A BOY IS

TRUTH with dirt on his face,

BEAUTY with a cut on his finger,

WISDOM with bubble gum in his hair,

and theHOPE of the future with a
frog in his pocket.

LITTLE GIRLS

Little girls are made of daisies and butterflies and soft kitty cat purrs

And all the precious memories of times that once were.

Little girls are made of angel's wings and giggles and a firefly's glow

And all the happy feelings, deep inside, that we all know.

Little girls are made of cinnamon and bubbles and fancy white pearls

And snowflakes and rainbows and ballerina twirls.

Little girls are made of sunshine and cupcakes and fresh morning dew,

And these are the reasons, little one, why everyone loves you.

Author: Karen Barnes



Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Spaghetti Pie

Ok I have to be honest here, I have never had spaghetti pie ~ just sounded strange. I've had cavetelli, spaghetti, lasagna but never spaghetti as pie. So, while perusing dinner ideas I read a recipe and thought I could tweak this to my style and make it pretty good. The teenager LOVED it 3 helpings, the 5 year old said it looked gross and only tried 1 noodle and declared it a frozen pizza tv dinner night for him (he's in that don't mix my food together stage and only likes ketchup for sauce), husband said pretty good but he def. prefers lasagna. I thought it looked so good and I stared at it for a good 5 mins. convincing myself not to eat a bite! However I find it odd it's called Spaghetti Pie, I guess you can cook in a pie plate but I cooked mine in a 9x13 so I am going to call mine spaghetti casserole!
Anyway, here's my recipe in case you want to try it some night.

Spaghetti Casserole

In a big skillet...
Sautee onions in olive oil.
Add in 1/2 lb Hamburg and 1/2 lb sausage and cook.
Add 4 garlic cloves and 1/4 tsp oregano.
Once meat is brown drain out most of the fat and add in a jar and a half of spagetti sauce, 1 tsp salt and 2 cups of water. To this add 8 to 10 oz spagetti broken into about 3 in. pieces. Cover and cook on medium for 8 mins ~ stirring here and there. Now add 1/2 c. parm cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1/4 cup condensed milk and reduce to low for 6 mins. Then pour into a 9x13 pan and top with a bag of mozzerella. Bake until mozzarella is brown and bubbly.

This is a great make ahead meal, make on the weekend and fridge it and throw it in the oven to reheat during the week on a busy night!

1 comment:

Heidi said...

Brie's definitely in the same "don't mix my food together" stage. Makes it difficult sometimes!