For My Grandchildren - my favorite dish

Actually this entire blog is for my grandchildren since I expect my children know enough about me to last a lifetime! But, perhaps some of this may be of interest to one or more of our grandchildren (if we are to be blessed with grandchildren). Bill's favorite dish may be pepperoni pizza, and one night when he suggested that he have that for dinner, I said, good, I have the ingredients to make my favorite dish, American Spaghetti. It suddenly hit me that I didn't know the origins of this dish that my mother had served. I didn't think she had a recipe for it. So, I picked up my cell phone and called mom and asked. She said it was something that both her mother and my dad's aunt's cook (a lady we referred to as Aunt Helen) had made. Wow, I thought. If I could get my grandchildren to try this, it would be a 4-generations-old recipe. That seemed kind of neat. So, I have no recipe; I've made it differently every time, but some how it always comes out tasting the same. I don't make it very often because I have a feeling I would get very fat if I did. Here it is: American Spaghetti

1 `6-oz box of spaghetti, cooked and drained

In large saucepan, cook about 6-7 pieces of bacon; remove from pan; drain bacon grease, reserving about 3 T. bacon grease; crumble bacon and return to pan

Add diced dried onion to bacon grease - a little less than 1 T.

Add cooked spaghetti

Add 2 16 oz cans petite diced tomatoesAdd 1 16 oz can tomato sauce

Add 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Heat until everything blends together, cheese melts, etc.

Mom said that Aunt Helen used to put this in a casserole dish and bake it in the oven although I've never tasted it like that

At any rate, I hope someone carries this recipe on down into the next generation.

And now, for my husband's and children's favorite dessert, or at least the favorite one I make over and over again because it's so easy:

Chocolate Chip Brownies

1 yellow cake mix

2 eggs

1/4 c. water

1/4 c. oil

1/4 c. brown sugar, packed

Mix together for 2 minutes

Mix in 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Bake mixture in greased 9 x 13" pan at 375 degree oven for 25 minutes.