Spaghetti and Meatball Ragù

Spaghetti and meatballs is hardly true Mediterranean fare, but my devout Italian-American husband deeply loves it. I, on the other hand, have long been frustrated by the dish—it’s most definitely proof of my Type-A personality. When the meatballs are plopped down on the spaghetti, they weigh the strands down, so you have to maneuver them to the side, cut them, then try to incorporate a bite of meatball into each twirl of pasta. The mechanics just never felt right to me, which is why my pref