Sunday

Rigatoni with Grammie's sauce, meatballs, and sausage (recipe in the comments)
Asperagus

Hot tea
Dark chocolate kisses with Creme de Menthe
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M's maternal grandmother, Grammie, was Italian and she cooked like it. M has wonderful childhood memories of his grandmother's recipes. Sadly, I only ever met Grammie once and it wasn't for dinner. Fortunately, she did write some particularly special recipes down, including this pasta sauce and her lasagna. Neither of these are fancy recipes. They are very basic and, in that regard, a departure for the cooking style in our house. Regardless of the departure, these recipes are treasured and fantastic. The sauce makes about three meals for a small group. We usually do two pasta and sauce dinners and one lasagna. This, of course, will vary with the amount of sauce you use. I think both M and I are using more sauce and less pasta these days, so the whole thing seemsto go a bit less far. That said, it stocks your freezer with great food for later :) We made this with T for the first time today and it was fantastic. He ended up thinking the sauce was too spicy and it was spicier than usual. I think we'll use mild sausage next time.

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Moderate
Chopping: Nothing
Time: 45 minutes to prep and then 4-5 hours to cook
Make ahead: It's a must :)

Reaction
J: "This is so good, I wish we had more of Grammie's recipes!"
M: "Passing the torch to another generation."