Friday, February 4, 2011

L'Oven

I love finding me a new, good blog.  It's almost like finding a new friend.  Or maybe like stalking a new friend, but whatever.  Something clicks.

Allow me to introduce to any of you who are unfamiliar, Oven Love!

I have to admit that I stumbled upon this particular blog when I searched for a recipe for Homemade Spaghetti O's.  I don't even remember having this much as a child, really.  And I didn't like tomato sauce that much, so why would I have had it?

Regardless, recently, my brother recently moved in with us and brought a few bags of dry goods with him.  One little box contained Creamette "rings."  I actually sort of laughed.  Who buys rings?  What do you do with them?  But then I thought of Spaghetti O's.  So I added them to Beef and Slaw Soup.  And then I needed more.

I'm working on my Lenten Menu (can it be so close?), and one of the lunches I had down from last year was Quick Mac and Cheese (which is a genius recipe of my own creation), but unfortunately, my middle child has decided since then that she doesn't like cheese.  Well, she didn't really like cheese then either, but I don't think she realized that "Macaroniandcheese" had cheese in it.  Too bad.

Answer, Spaghetti O's!  (I hope.)

Here is the recipe that looks so simple and promising:


Oven Love's Homemade Spaghetti O's
(Caveat: above recipe has dairy, so may not fit your Lenten needs.)

That is one in a series of homemade convience foods:
Oven Love's Pre-Made Our Way Series

Here's a list of her upcoming posts for the year:
Oven Love's The Great Food Adventure 2011

And finally, some truly hunger-inducing photos and recipes:
Oven Love's Superbowl Friendly Recipes

Prepare to be hungry!  And inspired!

5 comments:

  1. I'm looking forward to more menu ideas for the fast (we go only meatless except for vegan on Wednesday and friday- not too bad)

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  2. Well, when I finalize my Lenten menu, I will be sure to post. :) Still mulling it over.

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  3. To report back on the Spaghetti O's: YUM! I added a little honey to sweeten things a bit. (Course, I also used a little more milk and a little less cheese, and the cheese was pecorino romano, so more flavorful anyway.) It was a hit (except for the cheese for the 3y.o., which I will administer to individual portions in the future).

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  4. We adore Oven Love's homemade Spaghettios! I've made them many, many times. Sometimes I use chicken broth as some of the water, which gives an extra punch...reeeeeally not Lenten though. :) We are cheese lovers, so I also use sharp cheddar cheese. This is so easy and way better than the processed stuff. Alas, two of us recently went gluten-free. I'm not even sure that they make a small gluten-free pasta, but I'm on the lookout!

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  5. I made them with spirals recently... not quite the same. I think instead, I'll break up long spaghetti if we're out of other options. You could probably do that with brown rice spaghetti.

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