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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
[:D] Despite advertising, pork is NOT white meat. i will admit, if it is in the way i will sometimes consume it...

The way they've bred it in this country, it is far closer to chicken than to beef.

I'm getting hungry. Might make Mexican tonight. Need something to go with my decidedly un-Mexican margarita...... [:D]

I have lived a sheltered middle class grocery store life growing up in the United States. I admit it.[:D] I did not even have whole wheat bread until i was about 14. I was a 1960's wonder bread child. My horizons have expanded somewhat, but not all that much.[:D] I am somewhat unadventerous when it comes to moving past my food comfort zone.[:D]

Well we are having spaghetti (usually will just marinara sauce) and French bread. See I'm mixing my ethnic foods. Hey, I am adventerous.[:D][:D][8|][8|]

My horizons have expanded somewhat, but not all that much.

So you're a little fatter than you used to be?  [:D]

That would be correct.[:D] I am trying to remedy that. My wife has me going to the fitness center with her. In all seriousness, I do feel better (and sleep better since starting).

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Well we are having spaghetti (usually will just marinara sauce) and French bread. See I'm mixing my ethnic foods. Hey, I am adventerous.[:D][:D][8|][8|]

Get wild man! There is oil and garlic sauce, clam sauce, Alfredo sauce, the sky is the limit. Just don't think that Ragu is the real think.

Try this:

Cook and drain 1lb pasta. Leave it a little wet.

In a seperate pot add 4 tbs oil oil and 4 tbs crushed garlic. Saute until garlic is brown. Pour over pasta and add 1 tsp (more if you can take it) red pepper flakes and 1/2 cup parmagan cheese. stir to combine.

Quick, easy, and yummy!

Saute until garlic is brown.

[X(] Golden, my friend, golden......... brown is burnt.

Ouhh, sounds good. Sauces really can change a meal. My wife has been expanding my food horizons. She just has to do it slowly.[:D]

It is very good. Throw in a can of clams and you have a very nice white clam sauce. I like this on thin spaghetti.

Or...toss in some canned artichokes. Good on linguine.

Or...toss in some good, spicy Italian sausage and some crushed tomatos......

It's a great base for any number of good pasta sauces.

Ragu.

We grow everything we use to make spaghetti sauce except for bay leaves. Can't seem to find the seeds anywhere.

ORIGINAL: Mynok

Saute until garlic is brown.

[X(] Golden, my friend, golden......... brown is burnt.

Blackened[:D] Yes, golden is a better description. Butter can also replace the olive oil if none is available

I cut the amount of garlic for a newbie. I use enough to drive the wife, the cat, and any lingering vampires from the kitchen.

Now on to the serious question.[:D] What kind of wine do you serve with this dish?[:D]

Not a wine guy myself but I would guess white.

Good![:D] I prefer whites to reds.[:D]

Well, I am off to play a couple of turns against the AI. Work, work work work work.

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Now on to the serious question.[:D] What kind of wine do you serve with this dish?[:D]

Whatever kind you like. If you like the wine, you will enjoy the meal even if it isn't the "accepted" kind of wine for that dish.

I like Pinot Grigio with light pasta dishes.

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Now on to the serious question.[:D] What kind of wine do you serve with this dish?[:D]

With a red sauce it would be red. A nice Cabnet or maybe a Pinot.

If its an alfredo sauce or oil I would go with a good white, but not too fruity.

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers
My horizons have expanded somewhat, but not all that much.[:D] I am somewhat unadventerous when it comes to moving past my food comfort zone.[:D]

Go to military survival training. They will cure any food inhibitions you have. My AF training started with dinner as we had arrived at the training site in the evening. The sargent brought us a raw hunk of pot roast which he dropped and ground into the dirt with his heel and a sack of potatos, which he flung down the hill. We were given a helmet (well used of course) to cook the meat in. Having my usual irreverent humor I thanked him for both seasoning and tenderizing the meat.

Our meal choices went down hill rapidly from there but I can now tell you what grasshopper and squirrel taste like....at least I'm told it was squirrel.

Heh, the military is a great way to stop being a picky eater. If you've sat in a bush for three days without a hot meal, you'll eat ANYTHING...