Sometimes, a cook wants a day off.
I recently had a morning of
nothingness. It was a day meant for
relaxing, watching a movie or a
cooking show. Later in the day, I
would meet the boyfriend at a
coffee shop to go shopping. As much
as I love to cook, I didn't want to
spend this rare morning prepping
food. Reading one of the cookbooks,
I decided to make a Bolognese Meat
Sauce. Except this version will use
turkey. Starting the sauce is easy,
and it required a few hours of
cooking time with the occasional
stirring. The sauce is
traditionally made with tough cuts
of beef and pork and slowly
simmered to tenderness. The prep
work is easy (hint: Trader Joe's
sells a start kit of chopped
onions, celery and carrots in the
produce section). As the sauce
slowly simmers on the stove for a
couple hours, continue to have a
relaxing morning. Watch television.
Nap. Read a book. One hour before
leaving the house to run errands;
turn the stove off and let the
sauce cool. Place it in the fridge
before leaving the house. Run
errands around the city. Come home
a few hours later. Reheat the
sauce. Proceed with the final steps
of the recipe. Cook pasta. In 30 to
45 minutes, enjoy your fast meal.
SERVINGS: 4 meals for the
weight-conscious or 2 meals for the
body builders.
