Hi Phil,

Glad you love to cook - I don't so I use all possible means to keep it simple when the time comes to fix dinner. One of my best helps is this.

I cook about 4 lbs of chopped meat - 1 lb at a time, drain and Put it in 1 lb. containers and freeze it.

Then when I want to make spaghetti, sloppy joes, soup, etc. I just pull out a lb. of hamburger, thaw it and fix dinner.

I like getting all the grease, etc. cleaned up at the beginning of the process and I feel very uncomfortable if I don't have any on hand.

I make a large pot of spaghetti sauce and freeze it in serving size containers. Have three spaghetti dinners ready to go right now.

Cheers

Barbara Reynolds

Hi Barbara,

This sound delicious. My last wife was Italian and although she couldn't do too well with the "Beans & Taters", Southern-style food that I grew up on, she sure could fix some mean Italian. She taught me how to make my Homemade Sauce and she also made it ahead, just like you. It does make sense to have it ready so you can just add the Pasta, She also taught me to make my own Pasta, but that's another matter.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the ideas.

Have A Bright & Blessed Evening,

Phil

Hi Phil,

I love Italian cooking.

I recently bought myself a pasta machine but haven't used it yet. Mmmmmmm, maybe next weekend. Mmmmmm.

Roger

I wouldn't say I love to cook but I sure do like to cook. When you are the cook you get to fix things the way you like them and everybody else has to just like it. lol

I entered my chili in a chili contest last Saturday against 15 other chilis and I won BEST TASTE. BUT... I can't tell you guys my recipe or someone might just use it to compete against me some time.

Thanks,