Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce, Meatballs, Lasagna

Grandma's Spaghetti Sauce

Mary Michelle DeLuca Meyers

4 cloves garlic, minced

1⁄2 onion, diced

1 large cans tomatoes, pureed or diced

1 small can tomato paste

1⁄2 tsp salt

handful of basil, fresh, or frozen

1⁄4 hot Italian pepper

pork neckbones, porkchops, Italian sausage or meatballs

olive oil

Put tomatoes, paste, salt, hot pepper, and basil in pot to simmer.

Saute onion and garlic in hot oil, lift out of oil and add to tomatoes.

Brown, pork, meatballs, Italian sausage, and lift out of oil and add to tomatoes.

Simmer at least an hour so meat finishes cooking.

Meatballs

1 lb ground chuck

1 egg

2-3 cloves garlic minced

parsley, fresh

1⁄2 tsp. salt

1/3 cup romano cheese

Roll into 1 1⁄2 inch balls and brown in hot oil. When they are very brown on one side, turn with a teaspoon. When they are browned on the other side, remove from oil and put into sauce.

Lasagna

1 lb lasagna noodles, cooked

1 container ricotta cheese

1 egg

grated romano

mozzarella cheese, grated

1 egg

mint, dzenzevida (sp)

parsley

salt

Layer in pan

sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, romano sprinkled, mozzarella, sauce etc.

Bake 20-30 min. 350 degrees