Share-a-Meal Plans: Dinners for New Parents ( leave behind food to feed the viewing public)
Spaghetti Sauce | Country Apple Crisp
Spaghetti Sauce
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 12 |
| Category: | The Other Meat Entrée |
| Meal: | Dinners for New Parents ( leave behind food to feed the viewing public) (Share-a-Meal Plans) |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | lb | pork, boneless roast |
| 1 | large | pepper, green |
| 1 | large | onions, diced |
| 7 | 20 oz can | tomatoes, whole |
| 2 | 16 oz can | tomato, paste |
| 6 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 2 | Tb | oregano, dried |
| 2 | Tb | thyme, dried |
| 4 | medium | bay leaves, whole dried |
| 2 | Tb | salt to taste |
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In a large, heavy saucepan put enough olive oil to just cover the bottom. Heat until just beginning to smoke; add pork and brown. Add onions, pepper and sauté until softened, put tomatoes in blender, blend until smooth and then into pot. Add paste, garlic and spices/herbs. Add salt and simmer uncovered over low heat for several hours, the longer the better. Stir every time you pass the pot. Pull pork from sauce and shred with forks, return pork to sauce. May need additional salt to taste May need additional salt to taste.
This recipe makes enough sauce for several large meals.
Freeze in plastic containers for individual use.
Country Apple Crisp
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 12 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Dinners for New Parents ( leave behind food to feed the viewing public) (Share-a-Meal Plans) |
| 3 | cup | flour |
| 3 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 3 | lb | apples, peeled and sliced |
| 1 | Tb | cinnamon. ground |
| 0.5 | cup | walnuts, chopped |
| 3 | Tb | raisins, golden |
| 2 | cup | apple juice |
| 8 | Tb | butter, salted |
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Spray bottom of 10 X 14 baking pan with PAM; mix 1/2 of the flour and 1/3 of the sugar together.
Sprinkle enough in pan to cover bottom about 1/2 “ thick. Peel apples and cut into slices, arrange evenly around pan.
Add nuts and raisins, sprinkle on cinnamon.
Mix remaining flour and 3/4 of the remaining sugar together, cover top with remaining flour/sugar mixture, add apple juice. Sprinkle top with remaining sugar. Cut butter into small pieces and dot top of crisp. Bake @ 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until the top is golden brown and crunchy.
This feeds a small army and is great for picnics.
Note: This recipe serves at least 12, if you scale the servings of this recipe you will have to use a smaller pan
