Cavatelli

So this is an Italian meal my grandpa made up, I believe anyways. I have never heard anyone else call anything like this, this name. It is very very good! One of my families favorite meals to make when we have guests over.

Ingredients:

1 (12oz) can Tomato Paste

2 (12oz) cans of water {mix well}

2 (15oz) cans tomato sauce

1 (30oz) can tomato Juice

2 lbs hamburger

2 heaping tsp anise seed, crushed

1 heaping tsp red pepper flakes, crushed

1 heaping tsp oregano

2 small can's mushrooms

3-4cloves garlic, crushed

*1TBS fennel seed, crushed

*1tsp red pepper flake, crushed

*1/2tsp sugar

*1/2tsp salt

*Add after meat is cooked, to sauce.

Penne Rigate Noodles (2 boxes, you will have left overs)

Colby Jack Shredded cheese

Garlic Bread

Cook the hamburger along with the anise seed, red pepper, and oregano. once the meat is fully cooked and crumbled add the tomato paste, water, tomato sauce and juice. Mix well. Add the remaining spices to the sauce and stir. Remain on heat to get hot. Then remove from heat.

While the sauce is simmering, cook Penne Rigate noodles according to the box. Drain. Place Noodles in a bowl (single serving), add cheese, and top with Sauce. There you have Cavatelli!

Gladys's Lasagna

This Lasagna is the best by far! I love it... so yummy! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! I do have a little tweeks from Gladys's original... but I think it would still taste the same.. just a little more of the ingredients. I am putting it down how I make it :)

Ingredients:

9 Lasagna Noodles - Cooked according to directions on package

2 lbs ground beef

1/4 tsp of each - Garlic Powder, Red Pepper, and Paprika

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 c Parmesan cheese

2 - 8 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

2 jars Prego spaghetti sauce

1/4 tsp of each - Salt, Pepper, Italian Seasoning (spice aisle)

12oz Cottage cheese

1TBS Parsley

1/4 tsp Pepper

Directions:

Brown meat until no longer pink. Drain well. Add salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper, paprika and meat to Spaghetti sauce (save a little sauce with out meat in it for the bottom of pan). Mix eggs, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, pepper, parsley and 1 bag mozzarella cheese together. Layer in pan: Sauce without meat (just enough to cover bottom of sprayed pan) 3 noodles, sauce, egg mix, REPEAT ONE MORE TIME, 3 noodles, sauce. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Top with second bag Mozzarella cheese and continue baking until cheese melts and is golden.