It's Too Yummy Tuesday!
On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by books or that are just plain delicious! Today I'm happy to welcome back special guest Joan Leotta, author of A Bowl of Rice. Recently, she was kind enough to share a Throwback Thursday post about her very first fiction. Today, she's back to share a recipe for marinara sauce. Take it away, Joan!
Joan's Marinara Sauce
So,
hang your head in shame if you have Italian DNA and purchase marinara sauce in
a jar or can! It is sooo easy to make. If you are not Italian, you need not be
ashamed of having made such purchases in the past, but after I give you this
recipe, why would you bother? In twenty-thirty minutes you can have fresh sauce
that tastes of so good! Cheaper too. Yep, you heard me--half an hour tops.
Sauce without meat does not require much cooking. Fresh herbs are nice, you can
make this sauce very successfully with dried herbs. I would not use garlic salt
or powdered garlic. Funny aftertaste.
As
with any Italian recipe, the start is in the grocery store. Buy the best in
each category.
Ingredients
1 28
ounce can of crushed tomatoes (I use a brand called 6 in one) Hunts is my
second choice and
1-2 cups water
1-2 T
fresh flat Italian parsely-chopped
1-2 T
Basil leaves-chopped
3 T
olive oil
1
clove garlic, cut into three pieces
Salt
and pepper to taste
Directions
Brown
the garlic in the olive oil in a 3 qt saucepan on medium heat
Do
not allow it to burn
Add
the can of tomatoes, If you like a lot of garlic leave it in. If not, remove
before adding the tomatoes
Add
salt, pepper, herbs
Add
1-2 cups of water depending on how thick you want your sauce. Stir often and it
will thicken as you go. After 20 minutes it is done!
Cook
your pasta so that it is still firm when you bite it. Serve the pasta with the
sauce and you will be in culinary heaven!
A Bowl of Rice
by Joan Leotta
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About the Author
Since childhood, I've been writing and performing. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, I lived most of my life in the Washington DC suburb of Fairfax, VA and now I live in Calabash, NC with husband Joe. Our daughter, Jennie, still lives in the DC area. My award-winning poetry, short stories, books and articles and photography have been published in many journals, magazines and newspapers. My folklore shows and one-woman shows on historic figures, have been enjoyed by many at venues up and down the east coast. You can learn more about my specific work at www.joanleotta.wordpress.com.
Creativity is an explosion of expression and a way to share my love or interest in something or someone with others, what I see and how I see it. My best images, in photography, poetry, or other writing, “speak” my thoughts but leave enough creative space, room for thought and to allow the viewers to interact with the photos. My hope is that from the work of my imagination, the imaginations of my audience/readers will flourish.
Favorite subjects are ordinary objects and people—I want to share with others the beauty that I find in the ordinary. Shy faces, rounded sides of an ordinary object, the forgotten nook or cranny of a large place—these are the subjects that draw me.
Creating on paper with pen, with light through a camera or onstage in performance, my artistic goal is always the same—to show the beauty of the ordinary and lift up my audience—encouraging others through pen and performance.
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Yum. Now I'm hungry. Thanks for the recipe. I'm going to try it but I'm totally using five times the garlic. (Or more.) :-P
ReplyDeleteI know, right?! Thanks to Joan for sharing this...sounds amazing!
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