fave tomato sauce

decides2dream · August 2009

Get_Right wrote:

I have yet to find any sauce from a jar that tastes as good as making it yourself
D2D-thats sounds delish, all home grown ingredients. You should do onions and garlic as well!
some ravioli shops make decent sauce as do some gourmet markets, but its so freaking easy to make and everyone should keep canned san marzano tomatoes in their kitchen.

Now, Sunday gravy or a good bolognese is a whole other conversation.

perhaps next year, idk. our veggie beds are pretty chock-full with the crops we grow annually, maybe we'll add some pots. either way, the sauce kicks ass.

and seriously, the sauce i mention in the OP....if i didn't tell you it came from a jar, i honestly don't think you'd be able to tell. it just looks and tastes so FRESH, and yea....it's so yummy.

sometimes you just don't have any more homemade left on hand and damnnit...you want pasta! i LOVE pasta, probably my most fave meal, so yea.....i need sauce always at the ready.

Get_Right · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

.....i need sauce always at the ready.

instant sauce for an instant world.
We always have a few cans of san marzanos and a basil plant around for that very reason. Delicious sauce ALMOST at the ready.

I dunno jarred sauces just turn me off, especially ones that are branded by a film director, even though it is one with Italian roots. What Italian for C'est la vie?

decides2dream · August 2009

Get_Right wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

.....i need sauce always at the ready.

instant sauce for an instant world.
We always have a few cans of san marzanos and a basil plant around for that very reason. Delicious sauce ALMOST at the ready. I dunno jarred sauces just turn me off, especially ones that are branded by a film director, even though it is one with Italian roots. What Italian for C'est la vie?

and that's my point - you're a snob.

but it's ok...i love ya anyway....and you know it, too.....the snob, and the love, part.

so i take it you don't like any of his wines either eh? tis a shame, some of them are VERY good. especially his malbec. delicious.

btw - i don't cook, at all....so you bet...i like a jar at the ready. even hubby's sauce, either gets frozen or jarred for future use. you also have a stay-at-home wife, we are two working people. it's good to be able to get dinner on the table after work and not end up eating at 9 pm. it's a time-constrained world is what it is...and balancing things out to get the most enjoyment of your time. i rather be sitting AT the table, eating, drinking and conversing on my weeknights, rather than waiting for sauce to be made.

and idk what c'est la vie is in italian.

Get_Right · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

and that's my point - you're a snob.
but it's ok...i love ya anyway....and you know it, too.....the snob, and the love, part.
so i take it you don't like any of his wines either eh? tis a shame, some of them are VERY good. especially his malbec. delicious.

Actually, I dont really drink wine. Its beneath me.

Really, Im not really into wine. Once in a blue moon at a fine restaurant, but rarely at home. Im more of a beer, sake and scotch guy.

I guess I am kind of a food snob. I have called that before. And I hear you on the late night thing. Cooking I dont mind but the 10 pm clean up sucks.
I keep french bread pizzas around for those acts of desperation. But of course, only stouffers deluxe.

Thanks for the love, you know its mutual!

The Champ · August 2009

Creamy vodka sauce..

libragirl · August 2009

The Champ wrote:

Creamy vodka sauce..

ick..never liked vodka sauce. :P

decides2dream · August 2009

Get_Right wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

and that's my point - you're a snob.
but it's ok...i love ya anyway....and you know it, too.....the snob, and the love, part.
so i take it you don't like any of his wines either eh? tis a shame, some of them are VERY good. especially his malbec. delicious.

Actually, I dont really drink wine. Its beneath me.
Really, Im not really into wine. Once in a blue moon at a fine restaurant, but rarely at home. Im more of a beer, sake and scotch guy.

I guess I am kind of a food snob. I have called that before. And I hear you on the late night thing. Cooking I dont mind but the 10 pm clean up sucks.
I keep french bread pizzas around for those acts of desperation. But of course, only stouffers deluxe.
Thanks for the love, you know its mutual!

well, his wines ARe available in MANY restaurants. and anyway, that wasn't my point...and you knew that too.

and, i am sure you have

...and actually, i thought you've admitted much the same yourself. i was merely pointing out that if unknown to you, i bet you would like this sauce and be none the wiser. i think too often we all at times get hung up on 'i don't like ______' without really giving a fair shake. and besides, said as much...homemade is always the best, but yea.....life balance.

and hey, at least we agree on frozen pizza! that's all we buy too!

tho of course, prefer delivery.....

