Friday, December 9, 2011

spaghetti sauce in a pinch

We have been waiting a few weeks for my Army/school money to come and our cupboards and fridge we BARE! I’ve never seen a kitchen so bare in my life. So, in the cupboard we had cans of tomatoes, spices, and noodles (the few things left) so ahha! Spaghetti. I put a can of crushed tomatoes and petite diced tomatoes in a pot cut up some onion, plopped in garlic, and sprinkled some seasoning and spices in. let it simmer for about an hour and BANG!! We had spaghetti sauce. I feel like an accomplished cook. It was delicious.



Spaghetti sauce:
1 14oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 14oz. can petite diced tomatoes
Handful diced onions
1 clove garlic
2 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. dried oregano
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1-2 Tbls. Sugar

1. Dump all together in a pot over medium heat. Stir.
2. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low and let simmer at least an hour stirring occasionally
*serves 2

garlic butter toast:
4 slices Texas toast
4 Tbls. room temp. butter
2 tsp. garlic salt (or to taste)
2 tsp. Italian seasoning

1. turn oven to broil
2. stir all ingredients together, and spread on bread.
3. place in oven for 3-4 minutes.

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