Tonight I felt like spaghetti! I have noodles and an abundance of canned tomato products ie: tomato paste, canned organic diced tomatoes, tomato tomato tomato....
I did not have any spaghetti sauce though.
So.... what did I do? I thought to myself, you should make some! So I opened the cupboards and looked around. Then I called my mom. "Hey mom can I make spaghetti sauce from canned tomatoes and canned tomato paste?" "Yep, just throw the tomatoes on the stove and add some spices like Italian seasoning or basil. Tadaaa!" Well the conversation went something like that. So I hung up and got to work.
Here's what I used:
1 pot of boiling water (for the noodles)
2 cans diced organic tomatoes
1 can (you know, the little ones) organic tomato paste
2 heaping tablespoons of minced Polaner garlic (i keep a big ole jar in the fridge, I don't use fresh garlic fast enough)
1 zuchinni cut lengthwise in to quarters then sliced to about 1/4" pieces
1 tablespoon trader joes 21 seasoning salute
I combined all ingredients in to a sauce pan and brought to a boil, then I reduced heat to medium low. Covered and simmered while I cooked the noodles for 13 minutes. And tadaa! it was super delish! Serve immediately and salt and pepper to taste! Nummy.
In the midst of writing this blog I was summoned to the bathroom for an emergency toothbrush rescue. Aurora had dropped her toothbrush down the drain... I was stumped for about 30 seconds on how to get it out. I got the tool kit and used the tape measure end and a screw driver to retrieve it. The result was one really dirty hello kitty toothbrush from the drain and in to the garbage. YUCK. The bristles were black from rubbing the drain on the way up and out, Super gross!
**If you read this, please comment!**
We make our spaghetti sauce all the time. I started when Mark was on his iodine-free diet for his cancer treatment. Of course there was NO sauce out there that was iodine free, everything had salt. The stuff we made ended up being so good that that's how we make it all the time now! We usually use a can of Italian diced tomatoes, a can of tomato paste, then add a little water and a little salt. It's so much better than store bought! We heart it.
ReplyDeleteyummmmmmmmmmmmmmers. im going to make this!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was super delicious. I probably will never buy store bought sauce again. It was so quick. Only about 5 minutes prep time before cooking the noodles. The girls both ate seconds. I just realized I need increase my on hand spice supply!
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ReplyDeleteI make my own spaghetti sauce too. If you add a little sugar, it cuts the acidity of the tomatoes. It makes it really yummy!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading! You have amazing recipes, I'm so inspired!
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