Oh yes I did!

With dear husband of mine two hours away and the rest of my family between four and six hours away, I have noone to take care of me when I'm sick.

SO, here's my remedy.

Chocolate and vanilla ice cream (because ice cream, especially chocolate always makes things better!), peanut butter blotches waiting to freeze, frozen blueberry (antioxidents?) and strawberry jam. Yum!

THE BEST Pasta Sauce Recipe

I don't mean to brag, but I made THE BEST pasta sauce I have EVER had tonight. It's so good, I figure I need to share the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 can diced tomatoes (or the equivalent of fresh chopped tomatoes)

1 can tomato paste

7 cloves of garlic

1 large onion

1 tbls each oregano, thyme, basil and chives

1 tsp sugar

pinch of crushed rosmary and crushed chili peppers

2 tbsl of olive oil

1 carrot, diced

1 tomato, diced

(salt -if using fresh tomatoes)

Directions:

Crush and mince 5 of the garlic cloves.

Chop onion.

Heat oil and add garlic and onions.

When onions are semi-transparent, add a little bit of juice from tomatoes and all the herbs.

Roughly chop remaining two cloves.

Let simmer a couple minutes, then add the rest of the tomatoes, carrot and garlic.

Add tomato paste and sugar.

(Add salt if using fresh tomatoes.)

Simmer until carrots are cooked through and flavours have melded together.

Serve hot over your choice of pasta, or use in place of pizza sauce.

Enjoy!