There have been some appalling news stories these past couple of weeks about horse-meat being used in processed meals and burgers that consumers thought contained beef. Whether it's down to criminality, fraud, ineffective quality management systems or anything else it brings into sharp focus that for many of us we don't actually know what's in our food. Processed foods are everywhere. Even when we are out and buying meals in restaurants or cafes it could well be that the meal on our plate was not prepared from individual raw ingredients.
Maybe this is a wake up call for many of us and a reminder that if we have cooking facilities at home we really should be using them. Look at what's in your cupboards and fridge and see what's processed and what isn't. Think things through and figure out what you can make from the fresh ingredients you already buy regularly. Someone once told me that when it comes to food more than anything else 'you get what you pay for in terms of quality'. Perhaps the latest scare stories will start to hit home.
I wrote a post a few years ago on an earlier incarnation of this blog about how to make an Easy Pasta Sauce that is worth looking at again. It can be used on its own with pasta or as part of other meals such as beef lasagne - try it out and see for yourself.
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