The Champ · August 2009

libragirl wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Creamy vodka sauce..

ick..never liked vodka sauce. :P

What's wrong with you? Oh man, I can drink that stuff....nothing beats a nice penne alla vodka with peas, prosciutto/pancetta/sausage..

decides2dream · August 2009

The Champ wrote:

libragirl wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Creamy vodka sauce..

ick..never liked vodka sauce. :P

What's wrong with you? Oh man, I can drink that stuff....nothing beats a nice penne alla vodka with peas, prosciutto/pancetta/sausage..

not a fave of mine either. i can eat it, and have, but only when there is "nothing else" at the dinner, or the menu, etc. my first choices is always arrabbiata....spicy, spicy deliciousness! my bro-in-law makes a damn fine filetto sauce with proscuitto that is different and yummm. we mostly stick with various forms of spicy tomato, tho hubby occasionally likes to make a meat sauce, and again...not really my thing.

The Champ · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

not a fave of mine either. i can eat it, and have, but only when there is "nothing else" at the dinner, or the menu, etc. my first choices is always arrabbiata....spicy, spicy deliciousness! my bro-in-law makes a damn fine filetto sauce with proscuitto that is different and yummm. we mostly stick with various forms of spicy tomato, tho hubby occasionally likes to make a meat sauce, and again...not really my thing.

Yeah, I probably should experiment more, especially living in the city with all the great Italian restaurants....but for some reason, when push comes to shove, I always end up ordering the vodka sauce..I'm a pussy...this restaurant across the street makes a killer bow-tie salmon farfalle in creamy vodka sauce with peas..fuck, I'm hungry..spicy sounds interesting..

Get_Right · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

well, his wines ARe available in MANY restaurants. and anyway, that wasn't my point...and you knew that too.
and, i am sure you have ...and actually, i thought you've admitted much the same yourself. i was merely pointing out that if unknown to you, i bet you would like this sauce and be none the wiser. i think too often we all at times get hung up on 'i don't like ______' without really giving a fair shake. and besides, said as much...homemade is always the best, but yea.....life balance.
and hey, at least we agree on frozen pizza! that's all we buy too!
tho of course, prefer delivery.....

I have admitted as much, and you are not wrong.
alright I might give it a try, on your suggestion

but its like 8 bucks in my neck of the woods

unfortunately, my delivery options stink, bad general tsos and boneless ribs

Ms. Haiku · August 2009

What's Sunday Gravy?

decides2dream · August 2009

Get_Right wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

well, his wines ARe available in MANY restaurants. and anyway, that wasn't my point...and you knew that too.
and, i am sure you have ...and actually, i thought you've admitted much the same yourself. i was merely pointing out that if unknown to you, i bet you would like this sauce and be none the wiser. i think too often we all at times get hung up on 'i don't like ______' without really giving a fair shake. and besides, said as much...homemade is always the best, but yea.....life balance.
and hey, at least we agree on frozen pizza! that's all we buy too!
tho of course, prefer delivery.....

I have admitted as much, and you are not wrong.
alright I might give it a try, on your suggestion
but its like 8 bucks in my neck of the woods

unfortunately, my delivery options stink, bad general tsos and boneless ribs

what's 8 bucks?
you can get the coppolla sauces in a store near you?! i've never seen them ANYwhere, except their website. and, if you spend $99 or more you can get free shipping, so sure....i ordered 6 jars of sauce, and 5 bottles of wine.

oh, and the sauce is $5.99 a jar on the site. not cheap, but not crazy either. i've bought high-end organic sauces in the store for $7 or $8 bucks....so definitely a wee bit more affordable.

ms. haiku, i believe 'gravy' is another term for sauce. what makes 'sunday gravy' special, that idk. and no, i have never, ever called sauce gravy, no one in my family has ever done this either.....and yes, we are first-generation italian americans. so who knows? :P

oh and champ, don't feel bad, i always get arrabbiata sauce if/when i can.

only when that is not available do i go with other choices.

Ms. Haiku · August 2009

You're making me hungry again. It's 10:30am and I want a plate of spaghetti. . . life is good!

decides2dream · August 2009

Ms. Haiku wrote:

You're making me hungry again. It's 10:30am and I want a plate of spaghetti. . . life is good!

i seriously could eat pasta every single day and not get bored. well, maybe mix it up with pizza and mexican food.....

i sooooo LOVE pasta and sauce!

altho i will say, i do love tortellini en brodo too.

funny, as a child i would NOT eat tomato sauce, except on pizza. i didn't learn to like sauce until somewhere in my late teens, and now i LOVE it! then again, i didn't get into wine until about 2-3 years ago....pearl jam not until 2002....so yes, i guess i am simply destined to always be a late bloomer.

Ms. Haiku · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

i didn't get into wine until about 2-3 years ago

I think I'm missing out on something. When I think of wine I think of a particular mean addict within my family, and I also think of the added expense to a meal. Obviously, I'm missing something that others get.

