighbours to make take out favourites because they all bought ready made Curries and Sweet Sour Chicken why ??

All easy to do and simple , one tip make notes anything you create.

I do bullet this and then give to those wishing a recipe and for my own reference have and do forget.

Can then follow remember include in my meal plan.

Another tip when shopping buy things that go together.

Or even grow together.

Makes then easy meals such as Chicken goes with anything for a Casserole, Stew or Ragu so buy those.

Carrots, Celery and Onion Jar tomato sauce or Passata .

Then roast cook Chicken add shredded to stockpot with those three veggies and freeze portions .

Use with pulses herbs Rosemary Thyme, so need to use for add spices when eating have the tub to defrost add anything else.

Just some thing I do also when setting out your stores use the ingredients you using near to each other and stock check.

I am this morning doing Ragu Sauce for left over Chicken freeze in to tubs.

As mentioned then my cupboard has tinned tomatoes next to jars of Red Roasted Peppers, use these sauces Ragu.

I have separate cupboards storage for Spices, Herbs. Cooking ingredients.

Lunch cupboard tins fish and products simple lunches.

Desert fruit cereal and breakfast cupboard stores so I know never run out.

Circulate and those tins just bought at the back use the old stuff first.

Double check fridge always have to hand certain food items need every day.

I hope these help.

So put that on the shopping list. I nearly forget every one when shopping on line always make a list still helps..

I do all the above then saves me money time saver shopping.

Please if I can help or need to advise tips or any questions please ask.

Have saved a lot of money and in this situation we all in helps.

Please take care wish you well.

[Doradee in reply to MrRigatoni]

This should all go in a cookbook-with pictures.

[MrRigatoni in reply to Doradee]

Hello pleased to meet you. Thank you for your suggestion have always inspired and hoped one day to do .

Promises let down by those concerned. When you create a recipe and make food to be marketed.

Not simple as you think there are publisher problems.

One other with me is personal. Know have tried before and some personal problems have emerged with me and some delicate issues.

I also am grateful to this space this forum making me feel at home at again.

Some where to speak and talk again and discuss my recipes foodie stuff have an active mind always coming up with recipes.

Just got a recipe for those who like a Curry but hate it hot too spicy.

On the way .

Please take care .

[Zest]

Hi AndrewT

Glad you still enjoyed your meal, despite not having all the ingredients you wanted. It could have been worse, and you saved it!

Zest