I have my grandma's KitchenAid Mixture that she bought years ago before she passed. I think it's about 15 years old.
Anyway, I bought the meat grinder attachment.
So spaghetti and meatballs were in order. I used this recipe for the gravy:
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10955 I deviated by "grinding" the onion and garlic. Worked pretty good. My kids usually turn their noses up at Ragu (in the jar) sauce but they really like this one. I put a few carrots in the gravy as it cooked to knock out some of the acidity. A little sugar was put in to taste as well.
I used the meatball recipe here: http://www.californialivingtv.com/grandma_rose.html The soaking of bread in milk didn't do it for me. So instead, I put a full sleeve of saltines in a gallon zip-lock and crushed them. Also used a little W sauce.
Grinding up the 3 meats really made a difference. I used 1 pound of each and was worried I made too much. But everyone was picking so I ended up having just enough.
Took a while to cook but it was worth it. I might get the pasta attachment and try my hand at a fully from-scratch meal. But I guess I'll need fresh tomatoes to do that. Maybe next summer.
Anyway, I bought the meat grinder attachment.
So spaghetti and meatballs were in order. I used this recipe for the gravy:
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10955 I deviated by "grinding" the onion and garlic. Worked pretty good. My kids usually turn their noses up at Ragu (in the jar) sauce but they really like this one. I put a few carrots in the gravy as it cooked to knock out some of the acidity. A little sugar was put in to taste as well.
I used the meatball recipe here: http://www.californialivingtv.com/grandma_rose.html The soaking of bread in milk didn't do it for me. So instead, I put a full sleeve of saltines in a gallon zip-lock and crushed them. Also used a little W sauce.
Grinding up the 3 meats really made a difference. I used 1 pound of each and was worried I made too much. But everyone was picking so I ended up having just enough.
Took a while to cook but it was worth it. I might get the pasta attachment and try my hand at a fully from-scratch meal. But I guess I'll need fresh tomatoes to do that. Maybe next summer.