So much has changed, but somehow, it has all been manageable and I haven't even had a mental breakdown...but I think I've been too busy for that! I've moved and settled in, started a new job and learned MOST of the kids names (there are a ton of them and it's a great problem to have!), I have traveled, loved, lost and gained. My days are filled to the max and my nights remind me why Dr. Scholl's has not gone out of business. Life is normal. Life is.
Tonight, I spent some time unwinding and walking around the grocery store isles. I have always loved trips to the grocery store. As a kid, Sunday evenings were one of my favorites because I got to go to the grocery store with my dad. I felt important; my brother didn't get to go. It was just us! Now, I still enjoy a stroll through the produce and canned goods. Dinner tonight came from the inspiration of the isles. I thought I would try my hand at a simple ragu/spaghetti sauce, without resorting to the jars. I did use canned tomatoes...but really, it's a work night. Don't judge!
Here y'all go!
Spaghetti Sauce a la Amy
2 1/2-3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic
3 healthy sized mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
salt and pepper for taste
2 Italian sausage links**
2 cans Italian seasoned chopped tomatoes
1. Heat olive oil in a large saute/fry pan at about a medium heat. When the oil is hot, add onions and garlic and salt and pepper. Cook till onions begin to change color.
2. Add the mushrooms and toss with the onion/garlic.
3. Cut open the sausage links and empty the sausage into the pan. Cook till it's no longer pink, stirring to keep the onions, garlic and mushrooms from burning. Let the sausage crumble and break into smaller pieces if need be as it cooks.
4. Add the tomatoes to the pan and stir everything together. Let some of the water cook out of the tomatoes and simmer for about 15 minutes so the flavors can mix.
Serve over pasta of your choice.
**My grocery store only had the uncooked links. Some stores will have packages of ground Italian sausage available. Use what you have available...that's the beauty of the sauce.
Hope y'all enjoy and I promise I'll keep a blog or two coming your way, even though I'm working like crazy.
Happy cooking, y'all!
Amy
