Myrts Christmas Spaghetti Food

MYRT'S CHRISTMAS SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Sauté onions, bell pepper, and garlic in 5 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Add beef and cook until no longer pink.
• Add stewed tomatoes, olives, salt, pepper, and cheese.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Then add Worcestershire sauce, mushroom pieces and tomato soup.
• Combine mixture with cooked spaghetti, refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, heat in oven at 350°F for approximately 45-60 minutes, or until heated through.

CHRISTMAS PASTA

Steps:

• Heat a deep pot over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, bay, and pancetta bits and brown for 1 minute. Add meats and brown and crumble them for 5 minutes.
• Chop carrot, celery, and onions near the stove and add to the pot as you work. Cook vegetables with meat 5 minutes and add wine. Cook for 1 minute; add stock and tomatoes to the pot.
• Stir in parsley, allspice, or cinnamon and season sauce with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and cook 10 to 15 minutes minimum before serving. Reheated sauce only improves.
• Toss pasta (cook off only as much pasta as you need at the time: half a pound for every 3 people) with a couple of ladles of sauce to coat, then top bowl with extra sauce. Top pasta with lots of cheese and pass bread at the table.

AUNT MYRT'S CRANBERRY JELLO

Steps:

• Add 2 cup of boiling water to jello stir well until dissolved, than add 1 1/2 cold water stir. Set aside let cool completely but don't allow to set up.
• Beat in softened cream cheese stir in cranberries and nuts if desired.
• Chill and sever.