Using Wagon Wheel Pasta

here is a great item to make and have plenty of left overs for

Well we use
2 1lb bags of the wagon wheel pasta
3 cans of spaghetti sauce
2 lbs of ground meat, this doesn't have to be all hamburger, mix it up with ground chicken, turkey, or sausage choose 2


Brown hamburger and or the other meat you choose

In a pot heat up 3 cans of the Spaghetti sauce, after the meat has been browned drain it (we don't need the grease and fat in it), then add to the spaghetti sauce. In a separate pot cook the pasta till just done, and drain, don't rinse. After everything is heated up, put the pasta in a big bowl, then pour the Spaghetti/Meat Sauce over the pasta and stir it up.

This makes a great meal, and lots of left overs to extend the food budget. I also have containers I put it in and freeze so I can take it for lunch at work and saving money.

Try it you may like it

Electric Griddle

Is a Big Electric Griddle needed, my opinion is no you don't need a big electric griddle. Why you might say, well a good cast iron fry pan will do the job of a griddle and more.

Electric Griddle
Pro's nice big flat surface good for making eggs, pancakes, bacon

Con's big, over sized, hard to store, single use

you can use a cast iron skillet. big wont warp, can do your bacon, pancakes, and eggs, become virtually non stick if kept up correctly. Can cook more than a electric griddle, so more of a multi-use item

Macaroni salad

last weekend I tried a variation of Macaroni Salad

What I did was make as normal, and instead of making it with mayo, I used or drizzled Olive oil over the Salad, and also drizzled over cider vinegar, I then added good seasons Italian Dressing Mix to it, stirred it up.

I like to add to my salad other than the Macaroni, a little tuna fish, and some peas. makes for a great salad, and everyone loved it

Zucchini Chips

I have a garden here, and have two zucchini plants, well have had several item go to waist from those 2 plants so was looking for something to make with them. Well I did find something, that I can make with Zucchini, and it wasn't bad, Zucchini Chips

preheat oven to 425
Zucchini slices thinly
layer on a cookie sheet 1 layer thick
take olive oil and brush the tops with the oil
sprinkle salt on them
bake for 8 to 10 min
flip and let them get crispy

Watch closely the 2nd half, as they will burn

What is healthier

What is healthier?

I have friends who eat a lot of boxed foods, and thought I would pose this question. my Friends eat a lot of boxed foods, with all those ingredients that you might not know what they are.

Lets take a box of Mashed Potato's

which is Healthier the Boxed Mashed Potato's, or going to the store, and getting the real potato's and cooking them up and mashing them.

I say the real potato's are healthier. What do you say? True the box of dehydrated mashed potato's is more convenient and faster in today's world.