How to Make My Mum's Spaghetti

Ever since I was a child there was one meal that I adored above all others, my mum's spaghetti. There was nothing better than walking home from school after it had snowed a few inches, opening the door to my house and walking in only to have the entire house permeated with the fragrances of tomato, beef, vegetables, and spices. I have never found spaghetti that is as good as my mum's, I know what you are thinking, I only say this because its my mum's. I can tell you that I have actually looked, I have tried canned spaghetti sauce, fancy Italian restaurants, multiple recipes from food network, and none quite match the sheer bliss of the spaghetti sauce my mother makes. I'm not saying it's the very best, but I think if you give it a try you more than likely won't be disappointed. In this article I am going to go through the process of preparing a classic style spaghetti dinner.

To start off we will need all the hardware. We will need a medium sized skillet, one large wooden spatula (I prefer bamboo), a can opener, a butcher knife, a large cutting board, a colander, and lastly a crock-pot. Now that we have our hardware we need to gather the ingredients. First gather the meat and vegetables, we will require one pound of ground beef, one quart of canned tomatoes, one eight ounce can of tomato sauce, one six ounce can of tomato paste, one large white onion, and two cups of button mushrooms. Now we will need the following spices, one teaspoon garlic powder, one teaspoon onion powder, one heaping teaspoon of minced garlic, half teaspoon dried oregano, half teaspoon dried basil, half teaspoon dried parsley, crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Later on we will need dried spaghetti, a loaf of French bread, two cups of salted butter, half a cup of garlic and herb powder, a bread knife, a large pot, and a roll of aluminum foil.