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okenobi
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm Posts: 4932 Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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I need to impress my girlfriend desperate, long story.
I want to make some us some lunch whilst she's reading in the bedroom. I have the following: Pasta (duh, I'm in Italy) 3 small brown onions 1 large red pepper Can of pureed (sp?) tomatoes Loads of assorted ground chillis, chilli powder, packeted chilli mix etc. Bottle of local rose if that helps.
Tell me what to do!!!!
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Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:57 am |
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jonlumb
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:44 pm Posts: 4141 Location: Exeter
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1. Fry onions. Start off with a hot pan (should sizzle when onion added) and then turn down to a low heat. Make sure the onions are chopped pretty finely. 2. If you have tomato puree (condensed, not just passata), add before anything else and give it a good few minutes cooking time before any more ingredients go in. 3. Chop peppers, then add to frying pan, cook for a few minutes 4. Add you can of tomatoes 5. Add a little bit of the chilli, and if you have any paprika that's also good. Remember to add in small stages and try to make sure you aren't going to blow her head off. If you've got basil, that works well. Allow to simmer whilst cooking pasta 6. Depending on the quality of the tinned tomatoes, you may want to add a small pinch of sugar just to take the 'tinny' edge off it. 7. Pasta into boiling salt water. Try it before the time on the packet unless you really like overcooked pasta! 8. If your sauce is too thick, add small amounts of the pasta water to it until you have the consistency you want. 9. Mix together and serve. 10. Throw the rose in the bin.
_________________ "The woman is a riddle inside a mystery wrapped in an enigma I've had sex with."
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Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:16 pm |
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okenobi
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm Posts: 4932 Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Legend. Grazie mille.
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Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:29 pm |
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Zippy
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 3838 Location: Here Abouts
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If it works, we want the long story. If it doesn't work, we want the long story. 
_________________The Official "Saucy Minx"  This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:32 pm |
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okenobi
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm Posts: 4932 Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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I wasn't sure you would, but I can probably oblige at some point. At the moment, I still have too much to do to pull things back!!
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Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:13 pm |
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Zippy
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 3838 Location: Here Abouts
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Everything crossed from here xx
_________________The Official "Saucy Minx"  This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:19 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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and pictures 
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Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:51 am |
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