pizza sauce
1 10 oz tomato sauce
1/2 tsp each of 'dry' basil, oregano, garlic, onion and parmesan cheese
2 tbs olive oil
1/4 tsp cracked black peeper
mix all ingredients, let rest at room temperature at least an hour before use. you can use it for dipping sauce as well.
pesto paste/sauce
3 cups basil leaves
8 cloves of garlic
2/3 cup pine nuts
1/3 cups of each parmesan and romano cheese
2/3 cup olive oil
combine all ingredients in a food processor, mix well and its ready. great as a spread on bread sticks or on anything.
tomato pasta sauce
one of my favorite sauces is tomato pasta sauce. with or without meat, homemade is the best.
10 sm roma tomato's chopped or 1 15 oz can crushed tomato's
1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
5 cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp of each, dry basil, oregano paprika salt to taste
in a pot, add 1/4 cup olive oil and tomato's. on high heat, let boil for 10 minutes. add onion and 5 garlic. let simmer for another 10 minutes. add dry basil, oregano, and paprika. let simmer for 10 minutes more. turn heat off, let rest. add salt to taste. serve over pasta with chopped fresh basil and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
meat lovers recipe 01 (sausages)
after preparing the sauce, add 6 links of mild or hot italian sausage. let simmer foe 30 minutes on slow heat.
meat lovers recipe 02 (meat balls)
combination 01, 1 lb each ground chicken and turkey
combination 02, 1 lb each ground pork and italian sausage
combination 03, 1 lb each ground beef (lean) and pork
combination 04, 1 can of salmon and turkey
you get the idea, there are many combination's. in a bowl, add the combination meat, 1/2 cup of seasoned bread crumbs, 1 egg, 1 small onion chopped, 2 cloves of garlic minced. also add dry ingredients like 1/2 tsp of basil, oregano thyme, mint any of your favorites will do. mix all ingredients and let rest in the fridge for an hour. there are two ways that i prepare the meat balls, one way is to bake them. set the oven to 350 degree and bake meat balls till golden brown. the other way is to add them to prepared sauce and let simmer for 30 minutes.
enjoy.