What is it about the texture of wine, the flavor of wine that would bring out something in a meal? How does it add to a meal? I really want to know I'm not being a smart-ass. I would like to learn more about this, and I'm starting at less than square one due to being around a mean drunk, and worried about the added expense.

decides2dream · August 2009

Ms. Haiku wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

i didn't get into wine until about 2-3 years ago

I think I'm missing out on something. When I think of wine I think of a particular mean addict within my family, and I also think of the added expense to a meal. Obviously, I'm missing something that others get.

What is it about the texture of wine, the flavor of wine that would bring out something in a meal? How does it add to a meal? I really want to know I'm not being a smart-ass. I would like to learn more about this, and I'm starting at less than square one due to being around a mean drunk, and worried about the added expense.

mmmm....where to begin?
i take it you are not a drinker? i ask since you mention the 'added expense'...whereas in my case, it's no additional expense, b/c i always drank alcohol (mixed drinks) when out for a meal, hubby always has a beer, whatever.....so now we occasionally get wine, but i do have wine with dinner at home too.

wine + pasta = BLISS. really, not much more to add there.

seriously, they just go perfectly together. if you at all care for chocolate, OMG....a nice glass of red + dark chocolate = heaven!

also, wine need not be pricey. i usully buy bottles by the case, as i get a 10% discount for doing so, and i believe many/most liquor/wine stores do this. also, when shopping for home, well...i am the opposite of a snobby drinker. :P i have tried just about every bottle of pinot noir under $15 at my local shop.

i usually buy a mix of bottles that are all under $10 a bottle. i am a huge fan of pinot noir, but i enjoy malbecs, chianti, shiraz, cabernet.....jusy about anything red. my fave wine at the moment is coppolla's malbec. it is "pricey" to me at $20 a bottle, so i consume it rarely. it has hints of chocolate and dark berries....and it is utterly delicious. wine has a bit of a velvety, smoky mouth-feel and i just love the subtle flavors you can pick out and honestly, i find it compliments just about ANY meal....but i especially love it with pasta and pizza. i would have a glass or two every single day with dinner if it weren't pricey to do so(tho for a while there, i did so anyway :oops: ) and also, tho 'healthy'....it definitely isn't great to consume too much. moderation, eh? basically, i save my consumption for the weekends nowadays, the occasional mid-week splurge.

i just fine a nice glass of red sets off a meal so well and adds to the overall flavor and enjoyment. however, i do understand your apprehension for expense, and also the negative connotations you may have due to family member's behaviors.

little off-topic but seni-related? are you going to any of the philly shows? i know you missed out on earlier tix, what about for 10.31? if you DO go to 10.31...i would be HAPPY to buy you a glass of red wine, toast meeting you and of course, seeing my 30th pearl jam show! hell, perhaps we all could grab some italian food pre-show, o at least a great slice of pizza!

Ms. Haiku · August 2009

decides2dream wrote:

little off-topic but seni-related? are you going to any of the philly shows? i know you missed out on earlier tix, what about for 10.31? if you DO go to 10.31...i would be HAPPY to buy you a glass of red wine, toast meeting you and of course, seeing my 30th pearl jam show! hell, perhaps we all could grab some italian food pre-show, o at least a great slice of pizza!

Thanks for the potential toast, but I didn't even try for Halloween. My second work furlough was just around the corner, and I couldn't justify the travel, hotel, and ticket costs. However, one day I will! Then we can toast, and eat pasta to our hearts content. That would be BLISS!

decides2dream · August 2009

Ms. Haiku wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

little off-topic but seni-related? are you going to any of the philly shows? i know you missed out on earlier tix, what about for 10.31? if you DO go to 10.31...i would be HAPPY to buy you a glass of red wine, toast meeting you and of course, seeing my 30th pearl jam show! hell, perhaps we all could grab some italian food pre-show, o at least a great slice of pizza!

Thanks for the potential toast, but I didn't even try for Halloween. My second work furlough was just around the corner, and I couldn't justify the travel, hotel, and ticket costs. However, one day I will! Then we can toast, and eat pasta to our hearts content. That would be BLISS!

oh bummer. :(
well i wish you the best with everything.....and eat pasta! sure to bring some JOY into life!

and pasta is pretty cheap!

(tho i will say, my fave pasta that we buy now, not as 'cheap', but i think it tastes oh so good....and quite healthy! we now buy the "barilla plus" pasta....it has more protein, fiber and omega-3s!)

and you BET, absolutely....some wine, some pasta....bliss!
be great to finally meet you one of these days!

Get_Right · August 2009

Ms. Haiku wrote:

What's Sunday Gravy?

tomato sauce with five or six types of meat and cooked for hours in a large pot
YUM
at the end of the cooking you basically end up with a big plate of meat braised in the sauce
double yum
an example
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/membe ... VY-1238710

fave tomato sauce

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