Spahgetti Week!

I am declaring this to be Spaghetti week! I want everyone to post their favorite Spaghetti recipies, tricks, quirks, and sentiments!


I just made spaghetti, so it's fresh in my mind. There is something so wonderful about a spaghetti dinner. It's so simple and easy and common, however I always seem to feel like a meal of spaghetti makes a house a home. The smells are amazing, it's always way too filling, and I guess it reminds me of cheap and frequent childhood meals or something. I have a few ways of making Spaghetti... a veggie one and a meaty one, depending on the contents of my pantry--usually meaty though.

I always start off with a jar of marinara in the crock or stock pot. I don't really know how to make the sauce with canned tomatos, etc, and marinara seems just as cheap and easier, so I stick with that. I saute my onions, garlic, peppers and mushrooms (if i have them) and throw them in the marinara to simmer. Then I brown my ground beef, and I always throw my italian seasonings on the beef to saute them a bit, and so the seasoning sticks to the beef- then throw it in the marinara. Simmer as long as possible, usually 5 or 6 hours, then pour over our gluten free spaghetti and dine.

We usually light candles when we have spaghetti, because it dresses up such a simple meal. My favorite is garlic french bread covered in mozzerella and parmesan and toasted to perfection on the side. Once I tried meatballs and loved them, but have been to lazy to try them again. Dave always likes mixing alfredo into the spaghetti sauce for more of a Vodka sauce.

SO what about you all?? Have any good meatball, sausage, bread and sauce variations? Where did you get your spaghetti recipie from? How often do you have spaghetti in your household? I want to gather some excellent ideas and recipies for my LONG future with spaghetti!!!

honestly- i got my spaghetti recipie from my dad of all places! He used to always make a mean veggielishious spaghetti simmered in the crockpot all day. I still think of him everytime I add the bayleaf. As kids we always thought we were special if we ended up with the bayleaf in our food. We have spaghetti about once a month (depending on how many leftovers there are:)