We don't need no stinkin' bay leaves

Lots of people seem fed up with their jobs at the moment. I had the realisation yesterday that I'd spent the last few months working VEWY VEWY HARD on a project that a) won't work and b) is likely to be shitcanned by year end. *sighs*

On to more important business: FOOD. Feeling a bit rubbish last night, I decided to comfort myself with a lovely heaping plate of our national dish. Usually I cook pasta cos I don't really feel like cooking and it only takes about 20 minutes to reduce some tomatoes to a nice saucy consistency. Last night I took some time and some mince to make something rich and gloopy. Like chili con carne, everyone seems to have a different version of 'spaghetti bolognese' and they usually only agree on using MEAT or MEAT SUBSTITUTE and TOMATOES. Mine was conservative and defined largely by what ingredients I had in:

Olive oil
Minced beef
Onion
Garlic
Tinned tomatoes
The last few stragglers from a box of cherry tomatoes
Squeeze of tomato puree
Worcestershire Sauce
RED WINE
Sugar
Basil
Oregano

Simmered for as long as I could stand to be not eating it (about 90mins). This made for a hearty, sweet and fruity sauce that left me with a warm and happy stomach. Yum.

So how do you do it? Mushrooms? Chicken livers? CELERY?!?!?