July 4th 2023 Foods

caseydog said:
Frisco Roughriders (baseball) must have had a home game tonight, because I heard fireworks, something they do after Saturday night home games. Tonight it was extra long -- close to 30 minutes. I'm guessing it is because of the Fourth of July weekend.

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Fireworks in our area started Friday night and will continue through Tuesday night, and likely into the next weekend.

It’s been very loud around here.
 
TastyReuben said:
Fireworks in our area started Friday night and will continue through Tuesday night, and likely into the next weekend.

It’s been very loud around here.
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Yeah we were surprised since it was rainy off and on and cloudy yesterday, but heard them last night. Raining here today too.
 
TastyReuben said:
Fireworks in our area started Friday night and will continue through Tuesday night, and likely into the next weekend.

It’s been very loud around here.
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Are you talking about organized, professional fireworks, or people around you?

Only the professional shows are allowed in Frisco. If you are even caught with fireworks, it is a minimum $300 fine. And... they really enforce it!

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JAS_OH1 said:
You are going to get smacked by MypinchofItaly LOL. My husband's of Italian descent so I wouldn't ever dare to put Bolognese over spaghetti!

Where does macaroni and cheese come from originally? And I thought we invented the hamburger? I think most pizza in the US is nothing like that found in Italy...
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No it’s ok to put Bolognese Ragù over spaghetti, I do this and so many Italians although it is not the first kind of pasta we think to pair with it. Fettuccine or short pasta ( and gnocchi too of course) come to mind first, but spaghetti is ok and it works well.
 
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MypinchofItaly said:
No it’s ok to put Bolognese Ragù over spaghetti, I do this and so many Italians although it is not the first kind pasta we think to pair with it. Fettuccine or short pasta ( and gnocchi too of course) come to mind first, but spaghetti is ok and it works well.
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Here, people do "spaghetti with meat sauce," which is just ground beef in spaghetti sauce, usually from a jar. Ragu here is a popular brand of spaghetti sauce. :laugh:

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It is usually served with the meat sauce on top of the cooked spaghetti.

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caseydog said:
Are you talking about organized, professional fireworks, or people around you?
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Both, and I’m not exaggerating when I say the fireworks from a couple of the neighbors rival that of the nearby towns/cities. They’ll go from dusk to 2AM or so.

You’re allowed to buy some pretty potent fireworks in Ohio, you just have to sign a waiver saying you’ll blast them off outside the state. It’s not really enforced.
 
TastyReuben said:
Both, and I’m not exaggerating when I say the fireworks from a couple of the neighbors rival that of the nearby towns/cities. They’ll go from dusk to 2AM or so.

You’re allowed to buy some pretty potent fireworks in Ohio, you just have to sign a waiver saying you’ll blast them off outside the state. It’s not really enforced.
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MypinchofItaly said:
No it’s ok to put Bolognese Ragù over spaghetti, I do this and so many Italians although it is not the first kind of pasta we think to pair with it. Fettuccine or short pasta ( and gnocchi too of course) come to mind first, but spaghetti is ok and it works well.
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Yes I was just teasing him, LOL. My husband is 3rd generation Italian and his family doesn't do it, so I just follow their rules because I have 0% Italian heritage and what they say goes for Italian food. :)

Edit: I meant to say Italian American.
 
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JAS_OH1 said:
You wouldn't believe how much sugar is in that stuff! A 1/2 cup serving has 7 grams of sugar. Ugh.
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Trust me, I can perfectly believe it 😂
Oh dear… basically is sugar with some tomato sauce..
This happens also here with some canned stuff like that one, so sugary that you could spread it on a toasted bread with butter and jam and have a coffee too.
 
Pork tenderloin sandwiches on ciabatta, potato salad and loaded potato soup (recipe elsewhere on the site.) We have a lot of potatoes in the pantry. Twice baked potatoes tomorrow. Who knows the following day. I'm open to suggestions. I am tempted to try potatoes anna, something I've never made before. :)
 
karadekoolaid said:
So here's the official version of Bolognese sauce:
Ragù Classico Bolognese,
I'm intrigued by the bacon and the milk. Does anyone here actually make it like this?
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Yeah, mine does not have bacon in it or white wine. I always use red wine (because my husband and his cousins make dry red wines each year and that's what we have) and I use half n half, not milk, because I always have half n half on hand but rarely buy milk (once a year maybe). I often use lamb, beef, and Italian sausage. I always get compliments on it. I have been calling it Bolognese to my husband but to everyone else in the family who eats it I just refer to it as "meat sauce"--so I guess in reality it's not Bolognese after all, LOL.
 
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