Mama,s Recipes

My mother, who is really my Aunt, taught me how to cook, so I wanted to start a blog showing as many of her recipes as I could remember. I will start with her spaghetti recipe.
I use 1 1/2 lbs. of lean ground beef
1 lg. onion-diced.
1 lg. green bell pepper- chopped small.
1 small can of mushroom pieces or 1/2 c. fresh-chopped mushrooms.
2 small cans Tomato paste
1 reg. size can diced tomatoes.
1/2 box regular or thin dry spaghetti.
3 cloves chopped garlic or 3 tbs. garlic powder.
2 tbs. ground italian seasoning or Oregano.
Brown ground beef in large pot with onions and bell peppers-drain grease. Put back on stove and add mushrooms and seasonings. Stir well and cook for a few minutes. Add tomato paste and diced tomatoes. Add 3 tbs. sugar. This is to offset the acid in the tomatoes. Add two cans water from the diced tom. cans. Set burner to low and let simmer for 2-3 hours. In another lg. pot boil water as usual and add dry spaghetti and boil until done- drain water and add sauce to spaghetti or you can spoon sauce over plain spaghetti in the plate. Serve with salad and Garlic bread. Yum! Yum! Enjoy!