First Repin I Tried

This is the first debut of a repin I had in my Yum-Yum board. This is my board where I repin all the scrumptious food that makes me salivate with the need of a bib to catch all the mouth watering.
This pin caught my eye when I saw the picture with the spaghetti squash. I was watching Diner's, Drive In's and Dives one night and it had a similar showing of the use of spaghetti squash. I was excited to see this one. It is called Spaghetti Squash with Meat sauce*. It is one of the most simple dishes I have made in a long time and if you don't know what to do with a spaghetti squash, this is a perfect way. I had added a few other things to the recipe for extra goodness. In the sauce I added 1 tbsp of minced garlic and a half of orange bell pepper. I just happened to have the bell pepper in the fridge and I am sure any color will work. I added the pepper when the other veggies were sauteing and then the minced garlic in when the meat was added to brown so it wouldn't burn. We know what burnt garlic tastes like. BLAH!

I also wanted to warn anyone attempting to cut a spaghetti squash. It is a tough one to get through and can roll around on you a bit. I learned this the hard way, cutting it on my cutting board as it wobbled, I got half way through and then carried it around by the knife as the squash was stuck to it, wondering how I was going to cut the rest of the way through without slicing my fingers off. I have horrible tile at home so I could prop it on the grout line to give the stability. I do not suggest this with flat tile that is normally used on counters, mine are not flat. Later I thought of other ways too and came up with rolling 2 towels and placing them side by side. Then nestling the squash sideways in between to keep it from rolling. Then with a big knife cut through with some force behind it. Getting through the stem was hard so I just split that, pulling the cut squash apart. That was the hardest part of this recipe and a bit entertaining too. Cooking time was easy. The sauce on the stove and the squash in the oven all at the same time. Groovy. Once the squash is done, definitely let it cool like the recipe says and then scrape it out using a fork. Don't want to burn hands. Salt and pepper to taste. The above picture is my finished product. Hope you try this recipe out. It is good and pretty good for you too.

*Recipe from : Skinny Taste