White Jasmine Everyday Cooking Guest: Jill Kessenich

Everyday Cooking Guest: Jill Kessenich Owner and Designer
Bungalow Pros
229 North Street, Madison, WI

Jill Kessenich has been practicing design for over two decades. She received her Bachelor's degree in Environment, Textiles and Design from the UW in Madison. She has worked in commercial interiors, and under several registered architects to hone her skills as a residential designer. Jill has designed new houses, remodel-additions and retail/museum design in SE WI and the greater Chicago area. She has also worked long distance on the interiors for a bungalow Bed and Breakfast in Western OR, and a hew house in Charleston, SC.

In 1997, she founded Bungalow Pros with a website and online store, selling original bungalow house plans and Midwestern decorative arts. In 2007, she opened a studio-gallery on Madison's East side, at 229 North Street, off East Johnson. She sees clients there, as well as doing in-home consultations, and has pottery, decorative tile and lighting on display and for sale. Please visit www.bungalowpros.com for more information.

Recipe: Italian Meatballs and Spaghetti

1 medium onion peeled
1 clove garlic peeled
1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Meat mixture:
1 lb ground meat (1/2 beef & 1/2 turkey works well)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 Tbsp parsley
1 Tbsp hard cheese (Romano, Asiago, Parmesan, etc) Salt & Pepper to taste

Sauce:
28 oz can crushed or chopped tomatoes
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Oregano
1/2 tsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Rosemary

1 pkg Spaghetti or Vermicelli noodles

Combine the meat mixture ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside 1/3 of this for the sauce. Form the rest of the meat mixture into 1–1.5 inch balls. Add olive oil, onion & garlic to a saute pan. Brown the meatballs on all sides, drain & set aside. Put the rest of the meat mixture into the saute pan and brown. Add the sauce ingredients to the pan, cover and simmer for 1–2 hours.

1/2 hour before serving, add meatballs to the sauce and simmer.
Prepare spaghetti as directed on package. Serve with grated hard cheese.

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