• December 11, 2008 - Dinner Recipes

I was asked below about whether I had recipes on my blog for the meals I posted I was making this week. Well, I try and only post recipes I make up or alter significantly enough that I figure the recipe is mine now :).

Spaghetti Pie

So, I can't post the Spaghetti Pie recipe because I think I got it from someone who got it from a cookbook. But, I can tell you it's easy and my kids love it. It contains spaghetti, meat, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, parmesan, noodles, egg, mozzarella cheese, a small amount of sugar and salt, oregano, and parsley. There, I didn't give you the recipe.

Deluxe Nachos

What do I do for deluxe Nachos? Well, I buy a bag of Baked Tostitos Corn Chips. I put those on a big cookie sheet. I cut up some olives. I open up a jar of jalepenos. I open up a jar of bean dip. I put the olives, jalepenos, and bean dip on the chips. Add lots of cheese (around here you must buy Tillamook Cheddar, it's the best). I put it in my oven, on broil, low. I wait till the cheese is thoroughly melted, but not burnt. I pull it out. I add sour cream (I love Daisy Natural Sour Cream). I add salsa.

I must say this is all pretty natural - except the bean dip. If you don't want yucky added preservatives - do it without the bean dip. I also might add guacamole if the avocados were good.

Penna Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Artichoke Hearts

Ok. This recipe is mine. Actually, I modified it from a dish I had in a restaurant. I used to work in an Italian Restaurant before I was married and you would see how their specials, really they just chose good ingredients and threw them together. So, this is what I do here. And it's easy. And since the Sun Dried Tomatoes and the Artichoke Hearts are sold at Costco in great big jars, it's pretty affordable too. Costco also has the pine nuts for a great price. Here's what you put in it:

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