9.17.08

so i made some killah spaghetti last night..yep yep. seriously. who doesn't love spaghetti? Jeremy told me last night it just so happened to be one of his favorite foods.... weird-you think after knowing him for 4 years, being married to him for 1 1/2 of those-i'd know that already..but no, it's news to me..... but seeing as how i love making saucy goodness, this totally works out...figured I'd share the recipe.. its so simple, it's ridiculous....

Amy's Killah Spaghetti Sauce.......
1/2 lb. each spicy hot sausage and sweet Italian sausage (i use pork... but i'm sure you could use whatever kind of meat you like..)
1 red onion, chopped up.
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced (i actually use like 6-7...but not everyone loves that much garlic..and may I stress-use fresh garlic, not the already minced stuff in the jar.... fresh is best)
2 cans (28oz.) crushed tomatoes
1 tbs dried basil (i know i said fresh is best..but when cooking a sauce for a while like this one, dried herbs hold up better..otherwise you gotta add the fresh ones in later in the process and i don't think you get as good of a flava)
S&P to taste (I've got my s&p in grinders..so i just grind away till my arm hurts...that's usually good:)
a few pinches of sugar (this mellows the acidity from the tomatoes..)

that's it..pretty simple. so you brown your meat in a soup pot.... add the onion and garlic-let them cook down for a few minutes..sweat out the yummy flavas... Add the rest of your ingredients and bring to a boil..watch out for erupting bubbles of tomato lava..they can stain a white shirt in no time...and hey-aprons are SO in these days, and i highly recommend them with anything involving tomatoes:)... so you after it comes to a boil, turn the heat down to low, put a lid on..... and go do something else for an hour or so... well, stay at home so you can occasionally stir the sauce..you'll find that the liquid tends to settle at the top, so you'll want to stir it every 15 min. or so...
and you know how to boil noodles right? :).... that's all that's left..boil your spaghetti noodles, pour a big ole ladle full of this meaty sauce on top and sprinkle some fresh grated Parmesan on top...and wa-la. this recipe will make enough sauce for you to throw some in the freezer for a later time.... or to share with a friend..or have a spaghetti feed for your neighborhood...:) Anyway.. you get the idea.
it's so rewarding making simple things like spaghetti sauce... because it's SO easy to just pick up a jar of Prego at the store..and yea, that's okay; but it does not have that home cooked taste..i don't care what you say... sure you can add some spices, thrown in some extra garlic..but by then-you'd be spending more on one jar of sauce than this recipe! oh..and don't forget the french bread..... must have. especially for spaghetti sandwiches the next day...

3 weird facts about me..in the kitchen......
1) i love to peel garlic cloves... most people hate it, some how I enjoy it.
2) i use onions in almost every dish and they ALWAYS make me cry..i keep thinking i'll become immune to it; but no. how do they do it on cooking shows... must be fake onions.
3) mincing herbs makes me happy. it's amazing to take a big bunch of cilantro or parsley and just mince away and end up with this tiny little pile of goodness.

alright... enough of the amy's weird kitchen world.... tell me about yours...... c'mon, you've gotta have something. c'mon humor me.
oh yes.. tomorrow is Jeremy's birthday..... we're going out to MillHouse on Friday night for pizza and fun... Join us?
one last thing.. i'd like to give a shout out to my BF Bloggers Christian and Hannah for always leaving me great comments:) you guys are great. Sigur Ros. T-minus 16 days.

a little picture from our camping trip on the coast July 08 with Team Rosten and friends. this was after I'd drank a whole french press to myself... nothing better than sitting by the fire early in a.m., coffee in hand, mist on the face, everyone still sleeping.....aaahh, i love that part of camping. sorry Jesse, I stole this picture from you..don't hate me. :)
i guess i've been feeling inspired lately..blogging like whoa. i think i'll blog about my Sigur Ros shows next... in anticipation :) loves you all.