In article >,
(-L. wrote:

> DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>
> ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>
> -L.

Well, don't tell anyone, but I'd bring it back to a simmer for about 10
minutes and then package it for the chiller. I probably wouldn't toss
it unless the temperature in my house was in the 80s. But that's just
me.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/22/04.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (-L. wrote:
>
> > DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> > celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> > the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> > was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> > this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> > simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> > and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
> >
> > ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> > sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
> >
> > -L.
>
> Well, don't tell anyone, but I'd bring it back to a simmer for about 10
> minutes and then package it for the chiller. I probably wouldn't toss
> it unless the temperature in my house was in the 80s. But that's just
> me.
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/22/04.

Me too....

Dimitri

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (-L. wrote:
>
> > DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> > celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> > the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> > was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> > this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> > simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> > and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
> >
> > ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> > sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
> >
> > -L.
>
> Well, don't tell anyone, but I'd bring it back to a simmer for about 10
> minutes and then package it for the chiller. I probably wouldn't toss
> it unless the temperature in my house was in the 80s. But that's just
> me.


I've done this and survived. The extreme acidity of the sauce will inhibit
bacteria for a long time. Certainly a few hours.

Paul

"-L. :" wrote:
>
> DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>
> ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>
> -L.



Been there, done that, more times than I care
to remember, mostly with large pots of things
left to cool slightly, but occasionally with
baked goods, too.

gloria p

Dimitri wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>In article >,
(-L. wrote:
>>
>>
>>>DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
>>>celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
>>>the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
>>>was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
>>>this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
>>>simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
>>>and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>>>
>>>...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
>>>sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>>>
>>>-L.
>>
>>Well, don't tell anyone, but I'd bring it back to a simmer for about 10
>>minutes and then package it for the chiller. I probably wouldn't toss
>>it unless the temperature in my house was in the 80s. But that's just
>>me.
>>--
>>-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/22/04.
>
>
> Me too....

No doubt about it. Me too...

Pastorio

"Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> I've done this and survived. The extreme acidity of the sauce will
inhibit
> bacteria for a long time. Certainly a few hours.
>
> Paul
>


No question. The acidity is your friend.

Van

-L. : wrote:

> DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>
> ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>
> -L.

I put the light on over the stove as a reminder, having BTDT.
Aaarg, indeed.

--
Jean B.

On 29 Jul 2004 14:53:14 -0700, (-L.
wrote:

> DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>
> ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>

I'm sure what happened in the bedroom that night explains
what was forgotten in the kitchen.

You're only human!

LOL


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

sf > wrote in
:

> I'm sure what happened in the bedroom that night explains
> what was forgotten in the kitchen.
>
> You're only human!
>
> LOL
>
>
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments
>

He took his socks off for a change?

--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

In article > ,
(-L. wrote:

> "Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in message
> >...
> > "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message

> > > > (snip) Paired with some homemade pasta and a local Pinot
> > > > Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
> > > >
> > > > ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge,
> > > > and it sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
> > > > -L.
(snip)
> Too late - it's already bye-bye. It just sat too long, had separated
> and looked too gross for me to consider eating it. Oh well. I am
> *so* disappointed!
>
> -L.

Next time, refrigerate it and don't toss it until the votes are in. "-)
It's a shame it went to waste.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/22/04.

sf > wrote in message >. ..
> On 29 Jul 2004 14:53:14 -0700, (-L.
> wrote:
>
> > DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
> > celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
> > the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
> > was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
> > this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
> > simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
> > and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
> >
> > ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> > sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
> >
>
> I'm sure what happened in the bedroom that night explains
> what was forgotten in the kitchen.
>
> You're only human!
>
> LOL
>
>
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Honey, you definitely have NOT been in my bedroom lately. I have a
6-month-old baby. Ain't much going on anywhere, LOL...

-L.

-L. : had something important to tell us on 29 Jul 2004 14:53:14
-0700:

>DH was gone on business for three weeks and came home yesterday. In
>celebration, I lovingly prepared a huge pot of pasta sauce - cut up
>the onion, peppers, and mushrooms just so - purchased some meat that
>was especially nice and harvested some fresh herbs and garlic just for
>this dish. I sauteed the veggies to bring out the sweetness, and
>simmered the sauce on low all day. Paired with some homemade pasta
>and a local Pinot Grigio - it was exquisite! Then...
>
>...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
>sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >

Been there, done that. I hate to think how many times I've made a big
pot of dinner and we've eaten half, and then nobody's remembered to
put the other half into the fridge... it's always a PITA (not to
mention a waste of good food...)

"-L. :" > wrote in message
>
> ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
>
> -L.
>

After three weeks, I'd think you'd have more important things on your mind
when you went to bed that a pot of sauce.

On 31 Jul 2004 00:23:57 -0700, (-L.
wrote:

> > > ...when I went to bed I forgot to put the pot in the fridge, and it
> > > sat out on the stove all night. Argh!!!!! >
> > >
> >
> > I'm sure what happened in the bedroom that night explains
> > what was forgotten in the kitchen.
> >
> > You're only human!
> >
> > LOL
> >
> >
> > Practice safe eating - always use condiments
>
> Honey, you definitely have NOT been in my bedroom lately. I have a
> 6-month-old baby. Ain't much going on anywhere, LOL...

LOLOLOL! I remember those days... lots of snuggling - with
a baby in the middle.

As hard as it seems to imagine now - these are truly days to
cherish, because our babies grow up way too fast.



Practice safe eating - always use condiments