i think i’ve mentioned this in other posts, but i really do not like eating the same recipes repeatedly. perhaps this is due to my penchant for making three recipes over and over and over again when i was an undergrad (yeah, spaghetti, tacos, and stir fry get boring after awhile). or perhaps it’s because i’ve grown accustomed to trying new recipes for this blog. but we rarely repeat dinners in the same month. except for this one.
i love spaghetti. and i love making my own sauce. but mike and i do not agree on the type of sauce we favor. i like mine exactly like this recipe i posted a few years ago, with cubes of tofu and grated carrots and zucchini. while a little on the watery side, i love it because it melts right into the pasta. mike, on the other hand, always wants a more chunky spaghetti sauce that is thick enough to stay separate from the pasta and he prefers seitan to tofu. so, we’ve done some experimenting and finally came up with this recipe that we both love!
you guys, i’m buried under loads of final papers and projects. but i couldn’t wait to share this recipe with you – it’s so good! during the fall and winter, we make roasted vegetables almost every week with a mix of beets, potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and an onion tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper, and serve it over warm polenta (see the 2012 amendment at the end of the post).
despite a few rainy patches and a trip to the olympic peninsula for a hike on a snow covered ridge (snow? in july?!?), it’s really and finally full-blown summer time up here in washington.
friends, i am officially burnt out. i have 3.5 weeks left in this quarter. and 4 papers, 2 exams, and 2 presentations. but i don’t want to deprive all of you from this amazing recipe just because I am exhausted.
