Spaghetti Sauce

Ok disclaimer, I don't follow recipes so these are more like instructions but you really can't mess it up so don't worry.

Ingredients:
Start with some canned tomatoes (1 big can depending on how much sauce you need), you want the whole peeled kind, they retain the best flavor.
Olive oil - if you have fancy olive oil use it
Garlic - To taste (1-3 cloves minced)
Shallot - Optional  (table spoon minced)
Herbs - you can use dried "Italian Seasoning" if you have that around. Or you can use fresh basil if you are feeling fancy

Chop up your tomatoes and stick in a bowl (you can leave them on the board but they are messy) Save the liquid!
Then put about a tablespoon of olive oil in the pan and put on a med-low heat
Add your garlic and shallots - you don't want them to get brown us cook them gently like when you make onions see through. This is a good time to add some salt and pepper as well.
toss in your tomatoes and the liquid from the can
If you are using the dried herbs you can toss those in now.
Let is cook really low for a while, I usually add another healthy dose of olive oil at this time as well, but that is up to you.
At this point you can let it cool a bit and blend it in a food processor or a blender (great time to add the fresh basil if you went that route), alternatively you can leave it chunkier and just let it cook down until it is nice and soft (if you add liquid as it reduces I would go with chicken stock and just a couple of tablespoons at a time so you don't end up with a runny mess).

Truth

I haven't NEEDED to write. That doesn't mean that it doesn't help when I do.

I've been yelling at my poor kitties, barfing at work and being awfully hard on myself.

My dad has cancer. I started a new and harder, but also sometimes slow job. My 17 year old sister is pregnant.

I am 53 pounds overweight, Based on BMI not some crazy lady fantasy I pulled from the air. The truth is that I have only been skinny when I just don't eat. Or I do this yoyo between skinny and fat. Stretch marks aside, I think I am just meant to be a chubby happy cook,

I also like to run and love feeling like a badass about it.

Here is to a happy medium and a happy me.