Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Homemade Pasta Bolognese


Photo of Edi Go

Wellington is snowing for the first time in 4 decades, and I missed it by 'one' day. It's very sad to be in hot Taiwan to know such wonders in my own home. I am having a jolly good time here though.

I think global warming makes the summer longer and the winter more fierce in Wellington this year. We should really understand that extremes of weather are bad signs. I can only do so much tho, I have other things to cook other than hugging a tree.

Stuck in a very comfy hotel, slouching lazily on a sweet bed and recollecting the beautiful journey of the day; made me only be able to do only so much in my blog. This is another one of my classic recipe:

Busy holiday, lazy thoughts... bla bla bla... penis.

Tagliatelle Bolognese

For pasta, (click here)
For Bolognese sauce, (click here)
Enjoy!

Photo of Edi Go

26 comments:

  1. dude im a HUGE fan of the office... steve carrell is just down right hysterical! hahaha... im a new reader and must say that im rly lovin ur blog! great recipes and photography... cant wait to try more of your recipes. cheers! =)

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  2. Love Steve Carrell. This sounds fantastic and your photos are great.

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  3. Nothing like a freshly cooked homemade pasta to warm the heart and soul... that's what I say. ;)

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  4. Yummy delicious pasta...., my kids love paste....cook for them very often

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  5. I am ready for the harsh winter-you will find me in the kitchen right by my oven. This pasta looks like a great meal for any type of weather- yum!

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  6. Yum!!! That looks delicious! I'm a new reader/blogger and i'm really enjoying your blog!

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  7. I love a good bolognese. You can almost taste all the time spent cooking it. Your photo looks so delicious! By the way, you're in my hometown right now!

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  8. I never thought of adding a mix of pork, beef and liver in my pasta sauce. That's interesting. And I will remember your secret for the sauce.
    The closest I've ever gotten to snow was the frost in my freezer.

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  9. I love to make fresh pasta, but I have yet to try bolognese. I am waiting for the weather to cool off and then will do! with your recipe in tow,

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  10. Wow, snow in Wellington...that's both beautiful and scary! What with the strong winds and the thought of global warming and all that. As for bolognese, I make it almost every Sunday since time began because I'm too 'lazy' to cook at weekends. Ironic, isn't it because making pasta and the sauce actually takes more time than doing regular stir fries :-).

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  11. Haha you are probably on your way to the airport by the time you see this message, but I usually stick to the night markets, department store food courts and hotel restaurants, which are generally really good! I hope you are enjoying despite the heat!

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  12. Love your quirky Blog :)
    Oh, and the dish looks great, too.:)

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  13. @Winston,
    Hi Bro! I saw your blog the other day too. Welcome to blog world. Your photo rocks too! Glad that you like my blog, come back anytime. Cheers!

    @Eating Deliciously,
    Thank you for your kind words! Thanks for poppin by, sweet greetings!

    @Leaf,
    Always reminds me of all my Italian Grandmas who had been taking great care of me with so much drama ;) Thanks!

    @Pete,
    Thanks! Kids are definitely the hardest to please, so pasta is definitely a great food that will withstand the test of time ay?

    @Tina,
    Hahaha, you're like me. I cook a lot with oven during winter... cos I'm poor, I need the heat and the food all at once. It's so comfy to watch the oven like a TV. Thanks!

    @Kimberley,
    Hi! Welcome to lilhungryheart! Glad that you like my blog... but kinda bad post to visit huh? I am setting a bad example for you ... Hahaha. I saw your blog the other day. Love that you like to cook around about the same time I did too. You will go far for sure. Just don't follow my bad thoughts ;)

    @Jessica,
    Wow! Thanks for the less-than-24-hr reply. I've visited about 5 night markets or more, and certainly not in love with the foodcourts here. I love the street food and peasant's restaurants here tho. Thank you!

    @Michelle,
    Back to your essay! Hahaha.

    @Germaine,
    Yup, it's quite common to add a very wholesome body to bolognese with liver and 2 meats in Italy. I've seen a few snow, but never in Welli... maybe you should come to Welli, and you'll bring the next snow luck! ;)

    @Joumana,
    Hello! It's been a while! Hope life's been treating you right! I saw your vids too! Love it! Aren't we all changin' ay? You're an amazing cook ;)

    @Maya,
    Most classic stuff are tricky and usually the opposite of what it really is. Hey enjoy your lazy sundays tho,that's more important. I hope I get to see snowy Wellington one day...

    @Kim,
    Thank You! I'm so glad that you like the quirk and food. Hope it'd bring a little cheer in your day to day journey ;)

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  14. Nothing like a great homemade pasta bolognese. I love it! Yours looks utterly delicious!
    Enjoy Taiwan.

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  15. I want this right now! This is like amazing comfort food! Hope you are having a great trip!

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  16. @Michael,
    Yeah I'm havin a great time in Tawan bro. You should try a homemade pasta if you haven't, I reckon. It's quite a vocab database for nigella fans.

    @Erin,
    Thank you! You should try it sometime, especially in winter.

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  17. I love making fresh pasta. I learn from Jamie... I know you don't like him :) Not personally from Jamie, I mean.

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  18. Looks so good! I've used Veal, Pork & Beef, but not liver. Will have to try that next time! Even your plain undressed pasta looks good:-)

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  19. @Michael,
    Hahaha, you can get personal tuts from me if you wanna. Anytime you're around ay?!

    @Kay,
    Thank You! I love liver in my pasta, gives it an edge to everyone else's

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  20. Frankly, I've NEVER cook beef before! This is bcoz my parents don't (can't due to religious reason) eat beef, so from young till now, we've never cook beef at home, not even in my own previous house but I do eat beef outside and LOVE it! lol
    I must really try to cook this in our new nest! ;D
    Another new ingredient (as in cooking pasta sauce) for me is the minced calf liver!

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  21. I have a very good friend I go out and eat with.
    He never eats beef. Lame!
    I mean what's wrong with beef?! If you wanna be sacriligous about it, try pork! It's more difficult to avoid the versatile pork, that's a test of faith... beef?!! That's lame, especially in NZ. But hey, I'm not fully familiar with the religion... soo... don't hate me too much on this.
    Just add different cuts of pork,or venison, or duck, or kangoroo as a substitute for the beef. Calf's liver is quite common in Italy, just like offal in Asia... the problem is the American-italian translation of offal=yuck! So along the way, the american lost the "yum"!

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  22. That's ok, no worries about it! ;)
    There's nothing wrong with beef, just that most Buddhists don't eat beef, it's like Muslims don't eat pork... but all are very individuals. Some, just like me, don't care much about all these, I just eat whatever I feel like eating and trying out. Hahaha

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  23. Drooooool!!! That looks good...but I thought you were going to do a session on carbonara or something?

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  24. @Lyn,
    I am with you too. ;P

    @Arthur,
    It's out right now! Hahaha. Hope you like it.

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  25. That's great and tks Pierre! ;D
    I'm going over to your carbonara now! lol

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