Ragu
Ragu! Or if you prefer, spaghetti bolognaise? I did a (brief) bit of research and it seems like spag bol is a bit of a misnomer anyway. We call it ragu. This recipe, that I have adapted from part of a Nigella Lawson recipe for a pasta bake, makes a vast quantity and freezes without so much as a hiccup. I feel most competant when freezing little bags of ragu marked ‘enough for 3′, ‘one child’ or ’2 adults’.
Mind you, since that episode of ‘The Sopranos’ when they wept as they ate the last frozen lasagne made by the deceased wife and mother, I feel like I should write a message of love on each bag. Or an insult to make them chuckle through the tears. Happy thought. So make this recipe, enjoy the feeling of contentment when on a busy day, dinner is but a defrost away and contemplate your mortality at the same time.
And they say that housewives have lost their sense of identity. Ha!




