There’s this romantic idea that a truly great homemade tomato sauce requires hours of gentle simmering to be even remotely noodle-worthy. If you want spaghetti and red sauce on a Wednesday night, well ...

Like many Italian-Americans, my family has pasta pretty much every Sunday. When I was younger, my parents would make a vat of sauce every month and freeze it so that we always had it ready to go. They ...

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is so full of flavor and it's easy to make in large batches for freezing or canning for easy ...

It’s easy to think of tomato sauce at two ends of the spectrum: Straight out of the jar or cooked for hours on the stove top. Friends, I’m pleased to report there’s a happy medium that gets you a ...

The first time I tasted anything close to a Sunday sauce — that Italian-American icon, a meaty tomato sauce that simmers on the hob all day — I was 14 years old, and it was in a lasagna cooked by my ...

When I was a kid, I had some odd food beliefs, and sloppy joes were number one on the list. I really thought that they were ...

Homemade tomato sauce can sometimes taste like it's missing something, which is why many home cooks reach for herbs, olive oil or balsamic vinegar to fix the problem. But a renowned cook says another ...

Amp up the flavors and textures of jarred tomato sauce by adding in herbs, fresh vegetables, aromatics, cheese or cream, ...