Fudge Topping

 1/2 C milk
1/2 C evaporated milk
1/4 C cocoa
1 C sugar

Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Add 2 TBS butter and 2 tsp vanilla.

Quick Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Mels Kitchen Cafe

1 lb ground beef, turkey, or ground pork
1/2 C chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
2 TBS tomato paste
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp coarse, kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
8 oz can tomato sauce 
1-2 teaspoons brown sugar
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 TBS soy sauce
Noodles
Freshly grated Parmesan

In a large 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat, cook the ground meat, onion, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper, breaking the meat into small pieces as it cooks, until the meat is no longer pink.

Drain any excess grease.

Stir in tomato paste, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook over medium-high, stirring constantly, for about a minute, until the mixture smells fragrant. 

Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Stir to combine.

Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes (or as long as you like/need.)

Serve over hot, cooked noodles.

Blueberry Compote

2 C blueberries
3 TBS water
1/4 C sugar
2 tsp lemon juice

Combine 1 cup of the blueberries, water, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the rest of the blueberries and cook for 8 minutes more, stirring frequently. 

Serve warm.