http://www.angrygardner.com Why won't my plants grow!?! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:50:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.angrygardner.com/2012/01/08/gnocchi/ http://www.angrygardner.com/2012/01/08/gnocchi/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:17:00 +0000 Angry Gardner http://www.angrygardner.com/?p=1178 http://www.angrygardner.com/2012/01/08/gnocchi/feed/ 2 http://www.angrygardner.com/2012/01/04/pasta-bolgnese/ http://www.angrygardner.com/2012/01/04/pasta-bolgnese/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:53:22 +0000 Angry Gardner http://www.angrygardner.com/?p=1220 This is my favorite dishes in the whole world. It is also one of the simplest as far as ingredients and methods.  The trade off is that it is a fairly time intensive process.  There are no shortcuts, and each step is critical to the end product. Pasta Bolgnese 2 cups Mirequoix 1/2 stick Butter (I know you think Italian you think Olive Oil, but you would be wrong.) 1 lb ground pork 1 lb ground  beef 1 cup whole milk 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1 can chopped tomatoes 1 can tomatoe sauce 1/2 can tomatoe paste Start by melting the butter over medium-high heat. Once the butter stops foaming and starts browning add the Mirepoix along with two pinches of kosher salt and a couple of grinds of black pepper.  Cook on the same heat until fond (brown bits of goodness on the bottom of the pan) forms the more the better so keep scraping the bottom of the pan.  Fond is the key to this dish and each ingredient is added only after fond starts to form from the previous ingredient. 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