I have to agree with mlauff - you have to add wine.  No mushrooms, though - makes the sauce to "woody" tasting.  Keep it fresh.

April 9, 2008

I agree with Roberto about adding wine. Not sure about the mushrooms, though. It's "Classic Marinara"—keep it simple!

March 26, 2008

To make it 5 star you need to add 1/2 cup of home made Italian wine or chianti. A medium chopped onion, lose the tomato paste and sugar.  Add sliced mushrooms if you like and chop the garlic fine.  Saute the garlic, onion in the olive oil add TBS fresh chopped basil, TBS fresh chopped italian parsley and 1/4 tsp fresh chopped oregano, and mushrooms.  When the fragrance hits, add wine for a minute and finally the tomatoes.  Stir, cover and reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for 45 minutes to and hour.  Awesome. 

March 26, 2008

Very easy to make and quite tasty.  Whole San Marzano tomatoes from Italy are the key. Be careful, it gets a little messy to crush by hand!

October 30, 2007