Liz's ULTIMATE Sauce :

If you haven't noticed by now, sauce is my FAVORITE thing to eat and make. I just think that with the perfect sauce, your eating options are ENDLESS, not only does sauce go over top of pasta, but it can be turned into soup, dip, salsa, pizza... or put it on top of chicken or fish! Really the possibilities you have when you make a pot of sauce are ENDLESS.
I'm going to share my DELICIOUS sauce recipe that you will always be craving, trust me... try it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:
- 2 cans PLAIN tomato sauce
- 2 cans DICED tomatoes
- 20 fresh basil leaves
- 2 medium red bell peppers, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 20 garlic cloves, diced
- Parmesan cheese
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
- oregano
- crushed red pepper
- olive oil
- *secret ingredient*
- *secret ingredient*

* I can't share the 2 secret ingredients because once this sauce becomes famous, EVERYONE will want to know why it tastes SO GOOD! However, the sauce will be delicious without these, but with them it's just OUTRAGEOUS!

To Make:

In a large pot, drizzle about 1/2 cup of olive oil and saute the onions, garlic and red bell peppers for about 10 -12 minutes on medium low heat until they are very tender, lightly salt and stir every few minutes.

In the meantime, in a food processor, combine the diced tomatoes and basil leaves and pulse 6 times for 2 seconds each until the basil is chopped up.

Empty the diced tomatoes and basil into the sauce pot and stir together. Add the other two cans of PLAIN tomato sauce into the pot and stir together. Add 3/4 cup of Parmesan cheese. Add 1 tsp. of sugar and 1 tablespoon of the following, salt, pepper, oregano and as much crushed red pepper as preferred.

Mix all ingredients together and let this sauce simmer for at least 30 minutes before serving. The longer the sauce can cook, the better it will be... cook on medium LOW heat and check frequently and stir every 5 minutes.

DELICIOUS... this sauce CAN'T be beat...

Salmon with Peas and Garlic-Tomato Sauce

I really enjoy cooking with salmon because I think it's a very versatile fish. I have been able to create TONS of completely different meals with salmon, it's great! This meal, is not only delicious but the colors are really great. This is awesome for the holidays :-) Try it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

- 2 6oz. pieces of salmon
- 2 large cans of plain diced tomatoes
- 12 large garlic gloves, diced and chunky
- 1 onion
- 1 small bag frozen or fresh peas
- olive oil
- crushed red pepper
- salt
- pepper
- oregano
- handful of fresh basil
- sugar

To Make:

Start by drizzling olive oil into a sauce pan and sauteing the onions and garlic on medium high heat for about 6-7 minutes or until almost tender.

In the meantime, using a food processor, empty the cans of diced tomatoes into the food processor along with the fresh basil and pulse about 5 times, 2 seconds per pulse.

Once the onions and garlic are ready, add the sauce into the pot and mix together. Season with 1 teaspoon of the following, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, oregano. Add a pinch of sugar. Mix ingredients together and cover. Cook on medium high heat for about 12 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes. Reduce to medium low heat and continue to stir every 4 minutes.

In a frying pan or griddle, brush olive oil onto the pan and turn on stove to get the pan hot.

Place salmon fillets in a dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, crushed red pepper and oregano.

When the pan is hot, gently place the salmon in the pan and saute each side about 4-5 minutes. You can use a thermometer to get the exact temperature of "done-ness"

In a smaller pot, drizzle olive oil and empty the peas into the pot. Drizzle the top with more olive oil and season with a light coating of salt and pepper and crushed red pepper. Stir together and cook on medium high heat for about 10 minutes.

To plate: Ladle a nice helping of sauce on the bottom of the plate. Arrange the salmon over top of the sauce and top with peas and extra sauce if desired.

Beautiful and delicious!