In The Beginning....

In The Beginning....
In the beginning.....There was Luigi and Josephine. And from them came Tina, Tootsie, Sonny, and Babe, then dozens more. And with that comes a whole lot of mouths to feed!

I had an idea several years ago to get our family recipes on paper so that I could try to replicate the tastes and feelings from my childhood. Well, paper is quickly becoming obsolete, and by the time I could organize the many recipes that have come my way, sharing via a blog has become the preferred method by most. Recently I have been inputting the recipes that I collected many years ago, and the memories that are associated with many of them never fail to put a smile on my face, or literally laugh out loud.

I'm so proud to be a part of this truly dynamic family! I hope that you will enjoy these recipes and stories as I get them posted, and that you will add to them frequently! Please just send me an email with the recipe and maybe a story to go with it to share. I'll be ever-so-grateful if you type it and I can just paste/post it, but if you choose to scan it, I can post it just like that as well. After 44 years of fighting computers and carrying on a passive-aggressive relationship with them, I'm finally learning to embrace it's capabilities. But please remember that the computer is still more capable than I, and I will do my best to get it and keep it up and running. I have entered a few dozen so far, and still have a stack to enter. Please pass this along to other members of our family, and friends that might appreciate our recipes and stories. Feel free to send additions to the blog (in fact, it's a requirement, as I only have a limited number of them) and by all means, share the stories. The comedy that is our lives is as much a part of the DiMauro Family history as the recipes and food that we've shared. Thank you, Luigi and Josephine, for creating the family that everyone should be lucky enough to be a part!

Friday, March 9, 2012

Amy's farewell microwave sauce - Tina

Amy's Farewell Microwave Sauce
By Tina Pirruccio

"I made up this recipe when Amy left for college.  She said she was going to miss my sauce, so I made up this fast micro-oven marinara sauce.  I still make it for myself." - Tina
2 cans crushed tomatoes, puree, or sauce
1 med. onion, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T. salt
1 T. basil (opt)
2 T. sugar (or to taste)  Add gradually

Saute onions and garlic until soft (in oil)  In a large microwavable bowl, add tomatoes, (rinse can with a bit of water), salt, basil, sugar, sauteed onions and garlic. 

Cook at high speed for 30 minutes.  Cover with waxed paper, which may have to be changed later.  Stir.  Cook 20 minutes or so on half temperature (5) until thick enough to serve.

Suggestions:  Add mushrooms, capers, cooked fish to sauce.
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