meat

This sloppy Joe recipe uses ketchup, not tomato sauce, and it is the quickest one to prepare. So quick and easy, once you try this one you will wonder how you ever bought the sauce ready made before.

This is a slow cooking meat sauce, but this brings out more of the flavor, and, as kids love a sloppy Joe, why not take advantage and sneak some more vegetables in the sauce?

The dough for the sausage rolls would probably be made with flour, butter, eggs, water and salt, kneaded and left to rise. Chilled pizza dough, however, is a good enough substitute.

There is a traditional Italian wedding soup that uses some of the same ingredients as the minestrone. But it is much more focused on the meat than the vegetables.

Despite the large number of ingredients, preparation of this traditional soup from the north is really simple. All the work is in simply chopping and slicing the vegetables and the ham.

This dish from Piedmont is only one of dozens from a section of this lovely country known for outstanding cuisine. Try it and you'll quickly become convinced.

Here we see a significant difference from, say, Tandoori Chicken.

This meat Mughlai style is easy to prepare, although a moderate rating may be applied because of the long list of ingredients due to the variety in spices.

This is a fantastic way to know about Indian culture. Mix your own spices or, as an easier alternative to the separate spices, buy some garam masala pre-made.

A traditional ragu may be too much trouble. So go for something a little bit different and try a Sugo di Carne.