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I was wondering if we could start a topic for the basic homemade recipes you guys have, or have found online. You know that basics. Pasta, bread, sauces, salad dressings, odd salad additions, that kinda thing. Or anything else you guys got! I'm always looking for new things that I can make homemade. My boyfriend loves cooking from scratch. So I'm always looking for new stuff.

To get it started, this is one that I found that I really want to make. But not sure if I'll be able handle the massive amounts of ingredients called for here haha.

"Written by Tara Ziegmont
Once you taste this homemade spaghetti sauce, commercial spaghetti sauce just won't do! This recipe has been in my family for a couple of generations, and it is amazing. You can vary the amount of sugar and the amount and types of vegetables to your own taste. You can also cook it for a shorter or longer amount of time, depending on how thick you want the sauce to become.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients for homemade spaghetti sauce:

1 peck of tomatoes
3 stalks of celery, chopped coarsely
1 green pepper, chopped coarsely
10 onions, chopped coarsely, divided
2 very large cloves of garlic, pressed
1 tablespoon oregano
5 bay leaves
1 1/2 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons salt
18 ounces tomato paste
32 ounces sliced mushrooms
Instructions:

Blend tomatoes, celery, green pepper, and half of onion in blender to desired level of chunkiness. We like our sauce fairly smooth, so we blend ours for a good long while on Chop.
Transfer blended vegetables to a very large pot (at least 8 quarts). Add spices, tomato paste, mushrooms, and remaining onions. Cook for 3 hours, or until desired consistency is reached. If you like your sauce thicker, you might want to cook it longer than 3 hours. If you like your sauce on the thin side, don't cook it as long.
Remove bay leaves."
Posted on 09/20/09, 05:09 pm