ok here is my secret family recipe for tomato sauce:

ONLY TO BE SHARED WITH FELLOW PIXIES. GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


1 lg can tomato puree
1 lg can diced tomatoes
1 sm can tomato paste
1 can mushrooms
1 med can tomato sauce
generous helping of parmasan and/or romano cheese
1 lb ground meat
1 pk Jimmy Dean pork sausage- sage variety
1 med onion chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
lg Pinch rosemary, crushed in palm before added
lots of parsley
Pinch thyme
Lots oforegano
Pinch of sage
salt
pepper

Cook ground meat and sausage in bottom of large stock pot. Cook until just browned. Add onion and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for at least 3 hours.

Serve over your favorite pasta.

In lieu of meat in sauce you can make meatballs.

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