Spaghetti with fresh herbs...

is a very good thing!

Brown the ground beef and drain to remove fat.

Chop onions and fresh garlic, add to pot.

Slice about a pound of fresh mushrooms, add about three cans of stewed or diced tomatoes, a can of tomato paste and 3 cans of water, and a cup of wine. Instead of adding tomato sauce, I use a jar or can of prepared spaghetti sauce (Prego, Ragu, etc.). That gives it a little boost. Season with Worcestershire, a little salt and pepper. I found a pepper and dried Worcestershire blend that is really good. If you are going to use dried herbs, add them now.

Let your sauce simmer a while.

Fresh herbs are not nearly as pungent as dried, so gather and clean a good amount. I used fresh parsley, oregano and basil, about a cup loosely packed. Chop them fine and add to your sauce.

Simmer the sauce until the herbs are cooked and the sauce has thickened. Serve over pasta with fresh grated parmesan cheese and garlic bread. I usually cook an entire package of spaghetti...all you have to do is rinse it under hot water to reheat.

We had Little Man overnight and he has discovered that he can go pick his own berries! Hubby thought his hand was bleeding only to find that he'd been picking ripe blackberries and eating them as fast as he could. The green ones were not nearly as tasty as the ripe ones...we found several green ones on the ground. We finally had to make him come inside - we were afraid they would make him sick. Big Guy rolled over for the first time yesterday...maybe soon he can go pick berries with his big brother.

This is my "little" patio tomato. It has done very well and is responding to the kind words I give it every day.

Have a great day!

Well, Ho Hum

Okay. It's too wet to plow, I ran out of floor to lay, so I started painting. If it doesn't move, it gets painted. I think I have too much time on my hands.

Hubby found some hostas on sale and got some for the front bed...they really look nice, but he used the mulch he anchored the tarp on the truck down with the other dark and stormy night. Hope we don't have another storm come up before he can get some more.

This is Rodney Rooster...he guards the hostas against bears. Works, too. We haven't seen a bear since he's been outside.

We had some of our cheapo chicken legs and thighs last night...with a big pan of cream gravy. (Sorry Rodney). The chicken was less than $2 and there was enough to have for lunch today. I'm still working on my Mother's Day cake.

Gonna have Italian tonight...the last batch of sauce and I've got cheese sticks in the freezer. Have a superb evening!

Mama Mia!

The spaghetti was really good...2 lbs. of ground beef $3.98. 4 cans stewed and crushed tomatoes $1, onion (priced at the current gold rate), fresh garlic, my dried garden herbs, Worcestershire sauce, and fresh mushrooms @ $1.19. French bread, $.50, topped with oleo, garlic powder, dried parsley and sprinkled with cheapo cheese and a shot of wine. The pasta was $1.19.

We have enough left to make another meal, plus enough to freeze. That comes out to $2.62 per meal. Not too shabby.

The allergy fairy visited us last night...we sounded like the snort sisters and finally got out the old Vicks jar so we could breathe. We won't turn on our air conditioner for a while, but when we do that may help.

Have a wonderful day!