Rachael Ray's Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti and meatballs are a pretty regular dish that I make since it's quick and easy. However, I usually just buy frozen meatballs and call it a day. This time I used Rachael Ray's recipe. She says it takes 35 minutes to make and that it is 4 servings. Those are lies. It took me about an hour and fifteen minutes and it made about 6-8 servings. Whatever the case, the meatballs turned out delicious. Note that I didn't actually add the beef broth because it wouldn't all fit in my pan.

Banana Bread/Cake

I used to make banana bread all the time when I was growing up. I even had the recipe memorized or at least I had a general idea for the proportions and feel for the consistency of the batter. Unfortunately the bread didn't have a brown top because either the heat was too low or because I forgot to put a little milk or oil on top. Whatever the case, it turned out delicious.

Banana Bread/Cake
Ingredients

• 3 large, very spotty/ripe bananas
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit.
2. Mash the bananas in a medium-sized bowl. Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. Finally fold in the walnuts.
3. Bake for 30-40 minutes in a greased loaf pan. Check with a tooth pick or fork. Optional, for a brown top, take the bread out after 20 minutes and coat the top with a little bit of milk or oil and bake for the remainder of the time.