"Terry Coombs" wrote in message news
On 2/22/2018 6:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
> news
>> On 2/22/2018 11:40 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> Â I have a nice TOMATO SAUCE on the stove SIMMERING . Gee , I sure
>>>> hope
>>>> it doesn't caramelize and turn all brown on me ! That would just
>>>> TOTALLY
>>>> ruin the pizza I'm planning to make for dinner .
>>> Nothing ruins a homemade pizza. Certainly never a sauce. IMO,
>>> never a fail.
>>
>> I was criticized for simmering my tomato sauces (pizza and spaghetti) by
>> someone here - he knows who he is . This is just my way of saying "****
>> you" to that person . FWIW , my wife thinks my pizza is the best she's
>> ever had , same with my spaghetti . That's good enough for me , no one
>> else's opinion matters . Last night's hamburger steaks with mushroom
>> gravy made her smile too ... served over medium egg noodles with green
>> peas for her and corn for me , she made us a nice green salad to go with
>> .
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> When I first moved out on my own, I simmered my tomato sauces forever. I
> often used tomatoes that I had grown in my garden.
>
> I no longer do that. Not that it's bad thing to do. I just don't like
> Italian food that much for it to matter. Now I sometimes buy canned or
> jarred sauces or even just use an plain tomato sauce or puree, perhaps
> adding additional seasonings. I realized that for the most part, if I were
> eating pizza or pasta it was either a quick meal or I was just using up
> ingredients.

Nothing quick about either here , and we buy ingredients on purpose
for these dishes . I figure what I cook is just as important as the most
expensive cabinet I ever built - and it also deserves my best efforts .
And the results make it worth the effort . BTW , the tomatoes used today
were grown and frozen right here at The 12 Acre Wood .


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Absolutely! I like to know what is in my food too!