Raquel's Homemade Spaghetti Sauce:
So this is like thee best spaghetti sauce in the world. And I'd like to take credit for it:) I found a recipe in a book and didn't have/like some of the ingredients, so I decided to make my own. Kyle said it was the best spaghetti sauce he has ever had. I thought it was pretty dang good myself.
(Note: This recipe, along with most of my others, are meant to feed just the two of us:) So you'll probably have to quadruple it)
1 t olive oil
1-2 roma tomatoes, diced
1/4 onion, chopped
1/4 t garlic & herb seasoning
italian seasoning, or oregano or rosemary is good!
salt
pepper
1 t sugar
1 can tomato sauce
1/4 c water
*seasonings are to taste*
**Pout olive oil in pan on med heat. Add chopped onion and simmer 5 min. Add roma tomatoes, garlic & herb seasoning, italian seasoning, and salt & pepper. Simmer 5 min. Add tomato sauce, sugar and water. Simmer 10-15 min (if adding meatballs, add them right now and simmer the meatballs in the sauce to help soak flavor in. I had extra meatballs from my Sweet & Sour Meatball recipe that I froze and pulled out to use in this recipe. SO AMAZING). Top on freshly cooked spaghetti and garnish with parmesan cheese.
Fresh Potato Fries:
My Mother-In-Law gave Kyle and I 2 bags of potatoes last week, so we decided to try different ways to use them. One of the ways we decided was to make homemade Potato fries. And they are soo easy and soo good! We just used 2 potatoes. Cut them in wedges. In a bowl pour some olive oil and mix seasonings in it example: rosemary, oregano, italian seasoning, and salt and pepper. Dip each potato in the olive oil mixture and place on prepared cookie sheet with tin foil. I lightly crunched tin foil on my cookie sheet so that the potatoes cook evenly, they don't stick, and it's easy clean up! Bake 400' 25-30 min depending on how thick the slices are so just watch them until they're golden brown.
Enjoy:)
Another reason why I love crock-pots:
Chicken Chile Verde Tacos with Fresh Pico de Gallo:
The recipe I found for this tells you to make your own chile verde.. However.. I just bought salsa verde and added to it and it still tasted amazing. I first sauteed 1/2 chopped onion in olive oil in a pan. Then added salt and pepper, chopped cilantro,1 cup chicken broth, and 1 T sugar. I put a few chicken breasts in the crock-pot and poured the sauce on top. Cook on hight 3-4 hours. It was very delicious but I thought it needed some garlic.
Pico de Gallo:
Chopped roma tomatoes
chopped onion
chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lime
salt
pepper
-I usually do more tomatoes then onion but just mix everything until taste. We put this right on our tacos and also just ate it plain with chips. So good and sooo easy.
DESSERT!!
the easiest CREAM PUFF recipe:
From Our Best Bites:
Make sure you WATCH the puffs in the oven so they don't over cook!! I think mine over cooked a tad but they still tasted amazing!
It says to use mouse in the middle but I had a small carton of whipping cream I thought would be good.. And it was great!
I just whipped the cream, added some vanilla and some Splenda and there you have it. Amazing fresh whipping cream.
When the puffs cook they all have a huge air bubble inside. So I filled a plastic bag with the whipping cream, made a small hole in the bottom, and filled them easily. Then I melted chocolate chips and dipped the tops in them. They're not that pretty, I was in a rush.. Ha but they sure were good.
