Was the red wine and balsamic very pronounced? If so, I think maybe a simple garlic infused olive oil rather than a proper sauce. Or maybe masciponi based tomarto ?
Maybe just melted butter?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 May 2011, 20:52, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

it was pretty rich
I am now thinking just folding some pesto into it might have been nice, I was I think hung up on a pasta dish requiring an actual sauce.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 21:17, Reply)

damn the pair of you
I have tomato ketchup abd cottage cheese on pasta
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 22 May 2011, 21:18, Reply)

haha

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 21:25, Reply)

it was not a taste sensation

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 22 May 2011, 22:12, Reply)

get some good stuff in your fridge
it's just as easy to make nice meals cheaply from nice stuff as from crap stuff.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 22:36, Reply)

not when you're me it's not
I'm crap at both cooking and shopping. I stare at the fridge and it does not inspire me to make amazing things like you guys
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 22 May 2011, 22:40, Reply)

decide what your protein is:
chicken, beef, pork etc
decide what sauce you want:
Cream, tomato, wine etc

then google or use a recipe search. I use www.supercook.com - you can tell it what you got and it aggregates recipes from dozens of sites ordered by how many ingredients you already have. Then nip out and buy the rest and whip it up. I've got about a dozen one pan recipes that are great, I keep mushrooms and cream and leeks and onions in my fridge, and cartons of chopped tomatoes in my cupboard because I can always make stuff out of them.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 22:46, Reply)

cheers!
My problem with meat is I forget I have it. It's easier to just make things from stuff that doesn't go off quick
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 22 May 2011, 22:54, Reply)

I tend to buy a couple of chicken breasts
or a couple of pork chops, and then do two chicken or pork recipes in a row. I know proper grown-ups plan their meals for the whole week, but I'm not quite there yet...
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 23:11, Reply)

i just don't buy things because they cost lots of money
and I'm sure I'll make a mess of them somehow
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 22 May 2011, 23:22, Reply)

Besides, you don't know what you'll want a week before the fact.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 22 May 2011, 23:26, Reply)

I tend to buy them on the way home from work
so that's about an hour before the fact...
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 May 2011, 23:32, Reply)