Spaghetti Pie

This is one of my favorite pasta dishes! My mom passed down the recipe to me about 8 years ago and I can't get enough of it! Ü

INGREDIENTS

• 6 ounces spaghetti
• 2 1/2 quarts boiling water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef (optional)
  
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook spaghetti in water with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 tablespoon oil until tender but still firm. Drain. Add eggs, Parmesan cheese, and butter. Mix and shape into a crust in greased 10-inch pie plate.
2. Spread cottage cheese over crust. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Scramble-fry beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is thoroughly browned. Mix in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and garlic powder. Spread mixture over cottage cheese. (If you'd like, you can substitute spaghetti sauce for the onion, green pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, salt, and garlic powder)
   
4. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake 5-10 minutes more.

Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Oh. My. Goodness. So a few months ago I had a craving. A big craving. It took a while to figure out what it was but then I realized what it was: Cinnamon Chip Cookies. When my mom's friend Darlene first moved into our ward she made us some of these cookies. She even gave us the extra dough to freeze and I remembering taking big chunks of the frozen dough and munching on that. Mmmmmmm. SO good. I didn't have the recipe so I contacted Darlene and she was gracious enough to look for it and give it to me. I made them last night because I couldn't hold off the craving any more and I can now say I am satisfied. Sam even likes them and he's not as into cinnamon as I am. :)




Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Makes approximately 5 dozen

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup cinnamon chips (I think Hershey's is the only brand of cinnamon chips out there. They're by the chocolate chips in the store)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix sugar and softened butter. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy. Combine flour, spice, salt and soda in separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal and cinnamon chips. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.

Italian Dressing

I found this on a recipe site when I was looking for a dressing for a chicken marinade. Make this and then add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and a little bit of lemon juice for some yummy chicken marinade!

Italian Dressing Mix

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 1 tablespoon garlic salt
* 1 tablespoon onion powder
* 1 tablespoon white sugar
* 2 tablespoons dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1 teaspoon dried basil
* 1 tablespoon dried parsley
* 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
* 2 tablespoons salt


DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic salt, onion powder, sugar, oregano, pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, celery salt and regular salt. Store in a tightly sealed container.
2. To prepare dressing, whisk together 1/4 white vinegar, 2/3 cup canola oil, 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons of the dry mix.