alot of things happened today

okay so the original inspiration for this was on tastespotting : it was a roasted spaghetti squash filled with tomato sauce and meatballs and mozzarella and parmesan. however, once i started i couldn't figure out how i was going to get two spaghetti squash halves to last the whole week...



instead of using prepared spaghetti sauce i made my own & i am using my mini-party frozen meatballs that i just heat up a few when i am eating (microwave). so i cooked down one HUGE onion one yellow bell pepper, garlic, oregano, red chili flakes, and a giant jar of whole plum tomatoes with basil. (my onion to tomato ratio was way off - not enough to try and fix but i have a ton of onions and not enough tomato...probably should have used tomato paste as well).



BUT OMG i used my dehydrated mushrooms that i made a while back. i just poured hot water over them while things were cooking, chopped them up a bit, & added it mid-way so that they could cook a little bit.

i put half in the fridge for dinner this week AND FROZE THE OTHER HALF FOR PASTA NEXT WEEK. yesssssssssssssssssssssssss



i also roasted the squash seeds and then made a vinaigrette of the items above.



before and after roasting...



i should have used less liquid but these suckers didn't last at all. like they were consumed immediately. i dumped the left-over liquid into the tomato sauce. (i <3 worcestershire sauce)



pre-roasted squash above; finished product below. i roasted it at 350° for like 45 min and then 425° until it was fork tender (i have no reasoning for those degrees or time lengths.)



the goods:



the cadaver:



snack:



DINNER:



FOURTH MEAL:



tomato sauce on toast with MOZZZZ. i couldn't figure out how to reasonably make the mozzarella i bought portion into a week's worth of meals so guess what, I MELTED IT ON THINGS AND AT IT. sometimes i didn't even melt it so DEAL WITH IT.