Tag Archives: Tomato Sauce

Polenta With Sausage and Tomato Sauce

A while back, Rich and I spent a very cold and rainy evening catching Poi Dog Pondering, one of our favorite bands, in concert at Ravinia. The concert was, of course, excellent, but the night so very cold and damp … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Lasagna

A faceplace friend posted a recipe from satisfyingeats.com for a grain free, slow cooker sweet potato lasagna – and it looked and sounded good! But I needed to make a few, small changes. See, my slow cooker – barely nine … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 28: Artichoke Tomato Sauce

This week’s Doris Project recipe comes from a company (literally) near and dear to mom’s heart; Red Gold Tomatoes. Based not too, too far from her Indiana home, she likes to buy and use their products, no doubt a big … Continue reading

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Vodka Sauce

Rich was in the mood for a little sumpin sumpin baked penne, so I went to da Google to see what looked interesting… Hmmm, vodka sauce? Yeh, vodka sauce could be good, and then I found a version that called … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 5: Spaghetti Sauce

I came across this hand-written recipe in The Doris Project bag and figured; if someone cared enough to write the recipe down, I should at least give it a try. But… I needed to make a few changes first. To … Continue reading

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Parfait! Ratatouille ‘Za! With Turkey Parm Meatloaf

In the true spirit of Parfait!, I’ve taken the leftovers from three of this week’s posts and turned them into something new and (very) tasty for dinner. I mentioned when I posted about it that the turkey Parmesan meatloaf was … Continue reading

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Turkey (or Chicken) Parmesan Meatloaf

Hmmm. I’m wondering if I mebbe screwed up. Don’t get me wrong – this was a very tasty meatloaf – nicely cheesy and with a bit of a zip added from the spicy tomato sauce, but… I thought it was … Continue reading

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Spicy Tomato Sauce

We were expecting friends for a day of IKEA furniture assembly help (lots of drawers and fiddly bits), and I wanted to offer them a nice dinner in thanks. Hmmm, pasta and shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce? Yeah, that’ll … Continue reading

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Stuffed Crêpes, Manicotti Style

I saw Mary Napolitano make these on My Grandmother’s Ravioli, a kindofa cool program on Cooking Channel hosted by Mo Rocca, and knew we would be trying them. In each episode, Mo visits with different grandparents in their kitchens and … Continue reading

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Ground Beef, Cuban Style

Don’t get nervous! Yes, you do see sliced green olives in this mixture of ground beef, veggies, a bit of seasoning, and tomato sauce; but I assure you that they don’t overpower the flavor while at the same time adding … Continue reading

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