What to make.. What to make

Diane has the deviled eggs down. She'll make those.

I am wracking my ever loving brain trying to figure something out to make for the picnic. For the horse fair, I made the chocolate balls of goodness.

For said Chocolate Balls of Goodness here is all you need.

I bag oreos.

I stick like thing of philidelphia cream cheese.

I bar of Almond Bar chocolate. (You can't miss this, it's in the candy baking aisle in Wal-mart and it will weigh approximately four metric tons.)


I used a small quisinart (SP) for the crushing of the oreos, but they can be placed in a ziplock bag and crushed that way. Crush the entire package of oreos until they are a fine power. Put in a bowl, and the Philidelphia cream cheese, (Which you need to set out to soften) should be added. Stir it together or mix on low, just mix it all together until it is well mixed. It will be at a consistancy of a dry'ish paste, which is fine.

In a double boiler, melt the Almond Bar chocolate. While it's busy melting, roll the oreo/creamcheese paste into balls. Once the chocolate is melted, you can either dip the balls, which I did, or put the balls on a rack with waxed paper and drizzle the chocolate on them. Just make sure they are covered.

Let them set up for about 45 minutes in the fridge, and you have some -wonderful- treats that are very unique.


Also, I made a triple fudge brownie for the horse fair, but I just used Betty Crocker's triple fudge brownie mix. The pan was enormous, so I used two boxes of it to get a good batter. I had two or three people tell me the brownies were perfect, so I guess falling asleep upright in your chair while they bake has it's advantages.


So that's my dilehmma. I made two chocolate dishes when I first met these people. I don't want to make another desert, I want to present a main course. I have no idea what in the world I want to make, but I -think- I may make my spaghetti. I kinda make it different, so if no one minds me being weird and bringing it, I will.

How I make my spaghetti isn't -that- different, but I'll still post it for anyone who wants to read it.


Get your ground meat/chuck/what have you and put it in a very big pot. A soup pot is best. Let the meat cook at medium adding your salt/pepper/garlic/any seasonings that you best prefer. As the meat is cooking, take a (Preferably) wooden spoon and stir the meat until it is a paste, using it's juices to help it along. Stiring this makes it break down into the paste. Keep cooking the meat until it is done.

Do not drain your meat unless there is just an over excess of grease. Ground chuck keeps the grease down wonderfully, it's not that fatty of a meat.

Now, depending on how much meat you started with, plan on using two bottles of spahgetti sauce. Pour the first one in and stir. (I like to use two flavors of sauces. And these are the normal sized glass bottles of Prego sauce or Ragu that you can get at wal-mart) If there is more meat than sauce, let it cook for about thirty minutes. Stirring occasionaly.

After thirty minutes is up, check to see if how thick the sauce is. If it needs it, put in half of the second bottle of sauce you have left and stir. This part is -really- up to you on how thick or thin you want the sauce. I'm getting to where I prefer it thicker. Less mess and more filling.

Cook the spaghetti, I prefer angel hair, but get what you like, when it's done drain it and add half a stick of butter to the hot noodles and stir in.

Viole. It takes a bit more effort, but it really tastes nice and homemade.

You know.. I think I -will- make my spaghetti for the picnic. I'm craving it like mad right now.

P.S.

I love you, Auto. My summer is free, and if you are, you're coming on some things with me. (Damnit, Una, you need to move close to me! There's so many things going on this summer that I -know- you could enjoy!)