https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 20:01:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362737 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:53:58 +0000 twinmama 362737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom makes her own sauce, but hasn't taught me yet. We love Trader Joe's Arribiata sauce. I prefer baking to cooking, so if I have the time, I'd rather make fresh bread and eat the jarred sauce ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362615 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:54:44 +0000 Modern Daisy 362615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Once I did it the first time I never went back to store bought! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362593 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:47:26 +0000 yoursilverlining 362593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: oh please do! I love carbonarra; totally forgot about the one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362583 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:43:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 362583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I make a great carbonarra too. I was thinking about sharing that recipe as a blog post! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362508 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:11:01 +0000 yoursilverlining 362508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We make our own sauce; it really doesn’t take that much time; and your whole house smells so good! We usually make a big, big batch of red sauce at the end of summer when tomatoes are really cheap in bulk at the farmers market. We make both regular red sauce and Arabbiata sauce. We also make big batches of pesto sauce every few months, which is super easy to make and is great for pasta, eggs, fish, veggies, etc. </p> <p>We don’t eat alfredo sauce often since it has about 10 billion calories in it; but when we do its always from scratch. It seriously takes about 5 minutes to make, it nearly fool-proof and jarred alfredo always tastes super salty and fake-cheesey to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362480 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:58:09 +0000 MediaNaranja 362480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my fantasy world where I have tons of extra time on my hands yes, I would make it. These days I just dress up the store-bought stuff. Can't do the store bought stuff plain, I always must add something.</p> <p>@aprk: My bff SWEARS by this sauce, I have yet to try it though. Maybe this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362322 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:28:04 +0000 heffalump 362322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to make it..... but since LO there's just no time. We're not Italian so we're not picky sauce eaters anyway. If I was going to buy store bought matzo ball soup.... that would be another story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362289 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:56:49 +0000 JerricaBenton 362289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always make my own. We never had jarred sauce growing up so it's just what I thought everyone did. I remember coming home from a friend's house and running in to tell my mom that her mom just dumped out a jar and there was her sauce! Haha, now obviously I get that not everyone has a family sauce recipe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362281 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:51:36 +0000 chrispygal 362281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am italian as well, and never ever eat jarred sauce. Making a sauce is so easy. Here's a basic, no fail recipe.</p> <p>1 medium onion diced<br /> 4 cloves of garlic, sliced or minced (or more!)<br /> 2 cans San Marzano tomatoes (this is key - San Marzano are the best canned tomatoes. Personally I like the whole peeled tomoatoes because I like a chunky sauce, otherwise you can do crushed tomoatoes - or one of each)<br /> Fresh basil</p> <p>Saute the onions in olive oil until they soften a bit, add the garlic and cook a couple more minutes. Add your tomatoes, some salt, pepper and oregeno if you so desire and let it simmer. Add fresh basil near the end of cooking. Typically, this is ready after about 30 minutes of cooking but I if I have the time, I let it simmer for much longer. </p> <p>I usually will buy a big bunch of basil, make a double or triple sauce to freeze, and then make pesto to freeze with the rest of the basil. If you like a thicker sauce, you can add some tomato paste. Usually though I can get my sauce to thicken up no problem as the san marzano tomatoes are thicker in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362276 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:42:10 +0000 oliviaoblivia 362276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can sauce on Labor Day every year. It's so much yummier than store bought and I like that I can control the ingredients and source them myself. It's an all day event, but now that DH is into it it's really fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362237 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:35:02 +0000 Andrea 362237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, jarred sauces always taste funny to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362142 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:27:48 +0000 HLK208 362142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No...I've never made my own. I'll try it soon though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362091 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:47:46 +0000 Mr. Coco Bee 362091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: That's all I do<br /> Sometimes have a few jars of Classico or Newman's in the cupboard, but it takes about the same time for me to heat up some sauce as it does to make it from scratch.<br /> Tastes better too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362066 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:32:46 +0000 Boogs 362066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Mmm sounds delish! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362064 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:28:14 +0000 Penny Lane 362064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make my own sauce, but i'm not sure if it's the same kind of sauce you get in the jars (since I've never tried any). All I do is put a couple of cans of diced tomatoes on the meat and add spices and herbs... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362058 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:22:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 362058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: It's hard because I just throw stuff in, but I can try!</p> <p>I blanch tomatoes and peel their skins off (I leave the seeds because they contain a lot of the flavor). Then I brown some onions and mix the onions and tomatoes until they cook down for a while. During the cook down, I add a generous helping of red wine, I add a couple of cloves of garlic, several shakes of oregano and a lot of sweet basil. I also add some fresh grated Parmesan. I sample the sauce and add enough sugar to balance out the acid. Once I hit all the right notes, I add a few shakes of crushed red peppers. I then simmer the whole concoction for a couple hours on very low heat until it thickens well. If I'm doing a meat sauce, I add meatballs and sweet italian sausage very early in the process. It turns into a really nice gravy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362027 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:02:08 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 362027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I only make homemade sauce...can't even remember the last time I bought a jar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362023 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:00:39 +0000 Dapple Grey 362023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only attempted making an Alfredo from scratch! </p> <p>I'm zero % Italian, so I'm no sauce expert or frequent eater of it lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362019 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:57:56 +0000 plantains 362019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really like marinara sauce, but whenever I eat it I make it from scratch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362011 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:52:32 +0000 spaniellove 362011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and now I can't go back to jarred sauce! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-362009 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:50:57 +0000 Boogs 362009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: You can't say that and not give a recipe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361946 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:25:13 +0000 ChelseaRose 361946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I make large batches of vodka sauce, marinara, and pizza sauce. I usually freeze 4-5 servings and use one fresh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361921 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:17:36 +0000 sorrycharlie 361921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make my own too! Such a simple recipe. Ill post tomorrow! I make it on the stove (simmer for an hour) or in the crockpot, sometimes with meatballs :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361876 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:08:17 +0000 Alivoo01 361876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tried it once and loved it. However, I don't have much time to make it anymore. I'd love to again in the future, and make a massive batch to freeze for future use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361776 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:37:35 +0000 Smurfette 361776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always do jarred sauce. I feel so lazy now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361767 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:34:02 +0000 chopsuey 361767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never tried making my own sauce! I think I will though :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361763 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:33:06 +0000 Mrs. Pen 361763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was buying premade sauce - then we found a HUGE bushel of tomatoes for only $10 and a bushel of g peppers for $4 so we made about 15 jars of sauce :) it's delish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361760 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:30:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 361760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make a huge pot and freeze it in individual (meal) servings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361754 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:27:05 +0000 Meridian 361754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make my own sauce but then usually add half a jar of bottled spagetti sauce to get it to the consistency I like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-your-own-pasta-sauce#post-361656 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:59:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 361656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an Italian girl, I'd be severely deficient if I didn't make my own! </p>