Andrea Meyers

Ann’s Spaghetti Sauce

October 11, 2006 By Andrea 2 Comments

This is Michael’s mom’s spaghetti sauce, the one he grew up with. His mom has quite a sense of humor. She jokes that she isn’t Italian so she can’t make Italian spaghetti, but she’s Polish so she can make “Polish spaghetti.” Authentic or not, it’s a good, easy multi-purpose sauce that you can use for [...]

Filed Under: Pasta, Sauces & Marinades Tagged With: budget meals, Italian foods, slow-cooker, tomatoes, vegan

Basic Basil Pesto

July 10, 2006 By Andrea 2 Comments

At the risk of jinxing things, I have to say that our garden is really doing well this year. We have tons of tomatoes that will be ready for picking next week. The herbs are going crazy. The Italian parsley and the dill are about three feet tall with lots of leaves, the oregano and [...]

Filed Under: Pasta, Recently Updated, Sauces & Marinades Tagged With: basil, gluten-free, herbs, Italian foods, summer, vegan, vegetarian

Marinara Sauce

March 26, 2006 By Andrea Leave a Comment

Marinara is a very easy sauce that only requires a few ingredients. You can make a winter version following this recipe, or you can make a summer version using peeled fresh tomatoes and fresh basil in season. It makes a pretty dish when you use the sauce as a bottom layer and put some ravioli [...]

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Andrea’s Favorite Pizza Sauce

February 4, 2006 By Andrea 4 Comments

My husband and I both love to make pizza, but we like different pizza styles. I prefer hand-tossed or thin crusts, and my favorite kind of pizza is pizza margherita, although I do like some sauce occasionally or even a pizza blanca. My husband loves Chicago style pizza swimming in sauce, deep dish or stuffed. [...]

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Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

January 27, 2006 By Andrea Leave a Comment

In the summertime, our garden is filled with the scent of sweet basil. We usually try to devote an entire raised bed just to basil. We use it fresh in dishes such as this pesto throughout the summer and into the fall. When we near the end of season, we cut down all the remaining [...]

Filed Under: Pasta, Sauces & Marinades, Vegetables Tagged With: basil, gluten-free, vegan