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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
For Home: Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs
Ok, so what's the deal with having to cook everyday? What's wrong with having leftovers?
Nothing, except that I come from a family of in-house food critics...that is, they evaluate each dish that they ever eat whether they are at home, dining out, on vacation, or dreaming about it. My mom, dad, aunts, uncles, brother, grandparents ALL comment on the trifecta of food criticism: taste, smell, look/feel.
Needless to say, they would probably disown me if they found out that I had leftovers -- the same leftovers -- not one day but five days in a row.
So what is the miracle dish that's kept me eating it everyday for an entire work week?
Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Spaghetti. Not handmade spaghetti. No fancy semolina flour + fresh eggs pasta (although I have a recipe for that too). Just primo spaghetti, two dollarfulls, cooked 8 minutes, till al dente. Drained, then mixed with olive oil. I didn't even have to season the water.
And Meatballs. What but Janes' Swedish Meatballs. 5 meatballs per serving is enough. Boil them, drain them, and then into the sauce it goes!
What sauce you ask? Primo (again) 2 cans, with a package of basil + a bit of cumin and paparika (this last bit is Ian's special touch; dont' know where it came from, but it give it a nutty taste which so reminds me of home).
It's about 50 cents a serving and great with salad.
Another mundane piece of life becoming extraordinary.
Nothing, except that I come from a family of in-house food critics...that is, they evaluate each dish that they ever eat whether they are at home, dining out, on vacation, or dreaming about it. My mom, dad, aunts, uncles, brother, grandparents ALL comment on the trifecta of food criticism: taste, smell, look/feel.
Needless to say, they would probably disown me if they found out that I had leftovers -- the same leftovers -- not one day but five days in a row.
So what is the miracle dish that's kept me eating it everyday for an entire work week?
Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Spaghetti. Not handmade spaghetti. No fancy semolina flour + fresh eggs pasta (although I have a recipe for that too). Just primo spaghetti, two dollarfulls, cooked 8 minutes, till al dente. Drained, then mixed with olive oil. I didn't even have to season the water.
And Meatballs. What but Janes' Swedish Meatballs. 5 meatballs per serving is enough. Boil them, drain them, and then into the sauce it goes!
What sauce you ask? Primo (again) 2 cans, with a package of basil + a bit of cumin and paparika (this last bit is Ian's special touch; dont' know where it came from, but it give it a nutty taste which so reminds me of home).
It's about 50 cents a serving and great with salad.
Another mundane piece of life becoming extraordinary.
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