oh so warm and delicious spaghetti and meatballs.

We hadn't had spaghetti for a long time, and I was reminded that my love absolutely loves spaghetti and meatballs! I got a great deal on diced tomatoes and they were calling my name so I got to work:

I browned a half pound of grass fed beef, seasoned with salt, pepper, and ground dried garlic. Then I added in two medium cans of diced tomato, a can of tomato paste mixed with about a half cup of water, and lots of oregano. I only used a half pound of beef to give it some flavor, and because I was also adding meatballs, and because I like meat in my sauce, but not meat overload.

Cooked it for quite a while, although I lost track of time on this one and it cooked on low for about two or three hours, only making it better. I cooked the meatballs until they were nicely browned in the oven, then added them to the sauce. Also checking the seasoning, I added a bit more garlic, salt and pepper.

Our favorite spaghetti these days is a whole wheat noodle from Costco. It's made from whole wheat flour and water, but it cooks up like "normal" pasta, without that heavy wheat-y taste. Quite tasty!

Delicious with some grated Pecorino-Romano, absolutely delicious! I actually forgot to buy the baguette, so we made garlic bread with some sliced sourdough. Still tasty! We ate all the spaghetti but had enough sauce left over for lunch. I warmed it up and ate it as is with some nicely toasted sourdough.

Enjoy!