Since it's slow

tawillers

My DH recently confessed that he doesn't like the pasta sauce I use - it's the sauce my mom used and I've been using it with DH since we moved in together almost 7 years ago.

For 7 years he's been eating it because he didn't want to hurt my feelings.  I DON'T MAKE THE SAUCE, DH.

FWP - finding a new sauce we all like is hard.

mrsconn23

Too funny.

DH hates my dad's spaghetti sauce.  It took him awhile to tell me.  He says it's too sweet.  I grew up eating it, so it doesn't bother me.  Our spaghetti sauce is definitely very savory/tangy.

AuntFlo

7 years!  Kudos to him for sucking it up for so long, but jeez.  Not necessary.

We can't find a sauce we like either.   I hate sweet ones and DH hates chunky ones.   Someday I'm going to start making my own.  

tawillers

I'd be open to making my own but don't want to end up with 87 mason jars full of sauce we don't like.

mrsconn23

I build my own sauce from canned tomatoes/sauce.  I then flavor it to what's agreeable to DH and me. 

6fsn

7 years?  What made him finally crack? 

I build my own sauce too- cheap sauce, petite diced tomatoes, spices, if I have to use up some carrots/onions/zucchini/whatever it goes in there too.

NOLABridesmaid

That's sweet and sad all at the same time. Here's to finding a sauce you both love in 2013. It's the little things, right?

tawillers

Everytime I told him I was making spaghetti/ziti/lasagna/anything that meant sauce, he'd only have one helping and that isn't like him to eat so little at a meal.  I would ask if he got enough to eat and he'd assure me he did.  Finally I told him to give it to me straight and he confessed it was the sauce.

Ven&Radio

I'm pretty picky about tomato sauce.  I finally found a recipe I like.  The base recipe makes about 4 servings, but it's easy to scale up if you want a larger batch.

1 28oz can whole San Marzano tomatoes
1 large yellow onion
5 tbs butter
salt to taste

Pour canned tomatoes into a saucepan. Break them up a bit by squeezing with your hands or using a spoon against the side of the pan.  Cut onion in half, place halves cut-size-down in the pan with the tomatoes.  Add butter and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring (and crushing tomatoes with spoon) occasionally.  Salt to taste.  Discard onion.

The resulting sauce is a little chunky (could be pureed with a blender), has a rich consistency from the butter, and is slightly sweet. 

VarunaTT

Honestly, those San Marzano tomatoes are just the best.  They make anything with tomatoes taste better.