Tomato Time! Part One!

I have been fortunate to receive some tomatoes from my parents garden and have gathered some of these plump babies from the local farmers market. Here is a super easy recipe for tomato sauce which is great to freeze and enjoy in the cold winter months.

Quantities are not important here. You can make a large batch or small.

These are all the ingredients you need: tomatoes, garlic,
a good olive oil, basil and a little bit of salt and pepper.

First, peel your tomatoes by scoring their bottoms with a knife, making an x. Drop these into some boiling water for about 30 seconds, spoon out and the skins peel right off.

Next, cut the tomatoes into slices and lay in an oven proof glass pan. Julienne your basil, dice your garlic (however much you want, I used 3 large cloves) and cover the tomatoes with olive oil. Be generous with your oil, covering the bottom of the dish.

Cover your pan with foil, leaving two corners turned up so you let the moisture escape. Put into a 300 degree oven and let that sucker cook for a long time. About two hours, or more if you'd like. I would check it at hour two... the tomatoes may start to burn. Not all is lost at this point though. Those bits are super sweet and awesome in your pasta sauce.

Take your sauce and blender it (I use a magic bullet) or just leave be and you have your yummy sauce!