Pot & Cover

Scott added carrots to the sauce...yum!

This was all Scott...we had 1/2 lb of Cavatappi from making the mac...so he made our usual meat sauce to go with it....I know he loves the Capellini...but the Cavatappi was my favorite...had it for lunch today too...he ate it for breakfast...who needs Wheaties?  Frozen bread was used for simple garlic toast (defrost, split, butter, toast in oven and rub with garlic clove)  all topped with fresh basil, fresh parmesean and a bit of fresh cheddar :)

scott suggested pasta...and he graciously went to the store...as he has done for weeks now...benefiting greatly from his enjoyment of cooking :)...he sauteed baby bellas with carmelized onion which was deglazed with a little marsala, which he then added to our favorite store bought bertolli marinara, added some roasted garlic, a pesto chunk from the freezer (yay to the basil from this summer!), browned a lb of ground chuck, seasoned and simmered in water to cover till tender...drained then added to the sauce...covered & popped the sauce in a warm 250 oven, which I think makes the sauce taste richer, till we were ready to eat...served with angel hair and fresh garlic bread and fresh grated parmesean. delicious & very garlicky!

I'm really behind on my postings...but not on the eating or documenting the yummy food! I just realized that I have an anniversary to celebrate...one year since I started this project...that went by fast! I'm really enjoying writing here...and looking back at a year of cooking & eating with my loved ones. I am a little surprised a whole year's gone by...well, back to the food! I'm sure I'm spelling it wrong (i couldn't stand it...i looked it up to get it right)...but we made bolognese with capellini...Scott's favorite cut of pasta. This recipe is based on one I learned from an old friend...the same one who gave us our "pot & cover" moniker (did i use that word right?). He taught me how to make it one weekend in May 2005, when he hosted my parents wedding. We all devoured it...so simple and yet so delicious...well I shouldn't state it like those are two opposing characteristics...most often the simple is the delicious. He made his recipe...