I hope this image is large enough. This is my first post in about 6 years. As I am starting to wolf down a bunch of carbs over today and tomorrow for the marathon on Monday, I decided to make pasta sauce for the first time. Figured I'd give it a shot since I usually eat pesto sauce.

• Basil (I used the whole container--I like the stuff!)
• Thyme (fresh is very good)
• Red bell pepper
• Sweet onion
• 2--6oz cans of tomato paste
• 2--8oz cans of tomato sauce
• 28oz can of crushed tomato
• Crushed red pepper (can't live without it)
• Italian seasonings (fo' flavuh)
• Fennel seed
• Anise seed
• Cilantro (I basically put it in everything...you'll see)
• Garlic (not pictured...but I used a lot of it!)
• Cinnamon (not pictured, but adds a little something)
• Grape seed oil (not pictured...I have a small counter as you can see)

I literally just dumped it all in a pot and let it simmer for about an hour. I really didn't measure. I typically do not, but gauge by taste (bad habit, but I'm not trying to score a cooking show).

I let it cool overnight so I can store it in a couple of Mason jars I scooped up at an antique shop. Recommend getting some.

The whole recipe filled these 2 Mason jars:

I may have figured out how to load larger pictures. I'll be careful next time!