Goon’s Spaghetti

My Partner Craig does cook from time to time, and the few dishes in his cookbook, are, I must say, TO DIE FOR. What he cooks is not edgy, deconstructed or experimental, it’s good old southern cooking from the heart. From his “Day-after Thanksgiving” Rolls to Chicken Casserole to Pie in the Sky, the one dish I always look forward to when it’s on the menu, is Goon’s Spaghetti. While the name of this recipe starts off with the name Goon, it isn’t a Halloween treat. When Craig and his brother, Curtis were growing up, one day their dad was watching TV and Curtis was trying to get his dad’s attention, when he finally got frustrated and said, “you ol’ Goon, you never listen to me”, or at least that’s the story I’ve been told. Well, the name stuck and their Dad has been known as Goon, ever since. (His Mom is even known as Mrs. Goon.) That being said, his Dad made the original Spaghetti recipe, thus the name “Goon’s Spaghetti”.