June 2009 Weddings
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Putting on my bragging pants
I finally attempted my dad's legendary spaghetti sauce! Details *and recipe* in the blog. 
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Re: Putting on my bragging pants
Even to a vegetarian, that sounds yummy! Congrats on your culinary accomplishment!
(I've got to figure out how to make an awesome veg-friendly marinara from scratch. I swear, my Italian side of the family is ready to disown me...and all the family recipes are heavy meat-based!)
Thanks!
I'd imagine a really good veggie sauce recipe would be hard. Because, for me, the meat gives it a really wonderful flavor. Have you tried many?
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Um. One. I invented it. (Translation: I was watching too much Food Network/Top Chef and figured "Eh, I can figure something out!")
Ingredients: two large heirloom tomatoes, one green jalapeno, two small red serano chilis, one white onion, a handful of fresh basil leaves, 1/4 - 1/2 cup of red wine, 1 cup water, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
And the blog post with instructions: http://littlelionslife.blogspot.com/2010/08/creativity-in-kitchen.html
On one of her shows, she talked about jar spaghetti sauces and recommended looking for ones that list tomatoes as the first ingrediant instead of tomoato puree. What a difference! It is a little pricier but so worth it. I buy the most basic one (tomato basil) and then add my own spices (usually garlic, a little Italian seasoning, and some cayenne or red pepper flakes).