Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Hey friends!!

 I hope y'all are enjoying this Monday! We started our morning off at MOPS where we were able to listen to some really awesome moms speak about living a "simple, whole foods " type of life. Lots of great info! Anyways I popped on here to give you a run down on my super quick and easy spaghetti and meat sauce. This recipe is versatile because you can swap out some ingredients for cleaner ingredients ex. ( zucchini noodles VS angel hair pasta) and you can mix and match different veggies to suit you and your family! 

Ingredients:

1 Jar tomato basil sauce ( I use HEB organics)

1 pkg Angel Hair pasta/zuchinni noodles

1 16 oz pint of sliced mushrooms ** optional

1 green bell pepper chopped

1 onion 

2 cloves of minced garlic

olive oil 

1 lb lean ground beef

1/2 lb ground Italian sausage**optional ( this adds extra flavor)

shredded parmesan cheese 

1 bunch chopped basil

Instructions:

Over medium high heat add the onion and some olive oil to a deep pan or pot. Cook about 5 minutes and then add the ground beef. Cook until brown and crumbly then add your garlic. Stir until fragrant. Add in the bell pepper, mushrooms and stir until soft and wilted! Then add your sauce. Turn heat down low and let simmer for 1 hour. I sometimes add in 1/2 cup dry red wine ( chianti or cab) and stir that in too for a richer flavor. 

Serve over hot angel hair pasta or some zucchini noodles!! Garnish with lots of parmesean cheese and freshly torn basil! 

Faith and Food

Good morning y'all!

Happy Saturday- one of my favorite mornings. Brandon always makes us pancakes ( he has since we were dating) we typically stay in our pajamas and have no major plans but to just be together. As someone who loves to be on the go and with a plan all the time... it's nice to just have Saturdays for relaxing and nothing specific on our agenda. Last night while I was laying in bed with Jax trying to get him to sleep I had a thought. What if I incorporated more faith into this blog? It is no secret that I love and live for Jesus but so many other mamas are yearning for a chance to draw near to him. I feel that food and faith go hand in hand. While obviously food feeds our body and it's needs for specific nutrition, it is FAITH that feeds our soul and our spirit so that we feel full and satisfied living in the word of God. 

This is most definitely still a place for yummy recipes and great tips in the kitchen but I also felt in my heart that it is also important to share a little bit more about my love for Jesus and what he is doing in my life in hopes that perhaps it will help some of y'all too!!!

Here is the specific link to the bible I read every day 

The Beautiful Word Bible

Here is the link to the Devotional 

Beautiful Word Devo

Link to Prayer Journal

Prayer Journal