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Bolognese without milk
"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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> On 6/21/2016 10:16 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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>>> On 6/21/2016 9:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 6/21/2016 6:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> I have a houseguest who is British and who is a foodie and a good
>>>>>>> cook. He made his bolognese for us. The recipe he uses as a
>>>>>>> guideline
>>>>>>> is one from the BBC. This recipe does not call for any milk or
>>>>>>> cream. I know there are different schools of thought about this,
>>>>>>> especially if you are a fan of Marcella.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/be...hettibol_89567.
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>>>>>>> He left out the chicken livers in this batch. It was excellent,
>>>>>>> great flavor. It was served over a fresh red pepper linguini. He
>>>>>>> took the picture after he had sprinkled his with some sea salt.
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>>>>>>> It was a yummy dinner and I didn't miss the milk at all.
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>>>>>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...27605449770290
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>>>>>> I have never put milk in mine either and I was taught by an Italian
>>>>>> many
>>>>>> years ago. It has to be remembered though that different areas in
>>>>>> Italy
>>>>>> cook very differently and the area my friend came from didn't use
>>>>>> milk
>>>>>> or cream in it.
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>>>>> While the different regions of Italy cook differently, it has been my
>>>>> experience that they do not misname things. Risotto Milanese is a
>>>>> specific type of dish - you don't just call any risotto by that name.
>>>>> Likewise with Bolognese sauce. We never used milk or cream, and we did
>>>>> use
>>>>> garlic, in our meat sauce ("gravy"). But we never called it Bolognese
>>>>> sauce.
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>>>> *shrug* They can call stuff whatever they want There are no
>>>> medals for
>>>> it nor any fines )
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>>> That all depends. Europe, Italy included, is big on Trademark Law in
>>> these matters. And I stand by my comment that, in my experience, they
>>> tend to call thing specific names and do not *******ize.
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>> They have no laws in my kitchen!
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> I have never cooked in a woman's kitchen that didn't have plenty of HER
> laws!
LOL just the way it should be  )))
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