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[dancerjodi]

So how do you make from scratch tomato sauce?

The reason I used Alton's kind of weird recipie (slice roma tomatoes in half, put cut side down on a pan, bake in oven for 2.5 hrs w/ goodies sprinked over and then mill/mush, add white wine, cook off wine for a bit) was because all of the recipies I could find online called for canned tomatoes. I wasn't sure how to get the tomato out of the tomato, you know? I come from a hamburger helper family, so this stuff is new to me! :)

The things were smelling pretty good last night after an hour but BOY did they get overcooked. Burned tomatoes produce a horrible smell. I even put the hot oregano from our herb garden in there! Ah well. We'll see how the pumpkin soup experiment goes tonight.

I feel like a defective Italian or something. At least I can make good pizelles!

Off to get some things I need for or before Dragoncon . . .

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[flamingfemme.livejournal.com]

Generally what we do in our family is cheat a little. You need to get canned tomato paste, because that's what gives it consistency... then you chop the tomatoes up really small, and add all the spices and stuff you want(onions, garlic, basil, oregano, a pinch of sugar, and, if you want, mushrooms, and/or meat) and simmer it in a big pot until it tastes good. I know it's not precise, but that's how we've always done it.....