Monday, March 28, 2011

I think I need to blog

Wow, I hadn't realized how long it's been since my last post.

I've been doing really good about not repeating any recipe, WooHoo!!! I had someone tell me that it would impossible to do this but I tried to tell them if you organize the recipes you can do it. It just takes time. 
Nothing exciting has been happening in the Martin household, pretty much boring. Believe me I'm not complaining. The only thing exciting is we replaced our hot water heater and I bought an IPad 2! The reason I bought an IPad is because we have been thinking about buying a laptop. But with my vision problems it's kind of difficult for me to use a laptop. So I told my husband, Phil, that an IPad would work better for me. Plus my daughter and her husband are going to the Phillipines in the fall and maybe to Ghana in May and with my IPad I will be able to skype with them!

All right on with the cooking part of this blog! Here is a recipe for "Baked Spaghetti"' that I made this weekend. It was really yummy so I thought I would post it. I hope you like it!!

Baked Spaghetti  (from Taste of Home)

16 oz spaghetti                                                              1 t salt
1 1/2 lbs ground beef                                                    1 t basil
1 med onion, chopped                                                   1 t oregano
1/2 c chopped green pepper                                         1/2 t rosemary                                    
1 can cream of mushroom soup                                    1/2 t marjoram
1 can tomato soup                                                        1/8 t garlic salt
8 oz tomato sauce                                                         1 c mozzarella cheese, divided
1 c water
2 T brown sugar

Break spaghetti in half, cook according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a dutch oven, cook beef, onion and green pepper until the meat is no longer pink, drain.  Stir is soups, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and seasonings.

Drain spaghetti, stir into the meat sauce. Add 1/2 cup of cheese. Transfer into a greased 13x9 baking dish.

Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until the cheese melts.

Hope you enjoy this recipe and see you next time!