Sauces!

But first... some other items:

>Last night we completed our final class for our adoption training!!! WOO HOO! Back to the routine! We are busy wrapping up our paperwork and then our homestudy will begin shortly thereafter.

>I am still moving old posts from HSB. For those of you who are reading via RSS feed, you'll be seeing old posts popping up as if they're new. I've decided to start labeling each old post with a *2006 post* note at the top so you can easily determine if it's an old one I'm transferring over!

Okay, now to the title of this post. Stacey asked me if I'd be willing to post my recipes for Pizza, Spaghetti and Lasagna sauces. I mentioned in a previous post (called No-Fuss Meals) that I buy the giant cans of tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste, and spend an evening making batches of those three sauces to freeze.

Here are the recipes:

Pizza sauce
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
2-3 T onions
2 cloves garlic (or more!)
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
salt to taste

Spaghetti sauce
2 1lbs ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves
Brown beef with onions and garlic, drain. Add:
2 (15 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
1/2 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
salt and pepper to taste

Simmer for 1 hour

Lasagna sauce
1 lb ground beef
5 T minced onion
1 clove garlic
Brown beef with onions and garlic, drain. Add:
32 oz. tomatoes
16 oz tomato sauce
6 oz tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
3 T Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. seasoning salt (like Johnny's)
1 1/2 tsp. caraway
1 1/2 tsp. tarragon
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. basil
1 1/2 tsp. oregano

You will also need:
1 pck. lasagna noodles
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup parmesan
1 lb mozerella cheese

To make:
Layer the bottom of 9x13 pan with 1/3 of the sauce, then 1/3 of the cooked lasagna noodles, then 1/3 of the cottage cheese. Repeat steps. Sprinkle mozerella and parmesan on top. Bake for 30 minutes @ 350.