I have been trying to cook at home more lately, with great success. Almost every night dinner is cooked by yours truly.
However, I feel that I am relying too heavily on processed staples to get me through dinner prep instead of making them myself. Last night, a simple tomato sauce for spaghetti seemed a good place to start.
Mark Bittman, my cooking hero, has a ridiculously easy-to-follow and quick recipe in his iPhone app, How to Cook Everything (which I highly recommend; it’s also a book if you prefer physical cookbooks). It was an encouraging start. I may never use store-bought tomato sauce again!
I love setting up all my ingredients before starting the real cooking. It makes everything so much easier! Here I have chopped onions, canned tomatoes, ground beef and fresh-ground Parmesan cheese.
I measured out exact portions on a scale to make sure I didn’t cook too much. It’s not hard to go overboard with the carbs!
I love onions, and stewing in the butter they smelled absolutely divine. I waited for them to get soft before pouring the canned tomatos on top.
It only took about 15 minutes for the tomatoes to get slightly dissolved, creating a nice chunky sauce.
After tossing the whole wheat pasta with the sauce, I sprinkled it with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese. Delish!
I put the leftover sauce in a freezer bag so I can save it for another day. Yay for another success in the kitchen!