Stuff, and stuff. :)

Well, today I made my second attempt at a spaghetti sauce, sans tons of meat- I think it came out all right, but I think there is something still not quite right... I'll keep working on it. I think perhaps too much basil is part of the issue. Here's the recipe (roughly)

2 29 oz. cans of Contidina tomato sauce
1 8 oz. can of Contidina tomato paste
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
1 bottle whole button mushrooms
4 teaspoons basil, dried, crushed
4 teaspoons oregano, dried, crushed
12 grinds black pepper
3 teaspoons salt (roughly)
3 bay leaves
3/4 cup Italian red wine
1/3 can beef consumme


start by chopping the onion fine, and sautee it and the crushed chopped garlic in olive oil. Add the tomato sauce and other ingredients and simmer til it looks done. (yah, real detailed!)

any comments and critiques are welcome, as I'm still working on it!

On other subjects, life goes on. I'm considering changing jobs after 14 years- given the liklihood that I'll NOT get a pay raise anytime soon, and the company seems to want to treat their employees as if they were 5th graders... Which I will NOT tolerate. We'll see what happens. And (gasp!) I cleaned the stove and cabinets today- Next, the kitchen floor. :)