Sherry & Jesse's Kitchen

SWEDISH MEATBALLS There was several different kinds of meatballs at a recent holiday potluck I was at and I found myself checking them, trying to determine if they were homemade or pre-made frozen ones (i.e. Simek's).  At one time I thought the pre-made ones were great, but my tastes have matured.  Now I can't stand them!  Thus, I find myself being picky at a potluck-LOL!  Thankfully, for once, two of the three were homemade.  Yey! Fast forward a few days and I'm thinking about what to make for Sunday dinner and I thought of Swedish Meatballs.  I've had ones that others make and loved them.  However, I have never made them myself.  Why not?  Who knows?  I think I thought they were too much trouble to roll out.  Anyway, went searching on Pinterest this morning and found two I thought were good.   Below is my adaptation of these two recipes: * http://lifewithmel.com/cookingwithmel/2012/3/9/swedish-meatballs-w-creamy-gravy.html * http://www.4theloveoffoodblog.c

SPAGHETTI PIE I posted about Million Dollar Spaghetti Pie, but never about my regular Spaghetti Pie, which has become a household favorite and makes the regular menu rounds.  It is my adaptation of this recipe:  http://rhodesbread.com/blog/blog/braided-spaghetti-bread . I did one thing differently than I normally do and that is making 1.5 times the amount of spaghetti than I previously did.  I personally like it better because the ratio of bread to spaghetti is more to my liking.  The way it is made it is not very saucy, so if you like more sauce, you would need to increase that.  Although, I don't know if that will help a lot because the baking dries it out (which is kind of the point). UPDATE 2/9/20: Added a can of diced tomatoes to the sauce and it turned out more moist than before. Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound ground beef 1 1/2 pound spaghetti noodles 1 1/2 regular sized jars Prego spaghetti sauce 16 oz shredded mozzarella cheese 1 loaf bread dough, thawed