On Top of Spaghetti

On a recent trip to the library, Noah found this book that he wanted to check out:

In addition to an amusing little storyline, it contains that funny song that daddy and I remembered from our childhoods.

Noah read the book during naptime the first day we had it, and came out after naptime to show me the back cover:

"Can we make this, Mama - please???"

How could I say "no" to that?!?



Especially when the request came from this precious face.





And that precious face sure did make a handsome chef!


Playing with raw eggs and venison (our recipe modification) is not my idea of fun...





...but it made that Handsome chef smile...so it was worth it.

I didn't realize it until later (too late) that this was the only picture I snapped of the meatballs after they were formed.

They disappeared too fast...yes, we liked them!

And we did make the tomato sauce also, and again, I totally flaked on taking pictures. It too, was very good. Noah said "Let's never buy spaghetti sauce again...we should always make it. It's healthier and cheaper!"

I agree...but, OH, it's so much easier to buy sauce! I didn't make any promises on that...


Yodeler's recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs

Tomato Sauce

2 tbsp oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes (I used a quart of the tomatoes that we put up during the summer)

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (I used dried)

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

Heat oil in medium-sized saucepan. Add onions and cook 5 minutes on medium heat. Add garlic and parsley. Stir 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper, and simmer on medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until slightly thickened.

Meatballs

1 lb ground beef (or venison, if you're lucky enough to have a freezer full of it...I don't ever have to buy ground beef)

2 eggs

1/2 cup bread crumbs

4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (or dried)

1 garlic clove, pressed

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp oil

Mix all ingredients except oil. Form into golf ball-sized balls. Heat oil in frying pan. Brown meatballs in pan over medium heat, then drop into simmering tomato sauce and cook for 20 minutes. Serve over a mountain of spaghetti. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti

Follow directions on a box of spaghetti