My tomatoes have gone crazy. I went out to pick a few ripe one and ended up with almost more than I could carry. What to do with them all? I made another batch of salsa. See earlier post. Sunday I made pasta sauce. Blanche tomatoes first. Score an X on bottom first. Boil for 1 minute then put in ice water. This allows you to pull the skin off. Next, cut the stem end off. Slice and take out the seeds. Cut meat into smaller pieces. Put in a large pot add onion and whole garlic cloves. I brought it to a boil then turned to a simmer. This cooked for the next 10-12 hours. Stir occasionally. Add spices, garlic powder, oregano, Italian seasoning, a bay leaf, and thyme. Stir well and taste. Add salt and I added 2 tablespoons of sugar to cut the acid. Simmer to desired thickness. I let it cook for another 2-3 hours. Taste again and adjust. I then took the sauce a pulsed it in the blender because it was still too chunky. Now it was ready. I put in 1 gallon freezer bags. It’s just the 2 of us so we added 3 cups of sauce per bag. This made 3 servings. Enjoy!

This is a favorite. We made it last night for dinner with what we had on hand. I’ll attach the actual recipe and it is a fantastic recipe. We used chicken thighs, potatoes, onions, and carrots. We did use the sauce minus the Dijon mustard. Try it your way and let me know how it turned out. Enjoy! Here is the recipe: https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/5345570/greek-sheet-pan-chicken.html?p=y

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I need everyones help. I am planning some coooking courses for The Thrifty Kitchen. I have some ideas but I need to know what you would be interested in? Please let me know this week. Thanks

The other night I made some chili! Copy kat Wendy's chili. It is so good and taste just like Wendy's. I love mine with crackers. Our boys brought sour cream, fritos, and shredded cheddar. Oh, I also cut up fresh onion. MMMM good! I will post the recipe next.