exponentiation ezine: issue [6.0:self-sufficiency]

[self-sufficiency | food]

VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Easy to make and the sauce is very nutritious. Accompany with red wine and salad for added nutritional value.

Serves two (large portions).

INGREDIENTS (use organic if possible).
Spaghetti
One largish onion
Cooking oil (pref Olive)
One can chopped tomatoes (or chop fresh tomatoes if preferred)
Mixed herbs (a bay leaf is nice too)
Ground black pepper
2 large cloves garlic - crushed
Fresh chilli (optional)
Some soya mince (I used the frozen kind)
Cheese
One vegetable stock cube

METHOD
1 - Dice the onion
2 - fry in a medium sized sausepan with some oil (about a tablespoon full) until starting to brown
3 - Add tomatoes
4 - Add vegetable stock cube
5 - Add a sprinkling of herbs and a pinch of ground pepper (also bay leaf if wanted)
6 - Add enough soya mince to thicken sauce to the desired consistency
(Add a little water if there is any danger of over evaporation)
7 - Keep sauce simmering - and stir -while you prepare the spaghetti according to the instructions on the packet
8 - When spaghetti is ready, drain it.
9 - Switch heat of to the sauce, and add the garlic (it loses it's antibacterial/anti viral properties when cooked).
10 - Serve the sauce on top of the spaghetti, with a sprinkling of cheese and optional chopped chilli - Venus