Day: March 5, 2008

  • Prairie Style Afghan


    Prairie Style Afghan
    Originally uploaded by The Crochet Dude

    I love this afghan by The Crochet Dude. It’s published in Creative Home Arts Magazine. The moment I saw it, it shouted Frank Lloyd Wright to me–and I see here on flickr that the architect’s designs served as the Dude’s inspiration–Drew, you totally hit the mark on this one. Fabulous!

  • A Recipe: Spaghetti Pie

    Spaghetti Pie

    I like to think of it as “cheater lasagne.” I love lasagne, but I’m too impatient to make it–all the steps of layering and making sauce, precooking noodles, etc. Using leftover pasta, and pre-shredded cheese, etc. makes this recipe suitable for a last-minute meal.

    I first made spaghetti pie as a way to use up leftovers… I googled and found a lot of recipes, and mish mashed until I came up with something I liked.

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

    Ingredients
    4 or more cups leftover previously sauced spaghetti
    2 T butter or margarine, plus a little to grease the pan (I use Earth Balance)
    2 eggs (The eggs act as a binder for the pasta, if you wanted a vegan version of this treat, you could sauté the spaghetti in its sauce first to make it “stickier.”)
    1 c cottage cheese (or crumbled firm tofu seasoned with salt, nutritional yeast)
    1 c spaghetti sauce
    1 c mozzarella cheese (or vegan version)

    Melt the butter or margarine and let it cool for a few minutes, add the eggs, and beat. Stir in the pasta and coat. Pour the coated pasta into a greased 8×8 glass baking dish. Spread a thin layer of cottage cheese (or crumbled tofu) on top. Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce over the cottage cheese. Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella cheese over the top of the mixture.

    Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and pie is heated through.

    Spaghetti Pie