Focaccia, salad and spaghetti

Cassie asked me to make some ciabatta bread so I did and some meat balls, spaghetti and a salad to go with it.

Focaccia Bread Italian cheese bread

"A wonderful, quick alternative to garlic bread. Lots of herbs and lots of flavor!"

INGREDIENTS:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1 pinch ground black pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 cup water

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan

cheese

1 cup mozzarella

DIRECTIONS:

1.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, sugar, yeast, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil and black pepper. Mix in the vegetable oil and water.

2.

When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.

3.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Punch dough down; place on greased baking sheet. Pat into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle. Brush top with olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.

4.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.

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Meatballs

1lb hamburger

1 lb mild italian sausage

1 egg

approx 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs

1/4 C. spaghetti sauce

1 tsp Italian seasoning

Add enough olive oil to cover bottom of skillet, brown meatballs in skillet, bake 10 minutes @ 350,  meanwhile cook mushrooms in skillet with oil from meatballs. deglaze pan with vermouth and cook down to glaze, add meat balls back to skillet with spaghetti sauce and cooked spaghetti and toss until sauce is absorbed.