Baked Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti ~ Gere’s Recipe from Freezer and Refrigerator Supplies

I cooked up an entire 16 oz. box of Mueller’s Vermicelli spaghetti and after having some for a dinner several weeks ago, I put the rest in a gallon ziploc bag and froze it. As I was trying to decide what to have for supper I came across it and also found a container of frozen home-grown tomato puree that my daughter made from her garden bounty and brought for me.  Since I was thinking about making lasagna in a couple of weeks, I already had the ricotta and the mozzarella and more tomato sauce on hand. I then put it all together just like you would to make lasagna but made baked spaghetti instead. I did add a little bit of oregano, basil and a touch of nutmeg to the ricotta cheese. 

HOW >>>

First a bit of tomato sauce, and a little spaghetti over it into the pan; then top with about 8 dollops of ricotta; next -  shredded mozzarella spread generously and do it all over again with a final topping of parmesan/romano shredded cheese.

Bake for about one hour at 325° and let rest before cutting into squares. 

This saved me time, water, electric stove energy and was really tasty.

Oven Ready

 Hot out of the oven.....

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Solitude and Sanity

Now I don't mean that I'm alone. I mean that I like to do things alone. It helps the time go by during the cold and bleak winter months. I jump between being a wife, a homemaker, and a person who is compelled to always be doing something - anything - everything.  As a result, many of my blogs are usually a mishmash of stuff not of interest or beauty, but of getting it out of my system.

So........
The other night I baked spaghetti. It was easy for me because I had all of the ingredients for lasagna but no lasagna pasta. I made it the same way and it was very good.

Yesterday I fooled around with a favorite photo of a dear friend who died last week. It helped me in my sadness that he is gone. He was 90. He was a good and gentle man.

This morning I baked caramel raisin cookies. They stuck to the baking sheet but are quite tasty.

Before lunch I howled at the moon with a photo my friend took. She added the wolf. Her picture was pure black and white.  That gave me ideas. 

And this afternoon I played with a friend's 4 year old granddaughter on a swing. In the dining room.

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Tomorrow is Wednesday. What will I do?