It is a cool and cloudy morning in the Hideaway. The sun is peering weakly through the clouds, and there is a lovely fresh breeze. The birds are singing and carrying on in the bushes around the house and barns. The baby bunnies and baby woodchucks are busy grazing on the lawn.
I have been puttering around the house, taking inventory of the herbs and spices in my spice cabinet. Some need replacing. This I will do this week. It also reminded me of a great early summer tomato sauce recipe;
5 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
5 fresh cloves garlic crushed
2-28 oz cans crushed tomatoes, or 5 lbs fresh tomatoes from the garden (peeled and chopped)
1-6 oz can of tomato paste
1 sweet onion chopped
Saute the onion lightly in the olive oil, then add all other ingredients and let simmer for a perhaps 15 minutes. To this you can add whatever you like;
fresh mushrooms, Italian sausage, meatballs, zucchini squash (cubed), summer squash (cubed), sweet Italian pepper (chopped), a handful of fresh spinach (chopped), fresh basil...the possibilities are endless! Just let it simmer until whatever you have added is cooked to your liking, then serve with your favorite pasta and fresh Italian or French bread. Yummy!! Notice that there is no added salt or sugar?
Well I am off to organize my tack room. All is quiet on the western front.
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