spaghetti

my kids are down with spaghetti. that's dinner tonight and here is how i make it.


i use angel hair pasta and a lot of it. sawyer loves the noodles plain with no sauce and leftover pasta is yummy the next day with tuna and mayo for tuna salad. 


instead of just hamburger i use equal amounts of mild italian sausage and brown those with some diced onion. just like my mom i use bottled sauce, again a huge bottle but i add a small can of diced tomatoes. to that lots of garlic, italian seasoning and a little sugar. sugar seems to cut the acid taste. dried or fresh basil is also yummy. spaghetti is like the cheapest and easiest meal for me to make :)
--it's not complete without garlic bread. frozen texas toast is easiest but the bakery section of the grocery store always has huge loaves of garlic french bread and it tastes SO good, much better than frozen, it's cheaper and you get way more.


speaking of the grocery store, i use the salad bar to cheat a lot ;) if i need to make deviled eggs and i'm not into it, or i don't have the time, i buy their eggs already boiled and chilled. on taco night i'm the only one who likes jalapenos and olives so it's cheaper to get a handful at the bar. and it can't be beat for just making meals pretty. if i'm taking a salad to a dinner a few cherry tomatoes and olives from it are just a few cents. i think every cook should cheat from their salad bar lol.