On 12/27/2013 11:28 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Dec 2013 10:33:48 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:20:07 -0500, wrote:


I make spaghetti sauce about 2 gallons at a time. I have some freezer
containers that are just the right amount of sauce for a pound of
pasta so next time is real fast.

I buy the 40oz bottles of Victoria Marinara Sauce from Costco. (Told you I cheated.) Then add my
own spices, garlic, onions, etc, along with hot Italian sausage. Never made spaghetti sauce from
scratch. Too much work. Sprucing up a decent marinara sauce seems to work. Everyone likes it.


I guess I am just old school. I have been making my own red sauces for
50 years. The biggest trick is finding decent Italian sausage for
spaghetti.


Surprised you don't make it yourself... I have a recipe for wonderful
fennel based dinner sausage, as well as a rosemary and tyme breakfast
sausage if you are interested... Nothing special, generic but very good...

wrote:
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents!

Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that
comes with the season. Don't
forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get
themselves a nice dinner
somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too!

Thanks
I hope everyone had a great Christmas.
The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and
engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy.
The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a
couple days.
Watta country!
70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids
left

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg

We had Christmas in Naples, Long Beach, CA. Was 64 at 10 pm. Both
daughters, and families, and older daughters mom and significant other.
Took a walk after dinner through the Canals to look at the beautiful
decorations.