@monicakm I live near Harrisburg/Hershey PA, so that is somewhat Northeast.
I am Italian so I make sauce with different types of meats too, but unlike my mother, not every weekend.
I only make it once in a while. Since I am gluten free, I don't make or eat pasta too often.
My husband is not a fan of it, but my grand kids are. I make my pasta....spaghetti and lasagne from scratch a few times a year, usually around the holidays.
I wish my husband liked to cook, but he doesn't. He will grill during the summer months if I prepare the meats ahead of time and will make Sarma once a year at Christmas time... ( stuffed cabbage) but that's it.
He does do the dishes though.