Time for Round II ! This is inevitable right ? You’d expect that the “champion” – Spaghetti & Meatballs would just *crush* last month’s carbonarra. Or at least so it seemed at first.
This entire recipe was a lot of work. The meatballs were fun to make, Sebastian had great fun helping me roll them into little balls. 
The sauce was also straightforward enough. However I think I made one critical mistake – I should have crushed the sauce using my “in pot” masher. 
The result ? The meatballs were up-there, pretty good if not quite great. The sauce ? Extremely dissapointing, way too chunky and water-ey. Way too much work for the end-result.
So how did it stack up ? Without compare – last month’s pasta was so much better. Everyone loves spaghetti & meatballs – but this was extremely dissapointing. My wife pointed out that every-time I try to make a home-made spaghetti sauce – it never compares. I guess my lessons are to take the obvious short-cuts. Another lesson if your’e trying to out-do a “favorite” recipe it’s much harder than doing something unique. You’re competing with all the other versions a person has tasted, and it never quite stacks-up. The challenger is the winner !
In any-case a fun meal – and a fun way to watch the super-bowl ! Of course my biggest fan thought the world of spaghetti & meatballs “I love it!”. 
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